SA Footy

What are the:

1. Best
2. Worst
3. Different

Football Club Emblems you have seen at a football club.

I played for two that were different;

1. Coober Pedy - The Deternators
2. Nhulunbuy - The Walkabout Chooks (yes the Chooks not the Roosters)

Couple of good emblems in Darwin - The Darwin Buffalos and the Southern District Crocs

A different knickname was down in the KNTFL - played against Mundulla who were known as the Moots.

and Mount Burr down that way were known as the Mozzies.

When were you up in Nhulunbuy Demon68 ?

I was up there in 1989/1990, worked in the bank up there, great part of the country up in Gove

What colour were the "moots" guernseys, were they woollen?

They are the tigers, hawthorn guernseys but black and gold, they were a powerhouse when I played down there....given how old I am most gurenseys were wollen back then.

Here are a few odd ones I've heard of..
North Albury Grasshoppers
Myponga Mudlarks
Flinders Uni Crabs
and most of the Southern Football League with
Reynella Wineflies
Noarlunga Shoes
Port Noarlunga Cockledivers

The Kersbrook Brookers would have to get the award for the least creative

Lightning McQueen wrote:What colour were the "moots" guernseys, were they woollen?

Black with a Gold Sash, the name comes from the Moot-Yang-Gunya swamp which is near the town

despite being well known, the (North Adelaide) Roosters is probably one of the more original ones....

Punk Rooster wrote:despite being well known, the (North Adelaide) Roosters is probably one of the more original ones....

They've had a couple of very original names over cthe years:

Pre North Adelaide, when it was Medindie FC, they were the Dingoes

Prior to being the Roosters (mid/late '60's?) North were reffered to as Cock 'o' The North

Eltham in the Melbourne amateurs are known as the "turtles". Its worth having a look at their website its quite funny. The best part is their song. Sung to the tune of "Oh we're from tigerland". Rather than yellow and black they say shells on our back.

the River Murray association team are known as the Cods, one of the only rep teams i know of to have an 'emblem'

Willaston Donnybrooks

Go to footypedia.com boys, you'll find some corkers there.

Kev Court has done an amazing job collecting the history of local football clubs across the nation.

I played for the Willaston Donnybrooks (red and blue in Melbourne style when I was there in the 90's)
and the Glencoe Murphies (maroon with gold V) named after the local Irish spud farmers I believe.

Played against the Roseworthy College Pink Panthers (APFL) who were balck with a pink sash
and in the MSEFL there is/was the Tarpeena Canaries, Mt Burr Mossies and Tantanoola Tigers who wore Red with a white V as the black and gold was taken by the Kongarong Hawks.

Port Adelaide have had some crackers over the years too.
Cockledivers, Seaside Men, Seasiders, Mudholians, Dustholians, Magentas

The Ash Man wrote:Port Adelaide have had some crackers over the years too.
Cockledivers, Seaside Men, Seasiders, Mudholians, Dustholians, Magentas

Power

Dogwatcher wrote:Go to footypedia.com boys, you'll find some corkers there.

Apple Snatchers: Hillwood Football Club (Tas)
Bushpigs: Flagstaff Hill Football Club (SA) & Rivcoll Football Club (NSW)
Cream Puffs: Waratahs Football Club (NT)
Twisties: Murrumbeena-South Caulfield Football Club (Vic)

Ian wrote:Cream Puffs: Waratahs Football Club (NT)

That's gotta be a piss take right?

If not what the hell were they thinking? I doubt even a netball team would be that outrageous!

devilsadvocate wrote:

Ian wrote:Cream Puffs: Waratahs Football Club (NT)

That's gotta be a piss take right?

If not what the hell were they thinking? I doubt even a netball team would be that outrageous!

I think some of the names on there are the "unofficial" nicknames as well, Morphettville Park were also listed as the Twisties, an unofficial nickname they were given.

Ian wrote:

devilsadvocate wrote:

Ian wrote:Cream Puffs: Waratahs Football Club (NT)

That's gotta be a piss take right?

If not what the hell were they thinking? I doubt even a netball team would be that outrageous!

I think some of the names on there are the "unofficial" nicknames as well, Morphettville Park were also listed as the Twisties, an unofficial nickname they were given.

in that case, Glenelg Gays