It’s a huge weekend for Brisbane. First of all, the regular NRL (National Rugby League) season opens on Friday night with a game at Brisbane’s Lang Park between 2006 premiers (Grand Final winners) the Brisbane Broncos, and the North Queensland Cowboys.

I’ll be watching the game on TV and liveblogging it here on Brisbane is Home. I’ll be explaining all the stuff about League that I’ve learnt in the last few years since moving to Brisbane. I knew nothing about the game till I moved here, and I found that the Channel 9 commentators aren’t very good at explaining the finer points of the game to new fans, so that’ll be my job. You’re welcome to leave questions and comments.

I’ll be starting the liveblog when the broadcast begins at 7.30pm Friday, Brisbane time, which is 8.30pm in NSW, the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania, 8.00 pm in South Australia, 7.00 pm in the Northern Territory, and 6.30 pm in Western Australia. For people

Then Saturday is, of course, St Patrick’s Day. I’ll be heading to the march to take photos and they’ll be up on the site on Monday morning.

Then, on Saturday night, the Brisbane Lions AFL (Aussie Rules, or Australian Rules Football) team plays Carlton in Melbourne, in the Grand Final of the pre-season cup. There’s no live free-to air broadcast into Brisbane (grumble, mutter) but you can catch the final at 11.30pm on Channel 7. I’ll have a round-up of the match reports on Sunday.

So stay tuned to Brisbane Is Home for a huge Brisbane weekend.