Expansion Team Names

[T-Boon]

Nothing against the Bears, but I don't think they'll move one Sydney team only to start another.

I think of the Sydney northern suburbs up to Hornsby as an expansion area. Must be 1 million people in that area.

 

[MrE_Assassin]

I read somewhere that one of the punters here suggested the Easts Tigers NRL bid should take up the defunct Logan BRL club's moniker of the Scorpions. I dug around for a logo and came up with a jersey design for the club. I named them South Brisbane but honestly wouldn't care if it was Southeast or East Brisbane. That said, I give you the (South) Brisbane Scorpions.

 

[The Great Dane]

I've been thinking about this a bit, and I honestly believe that the best way forward for the next Brisbane club is for them to be called United.

Maybe call them the South Brisbane United Rugby League Football Club, and have a badge with a coat of arms, pick a local animal (or a pair of local animals) to be on the coat of arms, then pick a unique colour scheme and call it a day.

 

[MrE_Assassin]

I've been thinking about this a bit, and I honestly believe that the best way forward for the next Brisbane club is for them to be called United.

Maybe call them the South Brisbane United Rugby League Football Club, and have a badge with a coat of arms, pick a local animal (or a pair of local animals) to be on the coat of arms, then pick a unique colour scheme and call it a day.

Can’t say I agree, but I suppose that’s the beauty of having an opinion. I just think it sounds too EPL/A-League/soccer. That’s just my opinion though as I see no appeal in United and a random crest. Each to their own though.

 

[The Great Dane]

Can’t say I agree, but I suppose that’s the beauty of having an opinion. I just think it sounds too EPL/A-League/soccer. That’s just my opinion though as I see no appeal in United and a random crest. Each to their own though.

I didn't say a random crest (I actually have an idea for the coat of arms now that I've though about it), and there's a reason why united is so common in soccer (and other sports) around the world, they're using it to represent a region formally made up of disparate groups being united behind one club, which is exactly what the any bid should be trying to do in their half of Brisbane.

The beauty about United is that it represents everything that a second Brisbane club should be. It's inherently neutral, it sounds traditional and community based as opposed to the Broncos corporate image, it's flexible and allows for change as the club gets nicknames organically, and it's pretty unique in a RL context.

No matter what brand you pick somebody will be pissed, but United is one of the least offensive names out there and it perfectly represents what a second Brisbane club should be attempting to do in one word.

 

[flippikat]

I read somewhere that one of the punters here suggested the Easts Tigers NRL bid should take up the defunct Logan BRL club's moniker of the Scorpions. I dug around for a logo and came up with a jersey design for the club. I named them South Brisbane but honestly wouldn't care if it was Southeast or East Brisbane. That said, I give you the (South) Brisbane Scorpions.

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While I think the brand makes a lot of sense, and the colours are certainly distinctive in the NRL, I don't think the colours work for a 2nd Brisbane club.

IMO any new Brisbane club should be steering clear of using yellow/gold or maroon/purple as major colours & have a clearly different palette to the Broncos. The Dolphins red & white (maybe with grey added to differentiate from the Dragons) or Ipswich's green & white are clearly different to the Broncos colours - and in derbies there's no need for either team to wear an alternate jersey.

 

[greenBV4]

I didn't say a random crest (I actually have an idea for the coat of arms now that I've though about it), and there's a reason why united is so common in soccer (and other sports) around the world, they're using it to represent a region formally made up of disparate groups being united behind one club, which is exactly what the any bid should be trying to do in their half of Brisbane.

The beauty about United is that it represents everything that a second Brisbane club should be. It's inherently neutral, it sounds traditional and community based as opposed to the Broncos corporate image, it's flexible and allows for change as the club gets nicknames organically, and it's pretty unique in a RL context.

No matter what brand you pick somebody will be pissed, but United is one of the least offensive names out there and it perfectly represents what a second Brisbane club should be attempting to do in one word.

