- Tasmanian AFL team to be called Devils
- It comes after massive popularity among fans.
- But some said the new name is completely predictable.
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Tasmania’s AFL team will be called the Devils, according to a new report from News Corp.
The AFL’s newest franchise will officially launch on March 18 with the name, logo and colors revealed at several locations across Tasmania.
The league, according to the report, has made great progress with Warner Bros on a deal to use the ‘Devils’ name, with the American giant owning the corporate copyright.
Multiple surveys have shown that ‘Tasmania Devils’ was overwhelmingly the most popular team name choice among Tassie fans.
New Tasmanian AFL team to be called Tasmania Devils, according to reports
The new team name will be announced later this month.
No other name has really posed a challenge to the Devils, the fugitive leader, although the Swifts (inspired by the Swift Parrot) and the Penguins were in contention.
And football fans have taken to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their opinions on the team name.
“Now there’s a shock…” said one fan, while a disappointed fan said, “Yuck” at the team name.
“Tassie Thunder sounds better,” another follower suggested. “Demons are too cliché.”
A fifth fan joked: “Is the song the Looney Toons song?”
