GC17 - Now the Gold Coast (nothings)

[Yencks 8]

Gold Coast have decided to not have a nickname to try to be bold

sounds a bit like the previous melbourne board

interesting decision

[45HG 1,539]

Sounds like a pack of halfwits. Did you see the "logo"? Far out. Don't you love how traditional our game is.

How GC got a team and Tassie hasn't is a disgrace.

Didn't Brissie start out there? And were even worse on the Coast than they were in Brisbane

[Tigers Dayz 2]

As announced by Hutchy on the Footy Show, the Gold Coast Football Club will not have a nickname and colours will be Red, White, Blue and Yellow.

I hope they don't clash with our AFL designated Red, White and Blue clash jumber.

Their mascot is a cartoon like lifesaver.

[beelzebub 23,311]

They'll be known as the Gerriatric Generics !! New sponsors to be Black and Gold ( Coast ) and Homebrand !!

The Mascot will wear a label announcing he was packed for the GCFC from domestic and imported players

[Guest jackas_backa]

No nickname is so the door is left open for a late merge. :angry:

[beelzebub 23,311]

I notice on the tellie that Graeme Downey still seems to think the new club is a littel hard done by and really wants more ability to snare redy mades !! FFS. Downey..Get ya club up and runnig and train a few boys !! Its what we have to do and your getting more than a share on a plate.

They seem to think its their right to be 'very' competitive come the first AFL year.. i.e top eight ( nine..fifteen or wahtever Vlad goes with )

MEMO to GC..we owe you lot nothing...youre the newbies.. you have to earn respect and position.. otherwise it means nothing...still given they are the "nothings' maybe this is where his misconception begins !! <_<

[Demon Disciple 11,998]

Too right Bub. Their team will have access to the best QLD talent and underage kids next year, plus picks 1,2,3,5,7,9,11,13, plus they will be able to take the best uncontracted player from every team.

That's 8 very early picks, 16 half decent players who already have AFL experience, on top of that, around another 20 young kids they sign up this year and next. And that's before they even start competing in the AFL. No doubt they will get more concessions as time goes on. Cry me a f****ing river.

They are still 2 1/2 years from playing their first game in the AFL and are already starting to whinge. Turn it up. :angry: Take their license off 'em and give it to Tassie (along with an apology). They'd appreciate everything that was given to them, unlike this group of spoilt geriatrics.

[Chelly 810]

Embarrassing!

[True Believer 1]

Embarrassing!

GC17.....Gold Coast Football Club......Andrew Demetriou is up tp NO GOOD as usual......The colours red white blue (yellow) / No nickname and stupid club name LEAVES THE GATE OPEN FOR EITHER MELBOURNE, NORTH MELBOURNE or WESTERN BULLDOGS !!!!..... now it makes sense to me. ..... Demetriou take a big swim off the Gold Coast and DROWN !!!

[deanox 9,891]

red white blue and yellow just seems to invite clashes with everyone.

mfc, nmfc, wb, wc, st kilda, freo, swans, could all potentially clash with that colour combination. the more colours the more clashes too, because the jumpers get blurry. why not make them 'orange and blue, then they'd ony clash with WC. or green and black, they'd clash with no one. or yellow and purple. or yellow and red. the list goes on.

why use a combination thaqt already exists?

fwiw im prety happy with the GC FC thing. thats what all the afl clubs were originally, and the nickname slowly caught on for some reason or another. let them be the gold coast, and somewhere along the line they will pick up an appropriate nomiker. at least it will have more meaning than the 'pirates' or the 'marlins', plastic imposed nicknames that i believe would be hard for anyone to support.

[H_T 3,043]

Sounds like a pack of halfwits. Did you see the "logo"? Far out. Don't you love how traditional our game is.

How GC got a team and Tassie hasn't is a disgrace.

Didn't Brissie start out there? And were even worse on the Coast than they were in Brisbane

They are just starting out 45, they haven't got a team yet, they've just been born and your calling them a bunch of halfwits. Give 'em time. Easy to sit back and criticise. No matter how well their launch went, there would be criticism no matter what.

Too right Bub. Their team will have access to the best QLD talent and underage kids next year, plus picks 1,2,3,5,7,9,11,13, plus they will be able to take the best uncontracted player from every team.

I believe they should get a few picks in the 2009 draft and a few taken away from them in the 2010 draft. In order to: -

1/ Develop over another year, so they have 2 years of development so they are closer to being ready in 2011

2/ To ease the amount of draft picks taken away from all other 16 clubs in 2010 draft. (ie Dilute)

ie. 2009 - Picks 2,5,11,15

2010 - Picks 1,2,3,5,9,13,...,..etc

red white blue and yellow just seems to invite clashes with everyone.

mfc, nmfc, wb, wc, st kilda, freo, swans, could all potentially clash with that colour combination. the more colours the more clashes too, because the jumpers get blurry. why not make them 'orange and blue, then they'd ony clash with WC. or green and black, they'd clash with no one. or yellow and purple. or yellow and red. the list goes on.

why use a combination thaqt already exists?

