I'm a big fan of the navy blue used in the heritage round Fitzroy guernsey from the year before last. I'll take the paddlepop gone regardless.
Changing the Original Lions Guernsey/Clash Jumper Discussion
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The often suggested problem is that the above clash jumper doesn't work against Gold Coast. I don't agree with that though - GC's home jumper with red shorts vs. the above jumpers with white shorts = no clash IMHO.
I'm a big fan of the Giants logo, jumper and overall colour scheme - its very unique and they've executed it very well.
However Gold Coast have royally ****ed it. They should have been the 'Sharks' from day dot and adopted a light blue as their primary colour. They're logo is underwhelming at best, although still satisfactory in my eyes, but their jumper is just putrid, unimaginative and lazy. Get a real jumper, a real nickname and some proper colours - the red and yellow just scream 'franchise club' with the scheme so easily reminding us of McDonalds.
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The often suggested problem is that the above clash jumper doesn't work against Gold Coast. I don't agree with that though - GC's home jumper with red shorts vs. the above jumpers with white shorts = no clash IMHO.
That is just offensive to everything the AFL ever was.
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Makes a great clash jumper. I'd prefer to see no white in any of the Lions jumpers.
Maroon jumper for home games and non clash interstate games. Red jumper for Victorian games and this for designated clash games.
Totally.
The AFL had the opportunity to create an US against THEM genuine rivalry with the Brisbane Lions and the Gold Coast. Think the red side and blue side of Merseyside. Even think about the new A League franchise in Western Sydney (red black hoops) and how it contrasts with the blues of the existing. Think the Maroon Vs the Blues of state of origin. It starts with the basics - colors, and in relation to the AFL, the mascots (Lions, Suns). The opportunity was there to create something whereby both teams could wear their 'traditional' colors for EVERY game they played against each other - recognise the clash, recognise the colors, recognise the significance of the rivalry - make Queenslanders make a decision as to whether you were on one side or the other. Create the US against THEM, THEM against US mentality. Create interest in the sport. Convert new fans to the contest.
And what did the AFL do/allow the new franchise to do?
Use colors similar to the existing.
Pick a mascot that doesn't mean anything much.
It was just shortsighted stupidity.
Imagine "Lions Vs Sharks". Or "Lions Vs Cheetahs". Or "Lions Vs anything else but the Suns really".
Imagine Maroon, Blue, Gold versus Green/Light Blue. Or Maroon, Blue, Gold versus anything else but Red, Gold and a hint of Blue.
It was the opportunity to create a color scheme that differentiated the teams, but also the fans - one end of the ground at a Q clash in Maroon, Blue, Gold and the other in some other combo other than what looks like Reddish and Gold and a hint of Blue.
Right royally stoopid.
Don't think the Sharks was viable. Southport would have been up in arms much like how Gold Coast Titans were going to be the Gold Coast Dolphins but the Redcliffe Dolphins took them to court and won. Also have the Cronulla Sharks in the NRL. I absolutely hate the jumper and it is a disgrace.
The GC Abletts?
*Waits for someone to crop Gazza's head onto a Sun's jumper*
As for the rivalry point raised, you're absolutely right - the current colour scheme says alot about the AFL's stance on interleague relationships - they clearly want the Suns to piggy back off the maroon, blue and gold we've developed rather than develop their own identity and visual contrast in order to establish that rivalry. It could be argued we've adopted the maroon based on the Broncos and they've pinched it from the Bulls.
Clearly they want it to be QLD v the rest. The AFL see us as a collective team in fighting the good fight in growing the code in the northern states. I think the best way for this to happen was to give the Suns a different identity that could have 'fueled' our rivalry.
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Is McStay's run in the GF sprint the last time we will see the paddlepop jumper in an official capacity?
(Unless it is deemed to be a heritage jumper in the distant future!)
(Unless it is deemed to be a heritage jumper in the distant future!)
Doubt it would be used as a heritage jumper due to the bad blood it caused.Is McStay's run in the GF sprint the last time we will see the paddlepop jumper in an official capacity?
(Unless it is deemed to be a heritage jumper in the distant future!)
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It's being unveiled in the next week isn't it?
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I'm not actually sure. Hope so!
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I just read back a few pages, it's late october apparently.
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Late October I thought.
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