Unique Crows Record

[aneale]

excluding Heritage rounds, and more importantly the latest white monstrosity, there is a difference between the number of guernseys each as worn. There wasn't even a decision as to what 'teal' actually was in the beginning. This is everything that has been worn home and away, and one Crows pre-season only guernsey.

Safe to say ours has stayed a little more consistent in design.

 

[PortAdelaide]

excluding Heritage rounds, and more importantly the latest white monstrosity, there is a difference between the number of guernseys each as worn. There wasn't even a decision as to what 'teal' actually was in the beginning. This is everything that has been worn home and away, and one Crows pre-season only guernsey.

Safe to say ours has stayed a little more consistent in design.

the last 3 were worn as a one off, u cant ***** count tht dic*khead. Look how much better our jumpers look compared with the ugly mix of red, blue n yellow yuckkkkkk

 

[Geoffa32]

the last 3 were worn as a one off, u cant ***** count tht dic*khead. Look how much better our jumpers look compared with the ugly mix of red, blue n yellow yuckkkkkk

I guess this PAFC heritage jumper was not of your liking...........

 

[aneale]

the last 3 were worn as a one off, u cant ***** count tht dic*khead. Look how much better our jumpers look compared with the ugly mix of red, blue n yellow yuckkkkkk

hahaha, yeah, cos a mix between the SBS logo, an acid trip and something my 3 yo niece could draw is much better. Not to mention the teal.

And yes, you can count 1 off's or the "price of selling our soul"s as I call them. Fos would turn his grave

 

[tribey]

excluding Heritage rounds, and more importantly the latest white monstrosity, there is a difference between the number of guernseys each as worn. There wasn't even a decision as to what 'teal' actually was in the beginning. This is everything that has been worn home and away, and one Crows pre-season only guernsey.

Safe to say ours has stayed a little more consistent in design.

Unfair given Port started smackbang in the era where away and clash guernseys were being pioneered and duly began the AFL tilt with three straight off the bat (home, away, preseason) when Adelaide began still in the era of just the one guernsey.

 

[aneale]

Unfair given Port started smackbang in the era where away and clash guernseys were being pioneered and duly began the AFL tilt with three straight off the bat (home, away, preseason) when Adelaide began still in the era of just the one guernsey.

That doesn't excuse poor designing, especially the 2004 - to present. Pioneering had ended well before then.
Our pre-season jumper was 1996, year before you entered.

 

[PortAdelaide]

I guess this PAFC heritage jumper was not of your liking...........

prob my fav jumper we hav worn, ive got 1....and u cant even compare it.....vertical strips >>>>> ur crap.....blue and yellow are much lighter, makes it look a lot less gayer compared with ur top plus the red is darker, looks less pink compared with urs.

 

[tribey]

Most clubs hold the home jumper as sacrosanct, even the Crows. But not Port.

Yeah, that's why the home guernsey - which there was nothing wrong with - suddenly had stupid blue piping added to it a few years ago, which has seemingly been removed in a tradeoff to screw the back of the guernsey up.

You sound like Eddie Mac.

"RAAAH WE DON'T CHANGE OUR GUERNSEY AT COLLINGWOOD... EXCEPT EVERY OTHER YEAR!!11"

 

[PortAdelaide]

and another thing, its pretty much just red and blue with 1 yellow strip, u must be a dumb ass not 2 think tht top is way better then urs

 

[aneale]

Yeah, that's why the home guernsey - which there was nothing wrong with - suddenly had stupid blue piping added to it a few years ago, which has seemingly been removed in a tradeoff to screw the back of the guernsey up.

You sound like Eddie Mac.

"RAAAH WE DON'T CHANGE OUR GUERNSEY AT COLLINGWOOD... EXCEPT EVERY OTHER YEAR!!11"

That was an adidas thing, they all had it, and again this year, which have a huge mesh panel where the numbers go. This year Essendon have gone to adidas and have the same issue.

 

[aneale]

and another thing, its pretty much just red and blue with 1 yellow strip, u must be a dumb ass not 2 think tht top is way better then urs

it's not red, it's magenta. Which is actually a pink.

 

[Geoffa32]

Yeah, that's why the home guernsey - which there was nothing wrong with - suddenly had stupid blue piping added to it a few years ago, which has seemingly been removed in a tradeoff to screw the back of the guernsey up.

You sound like Eddie Mac.

"RAAAH WE DON'T CHANGE OUR GUERNSEY AT COLLINGWOOD... EXCEPT EVERY OTHER YEAR!!11"

I dont think I mentioned the alterations made each yeat to Ports home jumper. Including the changes in Teal (Aqua) Every club does that. But to use the home jumper for a kiddies comp is a disgrace.

 

[tribey]

That was an adidas thing, they all had it, and again this year, which have a huge mesh panel where the numbers go. This year Essendon have gone to adidas and have the same issue.

