Official: Redcliffe Dolphins to join NRL in 2023

[azza29]

I guess we already have St George-Illawarra Dragons, no reason they can't be the Brisbane-Moreton-Sunshine State Dolphins

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

If this ends up as the club badge, I think they will have done very well!!!

American College Football font (unique to the NRL, so I like it) and the simple clean badge (just like the Souths Bunny) will be perfect on the field

 

[blaza88z]

I guess we already have St George-Illawarra Dragons, no reason they can't be the Brisbane-Moreton-Sunshine State Dolphins

I see what you are saying and I like where you are going with it, Melbourne should absolutely merge with "The Dolphins"

 

[MugaB]

I see what you are saying and I like where you are going with it, Melbourne should absolutely merge with "The Dolphins"

Hahaha, as i was reading this, i could feel the hate steaming out the ears of blaza88z
The Rivalry has begun

 

[blaza88z]

Hahaha, as i was reading this, i could feel the hate steaming out the ears of blaza88z
The Rivalry has begun

I've hated Melbourne for a long time mate

 

[MugaB]

I guess we already have St George-Illawarra Dragons, no reason they can't be the Brisbane-Moreton-Sunshine State Dolphins

Manly-Warringah Dolphins
Canterbury-Bankstown Dolphins
Cronulla-Sutherland Dolphins
St.George-Illawarra Dolphins
Moreton-Sunny Coast Dolphins
Maybe?

 

[MugaB]

I've hated Melbourne for a long time mate

Oh, I read it as dolphins hate.

I too am not a fan of the purple knobs from down south..
I wouldn't wish even my worst enemies to merge with them

 

[TheRam]

Such a missed opportunity imo.
This team won't bring any new fans to the game, preaching to the choir.

Perth or South Island NZ would have grown the game.

No a second Brisbane team is well and truly overdue by at least a couple of decades, but better late then never.

However they should have brought in Perth along side it. Both team need to be in the NRL like decades ago and it would also give the NRL that most important 9th game that they then could use to fund so much of our junior development programs that are now nonexistent, just like the AFL does.

And don't give me that bull crap that there isn't enough talent. It has never stopped the AFL.

 

[kdalymc]

f**k me dead this mob is backward.

“We want to make sure we’ve got broader appeal and whether that’s a more contemporary look and feel, it’s because we’re a national NRL club and the Redcliffe Dolphins will remain and play in the Q-Cup.”

Reader pointed to the Rabbitohs’ famous bunny logo to highlight the impact a single symbol or name can have across the game.

“This (one name) has become everyone’s favourite question,” Reader said.

“When you think about it - you think about South Sydney, and our Dolphin will be on our jersey with no words like the (Souths) bunny which is everywhere now.

“We’ve worked with a really good brand agency who do stuff with some of the biggest companies in the world.

“The Bunnies have done it - their logo is just the white bunny.”




South Sydney does have a white bunny yes, buy they also have a name....
Not the same bruv

 

[kdalymc]

Betoota making more sense than the actual bid

 

[mongoose]

New York and Sydney are both the business capitals of their countries and both have famous bridges and celebrated architecture. Melbourne is full of old money like Boston.

yeah Sydney is also a lot nicer than LA.... and Melbourne isn't anywhere near as culturally significant or built up as NY, it's more like Chicago or Boston... Brisbane would be Atlanta IMO- big spread out, humid, pretty decent CBD but not particularly memorable

 

[big hit!]

It has that effect. Wasn't a fan at all the first time I heard "Sunshine State Dolphins" but now I kinda love it.

The more I think about it, the more I agree.

Given North Queensland exist, and there is also Queensland Origin, using the word Queensland will dilute its own brand significantly.

Sunshine State is a well-known moniker for Queensland. It also plays to the region of the Sunshine Coast. And the Dolphins brand is strong in Brisbane generally.

It's not like it hasn't worked elsewhere either. Golden State Warriors in the NBA is basically the same thing - California is nicknamed the Golden State in the USA.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

^^^

Has a Golden State Warriors vibe... I like it.

 

[T-Boon]

WE should be invited to play in the NRL nines for 2022.
ROLL DOLPHINs

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

For everyone complaining that they are dropping "Redcliffe", I would point the these locationless teams with their tiny and angry fanbases..............

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Pretty simple solution that stays true to their roots and broadens their appeal across the state.

Redneck State Dolphins.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Pacific Dolphins

 

[Sunny coast shark]

For everyone complaining that they are dropping "Redcliffe", I would point the these locationless teams with their tiny and angry fanbases..............

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they all have locations in their names

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

they all have locations in their names

Clearly not in there logo....

Or do you mean that people just use their location name anyway even though its not on the logo? Because people are definitely gonna be doing that for Redcliffe too.

 

[Perth Red]

they all have locations in their names

Warriors don’t, unless there is a place in NZ called Vodafone I dont know about?