Competition WACP Round 5 - Albany

[Silent Alarm]

The second round of the week centres around Albany - the oldest establishment in Western Australia, and this authors home town.

To view the first of this weeks polls, go here.

What's the the story? You decide. Excluding mergers, jumper changes, location switches, and Premierships won, you can tell your own story. You'll need to remember the following paramaters:

Established: 1970
Location: Albany
Colours: Any
Note: The first footy club in Albany was called 'Towns'. Traditionalists may want to bring this into their entry.

You basically have a free reign, as long as you fit the (few) parameters. Wikipedia is a useful resource. You may choose to include some actual history from the historical town.

Remember to affix the WAFC logo (this one) to your design. To recap the rules and restrictions, read the original guideline here.

Entries must be in on Monday, July 18. One image per entry. You are entitled to one entry only.

 

[TheDoctor11]

ALBANY SHARKS

Established in 1970, the Sharks were founded by an East Coast expatriate. Feeling ostracised from the rest of the WACP, Barney Zuckerman decided to found a club in one of the few townships supporting Federation. Opposition teams hated the club and it's origins, and early teams did not have much success, and this was coupled with large injury lists due to clubs using rough house tactics against them in spite.

Coming from this humble beginning, the Sharks began to climb to ladder in the 1980's, and with that gradually came respect. Other clubs saw the community based focus of the club, and saw the financial strength that came with it. Despite not have much success, in the 80's the Sharks were one of the wealthiest clubs. After every home game, the club would host events like discos and parties, and the nick name and colours originally came from a community vote. The jumpers were designed by a local graphic designer, and the present day uniforms are modernisations of these original uniforms which featured rounded chevrons. Zuckerman also secured the first major sponsor in the WACP in this period, a company based in Albany, New York: Inmedius. To this day, the club and Inmedius have enjoyed a prosperous relationship, building the profile of the previously unknown company in Western Australia, while establishing the Sharks as a financial powerhouse. With this, players saw the previously loathed club in a different light, and with this, they broke through for their first premiership in 1984.

 

[Hit And Rum]

Visited Albany as a kid and loved it, especially the history of whaling down there. You can still see the blood stains and smell the carcasses at the whaling plant there.

I am too crap at graphic design but someone has to create an Albany Whalers style team!!

Thanks in advance!!

 

[gava93]

Visited Albany as a kid and loved it, especially the history of whaling down there. You can still see the blood stains and smell the carcasses at the whaling plant there.

I am too crap at graphic design but someone has to create an Albany Whalers style team!!

Thanks in advance!!

Sounds interesting, (throwing the ideas of political correctness out the window) I have a dig at "The Whalers".

 

[Cory]

Albany Kings​

Albany Kings Football club formed in 1970 by Two great footballers Edward & Roy coming from Melbourne who when after retiring moved to Albany they always visited the coastline for the waves.Whilst on one the rocks Roy got washed away by a 'King' Wave which was a nickname of a Phenomenom wave.

Edward decided to form a Australian Football club in honor of this friend Roy took the nickname of Kings after
the wave that took his Friend through the 70's Albany were the Unstoppable of the WAFC winning numerous flags,until
1980 when the club finished last on the ladder and althrough the years have never reached the same
glory days of the 70's.

​

 

[Hit And Rum]

Sounds interesting, (throwing the ideas of political correctness out the window) I have a dig at "The Whalers".

I'm excited!

 

[gava93]

Albany Whalers

Whaling has been a part of Albany's history for a long time. Up until the mid 1960's, whaling season took place in June-August, however due to over-fishing from some countries, their whaling season were forced to change to the Australian summer, the then predominant whaling company (Cheynes Beach Whaling Company) wanted their workers to get a form of physical training during the winter to make their expeditions more successful, this is how the Albany Football Club was created. The colours are exactly as they were in the first season they played in. The players wore their work gear for the ships, which was faded black (in this case - dark grey) and yellow which made their uniforms different to other whaling companies. The light grey was the buttons that were on their shirts. The Club has managed to keep their name, even with a strong argument against it from environmental groups.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Can someone post the AFL number for photoshop? Thaaanks.

 

[Hit And Rum]

Albany Whalers

Whaling has been a part of Albany's history for a long time. Up until the mid 1960's, whaling season took place in June-August, however due to over-fishing from some countries, their whaling season were forced to change to the Australian summer, the then predominant whaling company (Cheynes Beach Whaling Company) wanted their workers to get a form of physical training during the winter to make their expeditions more successful, this is how the Albany Football Club was created. The colours are exactly as they were in the first season they played in. The players wore their work gear for the ships, which was faded black (in this case - dark grey) and yellow which made their uniforms different to other whaling companies. The light grey was the buttons that were on their shirts. The Club has managed to keep their name, even with a strong argument against it from environmental groups.

Love it! The Whale Will Never Fail!!

 

[Craegus]

Albany Football Club were founded in 1970, when the time came to find a name for the club many traditionalists wanted to name the club the Albany Towns, but the founders of the club wanted something that would not only represent the town but also its history and the strength and bravery that the founders wanted their players to have.

The founders of the club then decided to recognise those who fought for their country in war and left for the battlefields from Albany. This idea was further expanded when the founders looked to the memorial to the Desert Mounted Corps on top of Mount Clarence. The memorial consists of a statue of an Australian mounted soldier assisting a New Zealand soldier whose horse has been wounded and a wall bearing the words "Lest We Forget". From this the club decided to go with a name that would represent these men but also all those who served on horseback throughout history. And with that the Albany Cavalry was born.

The team wears camouflage colours to continue to represent not only those who served on horseback but all those who serve in the military, and the guernsey designs also show this with the home and away featuring 3 chevrons which is the military symbol for a sergeant and the clash featuring a camouflage pattern.

 

[Cory]

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[pie_machine]

The 'Albany Albatrosses' were formed in 1970, and the name is essentially based on the alliteration and assonance of Albany and Albatross.

The team is the second iteration of an Albany-based team in the WACP, following the unsuccessful 'Albany Towns' who only lasted three complete seasons from 1912-4. The Towns were disbanded prior to the 1915 season due to World War I and never re-entered the league.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Just a quick note: 'Towns' were just called that - no Albany prefix. Secondly, they played in the GSFL. It doesn't matter too much, as this is a purely hypothetical league. Jus' sayin'.