But it infringed upon the tradition of the guernsey itself by placing superfluous stripes over the hoops - at least Collingwood weren't infringed by being able to reshape the black so their vertical stripes were overlapped - I'm sure if they were Eddie would've gone ballistic.

Guernsey supplier dollars and design foibles shouldn't overrule base tradition. Surely someone at the club should've stepped in and said, "no, this looks shit and compromises the entire guernsey. f#ck it off, seriously"?

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

I dont think I mentioned the alterations made each yeat to Ports home jumper. Including the changes in Teal (Aqua) Every club does that. But to use the home jumper for a kiddies comp is a disgrace.

Worse than defacing an old state jumper?

 

[PortAdelaide]

I dont think I mentioned the alterations made each yeat to Ports home jumper. Including the changes in Teal (Aqua) Every club does that. But to use the home jumper for a kiddies comp is a disgrace.

We do stuff for the kids because we are a football club that are all about our fans, u would never ever see the crows do somthing like this, maybe because your a corporate franchise

 

[Geoffa32]

But it infringed upon the tradition of the guernsey itself by placing superfluous stripes over the hoops - at least Collingwood weren't infringed by being able to reshape the black so their vertical stripes were overlapped - I'm sure if they were Eddie would've gone ballistic.

Guernsey supplier dollars and design foibles shouldn't overrule base tradition. Surely someone at the club should've stepped in and said, "no, this looks shit and compromises the entire guernsey. f#ck it off, seriously"?

Well lets all go back to woollen jumpers then........

 

[tribey]

I dont think I mentioned the alterations made each yeat to Ports home jumper. Including the changes in Teal (Aqua) Every club does that. But to use the home jumper for a kiddies comp is a disgrace.

Not sure I've ever seen a completely conflicting stripe or line over Geelong's, Collingwood's or Essendon's trademark hoops/stripes/sash.

Minor alterations are made on guernseys from time to time - Hawthorn's decision to reinstate the old school black number on white bib and Richmond's decision to bring the complete sash back come to mind. If you go back and look at Melbourne's guernsey in the 1980s it's more a royal blue compared to the Navy it's been in the past 10 or so years.

And yes, same with our teal shade changing directly (from green teal to aqua and back to a more richer teal) and also indirectly due to light and shade, etc.

But jeez, to carry on like your guernsey has been untouched is just silly when you consider that piping.

Well lets all go back to woollen jumpers then........

Don't shirk the issue now Geoffrey. Fact is, you're back to your smarmy best about our changes in design and how 'sacrosanct' your home guernsey is, when you let your kit supplier shit all over it.

 

[aneale]

But it infringed upon the tradition of the guernsey itself by placing superfluous stripes over the hoops - at least Collingwood weren't infringed by being able to reshape the black so their vertical stripes were overlapped - I'm sure if they were Eddie would've gone ballistic.

Guernsey supplier dollars and design foibles shouldn't overrule base tradition. Surely someone at the club should've stepped in and said, "no, this looks shit and compromises the entire guernsey. f#ck it off, seriously"?

Pt Adelaide's had big panels down the side that ruined some of the weird stripey things, its the same thing.

Collingwood's jumper was able to get around it, and again this year because their stripes are vertical, they just make then half a cm wider and no one notices. Bit harder if your stripes go horizontal, it ends up with 6 more panels on each side to match it up. Wouldn't think that would have made it too comfortable. Bit of a rumour that Adelaide are not fans on this years and may play in last years.

 

[Geoffa32]

Not sure I've ever seen a completely conflicting stripe or line over Geelong's, Collingwood's or Essendon's trademark hoops/stripes/sash.

Minor alterations are made on guernseys from time to time - Hawthorn's decision to reinstate the old school black number on white bib and Richmond's decision to bring the complete sash back come to mind. If you go back and look at Melbourne's guernsey in the 1980s it's more a royal blue compared to the Navy it's been in the past 10 or so years.

And yes, same with our teal shade changing directly (from green teal to aqua and back to a more richer teal) and also indirectly due to light and shade, etc.

But jeez, to carry on like your guernsey has been untouched is just silly when you consider that piping.



Don't shirk the issue now Geoffrey. Fact is, you're back to your smarmy best about our changes in design and how 'sacrosanct' your home guernsey is, when you let your kit supplier shit all over it.

Never said it was untouched. But we never let a kid design the jumper in an attempt to lure future members/supporters...

 

[El_Scorcho]

You harp on about something which was a massive thrill for the kids involved, and was used by the club to promote a youth arts festival. It's not a home guernsey, it's a promotional guernsey. You'll find that sporting clubs all over the world wear promotional guernseys all the time.

Added to that, you'd find a lot of Port supporters telling you that both kids did a better job than the designers of the two clash guernseys. So what's wrong with a kid designing it? Don't come back with bullshit about it being a home jumper either, it's a promotional jumper.

 

[kirky]

It's certainly a decline from 06 is it not?



