Discussion AFL 2024 Grand Final: Photos and Discussion

[NotAMagpieBogan]

Perfect would be Swans home against Lions clash with maroon shorts, would be a lovely combo.

Somewhat realistically though, id like to see the Swans in their Vic jumper with red shorts, and Lions in their home.

 

[Lion_LegacyXL]

Perfect would be Swans home against Lions clash with maroon shorts, would be a lovely combo.

Somewhat realistically though, id like to see the Swans in their Vic jumper with red shorts, and Lions in their home.

Our women's team have a similar jumper, it looks beautiful paired with maroon shorts.

 

[Billy ray]

Just came to post the aflw jumper and shorts being worn right now by lions as per post above Hopefully the afl head honchos are meeting now and look up at screen and go THAT

 

[seaforthswan]

Sydney will be in all red. No chance of the V or even white shorts
Brisbane in all home will be fine regardless of time of day.
Slightest chance the AFL will say wear the Gold Bears, maroon shorts if you like too.
But expect full home all round

 

[Commando]

Sydney will be in all red. No chance of the V or even white shorts
Brisbane in all home will be fine regardless of time of day.
Slightest chance the AFL will say wear the Gold Bears, maroon shorts if you like too.
But expect full home all round

In terms of contrast white works best
Expect both in full home and somewhat of a clash because these are emerging markets and brand is imperative
Passive viewers won't even recognize their team

 

[Timewaster]

Sponsors will demand the full home for both teams. Club Marketing will demand full home. No way will they change, especially to Bears or South

 

[Redders98]

Sponsors will demand the full home for both teams. Club Marketing will demand full home. No way will they change, especially to Bears or South

Didn’t think about that, good pick up.

 

[Gibbsy]

Sponsors will demand the full home for both teams. Club Marketing will demand full home. No way will they change, especially to Bears or South

Viewers be damned...

 

[Commando]

Sponsors will demand the full home for both teams. Club Marketing will demand full home. No way will they change, especially to Bears or South

Both swans jumpers are the same sponsors
Lions yellow has them reversed front back

Non issue

 

[oak79]

Sponsors will demand the full home for both teams. Club Marketing will demand full home. No way will they change, especially to Bears or South

So according to that, no club ever has or ever will wear a clash in a Grand Final. That's such a Carlton way of thinking.

 

[akkaps]

Can one hope for Swans in their SMFC with red shorts and Brisbane in their Fitzroy with royal blue shorts that they can steal from Arden St

 

[caloschwaby]

So according to that, no club ever has or ever will wear a clash in a Grand Final. That's such a Carlton way of thinking.

I think in the case of this matchup there's not enough of a clash to outweigh the value of both teams being able to win in their preferred kit.

IMO this wasn't the case in 2017, but the AFL have gotten it wrong sometimes particularly 2019 GWS should have never been in their clash.

 

[justlookingaround]

I think in the case of this matchup there's not enough of a clash to outweigh the value of both teams being able to win in their preferred kit.

IMO this wasn't the case in 2017, but the AFL have gotten it wrong sometimes particularly 2019 GWS should have never been in their clash.

I always think the 2013 Grand Final is one of the weirdest looking match ups.
Although I think Freo were given the choice to wear their home jumper with white shorts and chose to wear the full clash.

 

[Supercheapgiants]

I think in the case of this matchup there's not enough of a clash to outweigh the value of both teams being able to win in their preferred kit.

IMO this wasn't the case in 2017, but the AFL have gotten it wrong sometimes particularly 2019 GWS should have never been in their clash.

Yeah I've always wondered why GWS wore the clash, despite now wearing orange against the tigers and havign worn orange against the pies who probably posed a bigger clash at the time

 

[Blackhawk42]

Well, turns out both teams wore their full home kits against each other as recently as 2022.
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(honestly what an amazing thing to be able to find out easily thanks to Mero )

Pretty surprising that the AFL allows this match up, as it pretty clearly goes against their rules on dark colours and there's always a clash kit worn in the QClash.
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It's not the worst clash, but personally I think it warrants a team in a clash strip.

I don't mean this disrespectfully, but do you need to have vision problems to believe there's any issue with Brisbane vs Sydney in their home kits? There is not a single problem with it.
Adding white shorts to Brisbane would probably make it worse if I'm honest.

 

[wizardwaffle]

I always think the 2013 Grand Final is one of the weirdest looking match ups.
Although I think Freo were given the choice to wear their home jumper with white shorts and chose to wear the full clash.
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I remember the uniform issue with the 2013 Grand Final. Fremantle was told that they could wear their purple home jumper with white shorts. However they choose to wear the white jumper with white shorts. It was a club choice, not an AFL one.

 

[wizardwaffle]

I don't mean this disrespectfully, but do you need to have vision problems to believe there's any issue with Brisbane vs Sydney in their home kits? There is not a single problem with it.
Adding white shorts to Brisbane would probably make it worse if I'm honest.

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.

 

[____]

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

 

[____]

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

 

[justlookingaround]

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

Imo this is gonna be one of the uglier grand final match ups.

I don't mean this disrespectfully, but do you need to have vision problems to believe there's any issue with Brisbane vs Sydney in their home kits? There is not a single problem with it.
Adding white shorts to Brisbane would probably make it worse if I'm honest.

It’s not about literally not being able to differentiate between the two teams (however colour blind people might genuinely not be able to in this circumstance), as much as it is about having a clear contrast.

 

[justlookingaround]

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.

Not sure Geelong’s white shorts thing is a rule as much as they’re just generally happy to wear white shorts.

 

[1990crow]

Not sure Geelong’s white shorts thing is a rule as much as they’re just generally happy to wear white shorts.

An alteration of Sydney's home guernsey with a white back and white shorts vs Brisbane home would've been best.

 

[Commando]

I don't mean this disrespectfully, but do you need to have vision problems to believe there's any issue with Brisbane vs Sydney in their home kits? There is not a single problem with it.
Adding white shorts to Brisbane would probably make it worse if I'm honest.

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

 

[Chicken Parma]

Sponsors will demand the full home for both teams. Club Marketing will demand full home. No way will they change, especially to Bears or South

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

 

[Chicken Parma]

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