Portfolio SANFL based Alternate History

[El_Scorcho]

The SANFL's status as a national league was still very much up in the air in 1987. Despite a big victory in luring West Coast away from the VFL, the Brisbane Bears had still signed up and played a season in the VFL and despite it's financial struggles, the VFL was still probably the stronger of the two leagues.

The SANFL had more financial clout, and decided to use that to expand again, and just prior to the 1987 finals, announced that a newly formed team, the Northern Territory Brumbies, would be playing in the 1988 SANFL season. This team would split it's home games between Darwin and Alice and would wear the black and ochre colours of the Territory. The NT government were fully supportive of the new club, and initially were a major sponsor. Despite the small population of the Northern Territory, the new announcement of the new club was seen as a big win for the SANFL in the race to form a national competition.

In 1993, the club dropped the "Northern" part of it's name, and has been known as the Territory Brumbies since.

 

[El_Scorcho]

You lucky devils, you get 2 updates in a couple of hours. The downside is that there is basically nothing new in this one.

North Adelaide remain in the SANFL under their own banner, as tempting as it was to amalgamate them out of existence.

North were the first club in the SANFL to adopt a regular away guernsey in 1996, using their more traditional V guernsey as a clash, but maintaining the striped guernsey worn in the 80s and 90s. That combination continues to this day.

Next up will be the 2nd interstate expansion side to join the SANFL in 1988.

 

[Damo Crows Fan]

You lucky devils, you get 2 updates in a couple of hours. The downside is that there is basically nothing new in this one.

North Adelaide remain in the SANFL under their own banner, as tempting as it was to amalgamate them out of existence.

North were the first club in the SANFL to adopt a regular away guernsey in 1996, using their more traditional V guernsey as a clash, but maintaining the striped guernsey worn in the 80s and 90s. That combination continues to this day.

Next up will be the 2nd interstate expansion side to join the SANFL in 1988.

Love what you've done with the V, makes it look alot less Victorian and more like a design feature

 

[rabbitoh21]

You lucky devils, you get 2 updates in a couple of hours. The downside is that there is basically nothing new in this one.

North Adelaide remain in the SANFL under their own banner, as tempting as it was to amalgamate them out of existence.

North were the first club in the SANFL to adopt a regular away guernsey in 1996, using their more traditional V guernsey as a clash, but maintaining the striped guernsey worn in the 80s and 90s. That combination continues to this day.

Next up will be the 2nd interstate expansion side to join the SANFL in 1988.

And the good thing about the striped design is they can merge with North Melbourne and it'll be essentially the same anyway

 

[El_Scorcho]

The Brisbane Bears played in the VFL in 1987 and had paid their multi-million dollar licence fee to join the league in full. After the collapse of the Sydney Swans and the defection of the West Coast Eagles, the VFL asked the Bears to pay an annual fee to pay for the costs for struggling Victorian clubs to fly to Queensland for away games, or consider playing their home games in Victoria. Brisbane management were incensed at the changes, but they allowed the club to void their contract with the VFL and accept an offer from the SANFL. Brisbane joined the SANFL for the 1988 season.

In 2003, the bear mascot was changed away from a Koala to an actual bear after a supporter petition. The chevron home guernsey design was adopted in 1992, and has been modified slightly since then into it's current form. The clash features the Bears' heraldic emblem.

 

[chibimatty]

Is this maroon or brown?

 

[Damo Crows Fan]

Love the bears but still prefer the white colour and cuffs of the original

 

[sammy_mac]

Love the North and Brisbane guernseys!

As one of only two SANFL teams north of the city, along with the Centrals, does that mean only North survived the cut and the Dogs are (hopefully, haha) gone?

 

[Heardy_101]

This is fantastic.

I'd like to see the Swans reformed though.

 

[El_Scorcho]

Is this maroon or brown?

Dark Maroon

Love the bears but still prefer the white colour and cuffs of the original

Me too, actually. In my head I couldn't help but think they'd go the St Kilda route and drop the white cuffs

 

[Dylan8]

Dark Maroon



Me too, actually. In my head I couldn't help but think they'd go the St Kilda route and drop the white cuffs

But this is fantasyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

White cuffs are killer on most guernseys

 

[El_Scorcho]

But this is fantasyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

White cuffs are killer on most guernseys

Don't blame me, blame St Kilda.