Do you really think you've got the goods to make a GF? Even top 4? Adelaide spend year after year with the simple goal of playing finals, not winning them. There doesn't seem to be any rebuilding and no genuine up and coming match winning talent.

Would rather have the 3rd (in 2006) to 8th (2007) then improvement to 7th (2008) than 6th in 2005 then 12th in 2006 then 2nd in 2007 and then 12th again in 2008 - perhaps you should get yo-yo to sponsor your club, would be a perfect fit.

Adelaide do exist to win premierships but first to win them you must play finals - first objective, make the finals and then anything can happen.

No rebuilding, no match winning talent, give me a break. You don't watch our games so what would you know whats happening.

PS : Just worry about getting bums on seats, when you do that come back and speak to us - loyal and passionate fan base - not likely, more like front runners.

 

[El_Scorcho]

That's actually given me somewhat of an epiphany about the Crows strategy on winning a premiership Kirky.

In 1997/98, you didn't dominate and finish top 2. You just made the finals, and then Malcolm Blight created a miracle.

Every single premiership the Crows have won has been from simply making the 8, the "anything" happening in September. So ofcourse, based on that, you'd make sure you're in the finals every year, regardless of whether your list is at, just incase lightning strikes for a third time.

first objective, make the finals and then anything can happen.

The Crows club motto. And why wouldn't it be? 100% of your flags have been won using this philosophy.

 

[aneale]

That's actually given me somewhat of an epiphany about the Crows strategy on winning a premiership Kirky.

In 1997/98, you didn't dominate and finish top 2. You just made the finals, and then Malcolm Blight created a miracle.

Every single premiership the Crows have won has been from simply making the 8, the "anything" happening in September. So ofcourse, based on that, you'd make sure you're in the finals every year, regardless of whether your list is at, just incase lightning strikes for a third time.



The Crows club motto. And why wouldn't it be? 100% of your flags have been won using this philosophy.

Port's philosophy is no different, how many times you think Choco will say, something along the lines of 'we need 14 wins to make the finals, and then we reassess after that' before round 11 - every club does, lets not fool ourselves into thinking that any club does anything different than any other club. By Choco ruling out finals at a particular point, he is doing so on a mathematical likelihood, if they were a mathematical chance to still make it and their form warranted them a chance, he'd trot out every cliche known to man about 'one week at a time' and then 'make the 8 and give ourselves a chance'. They all do, Port are no different.

 

[SwampRat]

Would rather have the 3rd (in 2006) to 8th (2007) then improvement to 7th (2008) than 6th in 2005 then 12th in 2006 then 2nd in 2007 and then 12th again in 2008 - perhaps you should get yo-yo to sponsor your club, would be a perfect fit.

Adelaide do exist to win premierships but first to win them you must play finals - first objective, make the finals and then anything can happen.

No rebuilding, no match winning talent, give me a break. You don't watch our games so what would you know whats happening.

PS : Just worry about getting bums on seats, when you do that come back and speak to us - loyal and passionate fan base - not likely, more like front runners.

I see you avoided my question. Do you think you have what it takes this year to make a GF?

Yes, you do need to make finals to contest a premiership. Port have made the finals 6 of the last 8 years. This has resulted in two GF appearances and one premiership. In that time Crows have had 0 GF appearances and 0 premierships. Whose tactic is working pray tell?

Premierships are not like investments, they don't increase in value over time. (Well perhaps they are with the current economic climate).

And yes I've watched your games, even went to your final against collingwood last year. Boring as batshit. You won't win finals playing like that. Maybe you do have players that could be star quality - pity the game plan will never let them show it.

 

[kirky]

That's actually given me somewhat of an epiphany about the Crows strategy on winning a premiership Kirky.

In 1997/98, you didn't dominate and finish top 2. You just made the finals, and then Malcolm Blight created a miracle.

Every single premiership the Crows have won has been from simply making the 8, the "anything" happening in September. So ofcourse, based on that, you'd make sure you're in the finals every year, regardless of whether your list is at, just incase lightning strikes for a third time.



The Crows club motto. And why wouldn't it be? 100% of your flags have been won using this philosophy.

Both years we were the best defensive side and had the best % in the AFL - they didn't just land in our lap. Then again, when have you ever won 4 finals in a row to win the GF or played on the road for 5 weeks in a row to win a GF. Yeh, pretty ordinary side - only side ever to do it in AFL history!

Lets put this way - in 2007 Port won 15 games (hardly a dominant performance we all agree) and of the 8 games where margins were 3 goals or less, Port won 7 of them. This explains why what happened on the last day of September. A slightly better than ordinary side got lucky but eventually paid the price.

For Swamprat - Will we make the GF? Its unlikely at this point but who knows (I'm sure you didn't think so in 2007 after the 2006 season). The first step is qualify for finals then get a top 4 spot then yes, anything can happen. A fool would think otherwise.