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What the hell is wrong with these idiots?

Not only do they make the Eagle worse. They take off the outlines from the Eagles and Wings, but leave it on the Numbers - what goes through their heads?
 

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Heres another view on the WCE jumper being worn:






I would prefer that the numbers didn't have an outline but I don't mind it that much, it's hardly noticeable but it makes the numbers stand out more. This years jumper is a lot better than last years IMO.
 
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This has baffled me in the past.

How come Collingwood wear their Clash guernsey when Carlton are the Home side, yet Carlton don't wear their Clash guernsey when Collingwood are the Home side.
 

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This has baffled me in the past.

How come Collingwood wear their Clash guernsey when Carlton are the Home side, yet Carlton don't wear their Clash guernsey when Collingwood are the Home side.
Because Carlton's clash isn't traditional, Collingwood's is, nobody wants to see 2 old rivals going at it in ghastly kits, takes away from the intensity IMO.
 

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Because Carlton's clash isn't traditional, Collingwood's is
That is the reason and it's embarrassing that the AFL still thinks like that in 2012.

nobody wants to see 2 old rivals going at it in ghastly kits, takes away from the intensity IMO.
Ridiculous argument. I'd say more AFL supporters don't want to see one set of clash rules for one team and another set of rules for another team. Either there's a clash or there isn't.

I wouldn't say 'everyone' wants to see Carlton wear their Sturt strip in an away game against Collingwood, but the vast majority would like to see Carlton and Essendon follow the same rules as every other club in the competition. If Carlton is so embarrassed by their light blue, they shouldn't sell it.

How did traditional guernseys become traditional anyway? How come every club isn't wearing the same design as they had a hundred years ago? If Carlton kept their white away strip, or embraced their blue strip and wore it when they were obliged to, all of a sudden, it becomes part of their identity, without taking anything away from their association with the navy blue. Like West Coast's home guernsey. Like Fremantle and Port Adelaide's away guernseys. Like the Bulldogs' away guernsey.
 
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This has baffled me in the past.

How come Collingwood wear their Clash guernsey when Carlton are the Home side, yet Carlton don't wear their Clash guernsey when Collingwood are the Home side.
I wouldn't complain, your clash jumper looks a million times better than your 'home' jumper.
 

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to me dark collingwood home is very modern, they should go back to what's right for the system to flow again. honestly doesn't the clash system feel like it revolves around collingwood? if they go back to white home all the traditional clashes work with the normal kits and other pointless changes with interstate clubs wont have to happen.
 

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Here's the one I don't get:
Why do they make teams change shorts (or in some cases full kits) during their 20-minute turnaround between consecutive games? Surely it can be organised that the only team that needs to change is the team in games 1 and 3

Eg tonight at Subiaco:

Game 1 Eagles v Essendon
Eagles all Royal, Essendon Black with Red Shorts

Game 2 Essendon v Fremantle
Essendon Black with Red Shorts, Fremantle all White

Game 3 Fremantle v Eagles
Fremantle all White, Eagles all Royal.

There'd actually be no need for any changes.
Probably the Eagles and Freo wanted to show off both guernseys to their supporters to try and sell more.
 
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