Jumper clash fails

[doppleganger]

I don't get you're argument. I couldn't give a rats if they want to change it to pink. My point is, it's caused numerous jumper clashes that weren't there before. Thought the thread was about "jumper clashes".

Interesting they changed to a more predominantly black jumper a few years after Port Adelaide joined the AFL. Insecurity perhaps?

St Kilda did the same thing back in 50s / 60s.

Up until then the back of their jumper matched the front - candystripes, tri colour, chevrons - whatever they did on the front was same on the back.

But then they changed to an all black back, causing numerous clashes that weren't there before.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Does Port Adelaide have that right?

They have the right to wear whatever they want as long as it didn't infringe on the existing consistent branding of a team that was already in the league that they wanted to enter

 

[Augustine]

Jumper Clash principles:

1. Home team wears their uniform of choice (jumper, shorts and socks). No away team has any influence on what the home team wears.

2. It is the responsibility of the Away team to wear a uniform that contrasts with the home team. Failure to do so results in forfeit of the four premiership points.

3. Bright, contrasting colours is the preferred manner of generating a contrast.

4. Inverting club colours to make a strong colour contrast is to be encouraged: Richmond yellow, Essendon red, Port teal, West Coast yellow, Bulldogs Red etc.

5. Light vs dark contrast method is accepted but to be discouraged.

Factors to be considered irrelevant and redundant:

• “tradition” of white shorts for away team.
• any other club “traditions” that inhibit clear, colourful, aesthetic contrasts. This includes insistence of wearing stripes, sashes, white number panels etc. you can wear whatever you want as the home team.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

2. It is the responsibility of the Away team to wear a uniform that contrasts with the home team. Failure to do so results in forfeit of the four premiership points.

I would argue this doesn't go far enough, and the away team should wear the uniform out of all their possibilities, that presents the best viewing experience possible.

A good example of this is when the Bulldogs play Carlton away. With white shorts, and a royal blue being lighter than a navy blue, there is a contrast, and you can tell the teams apart.

However, there are scale to these things, and the colours are still sort of similar. The Dogs could also wear white or red, and that clearly is a far better differentiator to navy blue than royal blue (and white shorts), and I feel like the Dogs should actually be obligated to wear white (or red), given we would wear white against other teams (such as Fremantle or West Coast away).

 

[Augustine]

I would argue this doesn't go far enough, and the away team should wear the uniform out of all their possibilities, that presents the best viewing experience possible.

A good example of this is when the Bulldogs play Carlton away. With white shorts, and a royal blue being darker than a navy blue, there is a contrast, and you can tell the teams apart.

However, there are scale to these things, and the colours are still sort of similar. The Dogs could also wear white or red, and that clearly is a far better differentiator to navy blue than royal blue (and white shorts), and I feel like the Dogs should actually be obligated to wear white (or red), given we would wear white against other teams (such as Fremantle or West Coast away).

I was sort of making the same point as you with 3,4 and 5 but I didn’t go as far as obligating it.

 

[yodellinhank]

Home team should only be allowed to play in royal blue, and the away team in red. Umpires in white and runners in yellow. Anything else is a compromise on the viewing experience.

 

[Heardy_101]

Home team should only be allowed to play in royal blue, and the away team in red. Umpires in white and runners in yellow. Anything else is a compromise on the viewing experience.

So...

Essendon in Royal blue with a red sash?

 

[yodellinhank]

So...

Essendon in Royal blue with a red sash?

So long as it's also royal blue. Don't want to invite a clash with the away team.