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The best and worst Aussie sports teams with weather names

Anthony Sharwood

Back in the day, sports teams used to favour fearsome animals as their logos. These days, they're a little more creative and sometimes, they choose weather motifs.

But does it work? Is sport and meteorology a happy mix? Well that depends. Works for some, not so much for others. Here are our best and worst three. Who did we miss?

Best

1. The Melbourne Storm

This mob is without doubt the superior team in any professional domestic Australian sports league in the last 20 years or so. Even with the two NRL premierships they had stripped through salary cap breaches, they've still won four legitimate premierships since their first season in 1998 and are always, just always, in the mix.

Weather comment: Unlike the Melbourne weather, the Storm are remarkably consistent! Also, if we really wanted to get technical, there are other parts of Australia that see more severe storms than Melbourne.

2. Sunshine Coast Lightning

What's with that Melbourne Storm DNA? This Suncorp Super Netball team formed in 2016 in partnership between the Melbourne Storm and the University of the Sunshine Coast. They won the premiership in the first season in 2017, and repeated in 2018. Who said lightning never strikes twice?

Weather comment: Much more lightning on the Sunshine Coast than down in Melbourne, so points for accuracy. That said, this may not be the meteorlogical image that local tourist authorities on the "SUNSHINE" Coast want to portray!

3. The Perth Scorchers

Along with the Sydney Sixers, the Scorchers are the only triple-champions in the 10 completed seasons of the men's Big Bash League (BBL). But it's fair to say they've been the most consistent team over the years, and this season, wouldn't you know it, they're dominating again.

Weather comment: Yes, Perth is absolutely scorching in summer when cricket is played, and the orange uniforms complement the name perfectly.

Worst

1. The Hobart Hurricanes

They often have a decent lineup but have never seriously threatened to win a men's or women's BBL title.

Weather comment: Here's the thing. Australia has cyclones, not hurricanes (as they are known in parts of the northern hemisphere). But Hobart DEFINITELY doesn't have cyclones. It's way too far south. Aliteration (starting consecutive words with the same letter) is no excuse here. On the positive side, a fan once caught a six in a beer cup...

2. The Gold Coast Suns

Perennial underachievers who are yet to make the AFL finals, or even finish better than 12th since entering the AFL in 2011, and we wouldn't hold your breath.

Weather comment: With average annual rainfall of 1283.7 mm, the Gold Coast gets more rain than all capital cities other than Darwin. So the home of the Suns 000000000is not always that sunny. Shhhh! Don't tell the tourists!

3. The Brisbane Heat

They won the second-ever men's BBL back in the summer of 2012/13 but since then, they've missed the finals more years than not and have been a constant disappointment despite boasting the competition's record six-hitter and run scorer in Chris Lynn. Be better!

Weather comment: Sure, Brisbane is hot, though if this team really wanted to be meteorologically accurate, they should have called themselves the "Humidity".

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