Roast Will we ever win a game in this stupid red alternative guernsey?

[go you pups]

Seriously get rid of it

I never want to see it again **** it off, every time we have to wear it (probably for sponsorship reasons) we lose or get belted, it's cursed...............GGGGRRRRRRRRRR

Why can't we just wear white?

 

[BallaratBulldog]

We beat Hawks in pre season game in Maccas second year with the red jumper. So that's something, right?

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Pre-Season a couple of years ago vs Hawthorn?

 

[go you pups]

NAB Cup doesn't count guys

2010 NAB Cup was the last time we beat a Ross Lyon coached team for etc, it doesn't count

 

[dogwatch]

Let's stop making excuses. The jumper has little if anything to do with it, apart from sentimentality and aesthetics among our supporters.

Statistically we will lose more than we win when we wear red because we're playing away.

Also we've lost about 2/3 of games the last three years (before this one) so that further stacks the odds against the red. How many away wins did we get in that period? How many games have we won in the last 15 years at Geelong wearing the blue? How many times did we even get within 8 points wearing the blue?

 

[VogonProsthetnic]

Let's stop making excuses. The jumper has little if anything to do with it, apart from sentimentality and aesthetics among our supporters.

Statistically we will lose more than we win when we wear red because we're playing away.

Also we've lost about 2/3 of games the last three years (before this one) so that further stacks the odds against the red. How many away wins did we get in that period? How many games have we won in the last 15 years at Geelong wearing the blue? How many times did we even get within 8 points wearing the blue?

So why did we need to wear red this time? Never have in the past against Geelong.

 

[dogwatch]

So why did we need to wear red this time? Never have in the past against Geelong.

No idea, but I'm sure we have enough conspiracy theorists on this board to find us a reason.

 

[the dog's kennel]

Let's stop making excuses. The jumper has little if anything to do with it, apart from sentimentality and aesthetics among our supporters.

Statistically we will lose more than we win when we wear red because we're playing away.

Also we've lost about 2/3 of games the last three years (before this one) so that further stacks the odds against the red. How many away wins did we get in that period? How many games have we won in the last 15 years at Geelong wearing the blue? How many times did we even get within 8 points wearing the blue?

You are wrong. It is 100% because of the jumper. Nothing else matters.

BURN THE WITCH!

 

[Hoges64]

Walked into the stadium yesterday, saw we were wearing the red strip, immediately turned around and drove home. True story.

*Story may not actually be true.

 

[go you pups]

Walked into the stadium yesterday, saw we were wearing the red strip, immediately turned around and drove home. True story.

*Story may not actually be true.

I'm actually going to do that if we rock up again in red against Norf like we did last year.

Will stop by the TAB and chuck a large sum on our opponent first though before I walk out, will be very pleased if I lose that money though and the drought is broken.

 

[go you pups]

And FWIW, I would chuck money on us losing a prelim from now on until we win a prelim with the view that I'm happy to lose it just to see us on the last day...............

 

[Libba39]

As soon as I saw it I knew we were in for a bad day.

 

[Chicago1]

I own nothing totally red today.

Of course ,back in the 70s, I wore my red jumpsuit to the disco every Saturday.

 

[Tommycash]

How can you wear such a jumper with pride? P.S. we are taking.

 

[SonOfScray]

Red strip is terrific. Wear it often enough and we'll win in it. I'd much prefer we bumped up jumper sales by using what we have than another monstrosity like the bemorebulldog jumper.

At the game yesterday, the red strip was a distinctly different look and made it much easier to track who had it up the other end. White wouldn't have worked.

I want us to wear our blue strip as often as possible, but there are clear opportunities to wear the white, or red alternatives which should be exploited. Geelong, North, West Coast and Carlton away is a good time to roll out the red.

 

[Beasley]

I prefer the red strip over the white strip by a mile.

 

[go you pups]

Mods, can I bump this thread the next time we wear this kit if I remember, could be a few weeks, could be next season if we wear it again?

 

[kelpa]

Red strip is terrific. Wear it often enough and we'll win in it. I'd much prefer we bumped up jumper sales by using what we have than another monstrosity like the bemorebulldog jumper.

At the game yesterday, the red strip was a distinctly different look and made it much easier to track who had it up the other end. White wouldn't have worked.

I want us to wear our blue strip as often as possible, but there are clear opportunities to wear the white, or red alternatives which should be exploited. Geelong, North, West Coast and Carlton away is a good time to roll out the red.

Cant not see why we had to wear the red strip, Footscray today wore our blue strip against the Cats blue and white strip.

 

[_Mike_]

I'd rather see us play wearing the white..

But what bemuses me is why do we need away strips when aside from the expansion clubs, they're the same ****ing colours we've worn for decades..

 

[dogwatch]

I'd rather see us play wearing the white..

But what bemuses me is why do we need away strips when aside from the expansion clubs, they're the same ******* colours we've worn for decades..

Well to be fair we only got TV in the 1950s and colour TV only came in the late 1970s. It's not for people at the ground, it's for the TV.

Having said that I reckon it's unnecessary most of the time.
Too many execs at AFL tinkering with cosmetic stuff, and too little focus on the important stuff, like stadium deals, equalisation, tanking and PEDs.

 

[Tommycash]

Well to be fair we only got TV in the 1950s and colour TV only came in the late 1970s. It's not for people at the ground, it's for the TV.

Having said that I reckon it's unnecessary most of the time.
Too many execs at AFL tinkering with cosmetic stuff, and too little focus on the important stuff, like stadium deals, equalisation, tanking and PEDs.

I also think it has to do with giving another product to market. I know I have bought a white top.

 

[SonOfScray]

Blue strip - all home games
White - Demons, Freo, Essendon, Adelaide, Brisbane away
Red - West Coast, Geelong, Collingwood, North and Carlton away

 

[Bemoreboyddog]

This thread is going to get a serious work out when we play West Coast away in a month or so.

 

[dogwatch]

This thread is going to get a serious work out when we play West Coast away in a month or so.

Regardless of strip we'd have to be about $6 to win that match. But I will laugh my backside off if we beat them with the red strip. Could be a very quiet thread!

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

Regardless of strip we'd have to be about $6 to win that match. But I will laugh my backside off if we beat them with the red strip. Could be a very quiet thread!

If we beat West Coast over there in the red strip, I'll renounce my hatred of it and purchase one immediately