The Jumper Thread

[Matt_S]

The thing with the ochre was that it somehow clashed with almost all opposition jumpers on the Field at the time.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

I actually don't find the Ochre that bad. If that's considered our worst ever guernsey then we're laughing considering the tripe other clubs come up with.

Much better than the tripanel.

 

[flamingEMBERS]

Ochre is a fun jumper to reflect on, but god horrible when it happened, how it happened and why it happened

God damn you Wembley Primary School!

 

[FKASC]

It simply must be Ochre. We effectively already went back to the 95 navy in 2016-17.

It’s retro round. It’s meant to look silly. Return the ****ing ochre!!

 

[ioppolo]

Didn't Fremantle rock that late 90s horror show one year and it was a hit?

 

[Mr Eagle]

Go navy! Smite the dog's breakfast!

 

[Sammy J]

Ochre is that perfect late 90s early 2000s retro number that would be well received right now. Do it.

 

[FKASC]

Ochre is that perfect late 90s early 2000s retro number that would be well received right now. Do it.

Exactly. It’s admitting that as a club they’re not always gonna get it right. And sometimes the fans aren’t going to agree with them. But that’s okay, because, just like the fans, the club cares.

 

[Sammy J]

Exactly. It’s admitting that as a club they’re not always gonna get it right. And sometimes the fans aren’t going to agree with them. But that’s okay, because, just like the fans, the club cares.

The club just loves the FOOTY.

 

[Biscuit45]

With the Retro Guernsey poll concluding next Saturday at midnight, I’m puzzled (but not surprised) as to why the Club has made no effort at all to promote it on their socials and website.

When it went live on Tuesday, I was anticipating articles from the usual suspects (The West, FOX Footy, etc) reporting about the Club’s possibility to return “an infamous design”.

Do they not want the engagement? Or do they just want the safe navy wings option to win by default, given the vocal distain from older Members.

And a number of people in the Facebook groups I’m in can’t even locate the poll email, claiming it was never sent to their inbox. Doesn’t bode well.

 

[Mr Eagle]

I didn't get the email, and I'm Vic Platinum.

Definitely an ochre conspiracy.

 

[InTheWings]

I got the email... had to input my membership number when voting.

 

[Ochre]

With the Retro Guernsey poll concluding next Saturday at midnight, I’m puzzled (but not surprised) as to why the Club has made no effort at all to promote it on their socials and website.

When it went live on Tuesday, I was anticipating articles from the usual suspects (The West, FOX Footy, etc) reporting about the Club’s possibility to return “an infamous design”.

Do they not want the engagement? Or do they just want the safe navy wings option to win by default, given the vocal distain from older Members.

And a number of people in the Facebook groups I’m in can’t even locate the poll email, claiming it was never sent to their inbox. Doesn’t bode well.

Just like literally everything else, the club want the $$$ that comes from selling a retro guernsey and don't care about whether it's 'good' or the fans are 'happy' or members are treated 'well'

 

[Truckosaurus]

Just like literally everything else, the club want the $$$ that comes from selling a retro guernsey and don't care about whether it's 'good' or the fans are 'happy' or members are treated 'well'

A poll is basically market research. If they really only cared about the $$$ from sales, they'd put the effort in to make sure that they genuinely got the most popular option.

 

[Goroyals22]

A poll is basically market research. If they really only cared about the $$$ from sales, they'd put the effort in to make sure that they genuinely got the most popular option.

Saw someone at the g was rocking a tri panel on the channel 7 coverage


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[Billy ray]

Ring up 6pr and email the west.

 

[Biscuit45]

Ring up 6pr and email the west.

Will consider it.

And since I'm contributing to this forum a little more than I do usually (have been a daily reader since 2015), I might as well mention this odd detail.



Hungry Jack's (and SGIO retroactively for some reason) have been scrubbed off the photos on the Naitanui retirement can cooler, with Lendi the lone sponsor. The earlier released Hurn and Shuey can coolers retain their sponsor logos as normal.

And what is weird, the promotional image from the SuperStore has the logos on the can cooler intact, and the coffee mug variant listing on the website also remains unedited.



It could be nothing, but seeing right wing nude and sponsor-less looks very weird and cheap.

And I remember when the NB logo was photoshopped off prior to the announcement of Caltex as the collar sponsor.

Could the Club be saying farewell to HJ's in November?

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Will consider it.

And since I'm contributing to this forum a little more than I do usually (have been a daily reader since 2015), I might as well mention this odd detail.

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Hungry Jack's (and SGIO retroactively for some reason) have been scrubbed off the photos on the Naitanui retirement can cooler, with Lendi the lone sponsor. The earlier released Hurn and Shuey can coolers retain their sponsor logos as normal.

And what is weird, the promotional image from the SuperStore has the logos on the can cooler intact, and the coffee mug variant listing on the website also remains unedited.

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It could be nothing, but seeing right wing nude and sponsor-less looks very weird and cheap.

But I remember when the NB logo was photoshopped off prior to the announcement of Caltex as the collar sponsor.

Could the Club be saying farewell to HJ's in November?

So it's goodbye to Whopper goals?

 

[MIKE85]

Hope not. Flags don’t happen without HJs (and SGIO)

 

[Avalor]

Ochre is a fun jumper to reflect on, but god horrible when it happened, how it happened and why it happened

God damn you Wembley Primary School!

I actually loved the ochre jumper, it was just the back of the jumper that didn't work aesthetically. The front of the jumper was great.

 

[Biscuit45]

Hope not. Flags don’t happen without HJs (and SGIO)

I believe in that superstition too after the attempt in 2015 with Bankwest on the front instead!

 

[Boohemian]

The sponsors were scrubbed for a reason, so perhaps HJs are moving on?

The past two years have no doubt diminished the perception of the club. Why would HJs want to be associated with the club in the eyes of the prime human specimens that consume their products?

 

[Biscuit45]

The sponsors were scrubbed for a reason, so perhaps HJs are moving on?

It would be a shame if that were the case, though sponsors come and go as we've seen, and it's nice the Club reunited with Hungry Jack's a second time to restore the holy trinity (royal blue and gold wings + SGIO + HJ's).

To be honest, I've never really felt Lendi has clicked as a sponsor since they signed on in 2019.

I personally wouldn't mind if NRMA Insurance would be interested in reconsidering their partnership with the Club post-SGIO, as I noticed they've been trying to make more ground in the local market, such as sponsoring last year's Telethon Call Centre for example.

Edit: Did a couple mock ups as I feel they wouldn't look too out of place as a sponsor.

Example 1: What the NRMA Insurance would likely prefer...


Example 2: The more aesthetically appealing option:

 

[THE A5]

HJ’s heavy involved with the crows these days too and I wouldn’t be surprised if they went with the crows instead

 

[Truckosaurus]

McGovern immediately requests a trade to Adelaide