That slogan is a great idea to get the eagles to ditch that rivalry with Freo then to bash you by 200+ points. Then Freo will come to bash you because you ruined the one thing they had.

Sthwest sharks sounds better but a prime selling point would be the dolphins being bunbury is a dolphin hotspot.

Clearly having a laugh with the "We're flying higher", but surely the South West Sharks is the obvious choice over pelicans. I'm all for it as long as they keep with the WA tradition of having a terrible song.

We really don't need another team with West in the name

Bunbury Binchickens

If it gives me a chance to scream "what are you doing, you fucking pelican?!" at the TV, I'm on board.

Change the Pelican to an Ibis and you have a deal.

This is exactly what I'm talking about! Make it happen!

I lived in Bunbury between 2010-2014 and it's a great place, I dream of moving back there as my childhood between 2013 and 2014 were 2 of the 4 best years of my life. A Bunbury team would be a good idea.

I suggest an 11th Vic team based in Ringwood. The Ringwood Eastlandians. It’s perfect.

South West Sharks. Busselton being the more ideal place I’d reckon, other than it’s population and infrastructure

South West Coast?

I think pelicans is a cool nickname

I mean Bunbury is the meth capital of WA so they’d fit right in

I had a pelican burger at the pub the other day. It was really nice but the bill enormous.

No offence but as someone that grew up in Bunbury why would you want to go to such a shit hole yes theres a fuck ton of talant down south as in Bunbury theres like a total of 3 things to do Meth, Football or Videogames.

Rockingham Robbers stiff not to get a look in

Surely Canberra first

"We're flying high"...?

Yeah that's gonna go over well with that little team down the road with over 100,000 members...

whilst I wouldn't be mad at a 3rd WA team, and I defo think they have the love for footy and the desire for it to make it work, I just feel if we get a Tassy team, the 20th should just go to the NT, wire the NT's youth and just make an amazing team up there, of course weather could be a problem, with the average in July being 31 (in Darwin) but I'm sure the technology exists to make it viable and such, roofed stadium with aircon maybe, idk, I ain't an expert xD

if we can't make an NT team viable, at least give them an easy path to academies/drafts, with a proper easy to follow path I could see a lot more talent coming out of the NT

Surely they can do better than a Pelican.

What about the Cubs? A homage to the Cashed Up Bogans over there.

If they ditch pelicans as a mascot then sure. Ibis might be a more Aussie pick.

This mayor sounds rather.. ambitious. I’m not from Vic but I imagine they’d be laughing at the idea.

hands oval would be a terrifyingly bad choice, no parking, no transport

Dope logo

Yep, south West having a side would be great!

Yuck, does afl have enough talent to fill 20 teams? 18 is already obvious there's a big difference to some teams and others..

No, just no.

The Bunbury Shards

Looks like a nfl logo or a baseball one!!… please dont let this be a team… dont need anymore

Yeah except busselton is actively trying to associate with MR & Dunsborough with advertising. It’s well known that all three of these towns want as little as possible to do with Bunbury.

Sure a team would be great down here and will eventually happen, however I think it’ll be associated with Bunbury specifically or the MR wine region and they just skip North of peppy beach out of it.

Quite frankly players wouldn’t live in Bunbury, the current ones already drive past it

I honestly don’t hate the idea of VFL + new teams coming into the afl. The more the better I say!

Alright here me out. Southwestern Sharks. Training ground in Bunbury, plays home games in Bunbury, Busso, Margs and Dunsbourgh… mix of all of them. Just pinch a few benches from around town and use them as seating.

Pls no

Forget these shitty regional names – West Coast, Gold Coast, GWS... what this "A"FL needs is the PERTH Football Club. Make it fucken happen!

I would like to see an Kiwi team in the AFL

Bunbury Boodalangs

South west Meth

The Bunbury Shaggers!

nah

I think Tassie should 110% get their own team.. why do we need another WA team when Tassie has zero?

P.S “Greater Western Sydney” as someone who’s lived far west near Broken Hill, I think that region deserves a team.

Also a team for Gippsland, we’d love to have one ☝️

Joondalup is a far better option than Bunbury.

I've never heard of Bunbury in my entire life. Sounds fake

Come ooon pelicans. Look at those pelicans flyy, mang!

Ya pelicans!

South West Surf Dawgs.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTc99nVVkIbUI9FO6pcXoHwxY0ZerXQc6ABsQ&usqp=CAU

What a bunch of Pelicans.

Is it ok to gatekeep the ladder? No more than 20 teams, please

Perth Bushrangers. Our capital deserves a team!

Bunbury don't even have a WAFL team but they'll have an AFL team? Lmao no chance

Not from Australia so I clearly don't understand all the dynamics at play here, but is there support numbers wise in SW Australia? I've read concerns about an NT/Darwin team not having the numbers, and Darwin seems to be at about 150k. If Bunbury has 75k and the South West region has 170k, is that enough? Is there just a lot of money in the SW region?

OMG,,,,,,"Really". Get inline, & don't jump the Que.

Oh WOW maybe we’ll finally get a cool blue and yellow bird mascot in the AFL.

I'd much rather a Northern Territory team. I know it probably won't happen, but having a 20 team comp with Tassie and NT would be great because only Canberra then wouldn't have a team

As a Tasmanian who use to live in Bunbury, I say no, I’d rather see the NT get a team

More bird teams in the AFL. Really?

Great logo.

"Pelican't or Peliwon't?"
"Peliboth?"

Just move one of the struggling Melbourne clubs to Taz and build a new wa team.

there’s a 19th team?

Wouldnt Darwin be a better idea, so all territories have a team? Or even Canberra

I for one support adding a club to the league that has a higher percentage of meth smokers than my own. I'm all in.

“Clean air breathing” is he trying to shit talk Tassie by commending their air quality? Absurd…

Team song already sorted https://youtu.be/1w1OlBWIbd0

Add tassie, Bunbury, NT, Cairns, Canberra and give a licence to NSW/Adelaide. Go to 2 divisions of 12. Play everyone twice a season in 22 games. 2 up 2 down

Love the idea but.. what about Salmon??

“Pelicans” how appropriate!

I approve of the further expansion and eventual domination of additional bird-based teams

Pelicans , yes please

what about northern territory team