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So does anyone have any 'real' info on what the new guernsey looks like.....
New-look Power's strong teal feel
By MICHELANGELO RUCCI The Advertiser 11 February 2004
PORT Adelaide is taking the black out of its second-choice AFL jumper – and the cool new look is to be unveiled at Alberton Oval on Saturday just when the Power will need much heat relief.
The first outing of Port's new away guernsey – which replaces the "lightning bolt" the Power wore in its Wizard Cup pre-season triumphs in 2001 and 2002 and at away games last year – will be in Port's internal trial at Alberton on Saturday afternoon when Adelaide will bake with temperatures forecast beyond 40C.
Out will go the black – the colour which absorbs most heat – and there is likely to be a greater emphasis on teal, the colour that ensures a stark contrast against most AFL rivals. This is exactly to the AFL's order.
Port's battle wardrobe will have two jumpers next year. The black-white-and-teal guernsey it has worn at almost every home game since joining the AFL in 1997 will remain Port's first-choice jumper. The new jumper – described by the Power as "very different" to anything the club has worn – will be worn in away games whenever the No. 1 jumper does not offer enough on-field contrast. It will be the first time Port has had a jumper without black as a dominant colour since 1900.
An AFL ruling last year – when the Power reverted to black-and-white for heritage week – also demands Port wear the new jumper in all games against the black-and-white Collingwood for the next three years.
Port is likely to formally parade the new jumper, which is still to be delivered by manufacturer Nike, at a media conference later in the week.
By then the Power also will have a clearer picture on how to proceed with its trial game at Alberton.
The match is listed to start at 4.30pm. However, with high temperatures forecast and with both trial teams likely to be limited to 15 players each, the Power may opt for a twilight start at 7pm.
This would also be more attractive to Port fans not wanting to stand under the afternoon sun at Alberton.
New-look Power's strong teal feel
By MICHELANGELO RUCCI The Advertiser 11 February 2004
PORT Adelaide is taking the black out of its second-choice AFL jumper – and the cool new look is to be unveiled at Alberton Oval on Saturday just when the Power will need much heat relief.
The first outing of Port's new away guernsey – which replaces the "lightning bolt" the Power wore in its Wizard Cup pre-season triumphs in 2001 and 2002 and at away games last year – will be in Port's internal trial at Alberton on Saturday afternoon when Adelaide will bake with temperatures forecast beyond 40C.
Out will go the black – the colour which absorbs most heat – and there is likely to be a greater emphasis on teal, the colour that ensures a stark contrast against most AFL rivals. This is exactly to the AFL's order.
Port's battle wardrobe will have two jumpers next year. The black-white-and-teal guernsey it has worn at almost every home game since joining the AFL in 1997 will remain Port's first-choice jumper. The new jumper – described by the Power as "very different" to anything the club has worn – will be worn in away games whenever the No. 1 jumper does not offer enough on-field contrast. It will be the first time Port has had a jumper without black as a dominant colour since 1900.
An AFL ruling last year – when the Power reverted to black-and-white for heritage week – also demands Port wear the new jumper in all games against the black-and-white Collingwood for the next three years.
Port is likely to formally parade the new jumper, which is still to be delivered by manufacturer Nike, at a media conference later in the week.
By then the Power also will have a clearer picture on how to proceed with its trial game at Alberton.
The match is listed to start at 4.30pm. However, with high temperatures forecast and with both trial teams likely to be limited to 15 players each, the Power may opt for a twilight start at 7pm.
This would also be more attractive to Port fans not wanting to stand under the afternoon sun at Alberton.
