Logos are geting worse

[Ronnie Dobbs]

Gold Coast Breakers? Pirates? Buccaneers? Mantas? Hammerheads? White Pointers? Stingrays?

Gold Coast Giant Seagull Gladiator Titans.

Who could match a giant seagull gladiator who was also a titan? No one, thats who.

Unbeatable.

 

[macnaz]

Gold Coast "SCHOOLIES'

 

[Bulldog Force]

I wouldn't believe anything I read from the Bulldogs' site. They hear 'no' as 'yes'.

I think the worst logos are the Titans, Storm, and Raiders. I can't really find any logical reason (beyond marketing) as to why they were chosen to represent the area they're based out of.

It's all Americanization mate, just like the crappy 2-coloured 2d logos. There are sports teams in America called the 'San Jose Earthquakes' and, well, we all know Miami Heat. Teams with mascots based on weather and earthquakes.

 

[Loudstrat]

Gold Coast "SCHOOLIES'

Gold Coast Pedoes.

The Chargers was pretty good - wtf they didnt resurrect that I'll never know. Their jersey design is sh*t especially the away one. Unoriginal colours that dont make the club stand out at all.

It's all Americanization mate, just like the crappy 2-coloured 2d logos. There are sports teams in America called the 'San Jose Earthquakes' and, well, we all know Miami Heat. Teams with mascots based on weather and earthquakes.

F*cking fawning to the Yanks again. I remember John Ribot saying that they would make it a competition for Melbourne folk to come up with colours and a logo. When they picked "Storm" on a purple and charcoal jersey, I realised the only person who submitted an entry must have been an EMO eunich with manic depression and a very low IQ.

Actually I thought their first jersey design was quite good, but they have only gotten worse. They have to have the worst away jersey - a white Medibank T shirt.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I take these competitions where fans choose the colours and logo with a tonne of salt. Most new 'franchises' :roll: have already chosen what they are going to do and use these competitions merely to raise publicity.
The titans are the perfect example - who the f**k other than Searle would have chosen Titans?

I've looked at the WA pirates logo again and it is far too busy and big.

 

[Loudstrat]

And f*cking stupid. The pirates is a junk food logo. The Reds had depth.

 

[adamkungl]

GC should have gone with Stingrays. Animal logos are boss.

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

The Raiders were named for marketing purposes, they took the name of the NFL team.
The reason behind it was that at the time Canberra were 'raiding' the Sydney comp of its trophy. Our current logo is pretty crap.

The Great Micheal Searle was responsible for everything the titans did, that's why everything they have done is so shit.

The storm is the worst name in Australian sports and there are a lot of contenders for that honour. 'Lets name our team after a weather condition'. Brilliant.

Tuggeranong Vikings have a f**king awesome logo. Raiders should use something similar and ditch the late 90's cartoon style design.

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

GC should have gone with Stingrays. Animal logos are boss.

Boss.

How good would it be to just see your mob go back to the name and logo on your av Adam.

 

[_Johnsy]

All the newer clubs (bar warriors) have crap logos, all marketing shyte. No substance.

 

[Miller was a legend]

From memory Gold Coast wanted the Dolphins. Would have been much better if they had been able to use that.

 

[CC_Roosters]

The best logos are the British clubs with coat of arms eg Wigan very traditional which I like

 

[adamkungl]

Boss.

How good would it be to just see your mob go back to the name and logo on your av Adam.

Actually prefer the 2008 centenary logo. Has old-school class but still looks modern:

 

[_Johnsy]

From memory Gold Coast wanted the Dolphins. Would have been much better if they had been able to use that.

Beacuase some backwater bayside Brisbane team have dreams of entering the NRL one day & threatened legal action if the used the dolphins moniker.

Yet we have Ipswich saying they want to use the Jets moniker which Newtown have been using since 1973. Ipswich started using it nine years after Newtown adopted the Jets moniker. Bizzare hey.

 

[Desert Qlder]

some backwater bayside Brisbane team

That 'backwater' club would wipe the floor with your park footy teams like the Newtown Roosters.

 

[adamkungl]

Pretty sure Newtown would hold their own against f**king Redcliffe

 

[Desert Qlder]

Name the place I say.

 

[Loudstrat]

I am happy that Redcliffe blocked the Titans move, only because Redcliffe are Queenslnd's most famous club with a logo representing their district. None of the QLD NRL sides had an ounce of thought into their final choices, save for the Cowboys with at least a nod toward North Queensland's beef industry. Even then it's more Dallas Cowboys than anything. At least it has good imagery.

The exception was the Crushers. Great imagery and links to industry and history, and wasnt pussy.

The old pre-expension logos were better. Sharks, Eels are indigenous species in those areas, Tigers, magpies and Bluebags referred to club colours, Rabbitohs to historical links. No one would call themselves the Diehards anymore - which is a great name, or the Reds, Dirty Reds, or anything as unique and discriptive as the Wire.

Some of the new names with other sports reflect the generally sh*t unimaginative nature of new logos.

 

[adamkungl]

Coogee Randwick Wombats has the best name/logo in world sport imo

 

[_Johnsy]

Just out of curiosity I conducted a search of the registration of the name Ipswich jets & Newtown jets.

Ipswich jets lodged 20 Dec 2011
Newtown jets lodged 11 Nov 2004

Gold Coast Dolphins, never registered withdrawn Lodged 13 June 2004

No a bad logo.
Recliffe Dolphins Lodged 29 June 2004

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