Resource History of AFL Grand Final Artwork

[Johnny_Dogg4]

 

[Red Crow]

Gotta say, I'm pretty chuffed with myself. Did the artwork on Sunday pre-emptively, based on what I expected it to be, and hoping not to have to change too much. The only thing I got wrong was the order of the club logos. Even got the ball designs right, thankfully they didn't change the layout they've been using in recent years.

Gambled on them going back to the 'Footy. OWAF" slogan, figuring that 'Finals...' would look odd for a GF, and changing it to 'Grand Final...' would necessitate a re-centering of the whole slogan and thus require it to be fully removed and repainted.

 

[Red Crow]

As a Swans coach once famously said... here it is!
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[Heardy_101]

As a Swans coach once famously said... here it is!
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They had one job... To match the logos with the Arcs!

 

[Red Crow]

They had one job... To match the logos with the Arcs!

Now that they're not actually on the arcs, I'm not really concerned about colour matching. I think it just needs be home team on the left.

I started to wonder if they've been doing the logos dependent on which end the cheer squad was. Thought I'll go back over the last few years and see if that was the case, but this year the Geelong cheer squad is at the Punt Rd end, or left of screen. So that theory is busted right away.

 

[hadzy1607]

Now that they're not actually on the arcs, I'm not really concerned about colour matching. I think it just needs be home team on the left.

I started to wonder if they've been doing the logos dependent on which end the cheer squad was. Thought I'll go back over the last few years and see if that was the case, but this year the Geelong cheer squad is at the Punt Rd end, or left of screen. So that theory is busted right away.

Two years straight the away team is on the left, surely the AFL isn’t turning into an NBA style concept, for example (Sydney @ Geelong)


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[Heardy_101]

Now that they're not actually on the arcs, I'm not really concerned about colour matching. I think it just needs be home team on the left.

I started to wonder if they've been doing the logos dependent on which end the cheer squad was. Thought I'll go back over the last few years and see if that was the case, but this year the Geelong cheer squad is at the Punt Rd end, or left of screen. So that theory is busted right away.

It still looks wrong because Sydney are on the Blue arc side and Geelong on the red side.

Do we know which team gets which changerooms yet?

 

[Chuckie357]

As a Swans coach once famously said... here it is!
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Is the interchange really not in the centre?

 

[budge27]

Football needs updating to gold logo

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[Speck]

Is the interchange really not in the centre?

Correct, it's slightly off at the MCG.

 

[The Victorian]

 

[Red Crow]

One of these days I'll use this photo as a basis to go back and adjust the sizes of logos on the arcs. But until then...

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[ironman6]

So this is a project I've been meaning and wanting to do for some time now. I've always had an interest in the various logos and on-field artwork used in the AFL, and wanted to document how that has developed over the years. The most interesting designs are associated with the Grand Final, where for a period of time, unique logos and layouts were used.

Here, I present the artwork associated with Grand Finals in since 1990 - the AFL era. This is the result plenty of research and countless hours of designing and re-creating the various logos used throughout the years. I endeavour to eventually go back into the 1980s as well, but for now, given that we are in Grand Final week, I thought it would be an appropriate time for the first release.

Special thanks to Mero for providing his versions of the Grand Final patches. I couldn't have done these designs without his help.

Anyway, hope you enjoy!


UPDATE:
VFL Grand Final Artwork from 1976-1989 begins from this post.
AFLW Grand Final Artwork begins from this post.


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[jcmelb]

might just be a club mockup, but 2023 logo is same as it ever was...

 

[bomberlegend2007]

Why did the AFL step away from unique Grand Final logos? There is something nostalgic about the huge GF logos of the late 90’s.

 

[jcmelb]

Why did the AFL step away from unique Grand Final logos? There is something nostalgic about the huge GF logos of the late 90’s.

pretty sure it lines up with Toyota being the major sponsor...

 

[MIKE85]

Slightly biased, but I reckon the 1994 one was the best of those 90s ones. The most balanced. They were all good though, from 91-95.

 

[jcmelb]

Slightly biased, but I reckon the 1994 one was the best of those 90s ones. The most balanced. They were all good though, from 91-95.

i have a soft spot for 97 just for how insanely large the logo was on the ground...

 

[MIKE85]

Yeah I was thinking more of the logo on the guernseys. I do like how big they were on the ground back then as well. I think the later 90s ones, when guernseys went to polyester, were a bit ruined cause they hadn’t quite got the heat pressing right, and they looked like big beer coasters glued over the AFL logo

 

[jcmelb]

Design wise i think 93 is the best balanced, tho my essendon bias probably shows, however i think 2000 was the worst logo. At least the most uninspired. 99 is pretty bad as well but at least it has some personality.

 

[Cuzz09]

Looks choice

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[hadzy1607]

Grand Final artwork will be the same as last year, with Collingwood being painted on the right side of the field and Brisbane on the left. The logos look much larger, or that's just a image being wierd

 

[hadzy1607]

apologies for how tiny the picture is

 

[makri]

Had the same GF logo since Port Adelaide v Brisbane in 2004, surely it's time for a redesign.

 

[jcmelb]

Grand Final artwork will be the same as last year, with Collingwood being painted on the right side of the field and Brisbane on the left. The logos look much larger, or that's just a image being wierd

why do they put "home" team on the right rather than the left? Is is just cause its closer to the rooms they walk out of and where they stand for the anthems?