TheLoungeLizard
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I think we will begin to see more sponsors on the guernseysAnyone think we might see any major changes to the structure?
E.g. AFL logo on the right, sponsor on the left
I am expecting collar sponsors.I think we will begin to see more sponsors on the guernseys
I think the names thing has come and gone fortunately.I don't think it's too much of a stretch that we may see numbers appear on the front in the future as it is with the state competitions. Unfortunately so, I reckon it's inevitable that names on the back of guernseys will come in once the traditional footy audience has moved on.
I think that's for the best. You see in NBA and NFL now that even with 99 numbers to choose from, it's getting harder to fit new players into new numbers due to them being retired. I love the idea of the number being passed down to a new generation, like what the Pies do with '35' which was Presti's and Daicos' number before but now is passed down to every 1st draft pick (currently Quaynor). As for the numbers, yeah probably but not in the near future.I think the names thing has come and gone fortunately.
They trailed it, talked about it, but when it was in action it really didn't work - now they know it doesn't work they seem to have dropped the idea
Imagine if you were Daicos or Presti, no-one will ever go on your locker again. It's stupid.I think that's for the best. You see in NBA and NFL now that even with 99 numbers to choose from, it's getting harder to fit new players into new numbers due to them being retired. I love the idea of the number being passed down to a new generation, like what the Pies do with '35' which was Presti's and Daicos' number before but now is passed down to every 1st draft pick (currently Quaynor). As for the numbers, yeah probably but not in the near future.
With the industry already cutting costs, it doesn't seem right to spend millions on a new logo.Let's spark this up again!
I've seen a lot of mock ups in the 2021 Jumper Ideas thread of incorporating the AFL logo into the jumper or club colours.
Collingwood tried it a few years ago and then with the apparent new logo talk a year ago it seemed a possibility but that's fine cold.
Could we see it?
What major change will be next?
I agree - but do you ever see the logo being incorporated into club colours?With the industry already cutting costs, it doesn't seem right to spend millions on a new logo.
While Presti had a good career in the jumper it will never be his number. The 35 at Collingwood belongs to one player, and one player only. Hopefully when Nick Daicos comes as #1 draft pick he will continue on in the jumper after his first year.Imagine if you were Daicos or Presti, no-one will ever go on your locker again. It's stupid.
speaking of numbers, what are the chances of the AFL introducing the number "0" or "00" being made available for players to wear? popular in the US and might not be a huge change. i dunno why but i'd like to see it introduced.I think that's for the best. You see in NBA and NFL now that even with 99 numbers to choose from, it's getting harder to fit new players into new numbers due to them being retired. I love the idea of the number being passed down to a new generation, like what the Pies do with '35' which was Presti's and Daicos' number before but now is passed down to every 1st draft pick (currently Quaynor). As for the numbers, yeah probably but not in the near future.
Advertising on socks is hardly the worst thing ever- but I'd rather see it as an actual part of the sock (same way the Nike or Adidas logo is fabricated as part of football sock). Perhaps on the back across the calf would be a good spot, for instance.
Also you'll never see MMA style advertising because in MMA, those shorts are the only premium sponsorship real-estate. In AFL they have entire kits with two sponsors on the jumper and one on the shorts, plus apparel sponsor, PLUS the league itself. (Which is the exact amount of individual sponsors on the shorts)
I think they'll add a sponsor above the number first, then it'll be another sponsor on the chest. It would take a lot for full-size NRL-style chest sponsors. If soccer takes over and the AFL get desperate lel then maybe but otherwise this is the absolute worst we'd see, I'd imagine:
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Yeah I can't believe I called the above the number trend hahaSome interesting predictions from a few years ago!
FT more for a out the box idea of sock sponsors this was before the short sock came in
Further to my post above, this is something I could definitely see happening in the near future (with apologies to Mero for butchering his guernseys)The AFL itself is probably long overdue for a re-branding - the NRL have gone through 5 since the AFL introduced its oval logo. Could this bring another sponsor onto guernseys (e.g. "Toyota AFL Premiership")? Could we see something completely left field like dropping the logo from the guernsey or moving it somewhere else, with club badges on the chest and the sponsor where the AFL logo is now? Only time will tell.
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There is still a lot of room for change over the next few years, particularly if the pandemic continues to hurt gate receipts and memberships. We've already seen this with the changes to the fields and the back of the jumpers - would clubs be allowed to add a large sponsor at least for a season or 2 to help keep revenue streams coming in?
I think these are the questions that will be answered in the next few years and probably the most likely experiments we will see between now and, say, 2030.
This is fair but wasnt the whole number 1 draft pick getting 35 done specifically with Presti in mind (not Daicos)?While Presti had a good career in the jumper it will never be his number. The 35 at Collingwood belongs to one player, and one player only. Hopefully when Nick Daicos comes as #1 draft pick he will continue on in the jumper after his first year.