#cheersdylan

 

[chibimatty]

I think if you can envision a player on-field wearing that Bears home kit, it would look very sleek.

 

[cannavo]

The Brisbane Bears played in the VFL in 1987 and had paid their multi-million dollar licence fee to join the league in full. After the collapse of the Sydney Swans and the defection of the West Coast Eagles, the VFL asked the Bears to pay an annual fee to pay for the costs for struggling Victorian clubs to fly to Queensland for away games, or consider playing their home games in Victoria. Brisbane management were incensed at the changes, but they allowed the club to void their contract with the VFL and accept an offer from the SANFL. Brisbane joined the SANFL for the 1988 season.

In 2003, the bear mascot was changed away from a Koala to an actual bear after a supporter petition. The chevron home guernsey design was adopted in 1992, and has been modified slightly since then into it's current form. The clash features the Bears' heraldic emblem.

I have a feeling this will show up again someday

 

[Damo Crows Fan]

Next up will be the 2nd interstate expansion side to join the SANFL in 1988.

mate not to keep suggestingchanges but I'd love to see the shorts swapped between these two kits. Red shorts and candy stripes and white shorts with the V like we have currently

 

[jonasshirtfront]

A
Nd merge with Brisbane. The Brisbane Big Cats.

I was always partial to The Ligers as a made up team name since I find comically oversized big cats hilarious. This thread is amazing btw El_Scorcho (I don't know how to tag people) , that Magpies away guernsey will haunt my dreams.

 

[chibimatty]

mate not to keep suggestingchanges but I'd love to see the shorts swapped between these two kits. Red shorts and candy stripes and white shorts with the V like we have currently

Maybe the shorts can be interchangeable depending on the opposition?

Full red socks on the away when red shorts are worn is another option too

 

[El_Scorcho]

I debated delaying this entry until a lot later on just to wind 4321 up, but here it is.

The Glenelg Football Club remain a strong club in the SANFL in their own right in 2015.

The home guernsey is their traditional black with a yellow sash, and their clash is based on the 1934 premiership guernsey.

Next up, 1990, and the beginning of the end for the VFL as we know it.

 

[Mero]

Seeing as how Glenelg pinched the logo of the Hamilton TigerCats the last time, I would love to see them do the same thing again now that Hamilton have upgraded their logo.

(Vectors available if you need them)

 

[Heardy_101]

Oh damn, I was hoping Glenelg would fold. Lol

 

[jonasshirtfront]

And my dreams of the Glenelg-Fitzroy Ligers are crushed.

 

[Mero]

And my dreams of the Glenelg-Fitzroy Ligers are crushed.

They're bred for their skills in magic

 

[El_Scorcho]

And my dreams of the Glenelg-Fitzroy Ligers are crushed.

We still haven't heard a thing about Richmond or Fitzroy though #justsayin

 

[El_Scorcho]

1990 - COLLINGWOOD DEFECT TO THE SANFL!

Collingwood had grown frustrated with the VFL's poor management that had seen their burgeoning national competition fall flat. The SANFL knew that landing a big fish Victorian club would mean total victory in the race for a national competition, and pursued Collingwood, Carlton and Essendon fiercely. Discussions were entered into with all 3 clubs, but Collingwood were the first to pounce on the opportunity, causing massive turmoil in Victoria.

The first stalling point for Essendon and Carlton were that they were directed to change their guernsey as a part of their application to the league, because the same guernsey design was being used by West and South respectively. The SANFL advised all three clubs that having the same colours as an existing SANFL club was fine, provided the guernsey design was different.

Collingwood successfully argued that their black and white stripes design was different enough from Port Adelaide, and were admitted to the league. Initially, Collingwood wore a grey training guernsey in all matches against Port Adelaide, but introduced a it's all black clash design in 1996 to wear in those games.

In 1999 when the league mandated that each club must have an adequate clash strip, Collingwood and Port Adelaide agreed that both clubs would wear their clash strip in games against eachother, so neither club had to introduce a new colour, and that agreement stands in 2015.

Collingwood will occasionally wear black shorts with their home guernsey when facing a team without a dark colour in their home strip.

 

[Bacon Warrior]

Opportunity lost to call them Collingwood Power and have them wear teal, black and white.