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Brisbane is Magic Round’s beating heart but risks becoming a victim of its own success

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Brisbane 's deal with the Queensland government to host Magic Round expires at the end of the 2027 season .

Sydney , Melbourne and Adelaide are the obvious options for the rugby league expo.

Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium may have been left out of Queensland government’s Olympics infrastructure plan announced in March .

Perth could work, given WA premier Roger Cook's preference for rugby league.

Or, how much another state might pay for the privilege of putting up tens of thousands of men in coloured polyester. But sometimes, you can’t mess with magic..