Cory
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We made a white clash for Anzac Day last year. Why can’t Essendon have a red one?
Discussion Round 6, 2023 (Anzac Appeal Round): Photos and Discussion
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Heardy_101
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Because they think they're above having a clash jumper because of their Constitution.
Smartys Power
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This sucks.
pattymalone00
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Don’t get me wrong it’s good (I assume) the monkey for sales are going to a worthy veterans charity, and you can argue simple is good but apart from the Anzac logo on the front can you even tell that Collingwood is wearing a different guernsey, the leaves on the front hardly seem visible on tv (like victory’s chevron this year almost)
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Why are we forced to wear white shorts and Collingwood not?
Because Collingwood's home strip is predominantly black, Geelong's home strip is predominantly white?
Essendon should have worn red shorts and there would have been no clash today.
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This except Essendon should have been wearing a red based jumper as well.
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So why no clash jumper in the 2018 Grand Final?
Heardy_101
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Because GFs have a different rule, apparently.
Plus West Coast were the higher ranked team on the day (I think)
Because there was no clash?
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Exactly, wearing white shorts soughts any potential problem.
So once again, why does Geelong have to wear white shorts in their home game to reduce a clash probability and Collingwood don’t?
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Red shorts on Essendon look great would do so much. And Collingwood not have two red sponsors on their backs would help. Surely they could change the colours, the sponsors get potentially more exposure because it is noticeable?
Anyone keen to do a mock up in red or yellow of this kit?
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Yeah nah, the white shorts stands out far better than red from up high in the stands.
Essendon's red sash and Collingwood's white really just blend in but the solid white shorts are big enough to make a difference.
Nice, I'd lose all the design features on the back and run with red, yellow or blue shorts. Would be a more attractive and effective clash strip than the red stripes.
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I think the problem actually is the white shorts. Given how much white is already on the Pies guernsey it just makes the bombers otherwise darker kit blend in with Collingwood's even more. Just watching the game it was hard to pick out the numbers of Essendon players vs Collingwood players.
If Essendon don't want to wear a clash, fine, but the only solution I see is red shorts which looks great.
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That's Valid. Its a different, but equally important issue.
I'll admit I was sitting on level 4, and am Colourblind which dulls colours so I was struggling telling the players apart. But I think that makes me the perfect target audience for who Clash jumpers are designed to be made to help.
Anyway, the AFL is never going to get Essendon to wear red shorts, because then they would have to admit its a clash. And then the question would be asked "Well why not make them wear a clash kit?".
