Competition "What If" Wednesdays: Week 39 - Fremantle Sharks (East + South Freo Merger)

[cannavo]

Each Wednesday (most likely not) a non-existing team that has been known in the AFL world as a proposition or a former team will be brought to life!

Each comp will run for 1 week or so and the poll will run for 1 week or more if needed.
The winner picks the next team in the list below​

There are some routes you can go by if you're stuck

• The chosen team has entered the competition in 2017 along with the current 18 OR
• Design kits as if they've been in the competition all along OR
• Go back in time when the team entered the competition or when a merger would've happened (if applicable)
  eg. Design kits in 1991 when Adelaide entered the competition as the Crows
  Design kits in 1997 when the newly formed Melbourne Hawks would play their first season OR
• (For VFL Expansion) Accompany your kits with a backstory on how the team came to be

Your job is to produce a:

• Home kit
• Away kit (Home with white shorts is acceptable)
• OPTIONAL 3rd
  • Clash kit
  • Heritage kit
  • Other kit
• Club Logo (OPTIONAL BUT ENCOURAGED)

This week we ask....

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NEW RULES 23/6/15 (Read Carefully):

1. Kits and Logo must be in 1 picture (Makes polls easier to fit everything in)
2. The kits can consist of just a Jumper (Shorts and socks are encouraged to give a full identity effect)
3. Minimum 2 kits and there's no limit to how many kits you can include after that
   eg. Home and Away and/or Clash and/or Heritage and/or Others
4. Maximum 2 entries per person
5. For the former teams and Expansion teams I'll allow the use of the last jumper design the club used only once (Opens the door for that modern creativity)
6. For the proposed teams Directly copying a kit (Colours and design) of any team is disallowed
7. For the mergers, no restrictions. You can take any elements from the clubs involved in the merger and create whatever you please as long as you don't copy any proposed designs that have been brought up already
8. Proposed and Former teams - Do not use logos or jumper artwork that is being used or has been used by the club before (exception in Rule 5 for former teams)
9. Any team - Creating a logo from scratch is encouraged but you may take inspiration from and/or alter any sports logo to drive home your design.
10. Any proposed designs that have been brought up for the current team will not be allowed for use
11. Proposed Teams - You may use any colours you like even if it is being used by the team as long as it doesn't replicate any past/present designs the team has

TL-DR Version

1. Just make an entry and I'll pull you up on anything

Any other questions will be answered

List of teams
Now with links to past polls!

Former

• University
• Brisbane Bears
• Fitzroy Lions

Mergers

• Melbourne Hawks (Melbourne Demons and Hawthorn Hawks merger)
• Melbourne Lions (Melbourne Demons and Fitzroy Lions merger)
• Fitzroy Bulldogs (Fitzroy Lions and Footscray Bulldogs merger)
• Norwood - Sturt merger for AFL spot
• North Melbourne relocation to the Gold Coast
• North Fitzroy Kangaroos (North Melbourne Kangaroos and Fitzroy Lions merger)
• Glenelg - South Adelaide merger for AFL spot
• Sydney - Brisbane Bears Merger (1992)
• The Cartel (Players from Central Dist, North Adel, West Adel, Woodville-West Torrens picked from their respective sides to play AFL Football)- More Info
• Carlton - St Kilda merger
• Sydney - North Melbourne Merger (INFO)
• Fremantle Sharks (East Fremantle and South Fremantle merger)
• Fitzroy - St Kilda Merger (INFO)
• North Melbourne - Melbourne Merger (INFO)

Proposed

• Sydney Celtics
• Tasmanian Team
• ACT Team
• Southport Sharks to the AFL - 1996
• Melbourne team relocation to Los Angeles (INFO)
• Norwood to takeover Adelaide Crows - 1995
• Norwood to the AFL - 1994
  
• Fitzroy moving to Brisbane OR Gold Coast - 1986
• St Kilda relocation to Perth (INFO)
• Sydney Lions (Fitzroy Lions relocation to Sydney) - 1981 (INFO)
• Footscray relocation to Queensland - 1981 (INFO)
• Fitzroy relocation to Canberra - 1996
• Fremantle
  • Hammers
  • Mariners
  • Union
  • Courage
  • Dolphins
  • Stokers
• Greater Western Sydney
  • Wolves
  • Pride
  • Stallions
• Adelaide
  • Falcons
  • Sharks
  • Arrows
  • Lakers
  • Rams
  • Dolphins
• Port Adelaide
  • Raiders
  • Pirates
  • Mariners
  • Sharks
• Gold Coast
  • Stingrays
  • Ironmen
  • Marlins
  • Lifesavers
• Brisbane
  • Rockets
  • Breakers

