What could have been - Team names

[BTs Nana]

Just reading a book about the Crows and found out that the original proposal was for the team to be called the Sharks but was deemed unavailable.

Other options considered included Giants, Falcons, Lakers, Rams and Crows with obviously Crows getting up.

I had no idea that Crows wasn't first pick.

I'm familiar with Fitzroy being the Reds, Gorillas and Lions.

Any other clubs have other names they were once considering?

 

[kane249]

Fremantle Doctors, after the sea breeze

 

[Gydafud]

Geelong were the Pivotonians up until 1925ish, after some tale of a black cat turning up at a 3 quarter time huddle, leading to Cats name being adopted.

 

[Deep]

Geelong were the Pivotonians up until 1925ish, after some tale of a black cat turning up at a 3 quarter time huddle, leading to Cats name being adopted.

I think we were Seagulls also

 

[Power Raid]

Port Adelaide Cockledivers
Port Adelaide Seaside Men
Port Adelaide Magentas

 

[BotsMaster]

Essendon Blood Stained N-words

 

[Big_Birdy]

Essendon Blood Stained N-words

I think this one may require some elaboration

 

[Art Corvelay]

Bring back the Mayblooms.

I think this one may require some elaboration

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/blood-stained.391502/

 

[Engimal v3]

North went by the Bluebirds, sometime during the 1920s. Weren't actually nicknamed the Kangaroos until the 50s.

 

[Captain_Bender]

Just reading a book about the Crows and found out that the original proposal was for the team to be called the Sharks but was deemed unavailable.

Other options considered included Giants, Falcons, Lakers, Rams and Crows with obviously Crows getting up.

I had no idea that Crows wasn't first pick.

I'm familiar with Fitzroy being the Reds, Gorillas and Lions.

Any other clubs have other names they were once considering?

Pretty sure Fitzroy were the Maroons not the Reds

 

[BF Tiger]

I've always found it odd that Adelaide are the Crows while Adelaideans are Croweaters.

 

[BuffDog]

I've always found it odd that Adelaide are the Crows while Adelaideans are Croweaters.

i thought thats why they went with crows? a cheeky nod to the colloquial demonym as croweaters

could be wrong aha, crows fans?

 

[Big Animal]

According to the Australian Trade Mark Register, (Fremantle) Dockers was selected amongst:

• Courage
• Hammers (Zac Dawson endorsed this name, though preferred Fists)
• Mariners
• Stokers
• Union

I really can't work out which of these I like more

 

[Occidental]

Essendon - Blood Stained N*****s also once known as "The Same Olds" as a previous club song was "The Same Old Essendon"
Fitzroy -The Maroons as well as The Gorillas
Footscray - The Tricolours
Geelong - The Pivotonians
Hawthorn - The Mayblooms
Melbourne - The Redlegs (sometimes shortened to The Reds) as well as The Fuschias
North Melb - The Shinboners
Richmond - The Yellow and Black Angels and The Wasps
South Melb - The Blood Stained Angels
St Kilda - The Seasiders and sometimes The Seagulls

 

[manicmagpie]

South Melbourne were originally going to be called the Cecil Football Club, due to their ground being at the end of Cecil Street.

 

[ABSOLUTE MADMAN]

Essendon - Blood Stained N*****s also once known as "The Same Olds" as a previous club song was "The Same Old Essendon"
Fitzroy -The Maroons as well as The Gorillas
Footscray - The Tricolours
Geelong - The Pivotonians
Hawthorn - The Mayblooms
Melbourne - The Redlegs (sometimes shortened to The Reds) as well as The Fuschias
North Melb - The Shinboners
Richmond - The Yellow and Black Angels and The Wasps
South Melb - The Blood Stained Angels
St Kilda - The Seasiders and sometimes The Seagulls

Only just realised how badly we need a 'Gorillas' in the AFL or any sport for that matter.

 

[GreyCrow]

Port Adelaide Cockledivers
Port Adelaide Seaside Men
Port Adelaide Magentas

Wasnt Pirates a very strong consideration?

 

[BTs Nana]

Pretty sure Fitzroy were the Maroons not the Reds

Yes maroons was in there but I do recall my late grandfather, mad Fitzroy fan, telling me something about the Reds being used as well at some point. Dunno. Could've been his Alzheimer's

 

[SideysBottom]

Melbourne Redlegs is a much better name than Melbourne Demons.

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

We were known as the Butchers real early doors

 

[Eski3]

According to the Australian Trade Mark Register, (Fremantle) Dockers was selected amongst:

• Courage
• Hammers (Zac Dawson endorsed this name, though preferred Fists)
• Mariners
• Stokers
• Union

I really can't work out which of these I like more

Mariners would have been alright. Pretty similar Dockers and we wouldn't have had that ridiculous trademark dispute with Levis that actually stopped us being called the Dockers for the first 15 years.

Courage would have been pretty cringeworthy.

Would have liked to see the WA Liberals response to the Fremantle Union

 

[James Colorado]

There's a dirty lie that we were originally called 'The Mayblooms', but that's impossible considering we didn't exist before 1961

 

[HairyO]

Only just realised how badly we need a 'Gorillas' in the AFL or any sport for that matter.

This post causes Eddie great conflict.

 

[kozi]

St Kilda Seagulls

 

[Big_Birdy]

Mariners would have been alright. Pretty similar Dockers and we wouldn't have had that ridiculous trademark dispute with Levis that actually stopped us being called the Dockers for the first 15 years.

Courage would have been pretty cringeworthy.

Would have liked to see the WA Liberals response to the Fremantle Union

Reckon Mariners would have been better than Dockers but its not like Dockers is that bad. Pretty used to it. Same with the Power, remember a fair bit of slack for it here in Adelaide when it was announced but its fine now that everyones is used to it.