Jumper clash fails

[phantom13]

Not a defense of the choices today because it is the worst possible combo between them but this isn’t a clash.

On last nights game, do Geelong and Collingwood actually have a better combo in their current sets?

 

[Billy ray]

This is hilarious. I really hope the lions wear their maroon home jumper with white shorts against the suns in a few weeks.
Because wHiTe ShOrTs AwAy

 

[mcgarnacle]

Not a defense of the choices today because it is the worst possible combo between them but this isn’t a clash.

On last nights game, do Geelong and Collingwood actually have a better combo in their current sets?

Add more of the distinguishing colour to North’s kit though, rather than the same colour in the Swans uniform. Fairly fundamental concept you’d think. Foreign to the AFL.

 

[mcgarnacle]

I’m certain the property steward in all these clubs is some 75yr old lifer who is probably told the brief, but is adamant his way is the right way because he’s done it that way for 50 years.

 

[Heardy_101]

Not a defense of the choices today because it is the worst possible combo between them but this isn’t a clash.

On last nights game, do Geelong and Collingwood actually have a better combo in their current sets?

No, unless Collingwood bring back the braces and Geelong make their hoops thinner or lighter.

 

[phantom13]

Add more of the distinguishing colour to North’s kit though, rather than the same colour in the Swans uniform. Fairly fundamental concept you’d think. Foreign to the AFL.

Yeh, I’m certainly not defending it, just noting it’s not really a clash, still pretty obvious who is who (mostly because blue and red oppose so well.

 

[phantom13]

No, unless Collingwood bring back the braces and Geelong make their hoops thinner or lighter.

Feels like a problem. Every team needs 3 kits and none of them fix that clash.

Idiotic policy

 

[matthew_s]

Even the dogs vs Carlton, why put Carlton in white shorts? It’s not a huge clash but its definitely less of a clash if Carlton are in the dark shorts

 

[Augustine]

Yeh, I’m certainly not defending it, just noting it’s not really a clash, still pretty obvious who is who (mostly because blue and red oppose so well.

Obviously it’s not an actual clash but it just speaks to the insanity of the white shorts policy.

Why would you think this:

Is preferable to this?

 

[KissKiss]

This is hilarious. I really hope the lions wear their maroon home jumper with white shorts against the suns in a few weeks.
Because wHiTe ShOrTs AwAy

I totally expect it at this point. I reckon someone senior at AFL house is a massive traditionalist and has gone nuts pushing white shorts away for all teams. It seems to have got way worse this year for no clear reason

 

[The Mailman Delivers]

Even the dogs vs Carlton, why put Carlton in white shorts? It’s not a huge clash but its definitely less of a clash if Carlton are in the dark shorts

Can't agree with that. White contrasts better with Royal blue than Navy blue. Ideally the Blues would be in the white top too.

 

[KissKiss]

Carlton should straight up be in all white. Or orange or anything other than any variation of blue

 

[Lion_LegacyXL]

Expecting this to be the jumper match-up for West Coast v Brisbane tomorrow. Not the best. Hope if the Eagles decide to wear their indigenous jumper we choose our regular away jumper for this game.

 

[The Mailman Delivers]

Geelong could adopt a third strip similar to these. Would only be needed a couple of times a year, away to Collingwood the most obvious.

 

[Heardy_101]

I totally expect it at this point. I reckon someone senior at AFL house is a massive traditionalist and has gone nuts pushing white shorts away for all teams. It seems to have got way worse this year for no clear reason

Remember when Steve Hocking became a senior member of the AFL, then coincidentally Geelong starting wearing navy shorts in home games again?

 

[Heardy_101]

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Geelong could adopt a third strip similar to these. Would only be needed a couple of times a year, away to Collingwood the most obvious.

I honestly don't think it's needed, but then again if my idea of an English Soccer system is to be implemented, then Geelong in this jumper with matching shorts would definitely be a thing.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

What's going on tonight? I thought Navy and Black wasn't a clash issue

 

[Outtatym]

Essendons clash helps but at the same time it really doesn't

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Essendons clash helps but at the same time it really doesn't

It's help a lot more if Channel 7 didn't use shitty cameras.

 

[Kram]

Essendon's is good enough, does the job.

 

[phantom13]

I don’t know, if we’re gonna rightly point out that north shouldn’t have worn white shorts today I’m inclined not to give this a pass. Really just feels like the bars been dropped so low we accept shit like this.

 

[Heardy_101]

What's going on tonight? I thought Navy and Black wasn't a clash issue

Funny about that hey

 

[Soggy2112]

I don’t know, if we’re gonna rightly point out that north shouldn’t have worn white shorts today I’m inclined not to give this a pass. Really just feels like the bars been dropped so low we accept shit like this.

Tbh North are probably the worst club for this stuff.

Refuse to wear white shorts at home, until last week where they do for some reason despite it having no benefit.

Away game where every other club wears coloured shorts and the oppo has a lot of white in their kit, yeah let’s chuck white on.

Couple years back, the only club who our home jumper clashes with wears predominantly white, why not make our away jumper even more white…

What are they thinking?

 

[phantom13]

Tbh North are probably the worst club for this stuff.

Refuse to wear white shorts at home, until last week where they do for some reason despite it having no benefit.

Away game where every other club wears coloured shorts and the oppo has a lot of white in their kit, yeah let’s chuck white on.

Couple years back, the only club who our home jumper clashes with wears predominantly white, why not make our away jumper even more white…

What are they thinking?

Look, I agree but I also don’t blame them, the afl has paid lip service to their clash policy both in terms of selection of suitable clash kits and implementation of the policy.

North have used the “clash” jumper as a chance to bring back a popular (and likely well wold) design from their heyday. The afl approved it and then continues to approve its use when it doesn’t fix the clash (or argurably creates a worse one).

In particular the Afls attitude toward the big 4 and traditional rivals not needing to wear the clashes has likely led most clubs to just think “**** it, doesn’t matter anyway, may as well use this shitty policy to our benefit”.

 

[emuboy]

Look, I agree but I also don’t blame them, the afl has paid lip service to their clash policy both in terms of selection of suitable clash kits and implementation of the policy.

North have used the “clash” jumper as a chance to bring back a popular (and likely well wold) design from their heyday. The afl approved it and then continues to approve its use when it doesn’t fix the clash (or argurably creates a worse one).

In particular the Afls attitude toward the big 4 and traditional rivals not needing to wear the clashes has likely led most clubs to just think “**** it, doesn’t matter anyway, may as well use this shitty policy to our benefit”.

Does the AFL get any say in what the clubs are wearing before a match?

For example, just two years ago Geelong and North Melbourne played in Indigenous jumpers that created the worst clash I have ever seen. How was this not picked up beforehand?

As a hypothetical, if Hawthorn and Brisbane were drawn to play each other in heritage round and planned to wear 80s style jumpers - Hawthorn the gold and brown striped jumper and the Brisbane Lions wearing a gold and maroon Brisbane Bears jumper with the triangular BB emblem from this era - wouldn't the AFL review this beforehand and order the Lions to wear the inverse Bears jumper at the very least?