Discussion AFL 2024 Grand Final: Photos and Discussion

[Lion_LegacyXL]

It's been confirmed, both teams in home jumpers and home shorts.

Source?

 

[undefined]

Source?

Nice of him to confirm a red sherrin will be used for a 2:30 bounce.

No matter how one slices it, two shades of red isn't sufficient contrast for the game's centrepiece event. If Sydney must be in full home, then the Lions have to be in bears w/ maroon shorts.

 

[Blackhawk42]

You can't tell me with a straight face red/maroon don't clash

Watch any soccer game and you see a contrast live or on TV from across the street

They CAN clash, absolutely.

Do I think there is a clash when Brisbane play Sydney? Not at all.

 

[Commando]

They CAN clash, absolutely.

Do I think there is a clash when Brisbane play Sydney? Not at all.

There is a clash but it's a commercial decision
Casual fans in non traditional markets have to recognize their team

 

[jcmelb]

From the front will be no issue, maybe the back at a distance in certain light. I don't think enough to deny both sides their preferred kits. I mean they still let collingwood/essendon/carlton go as they please when they play.

 

[Lion_LegacyXL]

It won't be as bad as last year's match up. Was kinda hoping we'd wear our Gold bears jumper but I'm happy we're not in white shorts this time.

 

[Heardy_101]

It's been confirmed, both teams in full home kits - home jumpers and home shorts.

Never thought it would take a full season + 4 weeks of finals for the AFL to come up with a sensible decision...

 

[Heardy_101]

It's been confirmed, both teams in home jumpers and home shorts.

It's only taken the AFL a full season and a full finals series to come up with a sensible decision

 

[Heardy_101]

Interesting. Did Brisbane's sponsors demand they wear their home rather than their clash last year?

They were the "away" or lower seeded side. They would've had zero say.

 

[Billy ray]

Interesting

 

[Heardy_101]

Do we have footage of the Lions wearing white shorts and home jumpers against the Swans. Do we have proof that it would be made worse with white shorts.
Actually, using the Geelong rule where they wear white shorts most of the time, wouldn't Sydney have to wear white shorts if the Lions wearing white shorts would make the clash worse.

1. There's photos.

2.

3. The Sydney (and Gold Coast) rule means no one wears white shorts against them and vice versa. The exception being when Gold Coast and Brisbane play each other, and when Sydney and Gold Coast play each other.

 

[Boyohboywowwee]

What day do we start to see the jumpers

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Do we have footage of the Lions wearing white shorts and home jumpers against the Swans. Do we have proof that it would be made worse with white shorts.
Actually, using the Geelong rule where they wear white shorts most of the time, wouldn't Sydney have to wear white shorts if the Lions wearing white shorts would make the clash worse.

Obviously this has Sydney in their clash, but yeah I dont think white shorts would help

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Both teams in home jumpers and shorts is the right result

 

[1990crow]

Both teams in home jumpers and shorts is the right result

Agree

 

[Hank93]

It's been confirmed, both teams in home jumpers and home shorts.

I don't see anything official from the AFL yet?

 

[undefined]

They CAN clash, absolutely.

Do I think there is a clash when Brisbane play Sydney? Not at all.

It's not a clash, but there's insufficient contrast - especially for a Grand Final.

 

[parano1a]

It's not a clash, but there's insufficient contrast - especially for a Grand Final.

Maroon v red is analogous to navy v royal blue.

And Melbourne v Bulldogs in home strips was acceptable so this is no different.

 

[Swooping_Magpie]

Maroon v red is analogous to navy v royal blue.

And Melbourne v Bulldogs in home strips was acceptable so this is no different.

only issue is it could get a bit messy in the sun

 

[justlookingaround]

I'd recommended watching the highlights from 2022.
While I'm of the opinion that there should be a clash worn in this match up, in practise it's probably not one of the worst clashes in the league.
Might be a different story in the afternoon sun, we'll see.

 

[undefined]

Maroon v red is analogous to navy v royal blue.

And Melbourne v Bulldogs in home strips was acceptable so this is no different.

Ugh I don’t think so. I would classify Melbourne’s jumper as dark, and the Dogs’ as light-middle. I’d guess there to be a greater contrast ratio between their and the Dogs’ blue than Swans vs Lions ‘red’.

If it were Gold Coast vs Brisbane, then such a comparison just maybe could hold up as the Lions would be able to wear white shorts to good effect. The Dees have zero white on their guernsey, which helped the 2021 contrast work well.

If the Swans were to wear white shorts vs the Lions in full home on Saturday, it’d be a visually acceptable matchup.

Just my opinion - disagreement is welcome!