I whipped this one up last year based on the Brisbane coat of arms (but with a colour change because we don't want another blue team)

Mascot could be a surgeon or the greek god hermes (or anything really if its not based off the logo)

 

[mongoose]

thats not from the coat of arms, its from the Brisbane flag. You see it on Ambulances as well. But yeah it's an ancient greek symbol representing Hermes, not sure what it's got to do with Brisbane.... looks cool though.

 

[MrE_Assassin]

While I think the brand makes a lot of sense, and the colours are certainly distinctive in the NRL, I don't think the colours work for a 2nd Brisbane club.

IMO any new Brisbane club should be steering clear of using yellow/gold or maroon/purple as major colours & have a clearly different palette to the Broncos. The Dolphins red & white (maybe with grey added to differentiate from the Dragons) or Ipswich's green & white are clearly different to the Broncos colours - and in derbies there's no need for either team to wear an alternate jersey.

I see your point on the colours/jerseys, however I'm pretty sure even teams that don't have a colour clash still wear their alternate/away jersey when they are the away team unless there is a colour clash between the home team and their away jersey, much like the NFL.

I think my design was looking more at a mustard/gold/sand colour for the scorpions rather than a bright yellow/gold like most other clubs eg Broncos, Eels.

Every QLD team so far has some form of yellow in their design/logo. No matter what there is always going to be some form of crossover between most teams and their colours. The Green & White of the Jets comes very close to the Raiders, Red & white with dragons, even if you add grey/silver unless you make the grey the main colour, Titans and Parra colours are almost identical but the titans colours work for the area it represents (Sun, Surf, Sky, Sand).

I don't disagree that the team needs to be somewhat unique, but when it comes to colour schemes its hard without going unused colours like grey, brown, crimson/pink. I think some of your ideas/thoughts are good though

 

[The Great Dane]

thats not from the coat of arms, its from the Brisbane flag. You see it on Ambulances as well. But yeah it's an ancient greek symbol representing Hermes, not sure what it's got to do with Brisbane.... looks cool though.

It's called the Caduceus, it was Hermes rod in Greek mythology, but as a symbol it's way older than just it's depictions in Greek mythology. In Greek mythology it's come to symbolise both Hermes and messengers/couriers.

It's funny that so many medical organisations use it as their symbol because the Caduceus has nothing to do with medicine at all, they've confused it with the Rod of Asclepius.
Asclepius was the Greek god of medicine/healing and his rod was a single snake wrapped around a plain rod.

Now when you see a medical organisation with the Caduceus as their symbol you'll know that the people running it are idiots.

 

[MrE_Assassin]

thats not from the coat of arms, its from the Brisbane flag. You see it on Ambulances as well. But yeah it's an ancient greek symbol representing Hermes, not sure what it's got to do with Brisbane.... looks cool though.

The Caducei or staff of Hermes represents commerce. Hermes was the protector of commerce and trade. This is likely on the Brissy flag as the Brisbane River provided commerce opportunities for the city in its establisment.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

I read somewhere that one of the punters here suggested the Easts Tigers NRL bid should take up the defunct Logan BRL club's moniker of the Scorpions. I dug around for a logo and came up with a jersey design for the club. I named them South Brisbane but honestly wouldn't care if it was Southeast or East Brisbane. That said, I give you the (South) Brisbane Scorpions.

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I really like that design! It's one of the best I've seen. The colours and brand would appeal to Logan residents, too.

 

[The Great Dane]

I whipped this one up last year based on the Brisbane coat of arms (but with a colour change because we don't want another blue team)

Mascot could be a surgeon or the greek god hermes (or anything really if its not based off the logo)

If it was me I'd want something more unique to the club, and of more cultural significance to Australia.

I'd do something very similar to Miami's logo-

Instead of the herons I'd have white ibis, and maybe put a landmark in between them with the sun overhead.

Make their colour scheme majority white and black with just a smidgen of magenta, to represent the colours of an ibis, and that would give you a unique colour scheme that doesn't clash with anybody, with a unique mascot that's culturally relevant to Australia, and represents the city rather well, and with a name like United you have the flexibility to change it in the future.

