Some say Australia's sporting axis has shifted. Does one city really reign supreme?

Flush with on-field success, fans argue Brisbane is now the nation's sporting capital – but not everyone agrees

When the lord mayor of Brisbane took to social media in early September to crown his city "Australia's sporting capital", one could be forgiven for passing it off as the usual bluster of a local politician.

Sure, the lord mayor, Adrian Schrinner, was referencing a global public relations firm's world ranking of sports cities which listed Brisbane at 20 – eight places above its nearest local rival Sydney.