Jumper clash fails

[Gibbsy]

Or forget the whole home/away concept entirely, and have each club produce three different kits (let's say light, dark and alternate, for argument's sake), and it's determined long before each game which combination between the two teams produces the greatest contrast and least clash.

Last night it would have made sense for Richmond to wear their yellow guernsey with the black sash (I think they should adopt this as their primary strip anyway, as it provides a point of difference to other teams), or for Carlton at the very least to wear white shorts (instead of grey shorts that looked soiled with faux pockets/air vents on the back - WTF?)

The home team gets choice and the away team works around it. Blues should have worn silver last night fwiw.

 

[rippersnipper]

I’m going to take a really simple approach and base it on the main colour of the jumper.

Black vs navy blue. It’s a clash.

It should really be like the EPL (or any other major sporting league really). Home team chooses their kit of choice, the away team must come up with a suitable clash. None of this light vs dark tripe, none of this blatant favouritism towards the bigger clubs. Man utd wear their abhorrent grey kit when they're away at a small club like bournemouth, so why is it different in the AFL? This organisation is an absolute farce, could be doing so much better than what they are in several areas.

 

[Damon_3388]

The home team gets choice and the away team works around it. Blues should have worn silver last night fwiw.

It should really be like the EPL (or any other major sporting league really). Home team chooses their kit of choice, the away team must come up with a suitable clash. None of this light vs dark tripe, none of this blatant favouritism towards the bigger clubs. Man utd wear their abhorrent grey kit when they're away at a small club like bournemouth, so why is it different in the AFL? This organisation is an absolute farce, could be doing so much better than what they are in several areas.

I think the home vs. away mindset is a big part of what causes the clashes TBH, by limiting the options of what is available.

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

It’s pretty easy really. The AFL provides all clubs with a list of traditional strips that they potentially clash with. Each team must then produce a clash strip that doesn’t clash with any of the potential mismatches. Home team always gets to wear the traditional strip unless otherwise agreed on.

 

[Gibbsy]

I think the home vs. away mindset is a big part of what causes the clashes TBH, by limiting the options of what is available.

A team can have six different alternate guernseys if they want but they must have one that is different to every team’s home jumper. Usually an inverse works fine, occasionally it’s white.

Richmond shouldn’t have worn yellow on Thursday just because their clash jumper is more palatable than Carlton’s

 

[Father Jack]

Not sure how you came up with this idea. We've had plenty of clash jumpers in recent years, much to the chagrin of rusted on supporters.
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Why they didn't just stick with the original version is beyond me. It was effective and didn't mock their original jumper with very un-Carlton shades of blue or silver. White jumper with navy blue logo works well imo, and markedly improves the spectacle of the game unlike the monstrosities they regularly trot out

 

[Captain_Bender]

The ugliest clash jumper is still that grey monstrosity that Essendon were wearing a few years ago

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Gilligan and the AFL are very strange in their clash selections...

I mean, they let this happen:

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

The ugliest clash jumper is still that grey monstrosity that Essendon were wearing a few years ago

I think ours gives it a very good run for its money...

 

[Bunk Moreland]

So last night Adelaide wear their white strip - right decision.

Where’s the consistency?

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Gilligan and the AFL are very strange in their clash selections...

I mean, they let this happen:

That was awful. Players kicked it to the umps.

 

[BobbyMorri]

I haven't watched a Collingwood-Carlton match for years. I just can't be bothered with the clash. That one is the worst in the AFL, especially when Carlton wear white shorts.

It is obvious that these "big traditional" clubs get away with the clash. I had hoped Richmond wearing its clash in the GF would have got rid of all the dinosaurs but sadly we still seem to be on the old road where the clash doesn't happen as long as you have "tradition."

The away side must wear a clash when there is a clash. It is that simple.

also, +1 that I like Sydney wearing its away top against GWS away. Red and orange are too similar

 

[parano1a]

I haven't watched a Collingwood-Carlton match for years. I just can't be bothered with the clash. That one is the worst in the AFL, especially when Carlton wear white shorts.

It might actually be worse this year with Carlton in grey shorts...

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Lions v Saints today. An eyesore.

 

[rippersnipper]

I haven't watched a Collingwood-Carlton match for years. I just can't be bothered with the clash. That one is the worst in the AFL, especially when Carlton wear white shorts.

