News New jumpers for 2012

[MC Extra Dollop]

No you are missing the point.

Carlton do not want to wear a clash jumper. They do it because the AFL 'force' them to.

I think that argument would hold a bit more water if Carlton didn't sell their clash guernsey on their website. At least Essendon doesn't sell replica versions of its fat sash (I suppose no-one would buy it, so it's probably a moot point).

Now I don't recall there being any clash between Collingwood and Carlton until your team decided you wanted to wear mainly black instead of mainly white.

So on that basis, if your team created a clash by changing your main color, then if Carlton wish to wear their traditional guernsey instead of their pale blue monstrosity, they should be allowed to do so.

You've played each other over 200 times, and i'd say you've worn your 'clash' colors in 99% of them. What's the problem with keeping it that way?

Once the AFL approved Collingwood's black guernsey as an acceptable home strip, it automatically commanded as much respect as Essendon's home guernsey, or Carlton's, or Geelong's, or Richmond's, or anyone's. Of course it makes practical sense for there to be one more light coloured team and one less dark coloured team in the league, but as soon as the AFL signed off on it, that became their home guernsey and any opposition team who also wears a primarily black/navy/purple guernsey is obliged to wear a clash jumper when they are playing away.

 

[Speck]

There have been situations in the A League this year where the Victory have used their fluro yellow clash strip when they didn't need to (and actually created a clash in the process), simply because they have an agreement with adidas to wear it in x amount of games.

It's due to the sponsor being different on the away/clash kit that we are forced to wear it for half the season. Adecco sponsor the home kit, EnergyWatch sponsor the away kit. Problem is when we play away at Wellington/Gold Coast we have to wear our home kit to avoid a clash meaning those lost away kit games need to be made up at home.

 

[henness]

On sponsors changing their logos on jumpers so they are now sticking out more than they did previously, Citi logo on the back of the Sydney home jumper, can't speak for the clash as havent seen it yet, now looks like this:

- but more rectangle in shape

 

[krisholio14]

I think that argument would hold a bit more water if Carlton didn't sell their clash guernsey on their website. At least Essendon doesn't sell replica versions of its fat sash (I suppose no-one would buy it, so it's probably a moot point).

I'm not defending Carlton as such. I mean, they couldn't keep the white clash could they? They had to change it to the light blue reminder of the first time a club sold its colors to outside interests for a few bucks.

Once the AFL approved Collingwood's black guernsey as an acceptable home strip, it automatically commanded as much respect as Essendon's home guernsey, or Carlton's, or Geelong's, or Richmond's, or anyone's. Of course it makes practical sense for there to be one more light coloured team and one less dark coloured team in the league, but as soon as the AFL signed off on it, that became their home guernsey and any opposition team who also wears a primarily black/navy/purple guernsey is obliged to wear a clash jumper when they are playing away.

My point remains. You create a clash, then it should be up to you to fix it yourself.

And just for the record, I don't think it does command as much respect. For a team that has done a mountain of bleating about the integrity of the jumper, they certainly didn't mind changing it when it suited them to do so. It wasn't based on anything practical either, it's created more problems that it's solved.

 

[E92_]

I'm not defending Carlton as such. I mean, they couldn't keep the white clash could they? They had to change it to the light blue reminder of the first time a club sold its colors to outside interests for a few bucks.

I'm fairly sure I read somewhere that the reason why Carlton got rid of their white clash was because a lot of their fans hated it and wanted it gone.

My point remains. You create a clash, then it should be up to you to fix it yourself.

Whoever is the away team is responsible for fixing the clash IMO.

 

[Cat_Attack !]

That citi logo will look terrible on the swans jersey.

 

[henness]

I saw it on AFL 360 last night when they were announcing their leadership group and they were in full kit, can't find a photo of it, but in the video of their intra-club, if you look at the back of their red training jumpers, it looks exactly the same as that.

http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/?nvId=423164

 

[Tigerdrive]

I'm fairly sure I read somewhere that the reason why Carlton got rid of their white clash was because a lot of their fans hated it and wanted it gone.]

So logically they went with the all round crowd pleasing colour of Baby Blue

 

[E92_]

Well, I think fans didn't want a colour that wasn't blue on the majority of the clash, baby blue is still blue...

 

[Tigerdrive]

True, but there is some white in their logo

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Sorry if this has already been brought up, but will the new Bulldogs guernseys have hoops on the long sleeved version?

 

[Silent Alarm]

Rather baseless guess: It won't.

 

[Gibbsy]

I thought that was just a 90's fad.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

I thought that was just a 90's fad.

Hoops on the sleeves? Nah...though I guess you rarely see players wear long sleeves anymore, so the only way we'd know is from the replicas.

http://www.antiquesreporter.com.au/...cray-football-club-premier-1954-footscray-15/

http://www.footycards.com.au/1954_coles_victorian_footballers_series_2-028_footscray_alan_trusler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_VFL_Grand_Final

http://www.backpagelead.com.au/afl/999-goalkickers-need-a-better-routine-templeton

http://mycardsscray.blogspot.com.au/2007_05_01_archive.html

http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/malthouse-is-a-tosser-says-snubbed-hardie-20090609-c18v.html

 

[Cory]

Melbourne will have the Reach logo on the front of there guernsey's for the NAB cup

 

[EBUS]

Looks terrible, it isn't even straight.

 

[E92_]

Might be heat pressed on there.

 

[Groupie_]

Whats reach and will they have it for the season too?

 

[Gibbsy]

I reckon its probably just free advertisement to fill the space, Reach is Jim Stynes' organisation which helps children

 

[Mr Eagle]

Whats reach and will they have it for the season too?

Melbourne's still in negotiation with a possible major sponsor.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/demons-back-jim-styness-cause/story-fn7eccwx-1226279993622

 

[West_Coast_Eagles]

Citi bank looks shocking on the back imo

 

[E92_]

Looks very bad.

 

[Willo #6]

Citi Bank logo brings my opinion of Sydney's jumper down quite considerably.

 

[Hand]

Citi Bank logo brings my opinion of Sydney's jumper down quite considerably.

they should take the background colouring off it like the suns did with virgin australia. looks much better

 

[Andonis1997]

Well, FF94, Gold Coast put grey on the Virgin Australia logo at the back of the jumper.