What Nickname Should Gold Coast FC Have?

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When the new AFL Gold Coast franchise announced in September last year they’d have no nickname, it left the door wide open for future suggestions. Ten months on, I thought I might explore the topic.

At the time of that announcement, Gold Coast chairman John Witheriff commented, “During the process we received a lot of feedback from the community. One part of the process involved voting on nicknames. There was no clear favourite with the people who voted.”

Witheriff added, “Some of the world’s great sporting teams and brands are synonymous with the cities they come from. Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Chelsea are just a few.”

And while that is bold, the reality is this isn’t Europe, this is Australia where everything and everyone gets a nickname.

And this is Australian Rules footy where it’s a tradition to have a nickname, be it in the AFL, VFL, SANFL, WAFL or the Woop Woop country league.

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