We have not seen the final jumper yet deanox. Let's wait until that has happened before we start knocking them. Think of the current Brisbane clash jumper.

fwiw im prety happy with the GC FC thing. thats what all the afl clubs were originally, and the nickname slowly caught on for some reason or another. let them be the gold coast, and somewhere along the line they will pick up an appropriate nomiker. at least it will have more meaning than the 'pirates' or the 'marlins', plastic imposed nicknames that i believe would be hard for anyone to support.

So am I, I agree totally. They will get a nickname or something appropriate in due course.

[Arthur Dent 2]

Amazing choice of colours really. You would think they would want to differentiate themselves from Brisbane with the colours of Blue Yellow and Maroon, and yet they choose Blue Yellow and Red in their colour scheme. Bizarre

[titan_uranus 24,963]

This is the mascot. You'd think he would wear colours similar to that of the jumper, so I'm thinking more yellow than anything, which avoids some of the clashes (e.g. with Sydney, us, Adelaide, Freo etc).

[old55 23,307]

Amazing choice of colours really. You would think they would want to differentiate themselves from Brisbane with the colours of Blue Yellow and Maroon, and yet they choose Blue Yellow and Red in their colour scheme. Bizarre

As Jacka points out - no nickname for a late merge and the colours of the Demons, Roos and Dogs are all covered.

Personally I would have gone for orange but maybe West Sydney will head there.

[kryton 0]

This is the mascot. You'd think he would wear colours similar to that of the jumper, so I'm thinking more yellow than anything, which avoids some of the clashes (e.g. with Sydney, us, Adelaide, Freo etc).

Hmmm sure has the build for football?? won't be grabbing him around the hips...lol Calves look a little on the weedy side.

[timmy 29]

Hmmm sure has the build for football?? won't be grabbing him around the hips...lol Calves look a little on the weedy side.

That GC on the jumper looks like the Sports Tonight Logo!

And people said the new proposed Demon looked childish!

[H_T 3,043]

As Jacka points out - no nickname for a late merge and the colours of the Demons, Roos and Dogs are all covered.

<_< Hmmmm. Yes, Indeed.

Is it a Vlad (AFL) conspiracy directive...

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

As Jacka points out - no nickname for a late merge and the colours of the Demons, Roos and Dogs are all covered.

Scary, but true.

[praha 11,226]

No nickname is so the door is left open for a late merge. :angry:

Exactly my thoughts.

[WonnaJurah 5]

wonder if their theme song will be done to the tune of the baywatch theme?>

[Deers 202]

I cannot believe this GC17 board is keeping up with the stereotype for their club. It's going to be laughable!

Free bottles of fake tan handed to fans at the gate?

I just hope they can play some footy FFS.

[ChaserJ 4,977]

"AFL national development manager David Matthews said based on early research - with the players available in the 2010 national draft having taken part in this year's national under 16 championships - the 2010 national draft was shaping up as 'a normal draft' rather than a super draft like 2001 or a slightly weaker draft such as 2002."

At least we have two strong draft classes ahead of us before GC raid the draft, and I am somewhat comforted by the above notion that it's not shaping as a 'super draft'.

[H_T 3,043]

wonder if their theme song will be done to the tune of the baywatch theme?>

Nice one. Could be catchy. It could be played each time they kick a goal. Like the Brisbane Bears and Sydney Swans of old!

"AFL national development manager David Matthews said based on early research - with the players available in the 2010 national draft having taken part in this year's national under 16 championships - the 2010 national draft was shaping up as 'a normal draft' rather than a super draft like 2001 or a slightly weaker draft such as 2002."

At least we have two strong draft classes ahead of us before GC raid the draft, and I am somewhat comforted by the above notion that it's not shaping as a 'super draft'.

David Matthews going into bat for the GC17 and AFL. Next they'll have all 15 first picks rather than 9 out of 15.

[beelzebub 23,311]

This is the mascot. You'd think he would wear colours similar to that of the jumper, so I'm thinking more yellow than anything, which avoids some of the clashes (e.g. with Sydney, us, Adelaide, Freo etc).

Hmm...that come hither smirk...the sultry "Hello Sailor" look !!!

What in gods name were they thinking ???? An absolute joke..

Who's the naming sponsor going to be?? probably Avon or Maybelline by the look of that 'lovley" boy !! ffs

still with GC ..might end up "Golden Circle "

A predominantly Yellow jumper ought be ok...for them !!! the ..."What-Eva's" !!!

[WonnaJurah 5]

Hmm...that come hither smirk...the sultry "Hello Sailor" look !!!

What in gods name were they thinking ???? An absolute joke..

Who's the naming sponsor going to be?? probably Avon or Maybelline by the look of that 'lovley" boy !! ffs

still with GC ..might end up "Golden Circle "

A predominantly Yellow jumper ought be ok...for them !!! the ..."What-Eva's" !!!

instead of goal posts you have to kick in between the red and yellow flags