Bad team names.

[tigertiger]

God if I ever have to hear that bombers song again im going to top myself "up up" ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Fortunatly I doubt I will hear it much this season

 

[Godfrey Jones]

i'm surprised no-one has mentioned the magpies..

i mean, the teams with animals for nicknames have picked pretty good animals (except the swans of course)

kangaroos
bulldogs
lions/bears
hawks
eagles

then....a magpie? lol


and then thats also been further nicknamed to 'Pies'

nevertheless, i love it.

Go the Pies!

 

[Marstermind]

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!)

South Melbourne were called the Swans during the 30s due to having a pretty good side (1933 premiers, runners up 1934-35) that contains several Western Australians in it.

 

[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!)

hahahahaha just realised why you signed off like that,

 

[brucetiki]

The worst team name in the AFL would be, by far, Port Power - mind you they're aiming their club at children (even getting them to design their guernseys), so something cheap and gimmicky is always good for the kids

I reckon the Gold Coast francise would probably have a shocker - could be sharks, rabbits, ducks, dolphins, turkey slappers, brothers, bitches, bimbos (and that's just basing the mascot on the theme park area of the Gold Coast).

As for West Sydney, here's a bit of a marketing play. Tie them in with the NBL franchise, also call them the Razorbacks and have Tony Lockett as their ambassador.

 

[Cohzee]

i'm surprised no-one has mentioned the magpies..

i mean, the teams with animals for nicknames have picked pretty good animals (except the swans of course)

kangaroos
bulldogs
lions/bears
hawks
eagles

then....a magpie? lol


and then thats also been further nicknamed to 'Pies'

nevertheless, i love it.

Go the Pies!

I like magpies. It's also more relevant than say lions or tigers etc.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

I like magpies. It's also more relevant than say lions or tigers etc.

Magpies is great, as they are dangerous, they swoop/fly, and they steal shiny objects, so it can describe the fans and the team, lol.

The only really poor ones are the Power but then thats not really their fault, the dockers (only cause its not the term used in Australia) and The Bears. The rest are fine.

 

[spiraldiver]

One thing is for certain: the new franchise teams in the Gold Coast and West Sydney will have absolutely appalling names and playing strips.

 

[Gyroscope_182]

Birds

Crows - Teamsmanship
Magpies - Black and White; Australia
Hawks - Bird of Prey
Swan - unsure
Eagles - Bird of Prey

Animals

Lions - Kings of Jungle; Animal of Prey
Bears - Fierce; Animal of Prey
Cats - Can be fierce
Kangaroos - Australian Icon
Tigers - Animal of Prey
Bulldogs - Fierce breed

Other
Blues - unsure
Bombers - Airport; Attacking
Dockers - Geographical
Demons - Feared
Power - Represents power
Saints - Opposite to Demons

So the four strange ones I find are Sydney, St Kilda, Carlton and possibly Geelong

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Birds

Crows - Teamsmanship
Magpies - Black and White; Australia
Hawks - Bird of Prey
Swan - unsure
Eagles - Bird of Prey

Animals

Lions - Kings of Jungle; Animal of Prey
Bears - Fierce; Animal of Prey
Cats - Can be fierce
Kangaroos - Australian Icon
Tigers - Animal of Prey
Bulldogs - Fierce breed

Other
Blues - unsure
Bombers - Airport; Attacking
Dockers - Geographical
Demons - Feared
Power - Represents power
Saints - Opposite to Demons

So the four strange ones I find are Sydney, St Kilda, Carlton and possibly Geelong

Saints are good they are god's warriors as well as messengers.

Blues is ok as they are well Blue

 

[Gyroscope_182]

One thing is for certain: the new franchise teams in the Gold Coast and West Sydney will have absolutely appalling names and playing strips.

Sharks would be worthy for Gold Coast. Not only geographically (ocean based side) but physically (Shark is possibly the most feared creature in the world)

West Sydney...no idea, i read somewhere that Pythons may be a possibility, not only for the fierce reason, but also geographically known. I have no idea though.

 

[Rich]

Brisbane Bears is another relatively recent shocker.

 

[mantis]

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.

I think the Fremantle Dockers is a good Aussie name, better than the West Coast Eagles, which sounds American.

 

[Gyroscope_182]

Saints are good they are god's warriors as well as messengers.

Blues is ok as they are well Blue

Would you rather barrack for the Devils (Demons) or the Saints in a fight (football match). Kids choose on names, so thats where the support comes from in the future...thats why its a little hard to understand... that and all there cooking utensils.

 

[Blueinblood]

Bombers.......why the hell are they the bombers? that along with blues and dockers are ******ed

 

[Barabbas]

Don't forget the guaranteed at least 3 colour and possibly 4 colour combos.

We really haven't exhausted all of the 2 colour combos to need to have 3 or 4 colours on a strip. Bulldogs and Fitzroy were fine, Brisbane's combo is getting iffy, but freo's 4 colour red, green purple and white is ridiculous, and port's is pretty average. Would love to see freo switch to the purple and white permanently.

Watch this space, Gold coast will have yellow representing the "gold" coast, blue for the water, and some other random 3rd colour to separate them from West coast. They have to be so bloody literal.

It's only a matter of time before we see a denver nuggets style spectrum.

 

[mantis]

God if I ever have to hear that bombers song again im going to top myself "up up" ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Fortunatly I doubt I will hear it much this season

Can I watch you do it, after we beat you this year?

 

[Mervyn Beasley]

Brisbane Bears is another relatively recent shocker.

Especially when they had a koala (which is just a koala, not a bear) on their guernsey.

 

[Silvagnis]

Another vote for the West Coast Eagles which gives no indication of where the team is from.

They could represent the West Coast of Tasmania for all you know.

Swans should have stayed the Bloods.

The Carringbush sound better than the Maggies.

Maybloom is more befitting a pretty boy club like Hawthorn than Hawks.

Cats is another gay name for a game played by men.

Bombers.......why the hell are they the bombers?

Melbourne's number one airport was Essendon airport before Tullamarine opened.

It is a bee's dick from Windy Hill.

that along with blues and dockers are ******ed

How are they ******ed when they relate to Carlton's colours and the city of Fremantle which is a port?

 

[Godfrey Jones]

Magpies is great, as they are dangerous, they swoop/fly, and they steal shiny objects, so it can describe the fans and the team, lol.

The only really poor ones are the Power but then thats not really their fault, the dockers (only cause its not the term used in Australia) and The Bears. The rest are fine.

The main thing I like about magpies is that alot of our players actually resemble magpies to me when they play.

Exhibit A:

 

[BWST]

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.

We aren't called Port Power. Do some more study.

 

[carrben12]

Essendon for example, naming their team after a piece of military equipment. Essendon Submarines? Essendon Tanks?

Carlton wouldn't give their name up that easily would they?

 

[Ice-Wolf]

The main thing I like about magpies is that alot of our players actually resemble magpies to me when they play.

Exhibit A:

Yep swooped in on him from behind when he wasn't looking lol

 

[Gyroscope_182]

Flying from all directions

 

[Gyroscope_182]

PENDLEBURY...

Swoops...

Then Flies...