Competition "What If" Wednesdays: Week 28 - Southport Sharks to the AFL

[cannavo]

Each Wednesday (most likely not) a non-existing team that has been known in the AFL world as a proposition or a former team will be brought to life!

Each comp will run for 1 week or so and the poll will run for 1 week or more if needed.
The winner picks the next team in the list below​

There are some routes you can go by if you're stuck

• The chosen team has entered the competition in 2017 along with the current 18 OR
• Design kits as if they've been in the competition all along OR
• Go back in time when the team entered the competition or when a merger would've happened (if applicable)
  eg. Design kits in 1991 when Adelaide entered the competition as the Crows
  Design kits in 1997 when the newly formed Melbourne Hawks would play their first season OR
• (For VFL Expansion) Accompany your kits with a backstory on how the team came to be

Your job is to produce a:

• Home kit
• Away kit (Home with white shorts is acceptable)
• OPTIONAL 3rd
  • Clash kit
  • Heritage kit
  • Other kit
• Club Logo (OPTIONAL BUT ENCOURAGED)

This week we ask....

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NEW RULES 23/6/15 (Read Carefully):

1. Kits and Logo must be in 1 picture (Makes polls easier to fit everything in)
2. The kits can consist of just a Jumper (Shorts and socks are encouraged to give a full identity effect)
3. Minimum 2 kits and there's no limit to how many kits you can include after that
   eg. Home and Away and/or Clash and/or Heritage and/or Others
4. Maximum 2 entries per person
5. For the former teams and Expansion teams I'll allow the use of the last jumper design the club used only once (Opens the door for that modern creativity)
6. For the proposed teams Directly copying a kit (Colours and design) of any team is disallowed
7. For the mergers, no restrictions. You can take any elements from the clubs involved in the merger and create whatever you please as long as you don't copy any proposed designs that have been brought up already
8. Proposed and Former teams - Do not use logos or jumper artwork that is being used or has been used by the club before (exception in Rule 5 for former teams)
9. Any team - Creating a logo from scratch is encouraged but you may take inspiration from and/or alter any sports logo to drive home your design.
10. Any proposed designs that have been brought up for the current team will not be allowed for use
11. Proposed Teams - You may use any colours you like even if it is being used by the team as long as it doesn't replicate any past/present designs the team has

TL-DR Version

1. Just make an entry and I'll pull you up on anything

Any other questions will be answered

List of teams
Now with links to past polls!

Former

• University
• Brisbane Bears
• Fitzroy Lions

Mergers

• Melbourne Hawks (Melbourne Demons and Hawthorn Hawks merger)
• Melbourne Lions (Melbourne Demons and Fitzroy Lions merger)
• Fitzroy Bulldogs (Fitzroy Lions and Footscray Bulldogs merger)
• Norwood-Sturt merger for AFL spot
• North Melbourne relocation to the Gold Coast
• North Fitzroy Kangaroos (North Melbourne Kangaroos and Fitzroy Lions merger)
• Glenelg - South Adelaide merger for AFL spot
• Sydney - Brisbane Bears Merger (1992)
• The Cartel (Players from Central Dist, North Adel, West Adel, Woodville-West Torrens picked from their respective sides to play AFL Football) - More Info
• Carlton - St Kilda merger
• Sydney Lions (Sydney Swans and Fitzroy Lions merger)
• Fremantle Sharks (East Fremantle and South Fremantle merger)
• Sydney - North Melbourne Merger INFO

Proposed

• Sydney Celtics
• Tasmanian Team
• ACT Team
• Southport Sharks to the AFL - 1996
  
• Melbourne team relocation to Los Angeles: More Info
• Fremantle
  • Hammers
  • Union
  • Courage
  • Dolphins
  • Stokers
  • Mariners
• Greater Western Sydney
  • Wolves
  • Pride
  • Stallions
• Adelaide
  • Falcons
  • Sharks
  • Arrows
  • Lakers
  • Rams
  • Dolphins
• Port Adelaide
  • Raiders
  • Pirates
  • Mariners
  • Sharks
• Gold Coast
  • Stingrays
  • Ironmen
  • Marlins
  • Lifesavers
• Brisbane
  • Rockets
  • Breakers

VFL Expansion
NEW ADDITIONS
Click Here for details on the teams listed

• Brunswick - 1925
• City FC (North Melbourne - West Melbourne Merger) - 1908
• North Melbourne/Essendon - 1921
• Coburg - 1924
• Brighton Penguins -1925
• Port Melbourne - 1925
• Prahran - 1925
• Public Service FC - 1925
• Trans Australian Airlines - played under 19s VFL in the 1940s, aka North Essendon

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[KBLT]

 

[1990crow]

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That’s the colour scheme. Something similar would’ve worked.. what might’ve been.

 

[_Damo_]

 

[Fizzler]

Townsville Bullsharks design coming in handy.

 

[fancyscum]

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There’s a bit of surfboard about that V, could have been a good direction for the SUNS to go down.

 

[_Damo_]

Townsville Bullsharks design coming in handy.

Lol well spotted. I hope that doesn't breach any comp rules

 

[Barrybran]

Lol well spotted. I hope that doesn't breach any comp rules

It shouldn't do. It's your design.

 

[Fizzler]

Lol well spotted. I hope that doesn't breach any comp rules

I don’t think it will since it’s your design. Looks good and very on theme for this comp.

 

[just_kick_it]

 

[tigerz18]

F* Southport - Morningside rules!

 

[_Damo_]

F* Southport - Morningside rules!

cannavo can we accept that as an entry?

 

[Mac Ropod]

 

[Stylo]

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Bump - just discovered this thread after ranting elsewhere about how s**t of a choice it was to create the Suns over promoting Southport.

This strip is absolutely mint!!

 

[Freight Train]

guess they can’t wear black and white because collingwood own it.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

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Traditional and classy but doesn’t look old-hat at all. Great colours.

 

[Fizzler]

guess they can’t wear black and white because collingwood own it.

I sort of get the feeling they wouldn’t have been able to do a thing in 1987 if Southport joined as opposed to 10 years later. Same goes for Port in 1991.

 

[just_kick_it]

Traditional and classy but doesn’t look old-hat at all. Great colours.

Thanks

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