- Oct 4, 2007
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Just wondering which club started using the lace up jumper?? what were its advantages?
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from what ive seen they were massive in sanfl in the 60's-80's every team had them. richmond players wore them alot.Lace up jumpers were around from the beginning of football, along with caps and hose. Don't know who started it, but I know an Adelaide company Vic Hill had virtually cornered the Australian market in the 1970s.
The advantages were, if custom fit, would hug the body like an extra layer of skin making it impossible to just grab the jumper. The way players tackle these days it would negate that advantage.
The reason they were done away with were tackling players getting their fingers caught in the laces, causing some horrendous hand injuries.
Correct weight.2001... wow that's pretty good for sticking with something many of us would consider ancient! The VFL banned lace-ups during 1986 after an incident involving Robbie Flower - not sure if he was the tackler who broke a finger or if he was wearing it.
From what Mero's posted before, I think it's like this: the "guernsey" was the black or blue jumper underneath, and the lace-up vest was worn over the top. These vests were specific for each team, as were the caps and socks (or "hose")... and they wore braces or sashes for extra identification. By 1909, dyed woollen jumpers gained popularity, but many players kept wearing lace-ups (without guernsey underneath). In the 1920s, sleeveless jumpers phased in as an extra option for players.
I feel like that girl on YouTube who described the Star Wars trilogy in about 5 minutes, despite never watching it.
Yeah, I actually think it was the end of 87, not 86.So when did they actually disappear from the VFL?
They were definitely still around in 1987 (seen in Footscray v WCE), and that article suggests it could have been as late as 88 (if the photo was a recent one).
Ross glendenning wore one for west coast in 87
a 1987 VFL lace-up yellow peril... probably can't get more rare for an Eagles jumper than that
Oh man, does anyone have an image of Glendinning wearing that? Did other players wear a lace up yellow peril?
That would probably be among the most valuable guernseys in existence considering how much rare West Coast stuff goes for.
Oh man, does anyone have an image of Glendinning wearing that? Did other players wear a lace up yellow peril?
That would probably be among the most valuable guernseys in existence considering how much rare West Coast stuff goes for.
now thats a rare sighting.