It is obvious that these "big traditional" clubs get away with the clash. I had hoped Richmond wearing its clash in the GF would have got rid of all the dinosaurs but sadly we still seem to be on the old road where the clash doesn't happen as long as you have "tradition."

The away side must wear a clash when there is a clash. It is that simple.

also, +1 that I like Sydney wearing its away top against GWS away. Red and orange are too similar

GWS need a charcoal away kit. Would look awesome and sort out that clash for their away matches.

 

[Papa G]

Did Eddie cry about the Saints guernsey yesterday?

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Did Eddie cry about the Saints guernsey yesterday?

Probably. As a Saints fan it just didn't really work, one you go more than 3 stripes on the front it needs to be on a white base. Not as bad as last years necktie though should have been obvious that design needed white collar and cuffs.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

GWS need a charcoal away kit. Would look awesome and sort out that clash for their away matches.

Nah they need a charcoal back on the home and an orange away kit. A charcoal away kit wouldn't solve anything with most teams having dark jumpers.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Lions v Saints today. An eyesore.

For what reason would you put Brisbane in white shorts?

Surely the blue would be better.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

For what reason would you put Brisbane in white shorts?

Surely the blue would be better.

Red shorts would have been better, matches up with the home look.

 

[Black Saab]

How come Carlton ripped back pockets off their shorts? Weird

Out of frustration that they weren't awarded more 50m penalties.

 

[Black Saab]

I always thought it was a stupid “tradition” thing, we don’t want to put a different jumper on a club where it’s two big traditional clubs playing.

Then last year Richmond lift a premiership cup in a high-vis labourers singlet. So tradition doesn’t matter there.

I love Richmond's clash jumper. Can't wait to wear mine to the next game I go to. (I wore the black premiership edition to the G on Thursday night).

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Red shorts would have been better, matches up with the home look.

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Yep that looks ok too. St Kilda is in predominantly black and white, I have no idea why you’d put them in either of those colours. Just so stupid.

 

[Back One Out]

A place to post, discuss and celebrate examples of the AFL’s mystifying inability to get this most simple of concepts right.

Tonight, game 1 of the season. After Richmond wore a clash strip against Adelaide in the GF.

Richmond (black) vs Carlton (navy blue which might as well be black).

AFL: no clash.

This biggest fail in all of this is people's use of the word "clash". Clashing colours refers to a contrast which can either be jarring on the eye or complimentary depending on your point of view. e.g. brown & gold, yellow & black, blue & orange, red & green

When two teams wear similar looking uniforms, there is no "clash". And that's the problem. They're a bit too samey and hard to tell apart.

The AFL have a few weird anomalies with their lingo. "Rookies" is another one. Rookie means someone new (in their first season), but in the AFL they use it to describe supplementary listed players who can be veterans as old as 25/26/27

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Richmond v Adelaide - both have dark jumpers with a splash of yellow. Too similar. It looks confusing on TV when the play is congested. Same with Essendon vs Adelaide; or Essendon vs Melbourne - dark jumpers with a splash of red.

Richmond v Carlton is no more of a problem than Essendon v Carlton. It's easy to tell these teams apart on TV when they pan the camera across the ground

I don't understand why you'd argue this point. Are you colour blind?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

This biggest fail in all of this is people's use of the word "clash"
Clashing colours refers to a contrast which can either be jarring on the eye or complimentary depending on your point of view.
e.g. brown & gold, yellow & black, blue & orange, red & green

When two teams wear similar looking uniforms, there is no "clash". And that's the problem.
They're a bit too samey and hard to tell apart.


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Richmond v Adelaide - both have dark jumpers with a splash of yellow
Too similar. It looks confusing on TV when the play is congested.

Same with Essendon vs Adelaide; or Essendon vs Melbourne - dark jumpers with a splash of red


Richmond v Carlton is no more of a problem than Essendon v Carlton
It's easy to tell these teams apart on TV when they pan the camera across the ground



I don't understand why you'd argue this point. Are you colour blind?

Thanks pedant. I should have called it “jumper blend fails” so that nobody knew what the hell it was about.

As for what point I’m arguing, I don’t know what you’re talking about.