Discussion Round 2, 2022 - Photos and Discussion

[Red Crow]

Thursday, March 24
Western Bulldogs v Carlton (MRVL) (N)

Friday, March 25
Sydney v Geelong (SCG) (N)

Saturday, March 26
Collingwood v Adelaide (MCG)
Essendon v Brisbane Lions (MRVL) (T)
Port Adelaide v Hawthorn (AO) (N)
Gold Coast v Melbourne (MS) (N)

Sunday, March 27
North Melbourne v West Coast (MRVL)
Richmond v Greater Western Sydney (MCG)
Fremantle v St Kilda (OS)

 

[MooreTreloar]

North Melbourne in white shorts.

Correct decision.

 

[rippersnipper]

North Melbourne in white shorts.

Correct decision.

Hard disagree. West coast have an appropriate clash (yellow/white) for us to be able to wear our full home. This league is so far behind on this stuff. When are we going to let the home teams wear what they want and make the away teams accommodate that choice by forcing them into a proper change strip, like almost every other major professional league in world sport does?

 

[Heardy_101]

Hard disagree. West coast have an appropriate clash (yellow/white) for us to be able to wear our full home. This league is so far behind on this stuff. When are we going to let the home teams wear what they want and make the away teams accommodate that choice by forcing them into a proper change strip, like almost every other major professional league in world sport does?

It's the correct decision and provides maximum contrast.

 

[its been done]

The Orange clash for GWS is officially back

 

[Mr Eagle]

North Melbourne in white shorts.

Correct decision.

How am I ever going to get the Eagles back into #goldshorts ???

 

[SC26]

Noticed a couple of things last night.
Skinner was wearing an actual 2022 guernsey last night unlike everyone else, 7 not ironed on.
And Powell-Pepper was wearing a 2021 jumper (well actually 2021 preseason jumper like all port players were) without KFC on the back for some reason (as mentioned by someone else).

 

[Sammoll]

The Orange clash for GWS is officially back

I think it looks really good. Really striking shade of orange.

 

[Bremner20]

Why the hell does Hawthorn have a number panel?

Talk about adding to the list of unnecessary s**t...

Hardly a clash guernsey be hard for players to distinguish whose who from behind. Should’ve kept the traditional all gold back with the brown numbers on that strip .

 

[The Victorian]

Was it just me or did Geelong have ford above the numbers?

 

[oak79]

Hard disagree. West coast have an appropriate clash (yellow/white) for us to be able to wear our full home. This league is so far behind on this stuff. When are we going to let the home teams wear what they want and make the away teams accommodate that choice by forcing them into a proper change strip, like almost every other major professional league in world sport does?

You're going to be in the minority here.... If you have a white jumper, why put the opposite in white shorts?

Best thing is embrace the white shorts for Cats and Roos.

If putting a home team in white shorts means both teams can wear preferred jumper - and provides good contrast - it's a win.

Other competitions.... In NBA home team traditionly wears full white. Clubs therefore dont have much white on there clash / away jumpers.

 

[Mero]

Did the Hawks even have a panel when they had the V jumper?

No

 

[Mero]

Was it just me or did Geelong have ford above the numbers?

Geelong had Ford above numbers from the resumption in 2020 (Round 2 to GF)

Then last year they didn't have them, and now this year they're back

 

[Supercheapgiants]

In a perfect world, where teams would mix match clash jerseys with home shorts.

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[thequarry]

The St Kilda clash provided more than enough contrast last night but I still think it needs the Port Adelaide-style number panel to make the front and back more consistent with each other - at the moment it looks like two different jumpers on the front and back (and would be nice to have more R/W/B on the back just to make it look more St Kilda).

 

[Liam Boy]

It's the correct decision and provides maximum contrast.

we actually saw a great example in the VFL of what this matchup could've looked like if North had been allowed to wear home shorts vs. the Eagles' clash kit:

Williamstown wear the same colours as West Coast in very similar quantities. There is no clash here. When you watch the game footage it's very easy to tell the two sides apart, all the time. I'm fine with the matchup they went with but I would've vastly preferred this.

 

[parano1a]

West Coast and Western Bulldogs wear predominantly royal blue so it makes sense for them to be paired with royal blue shorts when away to North Melbourne. You can't have both teams in royal shorts so the white reverts to North to match their jumper.

However for North home games vs Essendon, Carlton, Melbourne, Richmond, Fremantle etc North should be allowed to wear the royal blue shorts with the away team in black/navy/purple shorts.

Not sure what the current situation is for North Melbourne v Geelong games: do the Cats have a navy clash strip at the moment?

 

[Liam Boy]

West Coast and Western Bulldogs wear predominantly royal blue so it makes sense for them to be paired with royal blue shorts when away to North Melbourne. You can't have both teams in royal shorts so the white reverts to North to match their jumper.

However for North home games vs Essendon, Carlton, Melbourne, Richmond, Fremantle etc North should be allowed to wear the royal blue shorts with the away team in black/navy/purple shorts.

Not sure what the current situation is for North Melbourne v Geelong games: do the Cats have a navy clash strip at the moment?

They usually wear a predominately navy DNR jumper. That's what they used as a clash jumper in the AFLW and I expect they'll use it again in the men's.

 

[Zoops]

North in blue shorts could only work against the Eagles if they wore their clash with yellow shorts IMO.

 

[Heardy_101]

we actually saw a great example in the VFL of what this matchup could've looked like if North had been allowed to wear home shorts vs. the Eagles' clash kit:

Williamstown wear the same colours as West Coast in very similar quantities. There is no clash here. When you watch the game footage it's very easy to tell the two sides apart, all the time. I'm fine with the matchup they went with but I would've vastly preferred this.

The issue here is that Williamstown are now adding a North colour to their kit: white

If anything, gold shorts should be worn in this situation by Williamstown. Or, the AFL use the same rules in the VFL as they do in the AFL, North in white.

 

[Lemon Boi]

Re: All this chat about NM v WC


This happened once, a long time ago — Round 6 1988.

 

[Liam Boy]

interesting. that's definitely more of a clash than it would have been if they'd worn white or yellow shorts but there's a distinct white vs. yellow flavour to it

 

[Dazzler9]

Re: All this chat about NM v WC


This happened once, a long time ago — Round 6 1988.

Geez I'd love to see our yellow clash paired with blue shorts on occasion.

 

[Heardy_101]

Re: All this chat about NM v WC


This happened once, a long time ago — Round 6 1988.

So if it wasn't a clash then why is it now?

 

[blackbelair]

Ready for round 3 ladies and gents!
Swans 2022 V kit to be released this week

 

[Lemon Boi]

Geez I'd love to see our yellow clash paired with blue shorts on occasion.

Ideal options this year would be Rounds 9, 15, 17, 19; home games against Melbourne, Essendon, Carlton, St Kilda.

Especially considering all (except maybe SK) will wear navy/black + white in those games against West Coast’s blue + blue.