Competition "What If" Wednesdays: Week 38 - New Zealand VFL Expansion

[cannavo]

Each Wednesday (most likely not) a non-existing team that has been known in the AFL world as a proposition or a former team will be brought to life!

Each comp will run for 1 week or so and the poll will run for 1 week or more if needed.
The winner picks the next team in the list below
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There are some routes you can go by if you're stuck

• The chosen team has entered the competition in 2017 along with the current 18 OR
• Design kits as if they've been in the competition all along OR
• Go back in time when the team entered the competition or when a merger would've happened (if applicable)
  eg. Design kits in 1991 when Adelaide entered the competition as the Crows
  Design kits in 1997 when the newly formed Melbourne Hawks would play their first season OR
• (For VFL Expansion) Accompany your kits with a backstory on how the team came to be

Your job is to produce a:

• Home kit
• Away kit (Home with white shorts is acceptable)
• OPTIONAL 3rd
  • Clash kit
  • Heritage kit
  • Other kit
• Club Logo (OPTIONAL BUT ENCOURAGED)

This week we ask....

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NEW RULES 23/6/15 (Read Carefully):

1. Kits and Logo must be in 1 picture (Makes polls easier to fit everything in)
2. The kits can consist of just a Jumper (Shorts and socks are encouraged to give a full identity effect)
3. Minimum 2 kits and there's no limit to how many kits you can include after that
   eg. Home and Away and/or Clash and/or Heritage and/or Others
4. Maximum 2 entries per person
5. For the former teams and Expansion teams I'll allow the use of the last jumper design the club used only once (Opens the door for that modern creativity)
6. For the proposed teams Directly copying a kit (Colours and design) of any team is disallowed
7. For the mergers, no restrictions. You can take any elements from the clubs involved in the merger and create whatever you please as long as you don't copy any proposed designs that have been brought up already
8. Proposed and Former teams - Do not use logos or jumper artwork that is being used or has been used by the club before (exception in Rule 5 for former teams)
9. Any team - Creating a logo from scratch is encouraged but you may take inspiration from and/or alter any sports logo to drive home your design.
10. Any proposed designs that have been brought up for the current team will not be allowed for use
11. Proposed Teams - You may use any colours you like even if it is being used by the team as long as it doesn't replicate any past/present designs the team has

TL-DR Version

1. Just make an entry and I'll pull you up on anything

Any other questions will be answered

List of teams
Now with links to past polls!

Former

• University
• Brisbane Bears
• Fitzroy Lions

Mergers

• Melbourne Hawks (Melbourne Demons and Hawthorn Hawks merger)
• Melbourne Lions (Melbourne Demons and Fitzroy Lions merger)
• Fitzroy Bulldogs (Fitzroy Lions and Footscray Bulldogs merger)
• Norwood - Sturt merger for AFL spot
• North Melbourne relocation to the Gold Coast
• North Fitzroy Kangaroos (North Melbourne Kangaroos and Fitzroy Lions merger)
• Glenelg - South Adelaide merger for AFL spot
• Sydney - Brisbane Bears Merger (1992)
• The Cartel (Players from Central Dist, North Adel, West Adel, Woodville-West Torrens picked from their respective sides to play AFL Football) - More Info
• Carlton - St Kilda merger
• Sydney - North Melbourne Merger (INFO)
• Fremantle Sharks (East Fremantle and South Fremantle merger)
• Fitzroy - St Kilda Merger (INFO)
• North Melbourne - Melbourne Merger (INFO)

Proposed

• Sydney Celtics
• Tasmanian Team
• ACT Team
• Southport Sharks to the AFL - 1996
• Melbourne team relocation to Los Angeles (INFO)
• Norwood to takeover Adelaide Crows - 1995
• Norwood to the AFL - 1994
  
• Fitzroy moving to Brisbane OR Gold Coast - 1986
• St Kilda relocation to Perth (INFO)
• Sydney Lions (Fitzroy Lions relocation to Sydney) - 1981 (INFO)
• Footscray relocation to Queensland - 1981 (INFO)
• Fitzroy relocation to Canberra - 1996
• Fremantle
  • Hammers
  • Mariners
  • Union
  • Courage
  • Dolphins
  • Stokers
• Greater Western Sydney
  • Wolves
  • Pride
  • Stallions
• Adelaide
  • Falcons
  • Sharks
  • Arrows
  • Lakers
  • Rams
  • Dolphins
• Port Adelaide
  • Raiders
  • Pirates
  • Mariners
  • Sharks
• Gold Coast
  • Stingrays
  • Ironmen
  • Marlins
  • Lifesavers
• Brisbane
  • Rockets
  • Breakers

