Preview 2018 Grand Final Premiership Posters by Mark Knight (NOW RELEASED!)

[Tyler Hodges]

Eagles one pretty quality, I'm fairly certain hes running with the Darling chest. Pies one is bog average, needed to have it holding the ball one winged with the Cox swagger.

 

[Tyler Hodges]

OK since when was the west coast eagle an american bald eagle and not a wedge tail eagle?

Lazy work from Knight again.

To be fair WEG did the same thing..

 

[Ice-Wolf]

To be fair WEG did the same thing..

Doesn't excuse Knights sloppy work. Man's so racist he even makes the brown eagle white.

 

[Roobs321]

"Premiers 2018" feels unnecessarily duplicated on the Cup, and they are both too similar compared to previous examples. That said, glad it's not personified, don't like those ones identifiable with a particular player or two. Thank god we were spared the beards, or an eagle nest of babies.

This was also our first year with the new jumper/logo, so astute to include. Very different to the 3 premier posters we have as well, which is good. Still, there's only one WEG.

 

[Max zero]

Released at some point today, will update OP with pictures once released.

Expectations? Im not holding my breath, guy ran out of ideas for drawing birds very early on.....

Released from 6pm in this link... https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/h...t/news-story/a7be98d6509bf918ff40ea419c68171e

The Eagle one looks angry (even though it has the cup) and the Magpie one looks like it's surprised. Does not have a reference to the 4th premiership either.

I would of thought making them look happy or proud would of been the go?

 

[Vedder]

Not a fan of pies one, if we happen to win will probably give it a miss

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

The wings are too prominent for my liking.

Although, if we win, I'll still buy a poster and have it framed. Did the same in 2010.

I prefer WEG's posters.

 

[Vedder]

I dont like the head, just looks strange

I dunno, if we win I might buy it, I brought the hard copy in 10, prob would just get the poster of this

 

[Greggy]

The magpie looks like he’s just swooped in and stolen it...

 

[The King!]

Miss the wegs

 

[Greggy]

Weg was a great graphic artist, Knight is just a cartoonist.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

I'd be mortified to have HERALD SUN emblazoned on my wall.

 

[76woodenspooners]

Weg was a great graphic artist ...

William Ellis Green was born in a different era, became a symbol of his community, was largely self taught but had oodles of talent.

Also had classy taste in cars - drove an Alfa Romeo Montreal.

 

[Aramis]

I'd be mortified to have HERALD SUN emblazoned on my wall.

Dont think you'll have much to worry about for a while

 

[2009premiers]

The Choked 2018 Richmond poster just shown on the Front Bar is better than the Collingwood one.

 

[Nouseforaname12]

You know racism stuff aside he's a pretty average artist, I didn't even grab the 2013 or 2014 one it was that bad

 

[BallaratBulldog]

I liked the Bulldog and swan ones.

I feel teams with birds are running out of ideas

 

[BotsMaster]

I liked the Bulldog and swan ones.

I feel teams with birds are running out of ideas

WEG did a caricature of Barry Hall in 2006 instead of a swan.

 

[BF Tiger]

How many ways to cartoon a bird are there?

I think the Herald-Sun are trying to create another WEG, but they have gone with the wrong artist is Mark Knight. There is just not enough variation in his work, and it doesn't have that distinctive look and feel that WEG had. WEG's premier posters looked like they were created in the moments after the premier was confirmed. But now the H-S are ten years in with him... do they cut him off and start again, or persist hoping it improves (for all I know they are happy with his work)?

 

[AG]

Is there a need to release posters for both grand finalists? It's a waste of a design for the runner up.

They should just release the winning poster after the game and the losing design is kept up his sleeve.

Personally I prefer some of his designs over the WEG posters because of the extra detail. However his consistency isn't the same as WEG. The Eagle in this poster looks completely different to 2015. I'd prefer a similar look but just change the pose or angle of his drawing to differentiate.

 

[Heisenberg_]

William Ellis Green was born in a different era, became a symbol of his community, was largely self taught but had oodles of talent.

Also had classy taste in cars - drove an Alfa Romeo Montreal.

Before he died he did a back catalogue so they can release a new weg after each grand final, store is in Bayswater run by his son in law or can be purchased from the website.
http://www.wegart.com.au/

 

[smasha]

Should be Australia’s own Wedge Tailed Eagle for the West Coast mascot,it’s a bigger and better looking bird than the Bald Eagle.

Only the South American condor is bigger.

Love for our Aussie bird.

 

[Pessimistic]

Err no. Only the winning team. Has been happening for a few years

So I can find out the winner today by seeing which posters are on sale? Cool

 

[Pessimistic]

"Premiers 2018" feels unnecessarily duplicated on the Cup, and they are both too similar compared to previous examples. That said, glad it's not personified, don't like those ones identifiable with a particular player or two. Thank god we were spared the beards, or an eagle nest of babies.

This was also our first year with the new jumper/logo, so astute to include. Very different to the 3 premier posters we have as well, which is good. Still, there's only one WEG.

Every herald sun premiership poster is a repeat of the previous ones from that team. They are for the people who love familiarity

 

[Pessimistic]

WEG did a caricature of Barry Hall in 2006 instead of a swan.
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That’s Barry hall? White hooligan stereotype for me (just kidding)