Expansion team names

esaint66 · Post: # 532506Post **esaint66** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 3:37pm

while the afl wants to move into western sydney and of course the gold coast did you ever think what they would call the teams.

just in theory if the kangaroos dont go to the gold coast (im not saying they will btw) what will the gold coast team be called?
what would the western sydney team be called?
what would a tassie team be called?

this is just about opinion so no offensive comments please.

SaintBot · Post: # 532508Post **SaintBot** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 3:38pm

gold coast is going to be southport sharks isnt it?

esaint66 · Post: # 532510Post **esaint66** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 3:45pm

SaintBot wrote:gold coast is going to be southport sharks isnt it?

Yeah i think so, but if it was upto you would you still have them as the sharks or somemthing else?

Ralphy · Post: # 532511Post **Ralphy** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 3:48pm

yea id have them as the sharks,

sydney, harbor bears?
lol

esaint66 · Post: # 532515Post **esaint66** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 3:52pm

ralphysaints35 wrote:yea id have them as the sharks,

sydney, harbor bears?
lol

i really like that.
the bears being a defunked nrl team and the harbour in the name like port

very good.

ausfatcat · Post: # 532521Post **ausfatcat** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 4:00pm

I doubt they will be called the southport sharks. They will be the goldcoast ??????

North will either now cease to eist or merge but they wont move to the Gold Coast this has been made painfully clear.

Maybe they might call them the Goldcoast Yuppies and the South Sydney Girls

Ralphy · Post: # 532527Post **Ralphy** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 4:06pm

they needed to take the hint and move to queensland when they were able to, there stupid for not in my opinion,

but i like the idea of Sydney Bears or something, (some type of animal)

sydney Copperheads, haha

SaintBot · Post: # 532536Post **SaintBot** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 4:15pm

we've already had the brisbane bears in the competition

Spinner · Post: # 532537Post **Spinner** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 4:16pm

ausfatcat wrote:I doubt they will be called the southport sharks. They will be the goldcoast ??????

North will either now cease to eist or merge but they wont move to the Gold Coast this has been made painfully clear.

Maybe they might call them the Goldcoast Yuppies and the South Sydney Girls

Yep definitely...The AFL would cash in on the 'Gold Coast' name.....No chance they will be called Southport, although they may originate from them...Will probably maintain a 'beachy' nickname, ie Sharks, SandStorm...something like that.

Western Sydney? No idea.

Huzzad · Post: # 532566Post **Huzzad** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 5:10pm

saint edward wrote: just in theory if the kangaroos dont go to the gold coast (im not saying they will btw)

I am pretty sure this is no longer a theory, but a decision was made not to go to the goldcoast. Something about it being a leading headline for a week seems to ring a bell....

Post: # 532567Post **n1ck** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 5:10pm

The Gold Coast Flip-Flops

The Western Uggboots.

Spinner · Post: # 532571Post **Spinner** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 5:13pm

n1ck wrote:The Gold Coast Flip-Flops

The Western Uggboots.

lol...

The Gold Coast Meter Maids.

Huzzad · Post: # 532572Post **Huzzad** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 5:18pm

The Gold Coast We Have Cheaper Fuel That Yous

BakesFan · Post: # 532591Post **BakesFan** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 6:12pm

Although I can't speak with any authority in regards to Western Sydney; I can, after being involved with AFL footy on the Gold Coast for 15 years, offer some observations in regard to that market.

Whilst the Sharks are the biggest and most successful AFL club on the Gold Coast, they are certainly not the most popular.
There's a real Sharks vs Everyone else attitude amongst Gold Coast AFL supporters. They're the team everyone loves to hate and beat; and they're seen as arrogant mongrels by the reat of the Gold Coast clubs.

There is no doubt that Southport will play the major role in establishing a new team on the Gold Coast; but I don't believe taking on the Sharks name and colours would be a popular move with the locals.
Their club song is just a bastardised version of the Collingwood tune.

