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Gold Coast FC
Gold Coast FC
Players and Officials
Comment In
April 2008, a group headed by Gold Coast businessman John Witheriff and
including former Brisbane Lions chairman Graeme Downie, officially applied
for the 17th club licence in the AFL. The group, dubbed ‘GC17’,
was given six months to fulfil a range of criteria set down by the AFL, with
a view to the new club entering the AFL competition in 2011.
The criteria, which included the acquisition of 20,000 committed supports
and 111 sponsors, were all met by the group, and at the conclusion of the
six months, on 13th October 2008, the group formally submitted its proposal to
the AFL for consideration.
Over the last couple of years, the AFL has expressed a strong desire to have
a team based on the Gold Coast by 2011, and a provisional
licence was awarded to the club in March 2009. Initially the AFL had
made an offer to the North Melbourne club to relocate to the Coast, although
the Kangaroos ultimately rejected the proposal. From a Gold Coast
perspective, it may indeed be preferable to have a completely new team, one
which is born and developed locally, and which has more of a Gold Coast
character about it as a result.
The team's name, Gold Coast FC, and colours, red, gold and blue, were
launched in early September 2008 at a gala function at the Southport Sharks
club. More details regarding the announcement can be found at the AFLQ
website here: Launch
of Gold Coast FC team name and colours
Follow the links at the top of this column to learn a little more about the Gold Coast FC.
The official Gold Coast FC website can be found here: Gold
Coast FC
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