
Paul Cronin
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Search complete. 22 mentions across 2 episodes found for "Paul Cronin".
Oct 20, 2026
The History of the Brisbane Bears - Know Your History with Shannon Gill (08.05.25)
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7:28Gerard WhateleyHOST
Right.
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7:30Gerard WhateleyHOST
And then there's another one, another guy, a guy called Paul Cronin, who is better known as Dave Sullivan from the Sullivans.
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7:37Gerard WhateleyHOST
He wants in too, and he's got a bid together.
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7:39Gerard WhateleyHOST
So all these things are going on.
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8:01Gerard WhateleyHOST
Now, one of the conditions of entry here is that there needs to be $4 million paid as a license fee for this team.
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8:08Gerard WhateleyHOST
So in theory, each of these bids is looking at with $4 million.
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8:14Gerard WhateleyHOST
But after they recommend that John Brown is the guy, Paul Cronin, aka Dave Sullivan, he pulls a couple of master strokes.
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8:24Gerard WhateleyHOST
So the first thing he does is the QAFL, who are also in the mix but don't have $4 million, he gets them to join with his bid.
The 1899 Grand Final - Fitzroy vs South Melbourne - 'Know Your History' with Shannon Gill (26.09.24)
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17:21Shannon GillGUEST
But history repeats.
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17:22Shannon GillGUEST
There's an offer from Paul Cronin from the Sullivans, a consortium that he headed up.
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17:28Shannon GillGUEST
There's an offer from a guy called John Brown who was involved with tennis, a businessman.
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17:33Shannon GillGUEST
Again, John Brown was probably the more known buyer.
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17:38Shannon GillGUEST
Paul Cronin and his mob was a little bit out there.
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17:43Shannon GillGUEST
Um, and eventually they went for the money and, and went where Paul Cronin's team brought in Christopher's case at the last minute.
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17:51Shannon GillGUEST
and offered more money, which is the reason why they went to Gold Coast, because Christopher Skye said, no, I want my team on the Gold Coast.
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17:59Shannon GillGUEST
So there is a connection in that both clubs were sold and ended up in a situation where they were financially crippled because it didn't work.