News Crows guernseys/apparel discussion and news

[AFC3000]

I think it's great.

Personally think it was easier to watch football on tv when most of the clubs had a white or similar clash jumper but there always seemed to be clubs who thought they were above it and the AFL let them get away with it, and no one seems to care now.

So if everyone else is getting away with it, I'd rather we wear a decent guernsey that clashes than one of those ugly white ones.

I guess my only minor concern is that we had a set most people liked with either the red or yellow based hoops jumper in 2021-23, and many people were like ok thats us, lets lock that in, but they only managed to keep either of them for 1 year (yellow) and 2 years (red). So what happens in 2 years time?

I sort of trust the current lot to come up with something decent, but what if it's not them, do we get another attempt thats the quality of those from 2010-20 or worse, a "retro" re-issue of something from that era?

Happy to have this one while we've got it though.

 

[radiojake]

"It doesn't solve clashes". Neither does Collingwood's. Everyone always wants us to act like Collingwood.

Collingwood's set does work

The problem is when Carlton don't use a clash as an away side

 

[Scorpus]

The second one looks with the white crow over the hoops looks better than the new one we’ve just released

While it's not a real color of the club, the white jumpers were actually pretty good for TV viewers when we played the darker teams away

 

[Scorpus]

"It doesn't solve clashes". Neither does Collingwood's. Everyone always wants us to act like Collingwood.

The "Collingwood" clash jumper for our club would be this, which we already did (this version had player names in the hoops but you get the gist of it)

I seem to recall the yellow clash strips of ours (which I quite liked) getting a heap of hate just like the white ones.

 

[SugarShane]

The "Collingwood" clash jumper for our club would be this, which we already did (this version had player names in the hoops but you get the gist of it)

I seem to recall the yellow clash strips of ours (which I quite liked) getting a heap of hate just like the white ones.

Yellow weirdly gets a lot of hate. I love it. That guernsey was an instabuy for me.

 

[Scorpus]

An all yellow/gold version of the design would be the ultimate true clash jumper (with this design) to use against the darker/redder teams

 

[GoldbergsGold]

An all yellow/gold version of the design would be the ultimate true clash jumper (with this design) to use against the darker/redder teams

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Looks better, probably would only work against darker coloured team uniforms, though. It wouldn't work against Hawthorn, usually The AFL want The Crows to wear a clash against them. A red version probably would solve all clash issues, though.

 

[DoubleBlue2]

Consistent*

Pointless.

The yellow one posted just above, now that works.

 

[George Kramer]

An all yellow/gold version of the design would be the ultimate true clash jumper (with this design) to use against the darker/redder teams

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I’m not a fan of yellow jumpers, mind you FR0GGY loves them, but that looks really good and better than what we’ve come up with.

Too close to West Coast though?

 

[Storm20]

All of this gives me faith that we're actually going to get something we want when it's time to change the logo in 12-24mths time.

It's not going to be just a slight change of our current logo, it's not going to be something new and outlandish, I think we're going to get an updated version of a classic.

 

[Mostyn]

Pointless.

The yellow one posted just above, now that works.

Sure - I like that one.

But I also really like what they're doing, and I'm really excited to see it out there.

 

[ams4crows]

An all yellow/gold version of the design would be the ultimate true clash jumper (with this design) to use against the darker/redder teams

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With red piping around the crow, like on the gather round one

 

[MRB37]

Yellow weirdly gets a lot of hate. I love it. That guernsey was an instabuy for me.

The BLK version I didn't like because it was this weird, almost mustard yellow they used.

 

[Tex Danger]

This was classic example of how inept we were as a club. We allowed Kochie to control the narrative and he ran to sunrise to bag us for pretending we were the state side and how disrespectful we were to the greats and Port Adelaide. Slamming our players as not earning the right.

But here is the thing.

1. This was always marketed as a tribute to South Australian football through the crows PR
2. Not once in any press release or media announcement did the Crows state at all, they are The new SA SOO side.
3. All state sides wear this jumper, even amateur league state sides. It is not an exclusive SA SOO jumper where the elite of SA football exclusively played under.
4. The most perfect marketing opportunity for the first AFL Showdown at Adelaide Oval was missed by Kochie in his stupid hyperventilating. The Crows could have played Port in their Prison Bars in this jumper and had it marketed and promoted as celebration of South Australian football. Could have paraded the greats of SA around the ground and everything.

Kochie not the Crows ruined this game. Proof he is as selfish a twit as we think. Yet he beat us in the narrative. Says a lot.

We ****ed up trying to sell members names on the jumper

Gave SANFL something to use as a reason for withdrawing their approval/support

 

[adelaidecrows]

We ****ed up trying to sell members names on the jumper

Gave SANFL something to use as a reason for withdrawing their approval/support

True, admittedly that was dumb and shortsighted.

Should have been all of the SOO players to represent the state. Or the SA hall of fame etc.

 

[Burtonsgottago]

I think it a case of the design looking great by itself but it doesn’t look as good when it’s actually worn. The positive is that they are moving away from the Raptor head. I do prefer Scorpus’ yellow and navy version.

 

[Burtonsgottago]

An all yellow/gold version of the design would be the ultimate true clash jumper (with this design) to use against the darker/redder teams

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This gets my vote. Too much red with yellow gives burger franchise vibes. Reducing the red and leaving the navy adds strength to the yellow.

 

[George Kramer]

An all yellow/gold version of the design would be the ultimate true clash jumper (with this design) to use against the darker/redder teams

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119others you should email this version to your mates at the club

 

[Mr_Moogle]

An all yellow/gold version of the design would be the ultimate true clash jumper (with this design) to use against the darker/redder teams

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This one is better than the yellow one we've been wearing.

 

[119others]

119others you should email this version to your mates at the club

Ok mate, sure thing. Looks like a great design and, in my experience, the club seems to be always open to constructive well thought out ideas (and criticisms). I had never really followed this thread until recent days but am enjoying re-learning about the history of the guernseys

I coincidentally had the Clubs head honcho email me a few days ago asking if I was happy with our fixture for 2024 (after my previous emails sent to the AFL/Club Mgt re overall fixture inequities then followed these up again leveraging “Keays-Gate”. I will include the design (post 2431 above I assume) when I respond this weekend and let you know if any feedback.

Anything else for the clubs attention that should be included?

 

[EightyFour]

Stunning set of 3 guernseys.
Full red back on the Clash makes it an effective clash. Gather round is brilliant.
Also have an indigenous to look forward to.

Very happy.

 

[dplggr47]

I know it's not a new design but....

This...

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Is a million miles from this....

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It's giving me confidence that when the new logo comes in, they won't do anything stupid. Someone there has an idea of what looks good.

This white guernsey has got to be the worst guernsey in our club's history. What were they thinking?

 

[whattagun07]

An all yellow/gold version of the design would be the ultimate true clash jumper (with this design) to use against the darker/redder teams

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Love it.
How would it look with red collar / arm trim?

 

[whattagun07]

Give me a predominantly yellow one over a white one any day

 

[FR0GGY]

Ok mate, sure thing. Looks like a great design and, in my experience, the club seems to be always open to constructive well thought out ideas (and criticisms). I had never really followed this thread until recent days but am enjoying re-learning about the history of the guernseys

I coincidentally had the Clubs head honcho email me a few days ago asking if I was happy with our fixture for 2024 (after my previous emails sent to the AFL/Club Mgt re overall fixture inequities then followed these up again leveraging “Keays-Gate”. I will include the design (post 2431 above I assume) when I respond this weekend and let you know if any feedback.

Anything else for the clubs attention that should be included?

Tell them yellow sucks