VFL Expansion
Click Here for details on the teams listed

• Brunswick - 1925
• City FC (North Melbourne - West Melbourne Merger) - 1908
• Port Melbourne - 1925
• Brighton Penguins - 1907 & 1925
• East Perth - 1980
• Bendigo - 1951 (INFO)
• New Zealand Team
• Ballarat League Team - 1919
• North Melbourne/Essendon - 1921
• Coburg - 1924
• Prahran - 1925
• Public Service FC - 1925
• Camberwell - 1923
• Trans Australian Airlines - played under 19s VFL in the 1940s, aka North Essendon

NEW CATEGORY
Theoreticals

• Melbourne team relocation to London
• If Fitzroy stayed as The Gorillas
• If South Melbourne didn't relocate
• If South Melbourne stayed as The Bloods
• If North Melbourne stayed as The Shinboners
• If St Kilda stayed as The Seagulls

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[cannavo]

Source: The Phoenix Rises - pg.117
1987 – March 11. The VFL Board of Directors recieves a proposal for a team in New Zealand

 

[Fizzler]

Imagine this became true and NZ would’ve had an AFL team before SA.

 

[caloschwaby]

NEW ZEALAND SILVER-BLACKS
After their proposal to enter the soon-to-be AFL was accepted in 1988, AFL New Zealand was tasked with preparing an identity for the new franchise. Keeping in theme with many other New Zealand sporting groups the body opted for the use of the iconic fern on the jumper as well as the silver/black colour scheme. It for this reason where the teams' namesake arises from, once again keeping in theme with other New Zealand sporting groups.
With the inaugural AFL season soon approaching the Silver-Blacks are eager to prove New Zealand's place in the Australian Football League.​

 

[cannavo]

NEW ZEALAND SILVER-BLACKS
After their proposal to enter the soon-to-be AFL was accepted in 1988, AFL New Zealand was tasked with preparing an identity for the new franchise. Keeping in theme with many other New Zealand sporting groups the body opted for the use of the iconic fern on the jumper as well as the silver/black colour scheme. It for this reason where the teams' namesake arises from, once again keeping in theme with other New Zealand sporting groups.
With the inaugural AFL season soon approaching the Silver-Blacks are eager to prove New Zealand's place in the Australian Football League.​

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Just a heads up, GoPro wasn't around till 2002

 

[caloschwaby]

Just a heads up, GoPro wasn't around till 2002

I guess we're rewriting history here on What If Wednesdays

 

[Barrybran]

I guess we're rewriting history here on What If Wednesdays

You might want to patent that. There's money to be made!

 

[caloschwaby]

You might want to patent that. There's money to be made!

 

[_Damo_]

 

[fancyscum]

This is top stuff, love the home in particular.

 

[Zoops]

THE NEW ZEALAND KIWIS​

Based out of the Wellington Basin Reserve this ground has become their own fortress. After struggling attendances "Aussie Football" has become a strong sport in Wellington, making their first finals series in 1994. Losing to West Coast by 7 points in a close game at the WACA.

 

[just_kick_it]

 

[Bwillow11]

Have to say this was inspired by Damo's use of the teal-green (and Port Adelaide), but it does work quite well as a distinguishing colour between Collingwood and this team.

 

[parano1a]

Those with red-green colour blindness may confuse the away strip with Sydney...

 

[fancyscum]

Those with red-green colour blindness may confuse the away strip with Sydney...

They'd be wearing black against Sydney though.

 

[goalieboy82]

could see this as a mascot of somekind:

its Rugby but:

 

[Bwillow11]

could see this as a mascot of somekind:

its Rugby but:

Sorry but I had to.

 

[exile]

 

[Zoops]

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As much as I like it, it brings back harsh reminders of disappointment.

 

[Bwillow11]

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That's really nice!!
Winner so far I reckon.

 

[Fizzler]

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Love it. You're one of my favourite non-regular posters on this part of BF.
The only issue is the sash is darker than the jumper on the back of the home jumper.

 

[exile]

Love it. You're one of my favourite non-regular posters on this part of BF.
The only issue is the sash is darker than the jumper on the back of the home jumper.

thanks!
ooh good pick up. once I posted it I also thought perhaps the darker colour on the sash on the away jumper might be better matching the main colour of the guernsey (light grey). might see how that looks too. edit: tried it, wasn't a fan haha.

cannavo am i able to fix my entry to correct what Fizzler picked up?

 

[tigerz18]

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[just_kick_it]

haha yeh I thought about them afterwards.

 

[cannavo]

Poll tonight

Does the Fancystreak™ end here?!?