What are we???

[BLM01]

On the contrary, my good man;:

LOL..dont remember them playing that when they ran out...the old record and microphone must have broken down. They did'nrt play it much especially in the 80's when there were not many wins

Here is one for you. March along with this.!!....my good man.
Sorry I dont know how to put the clips up like you do

http://www.jubileeavenue.com.au/history/sound/WeAreTheStGeorgeBoys.mp3

 

[Old Kogarah Boy 1]

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Worst team song has to be the the Sharks.
"Up up Cronulla" etc. What eight year old wrote that?

Think a three year old punching above his weight.

 

[Drag Queen]

LOL..dont remember them playing that when they ran out...the old record and microphone must have broken down. They did'nrt play it much especially in the 80's when there were not many wins

Here is one for you. March along with this.!!....my good man.
Sorry I dont know how to put the clips up like you do

http://www.jubileeavenue.com.au/history/sound/WeAreTheStGeorgeBoys.mp3

You have to admit this is pretty hilarious BLM01. I wonder if this made the Top 20 back in the day. You never cease to amaze me Muzby. Keep em coming.

 

[SaintPauli]

Hard to abbreviate 2 names of st George Illawarra.
E.g.
Parramatta = Parra
Brisbane Broncos = Broncs
Sydney Roosters = roarters!

Therefore St george Illawarra = saints

 

[possm]

Hard to abbreviate 2 names of st George Illawarra.
E.g.
Parramatta = Parra
Brisbane Broncos = Broncs
Sydney Roosters = roarters!

Therefore St george Illawarra = saints

Eastern Suburbs Roosters - name change without losing their history. Only one of the favourite clubs can get away with that.

 

[West coast dragon]

Hard to abbreviate 2 names of st George Illawarra.
E.g.
Parramatta = Parra
Brisbane Broncos = Broncs
Sydney Roosters = roarters!

Therefore St george Illawarra = saints

The abreviate it to sti in the score box on tv which makes me cringe I only hope winning is contagious and that’s it

 

[Willow]

Its really only dawned on me (after explaining it to my son)....
St George SLAYED the dragon, yet we’re called the Dragons. Shouldn’t we be called the SAINTS. ?????

You could always turn it into a gory history lesson.

To summarise, George himself was a soldier, an officer no less, who fought for Rome prior to it converting to Christianity. George himself was a christian but this placed him out of step with Diocletian, the Eastern Roman Emperor. George refused to yield to Diocletian and he was eventually locked up and later sentenced to decapitation.

Having his head chopped off in this manner turned George into a christian martyr, and subsequent Saint.

Now the history gets a bit foggy but this is possibly where the Dragon comes into it. In some Latin texts Diocletian is referred to as the Dragon. It's interesting because it means the Dragon slayed St George (according to this version).

This all happened around 300 AD, just prior to Constantine becoming Emperor, Constantine being the first christian Emperor.

SO... following the christianisation of Rome, a story developed where Saint George slayed the Dragon, thus turning the tables on the previously accepted story. Concidence?

Then this developed into the myth we now know based on people thinking that Dragons were terrifying realities.

Either way, the tale of Saint George and the Dragon means that the two have become firmly linked to each other, as if one cannot be talked about without talking about the other. IMO, that's your explanation right there.

FTR, St George is the patron Saint in loads of countries. Not only England but also in Palestine, Georgia and Malta to name a few.

 

[Willow]

Our original name was the St George Slayers. It makes more sense to be called the Slayers than Dragons.

I think you mean 'Dragon Slayers' that was used in the 1920s.

http://jubileeavenue.com.au/history/1926-1929.php

There's some suggestion that this may have been shortened to 'Dragons' at some point but 'Saints' has been there since the beginning.

'Dragons' appears to just have come and gone over the years. It was only the 80s when the NSWRL and media started formalising it. The story that we only started being the called 'Dragons' since the JV began isn't true.

But again, 'Saints' has always been the most enduring nickname. And of course, good old 'Saint George' as a name will never die.

 

[2010Dragons]

The word Dragons, is a marketing ploy for kids and merchandise buyers to buy a toy mascot. People can relate to a Dragon as a fierce / cute marketable merchandise.
I’ve called them the mighty SAINTS since day dot.
But name another mascot which could beat a real Dragon if every mascot was alive and real?......we have the edge
Come on Saints
Go the Dragons.
Same,same but different.

