Some Ugly Choices For the Gold Coast Name
They could have been called something exciting, but after consulting with lawyers and advertising executives the new Gold Coast team will have a name that will be mocked by many.
One has to wonder if they just looked at the newer baseball teams for some of their ideas, as expansion teams in sunny Florida have been named the Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays.
Ironmen - Would a team of ironmen call themselves "The Footballers", probably not.
Marlins - There are worse ideas on their list. Although the only time you see a marlin, it has a hook in its mouth.
Guards - That is an interesting play on words, as they would be the gold COAST GUARDS. But Coast Guard vessels are not that intimidating, they could have called the team The Destroyers.
Rays - This is just silly, it is just a shortened version of option number 5 below. Farren Ray and Ray Chamberlain, probably not deserving of having a football club named after them.
Stingrays - Seems a bit odd, and they won't be getting Daniel Kerr to sign up for them.
From the AFL site: GC17 bid team float five names for club
One has to wonder if they just looked at the newer baseball teams for some of their ideas, as expansion teams in sunny Florida have been named the Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays.
Ironmen - Would a team of ironmen call themselves "The Footballers", probably not.
Marlins - There are worse ideas on their list. Although the only time you see a marlin, it has a hook in its mouth.
Guards - That is an interesting play on words, as they would be the gold COAST GUARDS. But Coast Guard vessels are not that intimidating, they could have called the team The Destroyers.
Rays - This is just silly, it is just a shortened version of option number 5 below. Farren Ray and Ray Chamberlain, probably not deserving of having a football club named after them.
Stingrays - Seems a bit odd, and they won't be getting Daniel Kerr to sign up for them.
From the AFL site: GC17 bid team float five names for club
That certainly sounds a lot better. But they have their reasons, with the local club being called that and Greg Norman.
The Crocodiles, Seahorses, Turtles, Dugongs, Seasnakes, all are sea life in their area. Townsville does have the NBL team called the Crocodiles, not that it matters a lot.
The team certainly doesn't need to have an ocean theme for their name, but it looks like that is what they are going for.
There is a sporting team there called the Gold Coast Blue Tongues, so that is a unique name and maybe the football club will rethink what they are doing, and not name their club after the Dandenong TAC Cup team.