2016 Clash Guernsey: Two Designs Confirmed!

[Gibbsy]

Genuine question, has the normalisation of white clash jumpers due to the AFL's rules over the past decade essentially brainwashed people to vote for a white jumper (non-club colour)? Despite their being plausible options in club colours?

 

[whattagun07]

Genuine question, has the normalisation of white clash jumpers due to the AFL's rules over the past decade essentially brainwashed people to vote for a white jumper (non-club colour)? Despite their being plausible options in club colours?

Yes
And it sh!ts me

 

[wing it]

Why no red option?

 

[Tex Support]

Unpopular opinion: I don't mind the white strips (if done well).

Thats prob why I like D over A. Nice and simple.

 

[1990crow]

Genuine question, has the normalisation of white clash jumpers due to the AFL's rules over the past decade essentially brainwashed people to vote for a white jumper (non-club colour)? Despite their being plausible options in club colours?

Maybe a little but I think the white one actually looks pretty good. It's easier to have a white clash than two (a yellow and a red).

 

[Mattrox]

Genuine question, has the normalisation of white clash jumpers due to the AFL's rules over the past decade essentially brainwashed people to vote for a white jumper (non-club colour)? Despite their being plausible options in club colours?

Yellow and Red can look horrendous if not done properly. White with traditional colours atleast has the colours but isn't garish.

We did have a Heritage Jumper in Yellow which looked good. I'd have that design as a clash, but am really wary of the yellow design put to the vote because we could look like a jar of mustard or a bunch of lemons out on the field.

 

[whattagun07]

Did anyone else notice Port wore their home guernsey against the dogs?
Both teams had white numbers on dark guernseys.
Both had a bit of white on the front

I thought they'd changed their black guernsey to have a white back with black number ..? Surely this would have been more appropriate

Maybe that's why port burnt the Ball so much

 

[Niximus]

Why no red option?

I'm not sure we're ready to have another red guernsey. Our last one actually looked decent, but our performances in it got it a reputation for being cursed.

 

[pjcrows]

Did anyone else notice Port wore their home guernsey against the dogs?
Both teams had white numbers on dark guernseys.
Both had a bit of white on the front

I thought they'd changed their black guernsey to have a white back with black number ..? Surely this would have been more appropriate

Maybe that's why port burnt the Ball so much

Noticed this too

 

[SugarShane]

I reckon we (and the players) would get sick of that yellow pretty quick.

Not as quick as I got sick of white guernseys.

 

[SugarShane]

Why no red option?

Not certain, but I've heard the AFL considers red a "dark" colour and therefore, doesn't avoid clashes.

 

[wing it]

I'm not sure we're ready to have another red guernsey. Our last one actually looked decent, but our performances in it got it a reputation for being cursed.

So no red because of superstition. I see.

 

[NikkiNoo]

So no red because of superstition. I see.

It was just referred to around these parts as the 'Guernsey of Death'.

 

[wing it]

Not certain, but I've heard the AFL considers red a "dark" colour and therefore, doesn't avoid clashes.

Yeah, I suspected that. Crazy

 

[wing it]

It was just referred to around these parts as the 'Guernsey of Death'.

That's pretty funny.

To this non-fan, I seem to associate red as a Crows colour moreso than yellow.

I'm following the progress of this very keenly, given my own club's extreme slowness in providing any news whatsoever. Our poll was held in September last year and STILL no updates! Can we borrow your new CEO for a while, please?

 

[Niximus]

So no red because of superstition. I see.

Not so much superstition, more just a reminder of so many horrible memories.

 

[NikkiNoo]

That's pretty funny.

To this non-fan, I seem to associate red as a Crows colour moreso than yellow.

I'm following the progress of this very keenly, given my own club's extreme slowness in providing any news whatsoever. Our poll was held in September last year and STILL no updates! Can we borrow your new CEO for a while, please?

Nope, we kinda like him.

So did you guys have a fan poll like this with options provided as well? Very odd that almost a year later and there has been no updates.

 

[hendo8888]

I think if they decide to go for the yellow one, that the Toyota sign needs to be blue.
Red on a yellow background doesn't look too great when not being contrasted by a third colour.

 

[Hank93]

Interesting timing #yellow

 

[hendo8888]

What the hell is Tredrea wearing? When did light blue and white stripes have anything to do with Port?

 

[wing it]

Nope, we kinda like him.

So did you guys have a fan poll like this with options provided as well? Very odd that almost a year later and there has been no updates.

Yep, we had a poll to 'return the wings' (and kill the tri-panel) in 2016. There was the hint that the yellow strip from the late 80s could also become our clash.

Communications coming out of the club indicate that there needs to be at least 12 months notice given to the AFL for jumper changes. So if you guys get it sorted in such a short time, well, we'll have some questions for the club.

 

[Crow-eater]

What the hell is Tredrea wearing? When did light blue and white stripes have anything to do with Port?

 

[Niximus]

What the hell is Tredrea wearing? When did light blue and white stripes have anything to do with Port?

It was one of a few jumpers they wore for their first 32 years before they stole Collingwood's idea of black and white stripes.

 

[whattagun07]

It was one of a few jumpers they wore for their first 32 years before they stole Collingwood's idea of black and white stripes.

Is this true?
I thought they were est 1370
Surely they weren't magpies while they were baby blue and white...?

 

[Bacon8]

Is this true?
I thought they were est 1370
Surely they weren't magpies while they were baby blue and white...?

They wore magenta & blue in their first game, not switching to black & white until 1902.

Their first 10 years weren't at Alberton Oval either.