Gws

[LostDoggy]

I read today that Greater West Sydney are unveilng their jumper, colours etc on 16th November. I did read a couple of weeks ago the AFL said Bulldog fans don't need to worry about them stealing our colours. Still a bit concerned that their current emblem is red white and blue, hope they don't make their jumper the same, seems strange that they would alter their current colours.

[Mr.1975]

GWS will not have red white and blue as their colours, I have heard Green plays a big part of their colour scheme.

[chef]

Pretty sure they are just using the AFL colours ATM which are RW&B. I wouldn't be surprised if their colours are light blue and dark blue plus one other colour.

[mighty_west]

Quarterbrain just announced that they will be known as the Giants.

[chef]

Quarterbrain just announced that they will be known as the Giants.

I don't mind the Greater West Sydney Giants.

[Greystache]

Pretty sure they are just using the AFL colours ATM which are RW&B. I wouldn't be surprised if their colours are light blue and dark blue plus one other colour.

I would've thought light blue and dark blue would make sense, no one else has that and it's readily identifiable to the rugby types. A guy on BF did a really good design of a prototype jumper, I'll see if I can find it.

[bornadog]

I don't mind the Greater West Sydney Giants.

a mouthful.

Maybe GWS Giants

[Dry Rot]

FWIW, you can't underestimate just how hideous their area of Sydney really is.

No wonder the AFL is giving them two season's crack at other teams' uncontracted players.

[stefoid]

Giants? bleh!

[The Doctor]

FWIW, you can't underestimate just how hideous their area of Sydney really is.



You mean Blacktown, Doonside, Plumpton, Mt Druitt and Rooty Hill? Surely not.

I agree with the 2 blue colours. It is identifiable among the sports fans of Sydney as representative of NSW teams

[chef]

a mouthful.

Maybe GWS Giants

It is, but it's still only one more syllable than Collingwood Magpies.

[LostDoggy]

Glad to hear about the colours. I was getting a bit worried. I always thought the 2 blue would be the best way for them to go.

[Greystache]

This was a design a bloke on BF came up with, I thought they we excellent.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a136/ggakma/west-sydney-presentation-3.png

[Murphy'sLore]

That's pretty cool, I bet whatever they end up with is nothing like as good as that!

[chef]

GWS to reveal name, colours

TEAM GWS has settled on a new name and colours and will unveil both to the world on Tuesday, November 16.

The AFL's newest team has operated under the Team GWS moniker as it prepares for entry into the League in 2012, but has undertaken extensive research into coming up with a more fan-friendly name for the club to be based in greater western Sydney.

The red, white and blue colour scheme of the club's initial logo has also been of some concern to Bulldogs' supporters, whose club has worn the same colours for decades, but the AFL has made assurances the 18th team will sport a fresh, new look.

The new name and colours were arrived at following a six-month public campaign along with a competition involving more than 200 schools across the region, with GWS receiving more than 20,000 suggestions through a website set up to canvass public opinion.

"One of the challenges we have faced is building support for a club that has no name," chief executive Dale Holmes said on Thursday.

"It's exciting that we are finally going to have a brand that people can connect with and feel a part of.

"We are committed to working with the community to develop the identity of their club. A comprehensive process was undertaken to canvass the community's best ideas, which also included stakeholder workshops and extensive market research.

"The end result I must say is something we're all extremely proud of and to be honest we can't wait to share it with our supporters and the community."

The club will continue to engage the community in the development of its brand with ongoing mascot and club song promotions in 2011

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/104143/default.aspx

[LostDoggy]

slightly off topic - does anyone know if GWS has the same window that GC had to poach uncontracted players now (before start of next season)? If so, any news of the likes of Hill being approached. Who else is out of contract at the end of the year and would be on their radar?

[chef]

slightly off topic - does anyone know if GWS has the same window that GC had to poach uncontracted players now (before start of next season)? If so, any news of the likes of Hill being approached. Who else is out of contract at the end of the year and would be on their radar?

