Why do the Australian teams have gold and green as their colors?

Question

Those colors are nothing like the flag.

Answer 1

Well I have read the response so far and I must say that some are very amusing, but so far only one of these is close. That is this one: (the real answer is at the bottom please read on.)

Green and gold are the national colours of Australia, as proclaimed by Sir Ninian Stephen, the Governor General of Australia on 19 April 1984. The exact colours were specified as being Pantone Matching System numbers 116C and 348C. Green and gold are also the traditional team colours of Australian national sporting teams. Nearly every current Australian national sports teams wears "The Green and Gold", although the hues and proportions of the two colours may vary between teams and across eras. It is widely believed that the colours were chosen because they are the dominant colours of Australia's floral emblem, the Golden Wattle.

You will find that every major Australian national team wears green and gold including most notably the two time world champion Wallabies of Rugby, the Socceroos of the World Cup, and the Olympic team.

Source(s):

wikipedia.org
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Real Answer:
The official colours of Australia are BLUE AND GOLD... (Not Green and Gold, Green and Yellow, or any other colours of the rainbow or anything else that the so called greenies or hippies or even other minority group may wish to conjure up. If you go to Parliment House and read the constitution ( not that many of obviously have or have the ability to) you will find amongst the small print that the national colours for the reprsentaion of this great land of yours (I am an Indian in USA) called Australia are Blue and Gold... the reason that you'll portray Green and Gold is for our sporting teams and that is due to the above mentioned clours of the Wattle flower and tree.

Now before you so called experts try to smack me down with all your references, I suggest you visit the National Capitol and see the constitution for yourself. Also take the time to read it (if you are able to that), and you will no doubt see that I am correct and you are misinformed

I hope that this has shed a bit of light on your dilemna or at least given more ammunition for a good arguement as I really do enjoy that.

Source(s):
Aust National History, My Schooling, Parliment House, Common Knowledge- Only if you are Patrick Mondal.

Answer 2

Green and gold are the national colours of Australia, as proclaimed by Sir Ninian Stephen, the Governor General of Australia on 19 April 1984. The exact colours were specified as being Pantone Matching System numbers 116C and 348C. Green and gold are also the traditional team colours of Australian national sporting teams. Nearly every current Australian national sports teams wears "The Green and Gold", although the hues and proportions of the two colours may vary between teams and across eras. It is widely believed that the colours were chosen because they are the dominant colours of Australia's floral emblem, the Golden Wattle.

Info from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_and_gold

Answer 3

Significance

Nathan Eglington Kookaburra Australian Hockey Team in green and gold. Photo - Alan Hill 2004, Australian Sports Commission
The national colours, green and gold, hold a treasured place in the Australian imagination.

Long associated with Australian sporting achievements, the national colours have strong environmental connections. Gold conjures images of Australia’s beaches, mineral wealth, grain harvests and the fleece of Australian wool. Green evokes the forests, eucalyptus trees and pastures of the Australian landscape.

Green and gold are also the colours of Australia’s national floral emblem – the golden wattle.

History
Since the late 1800s, green and gold have been popularly embraced as Australia’s national sporting colours.

In 1984, green and gold were formally recognised as the national colours with widespread community support.

Prior to 1984, three colour combinations unofficially represented Australia:

red, white and blue
blue and gold
green and gold
Red, white and blue form the colours of the Australian flag and the first version of the Commonwealth Coat Of Arms.

Blue and gold have heraldic significance as the colour of the wreath in the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, which was granted by royal warrant in 1912.

In 1975 blue and gold were selected as the colours of the ribbon of the Order of Australia.

Proclamation
The Governor-General, the Rt Hon Ninian M Stephen AK GCMG GCVO KBE, proclaimed green and gold the national colours on 19 April 1984.

Use of national colours
Australians are unrestricted in their use of the national colours. Green and gold may be used in any design or arrangement of colour, emphasising the green or gold. To use them correctly, the two colours are placed together, unbroken by another colour.

The colour references are:

Green: PANTONE®348C
Gold: PANTONE®116C

Answer 4

Long associated with Australian sporting achievements.
They have a strong environmental connection. Gold images of Australia’s beaches, mineral wealth, grain harvests and the fleece of Australian wool. Green evokes the forests, eucalyptus trees and pastures of the Australian landscape.These are predominant colours found on many species of Wattle, namely, green foliage and golden inflorescences.

Answer 5

The green represents the leaves of the wattle tree and the gold represents the flowers. boring I know but us Aussies love our green and gold..the flag represents where we came from mother England and the southern cross represents where we are

Answer 6

Their Australia's un-sturdy donning colorings and that i think they arrive from the Wattle Tree's green Leaf and Gold Wattle flower. initially used for the boxing kangaroos flag.

Answer 7

thats Australian colors

Answer 8

Our national floral emblem is the Golden Wattle - the colours are representative of this

Answer 9

its because thats what a polotition decided on,god knows why.there are so many countries around the world with the same,to me as an aussie it should be red,white ,and blue,with our own design,official colours are blue and gold.

Answer 10

I THINK THEY GOT THE COLOURS FROM IS GOLD FROM THE SUN AND GREEN FROM THE GLASS THAT IS WHAT I GOT TOLD AT SCHOOL.