Whatever happens, a new Gold Coast team will have to have it's own unique identity in order to acheive maximum local support.

Maybe the could be called, 'The Gold Coast White Shoe Brigade', and their song could be, "We're in the Money"?

Having said all that, I couldn't give a stuff as to what the AFL has planned for the Gold Coast. I've supported the St. Kilda F.C all my life and there's nothing they can do to change that allegiance (and the vast majority of QLD-based Sainters would feel the same way)
About the only benefit a Gold Coast team gives me, is the chance to see my beloved Saints in one extra game each season.

Otiman · Post: # 532592Post **Otiman** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 6:16pm

West Sydney Funnel Webs, that way the media can have a field day when they take their first victim.

hilairehinshelwood · Sun 16 Mar 2008 8:48pm

sydney, harbor bears?

I thought the harbour was on the eastern side of the city.
Maybe Sydney Titans.

saint66au · Post: # 532655Post **saint66au** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 9:04pm

Gold Coast Cappers????

What about jumpers and theme song.??

"way out west" for West Sydney (about as inspiring as watching them play)

With apologies to Donovan.."Sunshine Supermen" for Gold Coast

saintdooley · Sun 16 Mar 2008 9:27pm

what about the GC titans and the west sydney roosters?

milney044 · Post: # 532668Post **milney044** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 9:38pm

The west sydney seagulls.. just because the AFL seem to like bird names...and i can tell I wont like this team already...seagulls therefore being a perfect name

Or the west sydney whales might be nicer.. not that whales have much to do with Sydney? Then again its just a name.

Iceman234 · Post: # 532672Post **Iceman234** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 9:42pm

The Gold (Coast) Diggers

The Gold (en) Children

The Syd (ney) Snots

Who cares....

Huzzad · Post: # 532700Post **Huzzad** » Sun 16 Mar 2008 11:03pm

milney044 wrote:The west sydney seagulls.. just because the AFL seem to like bird names...and i can tell I wont like this team already...seagulls therefore being a perfect name

Or the west sydney whales might be nicer.. not that whales have much to do with Sydney? Then again its just a name.

I dunno, the whales come in the harbour a fair bit during the migratory season. Be a nice F-you to those bastard japenese. Stupid team name though. Maybe Killer Whale would sound better

SaintBot · Post: # 532711Post **SaintBot** » Mon 17 Mar 2008 5:25am

milney044 wrote:The west sydney seagulls.. just because the AFL seem to like bird names...and i can tell I wont like this team already...seagulls therefore being a perfect name

Or the west sydney whales might be nicer.. not that whales have much to do with Sydney? Then again its just a name.

stkilda at one stage were the seagulls

not sure whether that hurts the chances of another team bearing that name

riccardo · Post: # 532724Post **riccardo** » Mon 17 Mar 2008 8:58am

Depend on the colours.

Any GC team would need the support of Southport to survive, so the Gold Coast Sharks is a gimme.

Maybe Western Sydney could leech some support from one of the NRL teams, as unlikley as that sounds given the huff and puff coming from Gallop and co. Maybe West Sydney Panthers (for Penrith)?

bigcarl · Post: # 532725Post **bigcarl** » Mon 17 Mar 2008 8:59am

the Gold Coast Sharks is a gummy.

riccardo · Post: # 532727Post **riccardo** » Mon 17 Mar 2008 9:03am

SaintBot wrote:
milney044 wrote:The west sydney seagulls.. just because the AFL seem to like bird names...and i can tell I wont like this team already...seagulls therefore being a perfect name

Or the west sydney whales might be nicer.. not that whales have much to do with Sydney? Then again its just a name.
stkilda at one stage were the seagulls

not sure whether that hurts the chances of another team bearing that name

Not officially, though. It was only that from media and supporters in the early days before teams made nicknames a priority (Richmond used to be refered to as The Wasps, for example).

The only other name we've officially tried was the Panthers in the 1950's, which went down like a lead balloon, apparently.

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