Competition AFL International Tour 2023: Week 12 - Western Bulldogs

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You heard right. The AFL is taking the game abroad one more time!
Devoting an entire round to showing the world what this great game is all about.

However...

All 18 clubs won't be subject to having the flag of the nation they play in
slapped on their jumper next to the Australian flag.

Each club will have a newly made jumper inspired by
the nation they're playing in (similar to Melbourne in China or St Kilda in NZ)

It can be subtle or out of this world
It's up to you!

FIXTURE

Game 6, Team 2: Western Bulldogs
Location: Tokyo, Japan

First Team Jumper

Rule 4: The second team's jumper cannot clash with the first team's jumper​

RULES

1. Entries can be comprised of just the front of a jumper
   1. Back of the jumper, shorts and socks are optional but encouraged to give a full effect
2. The idea is to create a jumper inspired by the nation the chosen club is playing in while making it look like it belongs to the said club
   1. For example, if Richmond played their game in the USA, a jumper with red and white hoops and blue cuffs won’t be acceptable because it bears no resemblance to the club
3. Teams will be done in the order of the fixture
4. THIS RULE APPLIES TO THE SECOND TEAM IN A FIXTURE: After the first team's jumper is made, the second team's jumper cannot clash with the first team's jumper
5. Accompany your entry with a sentence about the nations reference/influence shown in the jumper
6. You cannot directly copy any past/present designs from the chosen club
   1. You are allowed to use any of the club's current jumpers and make a subtle hint to the nation (EG. Melbourne in China used their home jumper with a dragon on the side or St Kilda in NZ with Maori watermark)
7. Maximum 2 Entries
8. Any other questions, please ask

Past Results

• Week 1 - Adelaide Crows
• Week 2 - Carlton Blues
• Week 3 - Fremantle Dockers
• Week 4 - Gold Coast Suns
• Week 5 - Richmond Tigers
• Week 6 - Sydney Swans
• Week 7 - Brisbane Lions
• Week 8 - North Melbourne Kangaroos
• Week 9 - Essendon Bombers
• Week 10 - Melbourne Demons
• Week 11 - Port Adelaide Power

 

[cannavo]

Inspired by Japanese football kits the stylized flame comes from their 1998 WC kit which ties in nicely with the Bulldogs colour scheme and the Footscray hoop is inverted to accommodate the "Hinomaru" or "circle of the sun" featured in Japans flag

 

[KBLT]

Inspired by images of samurai in front of the rising sun, EJ Whitten soars in his most iconic image, silhouetted by the red sun, rising over a torii gate. A faint Kikkō (tortoiseshell) pattern is imprinted on the gurnsey. Emblazoned across the back is the Japanese text for "Yield to None", the club motto.

 

[RWB_Threads]

Inspired with by the coastline with Japan being a collection of islands, the famous traditional Japanese style waves overlapping a modern take on the red sun setting (in the west of course) over mount Fuji. Asics also being a Japanese company also sees Japanese writing with their logo as well as the Western Bulldogs logo and Pedigree who also operate in Japan.

 

[chibimatty]

WOW!