Not sure about us, but rumoured be after Swallow($900k a year) from the Roos.

[Throughandthrough]

GWS to reveal name, colours


the Team GWS moniker


http://www.thirdage.com/files/imagecache/350x350/files/lewinsky.jpg


It will never catch on.

[LostDoggy]

The BF one has great colors but bizzarre patterns. Don't think it will last. Whats with the tapering stripes and the yoke and stripes on the white top?
Simple and traditional is always the best

[LostDoggy]

FWIW, you can't underestimate just how hideous their area of Sydney really is.

No wonder the AFL is giving them two season's crack at other teams' uncontracted players.

Does this mean that a head-high hit with your leading shoulder on a GWS player will be known as 'bumping uglies'?

There's a name for you -- the GWS Uglies.

[Greystache]

The BF one has great colors but bizzarre patterns. Don't think it will last. Whats with the tapering stripes and the yoke and stripes on the white top?
Simple and traditional is always the best

The tapering is to create the appearance of a W for Western Sydney.

[divvydan]

slightly off topic - does anyone know if GWS has the same window that GC had to poach uncontracted players now (before start of next season)? If so, any news of the likes of Hill being approached. Who else is out of contract at the end of the year and would be on their radar?

I am of the understanding that the 'loophole' still remains open and the AFL have no intention of closing it so therefore GWS can try and get players to sign between now and the draft.

[LostDoggy]

The tapering is to create the appearance of a W for Western Sydney.

:) Fair enough but it doesn't look look like a W. Either put a W or stripes but not both.

[stefoid]

This was a design a bloke on BF came up with, I thought they we excellent.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a136/ggakma/west-sydney-presentation-3.png

The GWS Tiny Feet?

[divvydan]

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Unveiling tonight of GWS's name and jumper

Name is going to be GWS Giants, jumper will be

http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/11/16/1225954/454232-gws-jumper.jpg

According to HS http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-to-unveil-gws-giants/story-e6frf9jf-1225954361689

[Desipura]

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Unveiling tonight of GWS's name and jumper

Name is going to be GWS Giants, jumper will be

http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/11/16/1225954/454232-gws-jumper.jpg

According to HS http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-to-unveil-gws-giants/story-e6frf9jf-1225954361689


That would have to be the most uninspiring jumper I have ever seen!
The West Sydney Wolves jumper as shown in a previous post is far better IMHO.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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Unveiling tonight of GWS's name and jumper

Name is going to be GWS Giants, jumper will be

http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/11/16/1225954/454232-gws-jumper.jpg

According to HS http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-to-unveil-gws-giants/story-e6frf9jf-1225954361689

That's dreadful

[Daughter of the West]

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Unveiling tonight of GWS's name and jumper

Name is going to be GWS Giants, jumper will be

http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/11/16/1225954/454232-gws-jumper.jpg

According to HS http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-to-unveil-gws-giants/story-e6frf9jf-1225954361689

Is it just me, or does the G look more like a C?

Can't say that I'm a fan.

[BulldogBelle]

Total rubbish.

Worst looking jumper yet!

[Desipura]

Total rubbish.

Worst looking jumper yet!
If it was yellow and moroon, it would at least like the old high school footy jumpers.

[aker39]

The Herald Sun are reporting that GWS will be called the Giants and this is there jumper.

Any talk that they may be wearing red, white and blue and clash with us can be stopped.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-to-unveil-gws-giants/story-e6frf9jf-1225954361689

http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/11/16/1225954/454232-gws-jumper.jpg

[Mofra]

http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/11/16/1225954/454232-gws-jumper.jpg
Looks like a training jumper, not a match jumper. Reminds me of the old WCE training jumpers.

Are they going to be known colloquially as the G's? Ali G, Mr G (We can be Heroes), G Bangers, they will cop it without mercy.

[Dazza]

I've said it for a while now. Sheedys lost his mind.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Looks like a construction jumper.

Pretty bland, although it may look OK for its simplicity in the flesh.

