Discussion Round 1, 2015 - Footy Jumper Discussion
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Note the terminology "it is expected", so these games aren't necessarily set in stone.
What that also makes me wonder is that do teams plan out their guernseys match-ups for every single game before the season starts!?
What that also makes me wonder is that do teams plan out their guernseys match-ups for every single game before the season starts!?
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Isn't that what we do here?
Isn't it the home team's choice of what guernseys are worn. Or is that too logical for the AFL
So who says to the away club "you're clashing, choose a different kit" and when do they say it?
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I believe it is the AFL, they told Fremantle in the Grand Final against Hawthorn that they had to wear white shorts that day. Fremantle, in turn decided to wear their white jumper because it looked better with white shorts.
A credible-ish source from Waverley told Dad that they're given a preliminary list of matchday uniforms/umpire colours at the start of the season, with confirmation/notification of any alterations at least 5 days prior to bounce down.
Not sure about club requests ala Freo (2013 GF) and Port (2014 EF)
Not sure about club requests ala Freo (2013 GF) and Port (2014 EF)
That would seem to be in line with the 2014 final with Port and Richmond where the AFL were allegedly the ones to tell Port to change.
This would be my guess. Or that they simply plan to wear the clash for certain games, with games being added or removed as needed (i.e. for one-off guernseys, new clashes that arise or the like)
GC wore their home strip in last year's corresponding fixture.
I tipped them to be in white this week, only as a gamble in search of an early advantage (this round is straight forward)
The teams don't clash, no, but in 2015 with visual aesthetics a necessity, this SHOULD be the matchup:
While the Suns wore their home strip last year, they wore the white strip away to Melbourne in 2013. So who knows really.
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Going back further...
Melbourne have hosted Gold Coast each year since they came in. In 2011 and 2012, both Sunday day games, the Suns wore the red "wave" away jumper (with red shorts). In 2013, a Sunday twilight match, they wore white. In 2014, a Sunday mid-arvo game (which ends in twilight/night), they went back to the red/home strip.
Just another example of the AFL not being able to make up its mind, really.
It could also be the club's choice, and wanting to wear different kits for whatever reason. Maybe the kit manager flips a coin or something
2013 was the first year of their "new" white jumper, so that could be right too. I wonder how often that happens, where the AFL tells a club they can wear their home strip, but they actually prefer to wear their away. I'm tipping Hawthorn is one who does it.
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If I remember correctly, Brisbane ans Sydney sometimes wear their clash jumpers against each other as a way to advertise that jumper. Brisbane also did it against another club (can't remember which) last season.
I don't get this
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Sure look like Gold Coast socks to me.
Either a filter or the social media staff @ Brisbane can't tell between the away socks & the maroon.
They look like some sort of hybrid Suns/Lions socks.
Away doesn't have yellow. All blue tops.
