- Aug 6, 2000
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This topic has come again on the main board a couple of times and it's something I feel pretty strongly about. I also feel strongly about Essendon's jumper design and how it has remained unchanged for 125 years.
I realize that for anything to happen, the EFC members need to vote on it, so it makes anything unlikely in the near future. Perhaps a compromise can be achieved.
I just think that it is too bloody difficult to tell who is who on the ground these days. The Melbourne-Fremantle match the other night was a nightmare. I had trouble when we played Carlton. I had trouble when Collingwood played Carlton. I had a LOT of trouble when Geelong played North in the rain. If you look close enough you can eventually figure it out, but there is too much squinting and calculation involved.
I think that our red slash on black design can be retained on a second jumper; we just need to have a second back, maybe with more red and white on it to distinguish us from the black and navy clubs better.
I realize that for anything to happen, the EFC members need to vote on it, so it makes anything unlikely in the near future. Perhaps a compromise can be achieved.
I just think that it is too bloody difficult to tell who is who on the ground these days. The Melbourne-Fremantle match the other night was a nightmare. I had trouble when we played Carlton. I had trouble when Collingwood played Carlton. I had a LOT of trouble when Geelong played North in the rain. If you look close enough you can eventually figure it out, but there is too much squinting and calculation involved.
I think that our red slash on black design can be retained on a second jumper; we just need to have a second back, maybe with more red and white on it to distinguish us from the black and navy clubs better.