[Desipura]

I've said it for a while now. Sheedys lost his mind.

Dont know how much Sheedy had to do with the jumper.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Dont know how much Sheedy had to do with the jumper.

Figuratively speaking, knowing Sheedy, then probably everything. ;)

[The Underdog]

If that's the best they could come up with then I'm speechless. What happened to Sheedy's comments that it wouldn't have black (oh i'm sorry is it Charcoal Grey?).
It looks like a bad super hero outfit.

[Twodogs]

Stop waving that thing at me. Jeyzus!


You'll take someone's eye out.

[Twodogs]

And the Giants?

That's original.

[Hotdog60]

Looks like a training jumper, not a match jumper. Reminds me of the old WCE training jumpers.

Are they going to be known colloquially as the G's? Ali G, Mr G (We can be Heroes), G Bangers, they will cop it without mercy.

They won't have any trouble finding the 'G' spot.

[Twodogs]

Merged the two GWS threads together.

[LostDoggy]

Terrible. Its just a mix of Hawthorns poos and pees.

[Jasper]

Looks like a training jumper, not a match jumper. Reminds me of the old WCE training jumpers.

Are they going to be known colloquially as the G's? Ali G, Mr G (We can be Heroes), G Bangers, they will cop it without mercy.

The New York Giants are known as the G-Men for what it's worth.

Mr G and Sheeds have more in common than you can imagine

[KT31]

New jumper is a shocker.
But at least it's not red, white and blue.

[chef]

http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/11/16/1225954/454232-gws-jumper.jpg



http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS26WDbQ78p2g9RxHqfeejWz6QVk9gxCNqHYNtbmVk Oy09vvOO5

Very similar to the GC one.

[chef]

http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2010/11/16/1225954/455663-gws-jumper.jpg

Heres their other one.

[LostDoggy]

I don't understand the whole 'Greater' thing, surely it should just be West Sydney Giants.

[mjp]

This is all a bit weird.

Both Gold Coast and Western Sydney have missed massive opportunities re- colors and names.

- Be original (Green...for goodness sake, no other club is GREEN).
- Use a name that reminds people of the region - Surfers or something for the Gold Coast, and I am convinced GWS should have adopted either a real 'development' theme (actually, given all the solar power stuff going on out there 'SUNS' would have had a good tie to the area) or gone with an indigenous theme given the history of Blacktown.

[LostDoggy]

They were talking about names on SEN today, i actually liked Western/West Sydney Warriors.

Thought it could work well out in that area.

[Ghost Dog]

Does it pass the tried and true test of a jumper?
As mentioned in another post ( apologies to originator of this test )

Can a grandma knit it? prolly
Can a 6 year old draw it with crayons? hmm, to a degree
Would you want to paint the colours on your face? The orange needs to be brighter for it to really work.
For me....
Does the logo still hit you if you blur your eyes? Not really. G or C? Looks like a traffic symbol.
Does it tap into the history of story of the region? Nope.

Fail. Yawn. They should get football players to design these. I have a BA in Design, and I think these things get overcooked by people with design but not sports club backgrounds who see it as a design and not an item you would want to bleed for, fly as a flag etc etc
I love Ports new strip. It Looks like something you would go to war in. New Freo Jumper is great too. They have to have a bit of tribal warfare in them ( UGH! ) Would you climb on a horse and go jousting in this thing? or paint it on your shield? Nope. Har Har. Ok. Overdoing it now.

[hujsh]

Is it just me, or does the G look more like a C?

I thought it was supposed to be a helmet. A giants helmet. I think that would be a better emblem.

[LostDoggy]

You can watch the launch live on the official website, starts in 3 minutes.

[The Underdog]

Well they will be the league's laughingstock, it's good to see they've embraced that role from the start. Both potential home jumper's are an abomination...orange, charcoal and white? That's the best you could come up with? They're away jumper will be sky blue? Cripes.
I'm so prepared to hate this team with all of my will. Sheedy'll help there.

