Should We Drop the Green & Gold Colours For Our Sports Teams?

[Metal Head]

Hi,

I was just listening to a sports show on the radio with a discussion on whether it was time to drop the old green & gold colours used by most of our sports teams?

It was said that most countries used the colour(s) of their flag, although I wouldn't necessarily agree with that. Given that there are a lot of people who think we should be a Republic then the colours in our present flag may not be around for that long. What about the colours of the aboriginal flag or do you have a better idea?

MH

[ss_11000]

nah, the green and gold looks good. plus to many countries have the same coloured flag as us.

[DavidG]

Why. Those colours are known world wide to be ours.

[Big Shed]

I think the question is posed the wrong way round:(

Should we change our flag colours to match our sporting colours, I'd like to see that:2tsup:

[DavidG]

There is nothing wrong with our flag........except that bit in the upper corner........and the colour.......... and the federal star.......

Personally I like the aboriginal flag as its colours really represent Oz.
Add the southern cross and it would be good.



Another can opened.:roll:

[Article99]

Sounds like an absolute moot point.

What difference does it really make?

[bsrlee]

Actually, from Federation our National (& sporting) colours are supposed to be BLUE and Gold, not Green & Gold. Green & Gold was imposed by Robert Menzies aka Ming the Merciless - the bloke JH is trying to immitate.

[bfx]

My view, change the flag not the sporting colours.

THe best description I have heard of our flag is "England by night". I think it was Ben Elton.

A green and gold flag works for me, so does the Aboriginal flag with a southern cross inserted. Anything but England by night.

While we are at it, bring on the republic.

[Article99]

Perhaps a democratic republic, rather than the one proposed at the last referendum.

[RETIRED]

Don't wander too far off topic.

[bitingmidge]

Oh dear, the green and gold isn't historically correct, it's only been with us for 50 years!!

What is it with you people? Why are you so insecure that you can't accept the history of this country, and all the decisions that were a part of it?

Ohhh dear, there's a union jack on our flag oooooohhhh. What are you afraid of? (apart from I mean! :wink:) Hawaii's flag quite properly reflects its colonial past without this stupid insecurity!

If green and gold was good enough for Debbie Fintoff-King, it's good enough for me! (Unless we get a good deal from Nike or Coke or have some other really good reason to change of course).

Cheers,

P
:D:D:D

[Gra]

Im taking the Cliff option here

WHO GIVES A RATS RING....

Who really cares what the bunch of overpaid unproductive egos wear. Tell em to get a job were they actually produce something for the country and maybe we will be in a better position..

RANT OFF



Ok Give me the forum grump title for today. :shrug: time for my prozac I think

[Coldamus]

Well said Midge, you expressed it far better than I could.

[bitingmidge]

Tell em to get a job were they actually produce something for the country and maybe we will be in a better position..
Actually that's where you are probably quite wrong Gra, they produce heaps.

Millions and millions of dollars in wages, for security guys, ground staff, ice cream sellers, ice cream factory workers, need I mention the beer guys??

While many of the sports guys are fabulously overpaid, the spin off for the rest of us is enormous. Think of the busfares to one major sporting event alone, and translate that into house repayments for all the people working on the public transport routes!

That's without even talking about the drug manufacturers!

Cheers,

P
:D

[wheelinround]

drop the green and gold??

Thrope wore a black swim suit last time ??

[Waldo]

G'day,

Drop the green and gold? :no:

Go to the Aboriginal flag? We're all under the same stars in the same country, personally I find the other flag extremely devisive and not the way to "try and bring us togther" to use a PC carp phrase.

As much as I don't like the Union Jack in the flag, it was co-designed by my SWMBO great uncle (or is that great-great uncle), so I'm partial to it remaining, just not under Queenie's thumb. Change the colours of the Wallabies and Kangaroos, nah leave it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Australia

Five almost identical entries were chosen as the winning design, and their designers shared the 200 pounds prize money. They were: Ivor Evans, a fourteen-year-old schoolboy from Melbourne; Leslie John Hawkins, a teenager apprenticed to an optician from Sydney; Egbert John Nuttall, an architect from Melbourne; Annie Dorrington, an artist from Perth; and William Stevens, a ship’s officer from Auckland, New Zealand. The five winners received 40 pounds each.

[bitingmidge]

Actually I do believe the original derivative of the current Aussie flag was first flown by the Anti-Transportation League, a group who were trying to stop the transportation of convicts (not buses and trains).

So for all those who think it's some woosy sop to British government... go and read a history book!

Cheers,

P
:D

[RETIRED]

Keep it on topic. To reiterate "Should we drop the green and gold for our international sports teams?"

[TEEJAY]

Hi,

I was just listening to a sports show on the radio with a discussion on whether it was time to drop the old green & gold colours used by most of our sports teams?

It was said that most countries used the colour(s) of their flag, although I wouldn't necessarily agree with that. Given that there are a lot of people who think we should be a Republic then the colours in our present flag may not be around for that long. What about the colours of the aboriginal flag or do you have a better idea?

MH

There is an ABC radio presenter that every time she sees her footy team wearing the white outfit she refers to it as the surrender unform. If we adopt the colours of the flag as mentioned should we call it the "sorry uniform"

It doesn't work for me.

[Ironwood]

Should we drop the green and gold ? No !!
They are our colours and should remain so.

[K_S]

As I understand it the only problem using green and gold as national colours is that Brazil got their before us.
They are the official colours of there flag and in international sport all countries line up side by side and that would pose problems.