Portfolio SJohnno's 90s AFL

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Claremont
With the Tigers being a big enough club to join the new league, but not big enough to be a top-flight certainty, Claremont slotted nicely into the second division. The Tiges’ jumper array consists of the usual sashed home jumper, complemented by a lighter guernsey proudly displaying the club’s monogram – much to the dismay of long-time Carlton fans. With the club financially backed by The West, you can bet your house there’ll be a certain team predominately featured in the paper each weekend.

 

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Canberra
With the board seeing great financial potential in a move to the nation’s capital, the Carlton Football Club shut up shop in Victoria and relocated to Canberra. Luckily, much of the Blues’ visual identity was able to be retained, as the alliteration of the two locations meant the iconic monogram could be kept. To solve any potential clash problems, the Blues wear a white based jumper featuring a design depicting a stylised Parliament House, and the club’s new tertiary hue which represents the colours of the ACT.

 

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South Adelaide
The last of the South Australian teams to be admitted into the new league, the Panthers have truly united Adelaide’s south, drawing impressive crowds to Noarlunga Oval. True to form, the club has had little success and is yet to make the finals; however, this hasn’t deterred the loyal southern fan base. At home, the standard navy with the monogram is worn. On the road, the Panthers sport a silver strip featuring the feline logo on the side of the jumper – a design element which could be said to be ahead of its time, if you know what I mean

 

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Tassie Lions
Despite significant financial and on-field struggles in the early 90’s, the Fitzroy Football Club gained acceptance into the second division of the AFL. However, the Lions would only remain in Victoria for just one season before relocating south to become the Tassie Lions. With home games split between Hobart and Launceston, the move presented an opportunity to tap into a previously vacant market, allowing the club to lift themselves out of the grave financially and become a strong off-field club. With the move came a slight tweak to the monogram and a recolour of the iconic yoke guernsey, yet still managing to retain the classic Fitzroy identity.

 

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Melbourne
As the sport’s oldest club, the Dees would inevitably gain a license to compete in the league, albeit in the second division. Following the enforcement of the league’s alternate uniform rule, Melbourne adopted an inverse jumper of their classic yoke, to be worn in the event of a clash. Playing at the MCG despite being stuck in the lower tier, the club bolstered their traditional and glitzy status with the signing of the Melbourne Cricket Club as a corporate partner. With varying form over the league’s initial years, the Dees’ supporter base is hopeful of a successful season – as well as decent snowfall in the Alpines.

 

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Bassendean
As a relatively small club looking to bolster their attempt to join the AFL, Swan Districts presented the perfect opportunity for Geoffrey Edelsten to further his footballing reach. So the Cygnet Football Corporation was born, boasting ownership of both South Melbourne and Swan Districts, with the latter promptly renamed to Bassendean to signify a new era of the club. As part of Edelsten’s takeover, the Swans’ jumper was altered to bring them in line with their South Melbourne allies, featuring a curved chevron on a cream base. The classic stripes of Swan Districts were retained as a subtle feature of the club’s new clash jumper, also displaying a wordmark identical to that of South Melbourne’s.

 

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Bassendean
As a relatively small club looking to bolster their attempt to join the AFL, Swan Districts presented the perfect opportunity for Geoffrey Edelsten to further his footballing reach. So the Cygnet Football Corporation was born, boasting ownership of both South Melbourne and Swan Districts, with the latter promptly renamed to Bassendean to signify a new era of the club. As part of Edelsten’s takeover, the Swans’ jumper was altered to bring them in line with their South Melbourne allies, featuring a curved chevron on a cream base. The classic stripes of Swan Districts were retained as a subtle feature of the club’s new clash jumper, also displaying a wordmark identical to that of South Melbourne’s.

This is very interesting. I like where you are going with this but as a Swan Districts supporter, Im not happy that you got rid of the Stripes on the Home jumper. Still very happy with where this portfolio is going