Discussion Grand Final Logo

[TheLoungeLizard]

Is it Drawn of Replay?

They had the same logo for both games.

 

[FXD_]

Not an iron on though, players had sublimated patches. That would be a retail version that they release after the game.

 

[TheLoungeLizard]

I don't get the whole stiched oval of the AFL logo, then ironing the rest on...

Also, how long would it take a manafacturer to make up jumpers with the logo's sublimed in?
I'm just curious as to why some do, and other iron it on.

 

[justlookingaround]

Not an iron on though, players had sublimated patches. That would be a retail version that they release after the game.

Would still look awesome framed though IMO

 

[Andonis1997]

Haha random aussie cap in the pic.
That is awesome! I can't believe how much is in that!

 

[West_Coast_Eagles]

went to the 2010 draw and replay and went to all merchandise shops and saw no1 selling these jumpers

 

[TheLoungeLizard]

went to the 2010 draw and replay and went to all merchandise shops and saw no1 selling these jumpers

Do you mean you saw no one selling them at the ground?

 

[FXD_]

I actually contacted the club about this and spoke in length with a merchandising staff member. The respond was that they wanted to use the replica jumper with the GF logo in the artwork but since the club had their logo sublimated on their jumpers, the AFL did not allocate the heat transfer logos to them, and also, to copy and paste an image of the logo onto the replica jumper was against AFL policy.Therefore the club was forced to use a player issue GF jumper with the sublimated logo and airbrushed out the club song and size tag inside the collar to achieve a neater appearance in the art work.
When the artwork was submitted to the AFL, they were given a licence to produce 200 of these framed jumpers. I also found out that recently the AFL is very strict on allocating the exact amount of the GF logos. They did not give out any spares, all logos had to be applied onto the specified garment and in the case of needing a replacement..the club has to submit an application and return the damaged logo with or without the garment. In other words, every recent grand final logo is accounted for.

That's very interesting. No wonder you can't find spare patches anywhere. If you could, would probably bring the value of these merchandise pieces down.

 

[TheLoungeLizard]

In regards to this:

- How long would it take for Adidas to sublime the logo into new jumpers? When would they make the call to press them up?

- Does the AFL send out the patches to the clubs, or does the AFL iron them on?

- Why doesn't all manafactures sublime them on?

 

[Willo #6]

As requested, my framed 2010 Grand Final jumper in full view. Too heavy to hang on a plaster wall so its propped up in the study.

What's the story with the Baggy Green?

 

[FXD_]

I once saw on ebay a replica Collingwood jumper with the 2010 grand final logo attached to it. It clearly looked like it had been peeled off a player issue St. Kilda jumper. Further research proved that was the case. The logo looked very bad on the Collingwood jumper because of the damage done while peeling it off.

I remember that. In fact, here's a picture of it.

Back then I maintained it looked like a genuine patch, but Mero didn't think so.

http://bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?p=19741362&highlight=fake+grand+final#post19741362

 

[Silent Alarm]

You can see it's been cut by hand. To the left of the 'Grand Final' font is some overhang. If it were genuine, It'd likely be cut by a stamping machine.

 

[FXD_]

No, it's just been peeled off a Saints jumper and stuck on a Collingwood.

 

[TheLoungeLizard]

Sublimation is a very quick process. The hardest part is setting up a new design and programming it. Once this part of the process is done, it's just a matter of duplicating. Even this is a walk in the park for the skilled and experienced operators. A friend of mine in the USA prints out cycling road wear and it is exactly the same. Simply put, it is like printing a design on white paper but instead of paper, you are using pre cut white fabric panels that assemble into the garment. With sublimation the fabric is always white to begin with.

As for the GF logo, it is a matter of uploading the logo and programming it into the printing process...once this addition is made, the blank(white)front panel of the jumper is fed through the sublimation press where all the pre-programmed graphic design is bedded into the fabric. Once the front panel is printed with the new GF logo and club colours, it is a matter of attaching it to the rest of the panels to form a jumper by the machinists.

My friend's factory does up to 200-300 garments fully sublimated and assembled in a day. So I imagine 40 or so front panels printed and assembled into jumpers is piece of cake for those in the industry.

From what I found out in 2010 regarding St Kilda, a club representative submitted an order for the logos to the AFL and the logos were delivered to the clubs apparel manufacturer where they were applied to the jumper. However I know for a fact that Geelong and Hawthorn took their jumpers to the logo manufacturers and had them apply the logo to the jumpers instead. Probably answers questions as to why St. Kilda's logos were peeling off.

Reason why other teams don't sublimate their GF jumper. The agreement between the AFL and the clubs is that the AFL manufactures and supplies the approved GF logo and that it won't cost the clubs a cent. By sublimating the GF logo, Collingwood together with Adidas had to pay copy right to the AFL because they are in fact going out of the agreement by manufacturing the logo and on top of that reproducing the logo.....big big bucks that both the club and Adidas were willing to cough up. While the AFL won't oppose the sublimation of the GF logo, it will certainly make clubs pay for doing so. For clubs to turn away from sublimating their GF logo on such a big occasion in their history gives an idea of how costly it would be.

I heard some where that the AFL owns more of the jumper that the club does.
crazy!!!

Cheers for all the info mate

You would think that the AFL could make a special thing about the Grand-Final. The AFL could sublime the logo in, and write the date and info in the jumper, to make it special.

But that would cost the AFL money, and we know that they don't like to spend.

 

[TheLoungeLizard]

Nice as Joblo!

 

[E92_]

Baggy Green looks great.

 

[jethro11]

That looks great joblo

 

[FXD_]

Here's a 2005 up close:

More pics in the owners thread.

 

[SJ]

Slightly different logo, but if anyone wants a largish 'premiers' logo there is one in this PDF on page 17: http://membership.geelongcats.com.au/2012_Mem_brochure.pdf

 

[Mero]

I remember that. In fact, here's a picture of it.

Back then I maintained it looked like a genuine patch, but Mero didn't think so.

http://bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?p=19741362&highlight=fake+grand+final#post19741362

Wasn't talking about the patch on it's own, rather the patch and Collingwood jumper were put together by someone other than adidas.
Patch might be accurate, but the Collingwood jumper is not.
It's been done to give the appearance of being a Collingwood Grand Final jumper, which it was not.
It was a Rebel Sport (or similar) jumper with a GF patch.

 

[FXD_]

Finally remembered what these patches are called - Lextra patches.

http://lextrasoccer.com/

EDIT: Ah ok, my misunderstanding Mero.

 

[FXD_]

Do Flockmaster Australia make the Grand Final patch?

 

[go swannies lawl]

Apologies for late reply..
As a mad cricket fan, the baggy green was made by my daughter for my 40th birthday. She just started her embroidery course at high school and this was one of her first projects.
She bought the cap from Albion cap company and then applied the embroidery she digitized herself.

Not bad for a 15 year old!..I was very impressed.

thats the rong color

 

[Andonis1997]

thats the rong color

That's the wrong spelling.

I swear this kid is Cat Attack's relative!

 

[go swannies lawl]

who cares if i spelt it WRONG who the hell is cat attack's