Recent content by Smeagle

...and significant off-field issues in Perth. Obviously he is on track to be an elite player, but the past has come home to roost at WCE whether we like it or not.

Just to follow up on this, the final brand was indeed not by Fraser Davidson/Cub Studio, but by St Kilda firm Canyon. Aside Carlton's throwback wreath (probably handled by Nike) and Melbourne's in-house job, Canyon have now done the three most recent external AFL rebrands (Richmond in 2012 and...

Though orange hasn't featured in Sydney kits for 9 seasons, and now exists solely in the logo that appears set to change next year anyway, it will be interesting to see if they use it in any way to respond to Melbourne City's new coat of paint. You're right that it's a good complementary colour...

This is pretty cool, but also pretty weird -- it features Harnwell in the last NSL kit from 04, meaning it was made 8 years in retrospect. What a niche bit of memorable-labia. I think it's revealed in the original brand press release that one of the reasons they liked 'Glory' because the O made...

This is the first time Sydney have worn navy shirts, yeah? They just had navy clash socks in the Cup Final, and you can see why they wanted their Sky Blue shirts then. Even though there is the sky trimming, Victory have total ownership of that look -- in a comp of just 10 teams, you shouldn't be...

Maybe it’s because we knew it was coming, but this was predictable in every sense. The 8-A’s has done its job — sure, it had the kitschy Australiana vibe and über-techno typography, but was a radical improvement on the imagery of NSL/Soccer Australia pre-2005. It stood out amongst leagues...

I think the Eagles have moved on from the Ochre and Tablecloth as experiments. The white clash jumper was only brought in to fulfil a stupid AFL requirement. I'm relatively confident the club has consolidated, with the extensive fan feedback, that wings are the only look that will stand. The...

I'm very much on the fence with the crest. I respect the process and the sentiment to change, they've rolled it out extremely well and every fan knew it was coming. It's a typical modern interpretation, not unlike Arsenal (albeit, 14 years prior...) in the sense of removing the noise and...

It was leaked a couple of days ago, essentially the same collar (banal and Reebok-2005-esque) and Union Jack cuff treatment. The only abnormal thing here being the side stripes - which has usually been the domain of Aston Villa. But hey, they're all the rage in Europe with Nike and Adidas right...

West Ham 2016/17 Away [/IMG] (I know Payet can be brilliant, but having him walking on water is a bit of stretch. Generally poor press-release material here Silent Alarm ) After a 2-season absence, it's back in white for West Ham. It's the plainest white shirt (and first non-throwback)...

An Argentina strip ala 2014 world cup is so blindingly obvious for Melbourne City, I don't know why the supporters aren't pushing hard for it. It's the last chance they have of claiming a skerrick of identity. CFG get their predominant colour, Melbourne get their stripes, it's a really good...

I get the impression this will be more at a strategic and marketing level, but it will be interesting to see what, if anything, comes of it graphically - particularly in the wake of major work for MLS and the Premier League, and domestically the NBL and Super Rugby. If it does coincide with a...

And, that ladies and gentleman, is how you ruin an iconic football jumper. Just when you think they're actually using a modicum of design sense, they * it up and make it look exactly like the 2011 one. That one was fine, because we thought we'd never see the peril as a clash option and it...

Perth 20-years-of-QBE-sponsorship shirt for tomorrow vs Brisbane. Many things wrong with this one. s**t template Sydney FC colour Unreadable '20-years' type Wrong 'Insurance' font (unless there's some SGI-s**t change that hasn't been rolled out) Ordinary graphic and interplay with the purple...

Have to commend the foresight to create a reversible jumper here, with proper matchday logo arrangement. I actually don't mind experimenting with the brighter yellow, but that dark grey is a big miss though considering it was probably meant to be BLK black let's be honest. Maybe the lighter...