
Reading the GWS thread got me thinking that perhaps this was a great naming convention, by not limiting themselves to a suburb like calling themselves the 'Penrith Giants'.
This, of course, got me thinking about West Coast vs Fremantle in regards to naming.
Not that I'm suggesting Fremantle could've done much different but was naming the Eagles 'West Coast' instead of 'Perth' a stroke of genius to garner long term support, and could've other expansion clubs had the same effect?
The point of this is to say that people from Margaret River to Geraldton can identify with 'West Coast' far more than a specific place, such as 'Fremantle'.
This isn't a slight at Freo, for you blokes who may get your back up...
This is more relevant for Adelaide/Brisbane. Obviously SA is a massive footy state and now QLD, especially the southeast, is growing massively. Could those 2 clubs have had even more of a monopoly on their respective states if they'd had a broader naming convention? SA Crows/QLD Lions, for instance, or do people think this wouldn't have made any difference?
Interested to hear the though of others and is it more relevant to have premiership success to garner support?
To use the WA example, what if the premiership tally was reversed, would WCE still have the same support, or would Freo reign king? Personally, I'd think Freo would be on top of they were the club with the flags and not WCE, as casual fans are fickle and follow success. The die-hards will follow their club to the end however...
This, of course, got me thinking about West Coast vs Fremantle in regards to naming.
Not that I'm suggesting Fremantle could've done much different but was naming the Eagles 'West Coast' instead of 'Perth' a stroke of genius to garner long term support, and could've other expansion clubs had the same effect?
The point of this is to say that people from Margaret River to Geraldton can identify with 'West Coast' far more than a specific place, such as 'Fremantle'.
This isn't a slight at Freo, for you blokes who may get your back up...
This is more relevant for Adelaide/Brisbane. Obviously SA is a massive footy state and now QLD, especially the southeast, is growing massively. Could those 2 clubs have had even more of a monopoly on their respective states if they'd had a broader naming convention? SA Crows/QLD Lions, for instance, or do people think this wouldn't have made any difference?
Interested to hear the though of others and is it more relevant to have premiership success to garner support?
To use the WA example, what if the premiership tally was reversed, would WCE still have the same support, or would Freo reign king? Personally, I'd think Freo would be on top of they were the club with the flags and not WCE, as casual fans are fickle and follow success. The die-hards will follow their club to the end however...