Long sleeve guernseys

[Gough]

I noticed Malceski is wearing one tonight and a St. Kilda player likewise last night. So unusual to see these days; I'm a Hawks fan of a vintage that remembers Tuck, Moore and Judge wearing long sleeves every week. The last player of any note I can think of that wore them on a regular basis was Hird.
Anyone want to hazard a guess this has happened? The players mentioned could all play a bit so you couldn't say it was an impediment.

 

[Tas]

Wells doesn't always wear long sleeves but often does. Might just get cold, who knows.

 

[LordLucifer]

I wore a long-sleeved jumper throughout my short career, really liked them because not many others wore them meaning that I really stood out on the odd occassion that I played a fair game.

Would be good to see more players wear them nowadays especially in the cooler months.

SOS was one of the last to wear one.

 

[Ghostwriter]

Generally worn by players with skinny arms.

 

[P.A.F.C]

Easier to mark the ball without sleeves and less jumper to grab onto is always better(Hence why players should tuck their guernseys in)

 

[Ghostwriter]

Easier to mark the ball without sleeves ...

Please explain?

 

[P.A.F.C]

Please explain?

Ball sticks to your arms better than synthetic material. This has probably gotten better though, with the crazy technology they put into jumpers.

 

[windyhill]

Can be used to hide strapping/injury, or in Brad Hardies case, burns.

 

[Ghostwriter]

Ball sticks to your arms better than synthetic material. This has probably gotten better though, with the crazy technology they put into jumpers.

I thought AFL players marked the ball with their hands, if it was a distinct advantage for marking wouldn't coaches make it compulsory?

 

[vonn]

Remember one time Kennelly wore the long sleeve. He had a sore shoulder injury an had taping on it and didn't want
to show weakness. His first game back, someone purposely bumped into his shoulder and kennelly laughed and said, "wrong shoulder ********"

MAde me lol.

 

[damochandler]

some players might use them in local leagues because of sun spots on their arms

 

[P.A.F.C]

I thought AFL players marked the ball with their hands, if it was a distinct advantage for marking wouldn't coaches make it compulsory?

Heard of a chest mark?

Maybe coaches do make it compulsary, there aren't too many out there

Can be used to hide strapping/injury, or in Brad Hardies case, burns.

Or just because it's cold. Tredrea wore long sleeves one time, when he had a cold/flu and the weather was bad

 

[darcytiger]

long sleeves don't get the chicks

 

[Ghostwriter]

Heard of a chest mark?

Dunno about you but my junior coach always told us to take the ball in the hands, I can imagine AFL coaches encourage it as well.
Its a bit like the gloves thing, now the dopey players wear just one, using your logic we'll start seeing players with just one long sleeve.

 

[hamG]

Long sleeves is an admission of softness.

 

[Murraj1966]

Milne, Geary and Schnieder all wore it last night. Seems a thing with small forwards/midfielders.

Or cos it was 7 degrees without windchill (apparently)

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Milne, Geary and Schnieder all wore it last night. Seems a thing with small forwards/midfielders.

Or cos it was 7 degrees without windchill (apparently)

When did Milne wear it i thought he was wearing the sleeveless, although in the past he almost always wore one.

I'd say that they might become more common in wet games as both Schneider and Geary played pretty good games by their standards.

 

[pazza]

Never seemed to worry Hirdy..there weren't too many games when he didn't wear them...same for Michael Tuck!

 

[Banyo Bloods]

I wore long sleeves when I plyed here in QLD for sun spot purposes. Saved my arms but scored a nice skin cancer in the middle of my forehead. Copped a lot of shit from the opposition. I just couldn't handle the sun screen and clogging the pores.

I think they look good on the striped jumpers

 

[gimmegimme]

dont tell me us non-pale-redheaded-people are expected to believe that sun spots are even an issue just for a few hours (if that) of game time and wearing the guernsey for just once a week??? (minus sun from the shade in the late arvos and in night games)

seems a very strange reason to me.

these players must have deals on the side with the cancer council.

 

[krisholio14]

Long sleeves is an admission of softness.

Which is why Geelong has an absolutely no long sleeve jumpers policy these days.

In the last 5 years, only one player, Corey Enright, has worn one in one game, and that was to hide a taped up shoulder.

We now have a situation where our guernsey supplier ISC didn't even bother to make long sleeved jumpers with the new collar this year.

 

[Tas]

Bollocks.

Players generally don't often wear them now because a jumper is easier to grab than oiled skin.

 

[krisholio14]

Bollocks.

Players generally don't often wear them now because a jumper is easier to grab than oiled skin.

I am telling you now, it is a team rule that players are not allowed to wear long sleeves because it is a perceived sign of weakness.

 

[Donakebab]

I am telling you now, it is a team rule that players are not allowed to wear long sleeves because it is a perceived sign of weakness.

Yeah because James Hird was weak as piss...

 

[Prestigerrycomo]

I think they look good on the striped jumpers

Yeah agreed, I really like our long striped ones. I have one myself.