Bad team names.

[Mervyn Beasley]

There are so many bad team names in Australia, largely due to US influences.
With the inevitability of 2 new AFL teams I hope like hell they dont have crap names attached.

Here are some examples of bad sport names. Thankfully there is only one AFL club that has a bad name and that is the one I'll start with.

Port Power.
Queensland Roar.
Perth Glory.
Gold Coast Galaxy - Mooted.
Sth East Melb Magic.

Team names should be related to the history, the geography, the colors, or an animal (other than a razorback!!!)

Comment.

 

[numchuks]

I agree.

It's my biggest worry.

I hope the game expands, but I'll be ****ed if I have to spend the next 60 years talking about some rot like the Gold Coast Wave, or the West Sydney Wizards

Lets get it right this time.

Traditional clubs, with traditional names.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

The dockers is also a very poor name. haha, although, those wharfies and surfers and what not down by the water in WA are fairly scary.

 

[richmond fanatic]

Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Storm

 

[Jamie007]

The "Goldcoast metremaids"
The "West Sydney Hoods"

 

[Groove]

There are so many bad team names in Australia, largely due to US influences.
With the inevitability of 2 new AFL teams I hope like hell they dont have crap names attached.

Here are some examples of bad sport names. Thankfully there is only one AFL club that has a bad name and that is the one I'll start with.

Port Power.
Queensland Roar.
Perth Glory.
Gold Coast Galaxy - Mooted.
Sth East Melb Magic.

Team names should be related to the history, the geography, the colors, or an animal (other than a razorback!!!)

Comment.

well we couldnt have magpies could we? call us port adelaide if it upsets you.

 

[Plogs]

The majority of NRL clubs have "wanked up" names.

 

[Lemms]

In the ammo's, Eltham OC - The Turtles....

Kyabram DFL - Lancaster - The Wombats
Kyabram DFL - Murchison - The Grasshoppers

Doesn't get much worse does it ??

 

[SOSBenny]

What I find wierd is when they mention alot of the Melbourne AFL teams these days, they only call them Hawthorn or Essendon, or on the other hand the Hawks or the Bombers. So when someone does actually go traditional and metion The hawthorn Hawks or the Essendon Bombers...it just sounds plain wierd to me these days.
I'm not saying they are bad team names by any means, just something I've noticed in the last 10 years...is it just the commentators getting slack?

 

[Ron]

Hawthorn Hawks.
Sydney Swans

Gee lots of imagination went into those names.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Hawthorn Hawks.
Sydney Swans

Gee lots of imagination went into those names.

well a hawk is a bird of prey, and the country has quite a few variations/species of the HAWK. as for the Swan, that is very much a WA thing aint it? the whole black swan, lol...

 

[pies_this_year]

What I find wierd is when they mention alot of the Melbourne AFL teams these days, they only call them Hawthorn or Essendon, or on the other hand the Hawks or the Bombers. So when someone does actually go traditional and metion The hawthorn Hawks or the Essendon Bombers...it just sounds plain wierd to me these days.
I'm not saying they are bad team names by any means, just something I've noticed in the last 10 years...is it just the commentators getting slack?

Better than super 14s knows as JUST their nicknames now (more NZ and South Africa)

At least their nicknames are traditional ones though (excluding the force obviously)

 

[Total_Juddshanks]

Its interesting that the two most recent expansion teams went down the dodgy track of being 'Dockers' and 'Power'. You have to wonder how different the dockers history would have been if they had sorted out a compromise with the WAFL feeder clubs and been the Freo Bullsharks.

What's more interesting though, is some of the more traditional clubs whose names we are so used to we no longer question how silly they actually are. Essendon for example, naming their team after a piece of military equipment. Essendon Submarines? Essendon Tanks? Essendon .410 Calibre Shotguns With Underslung Grenade Launchers?

IMO if you aren't named after an animal or mythical creature, ideally capable of causing gbh to a fully grown man, you need to go back to the drawing board.

 

[MF]

The team song is another concern too. How shite have the songs of all the newer clubs been?

EDIT - I must admit though....The dockers song has grown on me, well the chorus anyway.

 

[ManWithNoName]

WTF kind of team name is "West Coast"?

Nothing against the club, one of my favourite of all the neutrals, but the name is baffling.

 

[Asgardian]

Team names should be related to the history, the geography, the colors, or an animal

Who made you the emperor of the universe?

and a pet peeve of mine

When someone writes a post, then at the bottom writes one word, "comment"

how about

"any opinions thanks"

"any comments please"

No, some people have to act all imperious

 

[MF]

WTF kind of team name is "West Coast"?

Nothing against the club, one of my favourite of all the neutrals, but the name is baffling.

Surely a name that represents a large geographical region makes more sense than naming a team after a suburb?

 

[mango]

Its interesting that the two most recent expansion teams went down the dodgy track of being 'Dockers' and 'Power'. You have to wonder how different the dockers history would have been if they had sorted out a compromise with the WAFL feeder clubs and been the Freo Bullsharks.

What's more interesting though, is some of the more traditional clubs whose names we are so used to we no longer question how silly they actually are. Essendon for example, naming their team after a piece of military equipment. Essendon Submarines? Essendon Tanks? Essendon .410 Calibre Shotguns With Underslung Grenade Launchers?

IMO if you aren't named after an animal or mythical creature, ideally capable of causing gbh to a fully grown man, you need to go back to the drawing board.

would have thought essendon have one of the more relevant aussie rules names as not much gets up there higher than a 'bomber'

hawks - not bad
roos - ok
cats -hmm
lions - yeh, ok
swans - bwwhhhaaahha (guess it suits the sydney "image" tho)

i could go on but wont

 

[ManWithNoName]

Surely a name that represents a large geographical region makes more sense than naming a team after a suburb?

Well Fremantle's on the West Coast.

 

[Ron The Bear]

There are so many bad team names in Australia, largely due to US influences.

Here's a few collegiate ones not worth considering.

Saint Louis University Billikens
University of California at Irvine Anteaters
Indiana Purdue University at Fort Wayne Mastodons
University of Maryland Terrapins
Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers
Western Illinois Leathernecks
Hofstra University Pride
Purdue University Boilermakers
Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs
Campbell College Fighting Camels
University of Akron Zips
Jacksonville State University and University of South Carolina Gamecocks
University of Idaho Vandals

 

[eagles06]

Well Fremantle's on the West Coast.

It was the first WA team in the AFL, so i guess they wanted a team name that could represent the whole West Coast of Australia.

 

[Mervyn Beasley]

Essendon are the bombers due to Essendon Airport.
Dockers is ok as it is related to the area, which is why I excuse the CC Mariners.
Swans are Swans due to their color and Aklbert park lake.
Melb Victory are excusable due to being Victorian.

If you feel like it please take the time to respond to my opinions.
For those who do, my most gracious thanks in advance.

Yours sincerely.
Mervyn the Emperor (of my universe!)

 

[Godfrey Jones]

in the afl there are three

blues, dockers and power

 

[Godfrey Jones]

Essendon are the bombers due to Essendon Airport.
Dockers is ok as it is related to the area, which is why I excuse the CC Mariners.
Swans are Swans due to their color and Aklbert park lake.
Melb Victory are excusable due to being Victorian.

If you feel like it please take the time to respond to my opinions.
For those who do, my most gracious thanks in advance.

Yours sincerely.
Mervyn the Emperor (of my universe!)

are these accurate? they provide a good explanation,i guess i can excuse the dockers

they still have a terribel song and uniform though

 

[betchsta]

Yeah go the mighty hawthorn mayblooms, that was a fantastic name wasn't it ????