NathMar 23

Settle down, guys. They won one game against North Melbourne

https://aussie.zone/post/30887312

Show threadMisterFrog

It does my head in that the West Coast Eagles are eagles and not swans

Sydney stole their animal

Mar 23 at 5:57amWeb
Show threadmaniacalmanicmaniaMar 23
They did?
Show threadNathMar 23

I think he’s talking about how the Black Swam is WA’s emblem. I had never thought about it before, I suppose I am happy enough with the Wedge-tailed eagle being the mascot, given the rest of the avian avatars (magpies, hawks, swans) in the league.

The new WA NRL team is going to be the bears though and I think it’s a huge opportunity lost when they could be the Quokkas! Given the Quokka’s global popularity, they’d have a huge merchandise opportunity from the very first - and possibly a global fanbase.


Show threadMisterFrogMar 23
Haha I love this. When are they hiring you as their marketing manager? They’d be silly not to
Show threadmaniacalmanicmaniaMar 23
I see. Thanks. Is the bottom image meant to be a bear or a mean quokka? Defo a missed opportunity.
Show threadGorgritch_Umie_KillaMar 23
Such a missed opportunity. Its so obvious as well, like we have no bears here. Its some call back to an old team that went bust. What does a team name like the ‘Bears’ have to do with WA?
Show threadskribeMar 23

South Melbourne (now Sydney) adopted the Swan as their logo in 1933 after an influx of WA players.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Swans

Sydney Swans - Wikipedia

Show threadMisterFrogMar 23
Wow, that’s a fun tidbit, thanks for sharing :)
Show threadNigelFrobisher6d ago
Tbf WA actually has Eagles, and there are big mobs of swans everywhere.