Gold Coast Suns Rebrand

[Little Goffy 14,463]

52 minutes ago, Deefender said:

A NRL ex player told me “the Gold Coast is a party town. They’ll never do any good.”

For NRL players, Penrith is a party town.

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,357]

My guess is that they've finally decided to grow up and go with a more traditional style guernsey just like the Bears, Port and Dockers eventually did. They'll at least look like a football team. 

[Demon Disciple 12,068]

1 hour ago, Little Goffy said:

For NRL players, Penrith is a party town.

4 gf’s in a row, the last 3 premierships…….what’s not to celebrate?

[Nascent 9,111]

Umm..  looks like I was wrong. They somehow made it worse. Believe the reveal is this Friday morning so not 100% confirmed.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/afl/article-14070423/AFL-accidentally-leaked-new-Gold-Coast-Suns-new-team-logo-fans-not-happy.html

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,074]

20 minutes ago, Nascent said:

Umm..  looks like I was wrong. They somehow made it worse. Believe the reveal is this Friday morning so not 100% confirmed.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/afl/article-14070423/AFL-accidentally-leaked-new-Gold-Coast-Suns-new-team-logo-fans-not-happy.html

Couple of things in that report:

* It's not 'an oval'; it's a footy, surely!

* it's not a setting sun; the shimmering bottom half means it's a rising sun, over the Pacific.

Credibility points deductions.

 

[DistrACTION Jackson 8,671]

No way Kalani White can be happy about that logo….

[Demonstone 22,317]

I don't mind it myself but, as the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beerholder.

[Demon Disciple 12,068]

Still an amateurly run club, kinda like ourselves when CS released the MFC shield with 20 million things happening in it.

[whatwhat say what 22,700]

1 hour ago, Demon Disciple said:

Still an amateurly run club, kinda like ourselves when CS released the MFC shield with 20 million things happening in it.

truly one of the worst pieces of design imaginable 

[Little Goffy 14,463]

That alleged new symbol is clearly just an infrared scan of an egg being cooked. Only thing I can't decide is if it is a side view of a poached egg or a top view of a fried egg.

To reference an ancient egg related public health ad, "This is your football code on marketing."

[BAMF 4,301]

Quite like it myself. Better than the original.

[Ethan Tremblay 30,826]

[Bates Mate 4,469]

Rather than a rebrand , I'd rather they disband, just in time for Tassie keep it at 18 teams

[Roger Mellie 3,988]

At first glance I thought it was an 'S' and wondered what tf 'S' stood for.

[3183 Dee 2,853]

5 minutes ago, Roger Mellie said:

At first glance I thought it was an 'S' and wondered what tf 'S' stood for.

Suns?

[praha 11,236]

I actually quite like it. Doesn't try too hard. I immediately saw the "rising" sun reflection on the water. Also gives me Commodore 64 vibes lol

[Roger Mellie 3,988]

2 minutes ago, 3183 Dee said:

Suns?

I suppose so but you don't see too many clubs running round with that kind of branding. Eg. Could you imagine Essendon running around with a giant 'B' on all their apparel? Or Collingwood with 'M' etc

[whatwhat say what 22,700]

18 minutes ago, Roger Mellie said:

I suppose so but you don't see too many clubs running round with that kind of branding. Eg. Could you imagine Essendon running around with a giant 'B' on all their apparel? Or Collingwood with 'M' etc

franchise gonna franchise

no soul whatsoever

[Katrina Dee Fan 3,341]

3 hours ago, Bates Mate said:

Rather than a rebrand , I'd rather they disband, just in time for Tassie keep it at 18 teams

I've been saying for a while, one of three things will happen to the Suns - either fold, merge or relocate.  They're simply not viable as they are.  As for the new logo, I reckon the Year 7 Visual Communication Design class at my school could come up with something better.

[3183 Dee 2,853]

1 hour ago, Roger Mellie said:

I suppose so but you don't see too many clubs running round with that kind of branding. Eg. Could you imagine Essendon running around with a giant 'B' on all their apparel? Or Collingwood with 'M' etc

I know what you mean - although I think the Giants may have a G on one of their tops? Anyway, looks like they’ve tried to incorporate lots of things into one design. Looks like the logo of a 70s American cable news channel.

[Fritta and Turner 4,345]

2 hours ago, Roger Mellie said:

I suppose so but you don't see too many clubs running round with that kind of branding. Eg. Could you imagine Essendon running around with a giant 'B' on all their apparel? Or Collingwood with 'M' etc

I reckon Collingwood should go with a giant C.

[No. 31 1,220]

Always though the "Suns" was such a lame name. They should merge with Southport Sharks, rebrand as the Gold Coast Sharks and use the Sharks guernsey but in red & yellow.  

[Dr. Mubutu 831]

22 minutes ago, No. 31 said:

Always though the "Suns" was such a lame name. They should merge with Southport Sharks, rebrand as the Gold Coast Sharks and use the Sharks guernsey but in red & yellow.  

That would make sense, so obviously it's never going to happen

[Roger Mellie 3,988]

3 hours ago, Fritta and Turner said:

I reckon Collingwood should go with a giant C.

I thought the same for the Cats

[Ethan Tremblay 30,826]

A camel is a horse designed by committee.