:lol: That too. Doesn't mean I can't have preferences.

I just really don't want a team called "pride" in the league, we have enough shit names as is.

Imonfourfourtwo, can you have a go at a Geelong logo and kits and maybe put a deer or something random in it. I want to tweet it to the major of Geelong see if he likes it
maybe something this from the USA


I'm sure you could better that.

wtf is Barwon? :lol:

It's a river that flows through Geelong, and not through most of the other parts of the area.

Even if people in a potential Geelong club's catchment area from the Bellarine and outlying areas to Geelong's west don't see themselves as part of Geelong, they're gonna be fully cognisant of the fact that Geelong is the biggest population centre in their area and will support that team regardless of the name.

Edited by paladisious: 13/1/2014 06:32:33 PM

Yes you're right, but I do seem to recall people complaining and thinking both those were grossly underestimated at the time. You're right though my mistake!

The regions water supply is run by Barwon Water and there is Barwon Health as well so many would identify with the name but I'm not sure that their respective regions cover the whole catchment of a club based in Geelong.

Only 180,000 people live in the city of Ipswich. That's nowhere near enough for an expansion. Same does for up in North Queensland.

Remember what Gallop said - they want a team with a potential fanbase of close to 7-figures. That does potentially exist in South East Queensland, but the population is so spread out that it's hard to figure out where exactly to put it. NRL can do it because they can live off the TV ratings.

Perhaps the answer is to give the team an additional identity beyond mere geography. Maybe go down the Wanderers route and make a distinctly working class team (Logan, perhaps?). I also like the military idea.

Yes you're right, but I do seem to recall people complaining and thinking both those were grossly underestimated at the time. You're right though my mistake!

any big landmarks old building that could be of logo

any big landmarks old building that could be of logo

It's not just the City of Ipswich, people need to incorporate the immediate surrounds and region it covers. THEN that's a larger area, growing ever more! Look at the planned suburb of Springfield for instance! This whole area is a rapidly growing corridor between Ipswich and Brisbane/Logan, as part of the wider conurbation in SE QLD!

Ipswich = essentially a 'Greater Western/SW Brisbane Metro' team (Incorporating Western parts of Logan and SW fringe of Bris Metro within it's 20-25km radius) and geographically, population distribution and even culturally, including football culture, it well works!

Even if you leave all of Logan out of it the current population of the 4 LGA's in the region is 282k and it will be growing at 5% pa until 2021 and 4.9% pa from 2021 to 2031. An hour or so west is the Toowoomba region which currently has a population of 160k and will be 250k by 2031.

I really have no idea what you would call a team playing out of Ipswich, but also looking to incorporate surrounds as far as Toowoomba and the Darling Downs.

As corny as it sounds, I think Western Pride would actually be a great name, and get buy in from the whole area. But as Benjamin said, its probably not regionally identifiable enough for FFA. Western Pride of Queensland? Confused

An outline of Geelong's picturesque refinery would be most appropriate I think.

But more seriously maybe Cunningham Pier? It has a kinda Crystal Palace feel about it (on a much much smaller scale of course).

@ GloryPerth

Yes it includes Springfield. From recollection Ipswich itself will have a population of 290k by 2021 out of 420k in the region and 460k out of 620k by 2031. It currently has the 6 fastest growing suburbs in Brisbane and 8 of the top 10 when measured by capital growth.

The reason I included Toowoomba is that it currently has 3.2k registered players so its a source of interest and players for a western Brisbane club that is only an hour or so drive away.


Edited by gyfox: 13/1/2014 11:06:07 PM

Shouldn't Perth have a second team then they are expected to surpass Brisbane in 10 years

Shouldn't Perth have a second team then they are expected to surpass Brisbane in 10 years

Malaysia U23s join NPLQ

MALAYSIA will field an national Under 23 team in this year's senior men's National Premier Leagues Queensland competition in a revolutionary new first for football in Australia.
The Malaysian Under 23 side, known as Harimau Muda 'A', will become the first international representative team to compete in an Australian football league when they take to the field in early March.

FAM General Secretary, Dato' Hamidin Bin Haji Mohd Amin, and Harimau Muda 'A' head coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee were joined by Football Queensland executives in Brisbane on Tuesday to formally announce the team's participation in the 2014 competition.

Football Queensland Chief Operating Officer Ben Mannion said the announcement continued the growth of the NPL model in Queensland, which is the state's elite competition below the A-League and commenced in 2013.

“One of the keys to rapid growth of Football in any country is for its clubs, coaches and players to gain exposure to new methods and ideas via international competition,” Mannion said.

“Building a strong relationship with FAM and Asia is an important step in providing this development opportunity to our youth and coaches as well as showcasing their talents to an international audience”.

Football Queensland Chief Executive Officer Geoff Foster said he was delighted that this relationship was possible after just one season of the National Premier Leagues competition in Queensland.

“The opportunity for our junior players and coaches to view the different styles, philosophies, tactics and techniques that this national team will employ will provide the whole Queensland football community with an otherwise inaccessible experience.” Foster said.

The announcement comes following negotiations between FAM and Football Queensland that commenced after a successful tour of the state by the Malaysian Under 23 team in 2012.

While Harimau Muda 'A' have not been granted a full NPL license, they will compete under a Memorandum of Understanding between FAM and Football Queensland.

Fixtures will be played for competition points, however the team will not be eligible to compete in the NPL Finals Series nor the FFA Cup.

The inclusion of the Malaysian Under 23's comes eight years after Football Federation Australia joined the Asian Football Confederation and one year out from 2015 AFC Asian Cup, which features Brisbane as one of five Australian host cities.

Their addition takes NPL Queensland to 14 teams for the 2014 season following last week's confirmation that Brisbane Roar will field their National Youth League team in the senior division this year.

Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/malaysia-u23s-join-nplq#HEwSvK5ZDvvC7CsA.99

I fear they might of been serious when talking up an Asian A-league team...

Fuck this just cannot happen. Football is doing so well in this country, we have a fantastic league, we don't need the FFA to fuck it up by entirely breaking football convention and ruining the fantastic package that is the A-League.

I know it might not be a popular decision, but I can't help but think you might be somewhat overstating the potential impact...

As for Ipswich, it's still part of Brisbane Metro right? Why not call it Western Brisbane and target the western suburbs/ipswich

A lot of what is commonly referred to as "west" Brisbane is traditionally well-to-do suburbs. Ipswich is not really seen as western Brisbane, its more south-west, and is traditionally a redneck bogan paradise. Worlds apart. Few from the "western" suburbs of Brisbane would support an Ipswich team.

Not sure the name/s "South-West(ern) Brisbane" would really resonate with anyone either.