[AndrewP6]

God that's a shocker.

[Flamethrower]

Reminds me of the Oklahoma State Cowboys,

http://www.okstate.com/

and the Yomiuri (Toyko) and San Francisco Giants baseball teams.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

And the Giants?

That's original.

Every kid uses that name for their primary school sport teams.

No word of a lie.

Wolves would have suited, but I'm glad GC/WS already blow.

[soupman]

Giants is a bit lame but it will probably grow on me quickly. I don't mind "suns" anymore, and really it's not that big a deal. Wolves would hav ebeen better though. The jumpers are crap though, and I'd prefer either of these:

(Using the current colours)
http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k496/Soupaman1/GWShoops.png

(Using the NSW colours)
http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k496/Soupaman1/GWShoopsBlue.png

[aker39]

- Be original (Green...for goodness sake, no other club is GREEN).
.

They couldn't get more original than orange and charcoal

[Mofra]

http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2010/11/16/1225954/455663-gws-jumper.jpg

Heres their other one.
I don't mind that one, certainbly better than the first one.

[Murphy'sLore]

They are both bloody horrible. I agree with GhostDog -- over-designed but under-imagined.

Charcoal and orange? Really? What are we going to call them, the Jaffas?

[Cyberdoggie]

I think it's not too bad, could be a lot worse.

It's relatively simple in design and hasn't got too much going on.

Not sold on "the giants" as a mascot.


I think it's better than the gc guernsey's. They look like training tops.

[mjp]

They couldn't get more original than orange and charcoal

Looks like Yellow and Black to me.

[LostDoggy]

http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2010/11/16/1225954/455663-gws-jumper.jpg

Heres their other one.

Reminds me of a West Coast Eagles guernsey.

[Twodogs]

I thought it was supposed to be a helmet. A giants helmet. I think that would be a better emblem.



Why would a giant wear a helmet?

[Murphy'sLore]

Why would a giant wear a helmet?

Might have helped Goliath.

[LostDoggy]

Might have helped Goliath.

He was wearing a helmet. The pebble hit him right between the eyes, where there was no cover. Bad helmet design -- the scourge of giants everywhere.

[The Underdog]

I like the part where Sheedy claimed a Giant wasn't an animal but a feeling. I could have sworn they were mythical beings, much like the AFL fans of Western Sydney.
Also read in The Age that the G had to be redesigned last minute as part of it appeared somewhat phallic.

[Murphy'sLore]

I like the part where Sheedy claimed a Giant wasn't an animal but a feeling. I could have sworn they were mythical beings, much like the AFL fans of Western Sydney.
Also read in The Age that the G had to be redesigned last minute as part of it appeared somewhat phallic.

Now that you mention it...!

[Remi Moses]

Can someone find the Seven year old who designed the new Port top!
Fair Dinkum the AfL has probably just paid some designer squillions for that awful monstrosity
The name has to be changed to just West Sydney for Christ sake!!

[hujsh]

Why would a giant wear a helmet?

If he has to plunder a village or ride a bike. Safety first.

[Ghost Dog]

They are both bloody horrible. I agree with GhostDog -- over-designed but under-imagined.

Charcoal and orange? Really? What are we going to call them, the Jaffas?

the Jaffas! HAHA :D You said it first. Now it sticks.

[chef]

Looks like Yellow and Black to me.

Maybe they are after Wests Tigers supporters.

[The Adelaide Connection]

That first one really is terrible.

If you look quickly and then look away it kinda looks a bit like this:

[Dazza]

After seeing it on tv I gotta say it looks pretty good. The jumper with the white G in particular. Better than Gold Coasts thats for sure.

[AndrewP6]

That first one really is terrible.

If you look quickly and then look away it kinda looks a bit like this:

:D Good call.

[Scorlibo]

So much better than the Gold Coast, but still quite terrible, why do they have to put big fat letters on the jumpers these days? Why can't they be satisfied with a simple but visually pleasing pattern?