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One of Australia's top AFL clubs is willing to change its name to get a boothold in Wellington.
The 139-year-old St Kilda team is keen to build a second home in the capital and negotiations are under way between the Melbourne club and Wellington City Council.
Wellington City Council sports and events portfolio leader John Morrison and local businessman John Dow were recently flown to Melbourne for a taste of AFL action.
They watched the Anzac Day match between Essendon and Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, before 95,000 fans.
Negotiations were delicately poised, Mr Morrison said. "To be brutally honest, in principle we have agreed that we will both try and do it. This is not a one-off, they're talking long term."
The club was considering changing its name to The Saints, already its colloquial tag, he said.
When playing in its Wellington enclave, the team would become The Saints Wellington, with hopes the move will build support in the capital.
St Kilda would play three "home" games in the capital during the AFL season, from 2014.
The bond may be kicked off with an Anzac Day match at Westpac next year.
Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in NZ?
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Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in NZ?
Surely this is a joke... Changing our name just to get a stronghold in NZ? Stuff the sheep shaggers if thats the case...
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
If the club give up there name for an NZ theme they can comprehensively go **** themselves.
If there is an ounce of truth to this the board needs to be ousted asap
If there is an ounce of truth to this the board needs to be ousted asap
Bring back the Lockett era
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
North Melbourne went down this road, and I dont think their identity has ever recovered fully.
Every time theres more news on this deal, it feels more and more like we're lining up a permanant move down the track.
Wellington can borrow our club, but they can't keep them.
Every time theres more news on this deal, it feels more and more like we're lining up a permanant move down the track.
Wellington can borrow our club, but they can't keep them.
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
Plenty on it here - http://www.nzafl.co.nz/
And here - http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/a ... 6341209751
AFL must have big expansion plans for NZ to justify the risk and the cost.
Saints members would want rights to three more "home" games in lieu. The Club would want to
be getting some good money for being dropped into an experiment.
And if Morrison and Dow loved being at the Pies-Bombers blockbuster with 95,000, what would they
have made of the ugly Saints-Demons slug-fest last weekend in front of 40,000 on a drizzly Saturday
night ?
Wonder what the Wellington Saints basketball club make of it all ?
And here - http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/a ... 6341209751
AFL must have big expansion plans for NZ to justify the risk and the cost.
Saints members would want rights to three more "home" games in lieu. The Club would want to
be getting some good money for being dropped into an experiment.
And if Morrison and Dow loved being at the Pies-Bombers blockbuster with 95,000, what would they
have made of the ugly Saints-Demons slug-fest last weekend in front of 40,000 on a drizzly Saturday
night ?
Wonder what the Wellington Saints basketball club make of it all ?
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
Well, Footscray became the Western Bulldogs...
Not sure about "The Saints Wellington".
Made my stomach turn
Not sure about "The Saints Wellington".
Made my stomach turn
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
i like the move
don't like the name change though
isn't the whole point of the move to seaford + alliance with Sandy to establish our identify down the south east corridor
no name change for mine
don't like the name change though
isn't the whole point of the move to seaford + alliance with Sandy to establish our identify down the south east corridor
no name change for mine
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
If the name changes so will my relationship with the club. Won't be the same. Don't care how the club spins it. My passion will change. Will be time to spend more time with the family.matrix wrote:the saints wellington?
who in the hell came up with that crap idea for a name?????
f****** no way
that is pathetic
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
A late April Fool's Day prank? Remember in the early 80's when there was a prank where StKilda was sold to an Arab oil Sheik?
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
Wouldn't bother me if it helps us move into a new market and become one of the more powerful clubs.
I already call us the Saints.
I already call us the Saints.
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
Just makes me think of a saints coloured gumboot. I really hope they don't change the name.
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
Doubt it will change ... But if it does it's 10000x better then going down the Fitzroy path or Universty ... We haven't been in St Kilda for generations
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
What about:matrix wrote:the saints wellington?
who in the hell came up with that crap idea for a name?????
f****** no way
that is pathetic
New Zealand AFL Mortgage House The Saints Wellington NZ. Personally I think it has a nice ring to it and tradition is so overrated...
FFS...
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
Lamb Saints?
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
So I suppose Wellington Boot's out of the question?dragit wrote:Aint Gumboots…
Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
8856brother wrote:If the name changes so will my relationship with the club. Won't be the same. Don't care how the club spins it. My passion will change. Will be time to spend more time with the family.matrix wrote:the saints wellington?
who in the hell came up with that crap idea for a name?????
f****** no way
that is pathetic
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wait wut?
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
Also - not sure how I feel about that move.
But I think I'm OK with it!!
And Jeez, that Kiwi bloke was talking strongly. Almost like it is a done deal...
But I think I'm OK with it!!
And Jeez, that Kiwi bloke was talking strongly. Almost like it is a done deal...
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
Sounds like he was about to crack open the chilli bin and celebrate!Quixote wrote:Also - not sure how I feel about that move.
But I think I'm OK with it!!
And Jeez, that Kiwi bloke was talking strongly. Almost like it is a done deal...
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Re: Would you be happy to change our name for stronghold in
I'm open to playing some games over there - if we can do something of what the P&P are doing in Tassie, then that would be a positive.skeptic wrote:i like the move
don't like the name change though
isn't the whole point of the move to seaford + alliance with Sandy to establish our identify down the south east corridor
no name change for mine
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Poodles and Nuff Nuff Melbourne/Roadkill sold their souls with name changes. Toyboys and Swines did even worse by selling out completely and vacating... I still feel sorry for those of their supporters who kid themselves that their team lives on.
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