▁su ited ▁to ▁rugby ▁league , ▁rugby ▁union ▁and ▁s occer ▁than ▁for ▁an ▁Australian ▁rules ▁team . ▁Rugby ▁League ▁and ▁Rugby ▁Union ▁and ▁Soccer ▁had ▁long ▁been ▁established ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁football ▁codes ▁in ▁Br is b ane . ▁Without ▁an ▁acceptable ▁facility ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁itself , ▁the ▁B ears - based ▁themselves ▁at ▁Car r ara ▁O val ▁on ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁where ▁temporary ▁ ▁stands , ▁club ▁rooms ▁and ▁facilities ▁were ▁ere cted ▁around ▁the ▁ground . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Met ric on ▁Stadium ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁permanent ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁A FL ’ s ▁second ▁Queensland ▁based ▁club ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁S uns . ▁ ▁Upon ▁its ▁ad mission , ▁the ▁B ears ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁large ▁reserve ▁of ▁local ▁players ▁from ▁which ▁to ▁compile ▁a ▁V FL - standard ▁playing ▁list . ▁To ▁assist ▁with ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁playing ▁list , ▁the ▁V FL ▁arranged ▁for ▁every ▁other ▁club ▁to ▁provide ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁players ; ▁understand ably , ▁other ▁clubs ▁were ▁a verse ▁to ▁providing ▁top - line ▁players ▁and ▁few ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁provided ▁were ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁quality . ▁The ▁B ears ▁purs ued ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁stars ▁ag gress ively ▁and ▁did ▁manage ▁a ▁few ▁key ▁sign ings , ▁including ▁Col ling wood ' s ▁captain ▁Mark ▁Williams , ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Brown low ▁Med all ist ▁Brad ▁Hard ie . ▁A ▁significant ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁player ▁list ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁from ▁the ▁South