Jumper clash fails

[Lion_LegacyXL]

Collingwood look better in white although a yellow version of Adelaide's indigenous jumper would have looked fantastic against Collingwood in black.

 

[BobbyMorri]

some actual common sense with the shorts.

Collingwood in all white, despite being the home team.

Adelaide in all black, despite being the away team.

Shorts clash success!!!!!

Just think how bad it would be if they stayed with the white team away team here.

 

[Heardy_101]

Jesus Christ.

Looks like I'm going to have to eat my own words (I previously said Collingwood wouldn't wear white shorts in a home game)

 

[Simon Phoenix]

Bulldogs don't normally wear their white kit against teams in black/navy. Looks great against GWS today

 

[Outtatym]

Fair bit of white/light colour in the North-Port game...

 

[SoftTissueInjury]

How does this bush league manage to **** this up every year

Clubs making any special round guernsey need to communicate with their oppostion

 

[The Mailman Delivers]

Fair bit of white/light colour in the North-Port game...

North's blue shorts save the day! Who'd have thought?

 

[juice t]

Reminds me of that Geelong-North jumper clash a couple of years back (Which is in this thread)

White against white

 

[Soggy2112]

Why did Port make a clash indigenous kit that clashes more than the home kit does?

 

[Lorenzo DMH]

I think today's Port-North clash is our new clubhouse leader, especially considering the power wore a very good black design last weekend

 

[Mibie]

This thread is ridiculous

 

[Soggy2112]

This thread is ridiculous

How so?

 

[oak79]

Why did Port make a clash indigenous kit that clashes more than the home kit does?

Would love to know who told them to wear white instead black.

Could have been full white v full black indigenous jumpers.

 

[Soggy2112]

Would love to know who told them to wear white instead black.

Could have been full white v full black indigenous jumpers.

Only thing I can think of is maybe Port were told when designing their jumpers that North were going to be in blue, perhaps they were expecting something more like their Good Friday kit? Then once they’d made it they were contractually obliged to wear it?

 

[eddiesmith]

Port have taken Essendons mantle as the worst offender of wearing shit clashing strips.

 

[Heardy_101]

I daresay the AFL told us to wear white because North were wearing their precious blue shorts.

 

[Lockyer24]

Port vs Roos

Dark vs Light

Made up jumpers for the occasion, with opponents known

Still botch it Amateur league

 

[eddiesmith]

I daresay the AFL told us to wear white because North were wearing their precious blue shorts.

So the AFL 9 months ago when Port ordered their indigenous strips made that call?

Man, you’re just as bad as the Essendon apologist trying to claim the club has no say…

 

[oak79]

So the AFL 9 months ago when Port ordered their indigenous strips made that call?

Man, you’re just as bad as the Essendon apologist trying to claim the club has no say…

The club HAS a black jumper. AFL determines when clubs have to wear clash - so most likely, AFL got it wrong.

 

[Heardy_101]

So the AFL 9 months ago when Port ordered their indigenous strips made that call?

Man, you’re just as bad as the Essendon apologist trying to claim the club has no say…

Mate, we have a black version of the jumper. There is no reason why we couldn't have worn it.

I can guarantee you the AFL made the call.

 

[Heardy_101]

So the AFL 9 months ago when Port ordered their indigenous strips made that call?

Man, you’re just as bad as the Essendon apologist trying to claim the club has no say…

Oh and I almost forgot:

Carlton when they play away to your mob.

You can't tell me the AFL isn't ticking that off.

 

[eddiesmith]

Mate, we have a black version of the jumper. There is no reason why we couldn't have worn it.

I can guarantee you the AFL made the call.

Because the club had 2 jumpers made and wanted to use both of them…

The AFL don’t tell Port to wear their white jumper to clash with Norths white jumper, like they wouldn’t have told Freo to wear their home jumper against Collingwood at the MCG nor did they tell Geelong to wear home shorts against Collingwood in the final years ago.

AFL has the power to tell clubs what to wear and not to wear, they don’t actually bother to sit down for every game and set a policy, that’s why we get clashes.

Only people trying to deflect blame from their clubs think they do.

 

[eddiesmith]

Oh and I almost forgot:

Carlton when they play away to your mob.

You can't tell me the AFL isn't ticking that off.

If they played in a grand final you can guarantee that combo doesn’t occur as that’s the only game the AFL actually care.

 

[mcgarnacle]

Because the club had 2 jumpers made and wanted to use both of them…

The AFL don’t tell Port to wear their white jumper to clash with Norths white jumper, like they wouldn’t have told Freo to wear their home jumper against Collingwood at the MCG nor did they tell Geelong to wear home shorts against Collingwood in the final years ago.

AFL has the power to tell clubs what to wear and not to wear, they don’t actually bother to sit down for every game and set a policy, that’s why we get clashes.

Only people trying to deflect blame from their clubs think they do.

I would be surprised if teams rocked up to match-day without the AFL ticking off the kits for the day. They are the medium between the two clubs. I do agree that it doesn't seem to be handled well though.

There isn't the organisation/initiative within clubs in Australian Sport (apart from the A-League) to differentiate match-day uniforms. A-League do it well because it's ingrained in the sport. It's been a fundamental process for every game in soccer. Of course, the offside rule is an important reason for it. In the USA, their method in several sports is to have one team predominantly in white, and the other coloured.

In contrast, since 1924 (100 years!) the AFL have for used the shorts to differentiate teams with similar coloured uniforms. Even when similar uniforms became a thing to avoid, the sport was 70-odd years into doing it a certain way, and it seems as though it's a bit of flex (particularly amongst the older clubs) not to compromise in this League.

 

[royboy2]

Half of this thread be saying, no clash here...2 totally different jumpers.