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Joel Gould

Dolphins CEO and Staggs stoke 'soap opera' derby drama

Kotoni Staggs (left) makes his "this is our home" statement in the inaugural 2023 derby. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

It is fitting that Brisbane centre Kotoni Staggs, a Redcliffe premiership winner, and Dolphins CEO Terry Reader, a former Broncos official, have created the hype around the biggest rivalry in rugby league.

Both can take plenty of credit for the "Battle of Brisbane" at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night being sold out for an eighth consecutive time.

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