 

[muzby]

But name another mascot which could beat a real Dragon if every mascot was alive and real?

Knights. Knights slay dragons.

Raiders. Vikings were fearless, savage conquerers.

Sharks. Dragons can’t swim.

Storm. A lightning strike would f**k a dragon right up. Either that or kill them with pneumonia.

 

[Frank Facer]

 

[2010Dragons]

Knights. Knights slay dragons.

Raiders. Vikings were fearless, savage conquerers.

Sharks. Dragons can’t swim.

Storm. A lightning strike would f**k a dragon right up. Either that or kill them with pneumonia.

Ahh muzby you’re too funny.
A fire breathing Dragon with wings will always destroy a mere mortal man or knight even a viking ... Dragons are waterproof and with wings Dragons don’t need to swim.
Good try, think of another clever idea.

 

[muzby]

Ahh muzby you’re too funny.
A fire breathing Dragon with wings will always destroy a mere mortal man or knight even a viking ... Dragons are waterproof and with wings Dragons don’t need to swim.
Good try, think of another clever idea.

You missed the lightning strike..

No beating one of those bastards..

 

[SaintPauli]

Eastern Suburbs Roosters - name change without losing their history. Only one of the favourite clubs can get away with that.

I still don't understand possm why we always hear crickets on matter!
So technically there is no centenary in 2021? CEO Brian Johnston PLEASE take this by the horns.

 

[SaintPauli]

I think you mean 'Dragon Slayers' that was used in the 1920s.

http://jubileeavenue.com.au/history/1926-1929.php

There's some suggestion that this may have been shortened to 'Dragons' at some point but 'Saints' has been there since the beginning.

'Dragons' appears to just have come and gone over the years. It was only the 80s when the NSWRL and media started formalising it. The story that we only started being the called 'Dragons' since the JV began isn't true.

But again, 'Saints' has always been the most enduring nickname. And of course, good old 'Saint George' as a name will never die.

All makes sense to me Willow. Well done.
Sometimes it's lack of education that
Causes many many issues.

 

[Blood&Bandage]

You could always turn it into a gory history lesson.

To summarise, George himself was a soldier, an officer no less, who fought for Rome prior to it converting to Christianity. George himself was a christian but this placed him out of step with Diocletian, the Eastern Roman Emperor. George refused to yield to Diocletian and he was eventually locked up and later sentenced to decapitation.

Now having his head chopped off in this manner turned George into a christian martyr, and subsequent Saint.

Now the history of this gets a bit foggy after that but this is possibly where the Dragon comes into it. In some Latin texts Diocletian is referred to as the Dragon. It's interesting because it means the Dragon slayed St George (according to this version).

This all happened around 300 AD, just prior to Constantine becoming Emperor, Constantine being the first christian Emperor.

SO... following the christianisation of Rome, a story developed where Saint George slayed the Dragon, thus turning the tables on the previously accepted story. Concidence?

Then this developed into the myth we now know based on people thinking that Dragons were terrifying realities.

Either way, the tale of Saint George and the Dragon means that the two have become firmly linked to each other, as if one cannot be talked about without talking about the other. IMO, that's your explanation right there.

FTR, St George is the patron Saint in loads of countries. Not only England but also in Palestine, Georgia and Malta to name a few.

Thanks mate.... wow now I’m confused too.

 

[RedVDave]

I thought our original name was the St. George Dragonslayers hence why our old logo is of St. George slaying the Dragon



overtime just got shortened to the Dragons which might be a good thing otherwise we would be known as the St. George Illawarra Dragonslayers or the St. George Illawarra Steel Dragonslayers.

 

[Saint_JimmyG]

“Saints” has never been discontinued as a derivative of St. George Illawarra or the Dragons.

It’s a holy trilogy of sorts.

Anyway, I thought the original moniker for the club was “The Blood And Bandages”.

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

maybe we should be called the StGeorge Knights

 

[RedVDave]

Additionally I believe Souths are called the Rabbitohs because it is a name which derived from the 1900's from people who used to kill rabbits, sell them and wipe there blood on there green uniforms (hence the red and green jersey, and why the logo used to have a x through the eye)

Which is why I can't stand when there fans yell out "go the rabbits" or "up the mighty bunnies" because basically they are cheering against there team and what they stand for. They could at least yell out myxomatosis, at least we had the sense to change our name.