Football Leagues
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Gold Coast Titans The choice between Tities or Titans Professional Rugby League arrived on the Gold Coast in 1988 in the form of the Gold Coast Tweed Giants. The club didn't fare too well. For local men, it seems that watching big hairy gorillas was no match for surfing, and admiring those feminine beach sights that appeal to the superficial man. For women, it seems watching big hairy gorillas was no match for sunbaking, and admiring those masculine sights that appeal to the superficial woman. Struggling for fans, the club changed its name to the Seagulls; as it was the Seagulls licensed club which was their only source of revenue. But once more, the name didn't work so the Seagulls club withdrew its funding and the club searched for new identity. The club found it in the form of the Gladiators. However, although they were Gladiators in name, they were not in nature as they never even made it inside the coliseum to do battle. With the Gladiators not even playing a game, the club then became the Chargers. It is not clear why they wanted to copy the San Diego NFL team by the same name. Maybe because the Brisbane Broncos, and the Nth Queensland Cowboys had such success with American names, the Gold Coast club believed that Queenslanders harboured a desire to become the 51st state of America. Although the Chargers had some success, it was culled in the peace deal of the superleague war of the 90s. Consequently, the Gold Coast returned to being a place where men looked at women, women looked at men, and teenagers went searching for what men and women so enjoy doing. Along with the youngsters finishing their schooling, the Gold Coast also attracted old people from the southern states who were finishing their careers. Soon the Gold Coast became the Australian version of Miami. The region was full of men who had discovered that they had a favourite chair, and department stores reported a massive spike in the sales of tartan blankets. With the oldies unlikely to head to the beach (at least not the moral ones anyway), the NRL figured that there was a population on the Gold Coast who would watch league on TV, or head to the stands where they could be bitter, yell abuse, and ponder the great stars from the good old days. And so in 2005, it was announced that a Gold Coast team would again be part of the NRL. As the Gold Coast was the Australian version of Miami, it was decided that the team may as well copy Miami completely by also taking the name of their NFL team. And so the Dolphins became the Gold Coast's latest incarnation. Unfortunately for the club, in the enthusiasm to mimic America, it neglected to do its local homework to ascertain whether the Dolphin name was available. The name wasn't, and so after announcing its Dolphin identity to the market, the club then backtracked and said it was looking for another name once more. It found one in the Titans, a name used for the Tennessee NFL team. The American name seemed to have some success, as the Gold Coast ran second in merchandise sales in their first year, and had solid crowds. It seemed the Titans had indeed distracted men from Gold Coast tities.
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Invention of Australian sports Cricket
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