VFL Expansion
Click Here for details on the teams listed

• Brunswick - 1925
• City FC (North Melbourne - West Melbourne Merger) - 1908
• Port Melbourne - 1925
• Brighton Penguins - 1907 & 1925
• East Perth - 1980
• Bendigo - 1951 (INFO)
• New Zealand Team
• Ballarat League Team - 1919
• North Melbourne/Essendon - 1921
• Coburg - 1924
• Prahran - 1925
• Public Service FC - 1925
• Camberwell - 1923
• Trans Australian Airlines - played under 19s VFL in the 1940s, aka North Essendon

NEW CATEGORY
Theoreticals

• Melbourne team relocation to London
• If Fitzroy stayed as The Gorillas
• If South Melbourne didn't relocate
• If South Melbourne stayed as The Bloods
• If North Melbourne stayed as The Shinboners
• If St Kilda stayed as The Seagulls

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[cannavo]

Raw Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_VFL/AFL_clubs#Fremantle_Sharks_(1987)

In 1987, the first year after the admission of the West Coast Eagles to the VFL, traditional rival WAFL clubs East Fremantle and South Fremantle had discussions on the possibility of merging and joining the VFL as a second Perth-based team. The merged club was to have been known as the Fremantle Sharks, and to have played at South Fremantle Oval.

 

[Fizzler]

Do we have to call them the Sharks?

 

[caloschwaby]

It's great how South Fremantle and East Fremantle's main colours are red and blue, respectively and that those two colours combine to make purple, Fremantle's main colour

 

[cannavo]

Do we have to call them the Sharks?

That was the plan so yeah plus it's been Freo Sharks on the list since day dot

 

[Spanna_]

Wish I had time to enter this. Looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.

 

[caloschwaby]

FREMANTLE SHARKS EST.1987
After the West Coast Eagles were officially granted a VFL license, some other teams in the WAFL made it a priority to get in on the action while they still could.

South Fremantle and East Fremantle, two strong clubs with a storied history and a cross-town rivalry spanning decades decided to put their differences aside and come together to rival the emerging West Coast Eagles in the soon-to-be Australian Football League.

With money coming in from WA government grants, sponsorship from Holden and fundraising by enthusiastic supporters, it wasn't long until Fremantle caught the attention of the AFL.

In 1987, South-East Fremantle Football Club was officially offered a license to join the national competition.
It was decided that the new Fremantle team would retain the East's moniker of "Sharks" while the jumper would keep the iconic red vee of the South.

With the inaugural season of the AFL fast approaching the Fremantle Sharks will need to make a great impression on the league in order to establish dominance against their intrastate rival, the West Coast Eagles.
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[chibimatty]

What would be interesting too, would be if East Fremantle decided to go back to the name "Old Easts" in the WAFL, to separate the brands.

 

[magpienato]

FREMANTLE SHARKS EST.1987
After the West Coast Eagles were officially granted a VFL license, some other teams in the WAFL made it a priority to get in on the action while they still could.
South Fremantle and East Fremantle, two strong clubs with a storied history and a cross-town rivalry spanning decades decided to put their differences aside and come together to rival the emerging West Coast Eagles in the soon-to-be Australian Football League.
With money coming in from WA government grants and fundraising by enthusiastic supporters, it wasn't long until Fremantle caught the attention of the AFL.
In 1987, South-East Fremantle Football Club was officially offered a license to join the national competition.
It was decided that the new Fremantle team would retain the East's moniker of "Sharks" while the jumper would keep the iconic red vee of the South.
With the inaugural season of the AFL fast approaching the Fremantle Sharks will need to make a great impression on the league in order to establish dominance against their intrastate rival, the West Coast Eagles.
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Who gave you permission to use MY template

 

[Barrybran]

 

[caloschwaby]

Who gave you permission to use MY template

Well considering I asked you last week if I could use it for WiW and you said yes, I guess you did?

 

[cannavo]

Bump get em in!

 

[caloschwaby]

Poll?

 

[cannavo]

Poll?

Screw it, lets make more history
First 2 entry poll inbound