AFL's rubbery white shorts policy

[windyhill]

Amazing how s.swans never have to wear the white.

 

[Billy ray]

Just think, someone is paid in six figures to f*** this up.

This person clearly believes that two dark jumpers with one team in white shorts is ok. So two white jumpers with one team in dark shorts must be ok too
AFL logic

 

[Quivorir]

Was the fixture changed? Could this be a result of a changed fixture and not enough time to get new jumpers?

 

[edgie]

Even more baffling is that it was the AWAY team wearing the black shorts!

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[Bring-Back-Powell]

WC and GC had a shocking clash today.

GC wore their blue clash jumper which in itself ended up clashing with the home team.

 

[radiojake]

just watched the Crows v Saints replay - if i wasn't a Crows fan there is zero chance I would have gotten through the entire match

was kind of hoping Adelaide may have changed kits at half time or something

I get it was indigenous round, but surely the fact Adelaide's away top is a permanent indigenous top meant they could have just not worried about it this week...

 

[Billy ray]

Bump

 

[Billy ray]

Bump

Crows should be in navy shorts. Why introduce white into them when north have white

 

[radiojake]

You could easily have Crows in Navy and Nth still in their Royal

No less clash making than putting white onto Adel

 

[Pessimistic]

You could easily have Crows in Navy and Nth still in their Royal

No less clash making than putting white onto Adel

They were much more pragmatic in the eighties nineties Hawks rarely wore white shorts but had to wear all gold ,chicken leg’ socks

 

[Heardy_101]

Jesus Christ

How does this crap happen

 

[Power Raid]

to think we once realised white shorts weren't necessary

 

[Leeda]

Melt….no that is all

 

[footyfan1978]

to think we once realised white shorts weren't necessary

I suspect the white shorts policy was for black and white tv era and not needed with colour tv more common in late 1970's.
I suspect before television there was no need for white shorts.

 

[Pessimistic]

My grandma loved to watch snooker, even on her b&w TV

 

[edgie]

I suspect the white shorts policy was for black and white tv era and not needed with colour tv more common in late 1970's.
I suspect before television there was no need for white shorts.

There was.

In the olden days the home team always wore black shorts and the away team white, regardless of club colours.

The black shorts policy was ditched but the white shorts policy hangs around.

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[footyfan1978]

There was.

In the olden days the home team always wore black shorts and the away team white, regardless of club colours.

The black shorts policy was ditched but the white shorts policy hangs around.

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Interesting. How far back are we talking of this black shorts/white shorts policy?

 

[pz5151]

to think we once realised white shorts weren't necessary

I remember the situation being that Hawthorn and Sydney never wore white shorts but everyone else did away. Not sure how that worked or why but I distinctly remember Hawthorn never wearing them.

 

[El_Scorcho]

Bump

Crows should be in navy shorts. Why introduce white into them when north have white

Yep, this is the big change in thinking that needs to be made.

There is nothing wrong with colour vs colour shorts, even if it's black v navy. It is always a bad move to introduce white onto a team that doesn't wear it when they're playing against a team that does.

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

Bump

Crows should be in navy shorts. Why introduce white into them when north have white

The Crows have been wearing white away shorts since 1991 though

 

[El_Scorcho]

The Crows have been wearing white away shorts since 1991 though

Which is fine against teams that don't have much white.

They just shouldn't introduce white to a non-white uniform against a team that has a lot of white.

If the Crows play Geelong in Geelong, they should be wearing navy shorts, even if Geelong are as well.

 

[footyfan1978]

I remember the situation being that Hawthorn and Sydney never wore white shorts but everyone else did away. Not sure how that worked or why but I distinctly remember Hawthorn never wearing them.

They did at one point....

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

I feel like Hawthorn were a bit like Sydney are now when I started watching. They'd maybe wear white shorts against Brisbane, but I think that was it.

 

[edgie]

Interesting. How far back are we talking of this black shorts/white shorts policy?

According to footyjumpers.com, early 70s.

 

[footyfan1978]