1. It looks like it says NRL pretty clearly to me. Just because someone says it looks like CA's logo, doesn't make it so. Seems pretty clear they're trying to develop a brand around chevrons.
2. Racist? So creating an NRL Premiership logo exclusively for the Warriors (and assuming any future NZ based NRL club) specifically to go on Warriors jersey
3. Check out the brand family. This isn't just "one logo". The One Community / NRL Development logos feature a ball. Regardless - the shape of our ball isn't exclusive to our game anyway.
4. It's only on jerseys this year. The premiership logo will look markedly better next year IMO.
Just 15 years ago the new NRL logo was being lambasted for looking like a bomb or missile, and being very cold and awkward. I completely agree and have been waiting for a newer, more modern logo and I like it.
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Tim - thanks for the reply.
I like the inclusion of chevrons, but the old one had chevrons too. The 5 star Southern Cross is an Australian icon (look at all the Australians with the tattoo for a start) and is used across this Country as an Australian symbol. That makes it derivative. It also mimics the Cricket Australia logo to a large degree. Again derivative.
Racist - at worst. Unthinking at uncaring at best. The corporate logo is green and gold and contains an Australian icon. (the Kiwis Southern Cross has 4 stars). The fact they had to come up with another design purely for the Warriors is an admission that it is an Australian logo. Why couldn't there be one single logo to unite all the teams in the comp? Same colours, same design? We had that before, what was wrong with the logic? The Telstra Premiership logo is much better than the corporate one btw.
I actually like most of the other brand badges (horrid weird corporate logos aside), NSW Rugby, QLD Rugby etc. Guess what, they all feature a Rugby ball. They are all better than the corporate logo that the NRL chose.
Why a one year weird badge? If they were still working on designs and wanted jerseys sold, then release this years jerseys with last years badge and get the badge right first time. That doesn't change the fact that the Premiership badge for next year is still Green and Gold and will clash with most teams colours.
The old logo wasn't perfect, yes it looked like a bomb (we have those in our game though don't we?) and yes it probably needed updating. A streamlined version keeping a Rugby ball, chevrons and the colours gold, green and black in the old colour types would have been a better idea.
To my mind, they've stuffed it. I'm glad you like it. Diffrent strokes and all that my friend.
