Toast #BringBackTheBars - Our Heritage, Our History, Our Right! Part 2

[Waspy79]

At this point it's clearly just a bargaining chip for Collingwood. They will get everything they can out of it, both from the AFL and us.

Unlike Eddie, I suspect they no longer actually care about the jumper, they just care about extracting value from the agreement.

And that’s completely ok

 

[backtozero]

Timing isn't irrelevant. Doesn't need to he a huge news story. What's important is the supporters getting what they want.

 

[Dylan8]

Big ups to chiwigi

 

[Macca19]

Nice!!

 

[Waspy79]

Jeff Browne should have acknowledged our contribution to Australian football (as opposed to just South Australian football) but that’s probably a bridge too far for a Victorian and the Collingwood members

 

[Festerz]

Selling out quick....

 

[Alyx]

In before this has been designed to mask something terrible, like a Ken Hinkley contract extension.

 

[RossFC]

Paywall

 

[Ford Fairlane]

I think the timing has to do with The Advertiser having an exclusive on this. Front page news, two page article and an (favourable) editorial.

I suspect the timing has more to do with Collingwood than Port.

 

[TazD]

Shame we don't host the second showdown instead. I don't like associating this guernsey with Hinkleyball.

 

[TazD]

Paywall

Its interesting they're promoting those three in the guernsey the most. I guess the club is acknowledging the Boak, Wines, and Dixon era is over.

 

[RossFC]

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[Mr39]

Wonder if not wearing the silver guernsey as our clash helped get this over the line. Remember Eddie frothing that it had no teal in the design.

 

[RossFC]

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[backtozero]

Its interesting they're promoting those three in the guernsey the most. I guess the club is acknowledging the Boak, Wines, and Dixon era is over.

South Australians and 2 of their fathers former Port players.

 

[Marmozet]

Good morning

 

[RossFC]

 

[RossFC]

 

[TazD]

South Australians and 2 of their fathers former Port players.

Excellent point.

 

[dirty2]

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Questioning my speciality looking at this pic

 

[simba_]

 
Good news and common sense prevails. All Collingwood members just got this email.

Looking forward to a great game in rd 2 and good luck for the showdown. Hope this becomes ongoing soon on the same principle stated in the email.
 

Dear xxxx



I write to advise that we have worked productively with the Port Adelaide Football Club to enable them to wear the “Prison Bar” jumper in their upcoming Round Three home Showdown against the Adelaide Crows.



Since the formation of the Collingwood Football Club in 1892, we have worn black-and-white stripes. The Collingwood jumper is part of the fabric of our Club and is one of the most iconic in Australian Football.



When Port Adelaide entered the AFL in 1997, a binding agreement was signed between the Club and Collingwood, with Port giving up the black and white colours and the Magpie emblem as part of their entrance into the national competition.



While we own the stripes in the AFL competition, we acknowledge the history and origins of the Port Adelaide Football Club and their contribution to South Australian football over a long period of time.



As President of the Club Board and following ongoing discussions with Port Adelaide President David Koch, it is our view that we acknowledge the history of Port Adelaide prior to their entry into the AFL and support them to wear their ‘Prison Bar’ guernsey in their upcoming home Showdown against the Crows in Round Three.



We face Port Adelaide in Round Two at the MCG and we are urging all supporters to attend, along with encouraging all SA-based Collingwood Members and supporters to travel to Victoria for the match.



Our Club, together with Port Adelaide, will be putting on buses from Adelaide to Melbourne with details around travel options to be communicated in the coming days.



Regards,

Jeff Browne

President

 

why they still pretending an agreement was signed

 

[edgie]

Genuine surprise

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[Ljc_86]

Well that was unexpected.

Looks like it’s already sold out as the adult option doesn’t appear on the website just the youth.

Good signs especially if the AFL sees how much $$$$ we can make off them.

 

[FourthTimeAround]

Lol only just found out about this by turning on the car radio and hearing MMM running a call in about “does anyone care about the Prison Bar guernsey”?
I thought they were gloating that we’d missed out! Took a couple of minutes for them to say that we actually won the fight for this year.