Australian Football Stuff - not worthy of a thread

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

It's nearly and hour to get to Geelong from here with trains running at best every hour, they shouldn't have been let in without having some sort stadium arrangement in place in the West of Melbourne. Geelong and the West are completely different areas with completely different histories and identities, no one in Geelong wants to support a team that represents Melbourne and is just waiting till their stadium is built. The biggest fallacy in their club/bid is that past the Western edges of Melbourne there is any shared sense of identity with Melbourne, there is absolutely none.

Agree. it's just absurd. Play in a different region in an AFL stadium for a few years...wtf were the FFA thinking? The first year is critical. This is going to kill their early support.

Geelong would get right behind a Geelong team, and nobody else. Not this Western rubbish. Terrible logo too, 90s 3D effects.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Western Melbourne has always been called just the West in Melbourne so Western fits with local slang.

Sure but it’s a National competition. That hopefully takes your brand into Asia and globally...

For me their brand flies in the face of virtually every major team name in the world.

There are exceptions like Juve that aren’t regionally signified. But that’s pretty rare and evolved in a way that makes sense and they didn’t have to worry about telling everyone their in Turin.

Anyway not trying to argue at you of course JP,

Just has baffled me fro the start, presents natural marketing headaches that make no sense in having to me,

 

[Wombat]

Terrible name. Ordinary logo. Farcical ground choice for the 1st two seasons.

Let's hope they put out a decent Football side with a high profile marquee.

 

[Insertnamehere]

Terrible name. Ordinary logo. Farcical ground choice for the 1st two seasons.

Let's hope they put out a decent Football side with a high profile marquee.

They have a gun squad. I can see JP jumping ship when they have a local stadium.

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

They have a gun squad. I can see JP jumping ship when they have a local stadium.

I'm a Mariner till I die. I think it might be a tad difficult to convince my son to be though!

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Sure but it’s a National competition. That hopefully takes your brand into Asia and globally...

For me their brand flies in the face of virtually every major team name in the world.

There are exceptions like Juve that aren’t regionally signified. But that’s pretty rare and evolved in a way that makes sense and they didn’t have to worry about telling everyone their in Turin.

Anyway not trying to argue at you of course JP,

Just has baffled me fro the start, presents natural marketing headaches that make no sense in having to me,

Yeah from a general recognition point of view outside of Melbourne it doesn't make much sense. But then it's part of their farcial idea that they can somehow include Western Melbourne, Geelong and half the country towns of Victoria.

 

[Insertnamehere]

I'm a Mariner till I die. I think it might be a tad difficult to convince my son to be though!

Can relate. Got 2 potential roar/bronco/lions supporters. FML

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Yeah from a general recognition point of view outside of Melbourne it doesn't make much sense. But then it's part of their farcial idea that they can somehow include Western Melbourne, Geelong and half the country towns of Victoria.

Yeah that is madness isn’t it.

Other bids have pitched that too. Hell we, by which I mean bloody MC, tried it and failed miserably.

Football/sport is too tribal and parochial for this to ever really work unless you become a huge club/brand - ie a winner that everyone wants to be associated with regardless.

 

[BrisRecky]

So what do we think of this disgrace perpetrated by the moron security guards at Jubilee the other night, on that Smurf dad and his daughter with Down’s syndrome , and while I’m a big supporter of coppers, they didn’t shine too bright the other night either

 

[Insertnamehere]

So what do we think of this disgrace perpetrated by the moron security guards at Jubilee the other night, on that Smurf dad and his daughter with Down’s syndrome , and while I’m a big supporter of coppers, they didn’t shine too bright the other night either

I was fairly ambivalent of it all because usual both sides have done something wrong. In my experience Ive been kicked out more pubs sober than HAL games legless.
However now the police, security and stadium are acting super petty, Im on the blokes side. Fk them, id be looking into slander and defamation if hes got a case.

 

[sydmariner]

Macarthur FC: New Hyundai A-League club confirms name, colours and logo
Meet Macarthur FC, the official name of the Hyundai A-League newcomers from Sydney’s west when they enter the competition for the 2020/21 Season.

The Hyundai A-League's 12th club made the announcement on Wednesday at a function at Campbelltown Catholic Club.

It turned out to be a massive day for the club, who also unveiled Ante Milicic as their inaugural head coach for their debut season in the competition, while the official club colours were confirmed as black, gold and white.

The colours were chosen to represent the diverse cultures of the area.

"Like the club, [they] are authentically fun, tribal, proud, hardworking and inclusive," the club said.

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"Ochre is included to represent one of the traditional colours for the local Dharawal Aboriginal people on whose land the Macarthur region sits.

"The logo includes a bull, which is demonstrative of the club’s physical power as well as a tilt to history when a runaway herd of cattle was discovered in the region in 1795, and three stars of the Southern Cross to symbolise football’s links with the grassroots football community, the National Premier League and the A-League."

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Further explaining the thought behind the Macarthur FC identity, host Simon Hill, from FOX Sports, said: "In 2020/21 this region will have an A-League team to call its own. A team to forge its own success, reflecting the ambitions of the region and named for its first entrepreneur – Governor John Macarthur.

“The club’s logo contains four key elements, encompassing a bull – which is synonymous with the region – the local football associations and the five local councils.



“The three stars [on the logo] represent the A-League team, the affiliated National Premier League teams and community football.

“Predominantly black and white, the touches of ochre pay homage to the Dharawal heritage, an identity that will live on through the Academy team.”

The landmark decision for the new club comes after undertaking extensive forums where residents and fans had their say on name, colours and a club mascot.

The Macarthur South West United bid was officially given the green light to join the Hyundai A-League for the 2020/21 Season back in December.

The club are expected to begin announcing their inaugural coach and first player recruits later this year.

Macarthur FC will play at Campbelltown Stadium, with its training headquarters to be based at a new Centre of Excellence which is currently under construction. In the interim, the club will make use of facilities at the University of Western Sydney at Campbelltown.

 

[sydmariner]

imo the logo looks too much like oxford utd's logo

 

[turbo]

I hated the logo earlier when I saw it on pc, but on a phone zoomed out more I don’t mind it as much. They explained their rationale but shouldn’t have stars in the crest. They’ve got a fairly established meaning and a new franchise hasn’t won anything.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

I think it’s great. Far superior to WU imo.

 

[priorpeter]

[snip] Far superior to WU imo.

Quite a low bar you’ve set there

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Quite a low bar you’ve set there

This is very true.

 

[Wombat]

Its absolutely f**ked. It looks like some logo to do with farmers and drought relief. What the hell does it have to do with Football?

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Good branding as far as it goes to fitting the region and is distinctive. Obviously those people in the region who they consulted with think it will look cool on T-shirt’s and caps. I think it will too.

 

[sydmariner]

Its absolutely f**ked. It looks like some logo to do with farmers and drought relief. What the hell does it have to do with Football?

https://www.a-league.com.au/video/macarthur-fc-launch-video

 

[Insertnamehere]

Its absolutely f**ked. It looks like some logo to do with farmers and drought relief. What the hell does it have to do with Football?

Nothing. Its about the region.
However I think it looks garbage.
Mind you I think our logo needs a refresh.