AFL pre-season and NEAFL state league games possible at Burpengary Regional Sports Park, says AFL chief Demetriou Caboolture Lions player Mason Roper excited by Andrew Demetriou's endorsement of new facilities under construction at Burpengary Regional Sports Park. Picture: Chris Higgins Source: Quest Newspapers An AFL pre-season fixture at Burpengary Regional Sports Park (BRSP) in the near future will be a must according to chief executive Andrew Demetriou after viewing the facilities on Wednesday. Demetriou mixed with Caboolture Lions players and volunteers and was impressed with the modern facilities matching the standard of many of the best community football facilities in the nation. He praised the vision of Caboolture volunteers and Moreton Bay Regional Council for the investment in time spent on securing the $13 million development. The AFL has contributed $420,000 to ensure the facility meets the benchmark for "very likely" pre-season fixtures. "The quality and functionality of this complex will be comparable with the best community facilities in Australia and will underpin the strong growth of AFL in outer metropolitan Brisbane," Demetriou said. Everything's here for a NAB Cup game and when you get facilities built like this it's almost impossible to say no. He said the growth plan included the potential for a NEAFL franchise to be based at the venue. Of the nine Queensland teams in the NEAFL Northern conference, Aspley Hornets is the only club based north of Brisbane. "That's something we're discussing at the moment and it's something that's certainly on our radar becasue there's huge potential for growth in northern Queensland for our code and certainly north of Brisbane," Demetriou said. Andrew Demetriou speaks at the official launch of the Burpengary Regional Sports Park Picture: Higgins Chris Source: Quest Newspapers If we look forward another 5 or 10 years again it's something that almost demands that we have to look at that. It's something we're considering seriously. The AFL Queensland North Brisbane administration and academy programs will also be based at the precinct alongside Caboolture Lions junior and seniors. Moreton Bay Regional Council mayor Allan Sutherland said he was proud of the future being created for the region's junior players. "I think the future's going to be very rosy for AFL in the region," he said. See the Northern Times on Friday to find out the reactions of Caboolture Lions members.