Discussion Football Logos

[Greater Gattsby]

Go the Shoes

The Shoes. Classic.

 

[wizardwaffle]

Here are some other club logos from overseas Australian Rules clubs.

Bali Geckos


Jakarta Bintangs


San Diego Lions


Dallas Magpies


Florida Redbacks


Houston Lonestars


Minnesota Freeze


Cincinnati Dockers


San Antonio Diablos


London Swans


Portland Steelheads

 

[Greater Gattsby]

Their graphics in the logos are actually amazing!

 

[Mero]

The local clubs

 

[wizardwaffle]

Found some more logos.

Have you seen these somewhere else before.
Balwyn Tigers


Nobel Park Bulls


St. Leo's Wattle Park Animals


Ormond Amaturers Monders


However the Ormond Amaturers have a new logo this year which is a real improvement

 

[wizardwaffle]

Had a go at a new Nobel Park Bulls logo. Here are two tries at it.




For the Balwyn Tigers

 

[Mero]

It's NOBLE. as in nobility, not as in the Prize.

 

[Civilest]

I like the London Swans with London Bridge in background a la Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Here's an Adelaide one i found that is hard to top in my view.

 

[Civilest]

The old Ormond one is based on the old AFL logos and so are the Swedish and Canadian examples above.

 

[Civilest]

I like this Arizona Hawks one with map of the state.

 

[wizardwaffle]

The old Ormond one is based on the old AFL logos and so are the Swedish and Canadian examples above.

Like this one from South Belgrave Saints


One that looks like a WEG cartoon for Gembrook Cockatoo Brookers


Some of the nicknames of clubs are a worry. Gembrook Cockatoo are the Brookers. What is a Brooker?
Old Brighton are the Tonners. What is a Tonner? Old Ivanhoe are the Hoes. They may have been ok nicknames in years gone the simple shorting of the towns name. But the names don't instill passion in the players. Richmond fans are famous for saying "Eat 'em alive Tigers". What does a Old Brighton fan say?

 

[SJ]

Nicknames are just that. Clubs did traditionally not start with mascots, and nicknames evolved organically.

And Old Brighton supporter probably yells "Carn Tonners!". It's no different to Essendon as the "Dons" or Fremantle as "Freo". Old Geelong are known as the Ogs or Oggers.

 

[wizardwaffle]

Some of those nicknames are odd, but I was thinking of the Old Ivanhoe nickname. Carn the Hoes. I don't think we want fans shouting that out.

 

[wizardwaffle]

Those logos for the Noble Park Bulls and the Balwyn Tigers before, I have done a bit more work on them and I have also done some for other Eastern Football League Teams. I have put all club logos in shield logos. So here they are:
Noble Park Bulls


Balwyn Tigers


Blackburn Panthers


East Burwood Rams


East Ringwood Roos


Vermont Eagles


I used the current logos of East Ringwood and Vermont to create these new logos.

 

[Omegaville]

Some of the nicknames of clubs are a worry. Gembrook Cockatoo are the Brookers. What is a Brooker?
Old Brighton are the Tonners. What is a Tonner? Old Ivanhoe are the Hoes. They may have been ok nicknames in years gone the simple shorting of the towns name. But the names don't instill passion in the players. Richmond fans are famous for saying "Eat 'em alive Tigers". What does a Old Brighton fan say?

...you just don't get it.
You don't invent passion with an animal mascot. It comes from the camaraderie within. Nicknames are just shortened names, like calling people Tommy, Billy, Dave-o, Steve-o, Charlie etc. We're not like the Americans who have nicknames like T-Bone, 50 Cent or Mailman... you can't compare the two cultures. Apples and oranges.

 

[wizardwaffle]

...you just don't get it.
You don't invent passion with an animal mascot. It comes from the camaraderie within. Nicknames are just shortened names, like calling people Tommy, Billy, Dave-o, Steve-o, Charlie etc. We're not like the Americans who have nicknames like T-Bone, 50 Cent or Mailman... you can't compare the two cultures. Apples and oranges.

So when you barrack for Old Ivanhoe you will be shouting out "C'mon the Hoes".

If you don't get it, go to google and type in hoes and see what you get.

 

[SJ]

So when you barrack for Old Ivanhoe you will be shouting out "C'mon the Hoes".

If you don't get it, go to google and type in hoes and see what you get.

It's not a mascot...

 

[wizardwaffle]

Some people would like to see that mascot run around the ground.

 

[Civilest]

 

[Omegaville]

So when you barrack for Old Ivanhoe you will be shouting out "C'mon the Hoes".

If you don't get it, go to google and type in hoes and see what you get.

I get what you are saying, but you don't get what I'm saying. SJ does.

It's not a mascot...

Nickname does not equal mascot!

Why is Collingwood called the Magpies? Because they wore black and white guernseys. That's the same colour as a magpie, so they chose the Magpie name later on.
Sure, it doesn't happen for every team, but that's how organic nicknames work: they're derivative. Be it from colours, from a shortened name, from something local.

You think Carlton was named the Blues because some guy painted his skin blue and ran around the boundary every week??

Excellent

 

[SJ]

I'd love to see a 'Borough' walking around the boundary at Port Melbourne games.

 

[Mero]

Essendon were only called the Bombers after WW2.
So go make a logo of their former nickname.
I dare you, I double dare you.

I guess it was one of things that had to change, but South were the Blood Satined Angels up until the early 1930s when they got lumbered with the Swans nickname because they went to WA and picked up 6 or 7 Western Australians.

 

[jethro11]

If you look at England, a lot of teams take their nicknames from their full name. Wigan Athletic are known as the Latics. What on earth is a latic? But if you ask anyone who knows a bit about soccer will know who the latics are, they'd know. An original nickname gives a team a strong identity. Wigan would probably otherwise just be the "blues"

Another example would be Newcastle United, known as "The Toon" (Geordie for town). What on earth is a toon? But if you ask anyone who knows a bit about soccer will know who the latics are, they'd know who the Toon are.

It's good that local clubs have original nicknames, as it gives them a stronger, individual identity.

 

[Mr Zero]

Just look at the SANFL:

Centrals were called the Bulldogs because a lot of Poms live in that area.
Port for the same reason as Collingwood I assume.
Norwood because they wear red socks.
Sturt because there were too big universities on Unley Road, one of the colours was light blue and the other navy.

Adelaide Crows are the Crows because it's shortened from Croweaters.

 

[Greater Gattsby]

Adelaide Crows are the Crows because it's shortened from Croweaters.

Since when did Adelaide supporters eat crows?