'Go the Mighty....'

[TriColourDisciple]

Growing up, l was always a bit envious of my mates teams having a proper club mascot ie. Tigers, Kangaroos, Magpies, etc. & l reckon l may not have been the only kid at school who barracked for the Saints if we had had a more marketable & appealing brand. l am a traditionalist through and through, however l think a change (well..not a change, 'addition') such as this would only serve to make our club more dynamic & exciting to barrack for, to youngters in particular. And the mascot? 'The Panthers' -it's in keeping with tradition as it was used briefly in the 50s. & we'll also always be known as the Saints because the name SAINT kilda wont change! Are you with me on this? l mean, What is 'a Saint' really?

[SainterK]

Interesting post, it's hard to know what is marketable these days.

The new GC team has opted to have no identifying catch cry and will be known as the simply the Gold Coast Football club, and the Kangaroo's are wanting to be referred to as the North Melbourne Football Club....

[kosifantutti23]

In a word. No.

We need to hold on to our traditions. If we give up our logo, next we'll relocate and give up our name, then there will be a change of colors more in keeping with the panthers.

What's left to support then?

[marksnsparks]

I don't believe even kids are that superficial.

They like supporting a winning team, end of story. If they have a marketable player that helps too.

I'm sure the extra 10,000 members the Hawks have enjoyed for the last 2 seasons are mostly kids. I'd love to know how many extra No 23 Guernseys they've sold too.

So, we've got Rooey, now we just need a flag. Simple!

[Launcestonsaint]

You are kidding me aren't you?
Who/what is Saint Kilda, sorry SAINT kilda?
Our club is St Kilda & we are known as the SAINTS

[doggerel]

I could go with the suggestion of the OP. The St George Illawarra DRagons in the NRL are alternatively called Saints & Dragons.

What is the history of St Kilda being Panthers? Why was it stopped I wonder?

[saintsRrising]

because the name SAINT kilda wont change! Are you with me on this?

St is not an abbreviation of Saint...

So our name is not and never has been Saint Kilda !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Launcestonsaint]

I could go with the suggestion of the OP. The St George Illawarra DRagons in the NRL are alternatively called Saints & Dragons.

What is the history of St Kilda being Panthers? Why was it stopped I wonder?

I remember the St George Dragons. Was Illawarra a part of clubs merging?

[Gabba]

because the name SAINT kilda wont change! Are you with me on this?

St is not an abbreviation of Saint...

So our name is not and never has been Saint Kilda !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Echo this!

[cowboy18]

Off season thread topics. We're well ahead of schedule.

1. <insert name> - are we interested?
2. Trade <insert name>
3. Sack <insert coach/board>
4. Change the song.
5. Change the clash guernsey
6. We should do what <insert premiers name> did.
7. Get excited about 17/18yo no one has ever seen play.
8. Get excited about <insert injury prone player's name> pre-season


But this is a new one. So we need a new mascot? And i'm very attached to the old one. Very attached.

Still, I'm willing the give it a go.

It needs to be something that engages with the internet savvy Gen Y folk as well as creates opportunities for marketing and merchandising.

I present the St Kilda Dancing Bananas . Go DBs! It features all 4 of our traditional colours as well as a ready made outfit for a mascot.



And it means we can get a clash guernsey out of the back shed.

[Otiman]

Just be thankful we aren't the "Blues".

In any case, a team is more than a mascot. There are "Saints" teams all around the world.

If we really wanted to be true to the St Kilda name (the Scottish Archipelago), then we could be...

The St Kilda Puffins
The St Kilda Wood Mice (or Field Mice)
The St Kilda Wrens
The St Kilda Gannets

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda,_Scotland

If we wanted to be true to St Kilda the Melbournian suburb...

The St Kilda Hookers
The St Kilda Trannies
The St Kilda Junkies

Or the new species now found in the area

The Gentrified St Kilda Yuppies

[Bernard Shakey]

Growing up, l was always a bit envious of my mates teams having a proper club mascot ie. Tigers, Kangaroos, Magpies, etc. & l reckon l may not have been the only kid at school who barracked for the Saints if we had had a more marketable & appealing brand. l am a traditionalist through and through, however l think a change (well..not a change, 'addition') such as this would only serve to make our club more dynamic & exciting to barrack for, to youngters in particular. And the mascot? 'The Panthers' -it's in keeping with tradition as it was used briefly in the 50s. & we'll also always be known as the Saints because the name SAINT kilda wont change! Are you with me on this? l mean, What is 'a Saint' really?

