New Brisbane NBL Team

[Heardy_101]

Launceston City Casino competed for one or two seasons, won a flag then left the NBL to achieve bigger and better things.

Yeah that went well!!

Davenport had a team for one season in the 1980s as did Frankston.

Adelaide once had Glenelg and West Adelaide. West won the 1982 premiership, Glenelg lasted for one or two seasons before being replaced by Forestville. Wests left the League and Forestville became Adelaide City (Glenelg were the Tigers and Forestville/Adelaide City were the Eagles). Adelaide City then became.....

The 36ers.

 

[peternorth]

we should reminisce about some of the ways sponsors became common place in team names

canberra canberra times cannons
north melbourne booze less be your best giants
adelaide pura milk 36ers
perth (enjoy) coca cola wildcats
brisbane fosters bullets
geelong IOOF superdupercats
Australian Smiths Crisps Boomers

 

[FootyJunkie]

Make the Magic "South East Melbourne" and Victoria "North Melbourne.

Just out of interest, the Victoria Giants were a rebranded Victoria Titans, which was the result of the merger between the North Melbourne Giants and the SE Melbourne Magic. SE Melbourne as born out of the Eastside (Nunawading) Spectres and the Southern Mebourne (St Kilda) Saints.

It's all a hypothetical these days but I will play along...

Would only make sense to make it SE Melbourne and North Melbourne in this hypothetical if the sides actually played out in those locations.

"South East Melbourne" was the official name because of the Eastside/South merger being fresh in the 90s, but most people just called them the Melbourne Magic anyway, as "South East" was just an unnecessary mouthful. If the Magic were brought back, I could easily see the "South East" dropped as its no longer needed as a reference. All games at Melbourne Park (Rod Laver/Hisense), sharing the "Melbourne" name with the Tigers.

To keep the "North Melbourne" name, the Giants could play games against non Victorian opponents at The Cage in Parkville (right next to North Melbourne) while playing Victorian opponents and finals at Melbourne Park.

 

[peternorth]

It's all a hypothetical these days but I will play along...

Would only make sense to make it SE Melbourne and North Melbourne in this hypothetical if the sides actually played out in those locations.

"South East Melbourne" was the official name because of the Eastside/South merger being fresh in the 90s, but most people just called them the Melbourne Magic anyway, as "South East" was just an unnecessary mouthful. If the Magic were brought back, I could easily see the "South East" dropped as its no longer needed as a reference. All games at Melbourne Park (Rod Laver/Hisense), sharing the "Melbourne" name with the Tigers.

To keep the "North Melbourne" name, the Giants could play games against non Victorian opponents at The Cage in Parkville (right next to North Melbourne) while playing Victorian opponents and finals at Melbourne Park.

north melb playing at the cage is a good idea.

two teams with melbourne as their city identifier and playing out of the same venue is not something the league will do. they'll insist on some ghey name with SOUTH or HEART

 

[FootyJunkie]

i hope they name the Tassie team something different and original. ideas include:

devils
tigers

islanders ?

 

[FootyJunkie]

north melb playing at the cage is a good idea.

two teams with melbourne as their city identifier and playing out of the same venue is not something the league will do. they'll insist on some ghey name with SOUTH or HEART

South Dragons? South of What?

 

[peternorth]

South Dragons? South of What?

exactly. and SOUTH doesnt roll off the tongue. much like Melbourne Heart. should have been Southern.

 

[Heardy_101]

South should of been South Melbourne to begin with.

If the Magic come back it will be South East. Giants won't come back unless it's North.

 

[FootyJunkie]

South should of been South Melbourne to begin with.

If the Magic come back it will be South East. Giants won't come back unless it's North.

Where would the Magic be playing home games? Dandenong?

 

[Heardy_101]

Where were their games previously?

 

[Heardy_101]

Where were their games previously?

 

[Heardy_101]

Where were their games previously?

 

[FootyJunkie]

Where were their games previously?

Melbourne Park with the Tigers

 

[peternorth]

Where were their games previously?

 

[peternorth]

Melbourne Park with the Tigers

i preferred it when it was flinders park

 

[FootyJunkie]

Where were their games previously?

Didn't some of the original NBL clubs in suburban Melbourne in the late 70s play in what were literally just large tin shed/warehouse things that would hold only a couple of hundred patrons?

 

[Heardy_101]

Yep they sure did. Apollo Stadium was like this (Stadium now demolished) and North Melbourne was like it as well, as were the early Sydney teams.

 

[fumbler]

Didn't some of the original NBL clubs in suburban Melbourne in the late 70s play in what were literally just large tin shed/warehouse things that would hold only a couple of hundred patrons?

Eastside Spectres played in Nunawading at the old Rec Centre
Coburg Tigers played at North Coburg then moved to the Glasshouse They still play there at North now.)
St Kilda Saints played at Albert Park Stadium

 

[FootyJunkie]

St Kilda Saints played at Albert Park Stadium

What was the nature of the relationship between the NBL side and VFL side at the time, or was there any?

 

[peternorth]

What was the nature of the relationship between the NBL side and VFL side at the time, or was there any?

both were perennial wooden spooners

 

[Heardy_101]

St Kilda FC probably sponsored them or something.

I'd imagine the same thing happened with the Glenelg Tigers NBL team as well.

 

[peternorth]

i dont believe there was any association with between afl and nbl teams

 

[fumbler]

What was the nature of the relationship between the NBL side and VFL side at the time, or was there any?

You're on the internet, use it.

 

[FootyJunkie]

You're on the internet, use it.

Well arent you a killjoy.

 

[fumbler]

Well arent you a killjoy.

You asked one question i answered, then you just got plain lazy.