TLDR; basically the Bris-Bin Chickens done tastefully.

 

[RedVee]

Not the dreaded Ibis !

 

[wilco44]

I really like that design! It's one of the best I've seen. The colours and brand would appeal to Logan residents, too.

Logan - when he retirees Immortal - mind you, if he was a crim (some of his actions on the field..criminal lol! ) He would've made more money than a League Immortal ..lol!
Brother - I live on the GC - good workers but be careful of your tools! haha

 

[The Great Dane]

Not the dreaded Ibis !

I'd pick a fight with a rooster or moray eel over an ibis any day of the week.

An ibis is way more dangerous than any native species of scorpion either.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

If it was me I'd want something more unique to the club, and of more cultural significance to Australia.

I'd do something very similar to Miami's logo-

Instead of the herons I'd have white ibis, and maybe put a landmark in between them with the sun overhead.

Make their colour scheme majority white and black with just a smidgen of magenta, to represent the colours of an ibis, and that would give you a unique colour scheme that doesn't clash with anybody, with a unique mascot that's culturally relevant to Australia, and represents the city rather well, and with a name like United you have the flexibility to change it in the future.

TLDR; basically the Bris-Bin Chickens done tastefully.

Australian white ibis is commonly seen around Brisbane, Logan, Redland City. They're quite tame too, willingly walking up to people.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

I'm warming more and more to the idea of a few of the interested QLD Cup parties jointly owning an NRL team. It would be great if this team was called something like Brisbane United a bit of a nod to the past with BRL United on the logo or even getting the rights to the old BRL logo.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

I'm warming more and more to the idea of a few of the interested QLD Cup parties jointly owning an NRL team. It would be great if this team was called something like Brisbane United a bit of a nod to the past with BRL United on the logo or even getting the rights to the old BRL logo.

I reckon there should be at least 2 or 3 clubs with BRL identities. It allows the clubs to have an established fan base and culture that resonates with the people. There's too many unknowns in creating a new brand like Bombers or Titans.

My teams would be East Coast Seagulls to cover the east, Brisbane Devils and Moreton Bay Dolphins. Seagulls could be a merger between Wynnum and Tweed Heads, who were part of a merger with Valleys in 88/89 and won both premierships.

I would really like a Brisbane Devils team to unite Wests, Souths, Easts and Norths so it can cover all of Brisbane. They would use the Devils name of Norths as it's the only one of the four clubs that isn't tied to a Sydney team. Base them at Coorparoo.

These 3 clubs would shake things up and turn the Donkeys into also rans.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

I reckon there should be at least 2 or 3 clubs with BRL identities. It allows the clubs to have an established fan base and culture that resonates with the people. There's too many unknowns in creating a new brand like Bombers or Titans.

My teams would be East Coast Seagulls to cover the east, Brisbane Devils and Moreton Bay Dolphins. Seagulls could be a merger between Wynnum and Tweed Heads, who were part of a merger with Valleys in 88/89 and won both premierships.

I would really like a Brisbane Devils team to unite Wests, Souths, Easts and Norths so it can cover all of Brisbane. They would use the Devils name of Norths as it's the only one of the four clubs that isn't tied to a Sydney team. Base them at Coorparoo.

These 3 clubs would shake things up and turn the Donkeys into also rans.

I wouldn't mind the NRL building to 5 QLD clubs over the next 20 - 30 years.

North QLD Cowboys
Redcliffe Dolphins (North Brisbane and Sunshine Coast)
Brisbane Broncos (Brisbane city team)
Ipswich Jets (Ipswich and West Brisbane)
Gold Coast Bears (Gold Coast and Northern NSW)*

*Bears would be a merge between North Sydney and the iconic QLD Cup team the Burleigh Bears. This would bring the bears back to the NRL and create a club encompassing the region's two QLD Cup teams (North Sydney currently own the Tweed Seagulls leagues club) with a foundation NSW Cup team.

That would be QLD sorted for me at the top level of the game.