You have to be joking.

We were known as the Panthers for a couple of years in the '40s (finished last both years).
Plenty of red white and black panthers in this part of the world.

Lose what traditions we have now and you will supporting the Tassie Devils or Hillbillys before you blink.

[VietNam_Saint]

I really dont have an issue being the St Kilda Saints.

And our mascot these days is Trevor is it not ?

[The Doc]

We were known as the Panthers for a couple of years in the '40s (finished last both years).
Plenty of red white and black panthers in this part of the world.

Found in the same locations you find blue and yellow Eagles; red, yellow and blue Crows; maroon, blue and gold Lions, blue and white Cats... should I go on?

[Con Gorozidis]

you guys are flogs. now i dont agree with the post. but i think its original. its something that hasnt been posted on here for a while. so at least give him some credit. i agree kids love animals.

im also interested to hear the history of when we wre the panthers as ive never heard that.

so its not the worst post ive ever read.

a saint is a bit weird when u think of it.

[battye]

Off season thread topics. We're well ahead of schedule.

1. <insert name> - are we interested?
2. Trade <insert name>
3. Sack <insert coach/board>
4. Change the song.
5. Change the clash guernsey
6. We should do what <insert premiers name> did.
7. Get excited about 17/18yo no one has ever seen play.
8. Get excited about <insert injury prone player's name> pre-season


But this is a new one. So we need a new mascot? And i'm very attached to the old one. Very attached.

Still, I'm willing the give it a go.

It needs to be something that engages with the internet savvy Gen Y folk as well as creates opportunities for marketing and merchandising.

I present the St Kilda Dancing Bananas . Go DBs! It features all 4 of our traditional colours as well as a ready made outfit for a mascot.



And it means we can get a clash guernsey out of the back shed.

We can change 7. Get excited about 17/18yo no one has ever seen play. to a tick, there was one post that had Jack Steven as a player in our starting 18, round 1.

[spiral2]

St is not an abbreviation of Saint...

So our name is not and never has been Saint Kilda !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you'd better inform a large part the media and half the playing list about this!
I never noticed people saying Saint Kilda until it was raised as a bug bear on here...now it drives me bonkers...

[Selhurst Saint]

you guys are flogs. now i dont agree with the post. but i think its original. its something that hasnt been posted on here for a while. so at least give him some credit. i agree kids love animals.

im also interested to hear the history of when we wre the panthers as ive never heard that.

so its not the worst post ive ever read.

a saint is a bit weird when u think of it.

I think it was the "Pumas" wasn't it?

We were also known as the seagulls at one stage however it was never as strong as the Saints.

[Saints43]

Panthers I reckon... I'm sure I've seen a photo of two blokes in suits in front of a St Kilda Panthers sign from the Fifties (?).

The only place I can think of seeing that would be in 'The Point of it All'.

Ps. What's the '.' under the 'St' in our crest abbreviating if not 'Saint' ? Street? Stumped?
Is our name the name of an island, suburb or what's written on our logo?

[Hurricane]

I could go with the suggestion of the OP. The St George Illawarra DRagons in the NRL are alternatively called Saints & Dragons.

What is the history of St Kilda being Panthers? Why was it stopped I wonder?

I remember the St George Dragons. Was Illawarra a part of clubs merging?

St George less merged and more "took over" the ailing Illawarra (known as The Steelers) some years ago and became the St George Illawarra Dragons, St George had been called the Dragons officially but the "Saints" is more of an unofficial nickname used by fans mostly.

BANG BANG

[thequarry]

Panthers I reckon... I'm sure I've seen a photo of two blokes in suits in front of a St Kilda Panthers sign from the Fifties (?).

The only place I can think of seeing that would be in 'The Point of it All'.

Ps. What's the '.' under the 'St' in our crest abbreviating if not 'Saint' ? Street? Stumped?
Is our name the name of an island, suburb or what's written on our logo?

Technically I think our crest is wrong.

[goodie]

Interesting post, it's hard to know what is marketable these days.

The new GC team has opted to have no identifying catch cry and will be known as the simply the Gold Coast Football club, and the Kangaroo's are wanting to be referred to as the North Melbourne Football Club....

Based on their mascot I've heard them referred to as the Gold Coast Gays