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Swans v GWS is messy if GWS wears its home top and the AFL goes AFL and put them in white shorts.
Previously, GWS has worn its "never surrender" black top. so it shouldn't be an issue hopefully.
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Previously, GWS has worn its "never surrender" black top. so it shouldn't be an issue hopefully.
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There was a period in the nineties where white shorts rarely worn, but the socks couldn’t be striped, hence the chicken leg socks.
Now hardly anyone has knee socks.
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It’s actually quite straightforward, so one thing is absolutely certain: the AFL will throw in some crazy shit and **** it up.
It’s actually quite straightforward, so one thing is absolutely certain: the AFL will throw in some crazy shit and **** it up.
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Only gws need to change compared to other potential finalists
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The back of Geelong v Port isn't great and Geelong's clash would probably make it worse. It's where a teal third kit would be useful for Port and a different main colour altogether would be handy for Geelong.
Hawks will be in white shorts is my tip of what will happen and **** it up
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I think Hawks in white shorts, while probably unnecessary, will still be decent contrast. Bris v Carl is the one that annoys me. On the long shots, just a mass of darkness, with blues white shorts not much more prominent than a sponsor's logo.
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I'm probably in the minority, but I think the Hawks in white shorts is better than brown shorts for that particular match-up. It stands out better to me than the dark colour, when it's against an opponent with a negligible amount of white on their home kit (I'd put the Bulldogs in that category).
Carlton away to Brisbane is a good one as that minor irritation that regularly comes up: two teams who each wear primarily the same colour on their respective guernseys, shorts and socks. So the away team changes to white shorts. But if the away shorts obviously help with the distinction, wouldn't it follow that wearing the clash guernseys would make it better still?
It will never happen, but I'm quite big on the concept that the away team should wear the clash guernsey as a default for away games, unless it would obviously be a worse option than their home guernsey.
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Dark v light is always optimal so Carlton in white would be best. Won’t happen though, and the navy ain’t a terrible clash.
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We've had so many bad jumper clashes, especially at the Gabba this year. Carlton wearing navy against us wouldn't be anywhere as bad if it were a sunny afternoon game.
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Both gws v hawthorn games this year illustrate that a ‘clash’ guernsey makes it worse
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Agreed and in that particular instance, my advice (which I'm sure their desperate for) is twofold:
1. Hawthorn go back to a white clash. IIRC they had a white heritage this year which would have been much better (https://www.footyjumpers.com/images/Hawthorn-2024-Retro.gif).
Keep the (awesome) brown guernsey with the monogram for occasional use e.g. away games against North/Geelong, home games against West Coast in yellow etc.
2. In the preseason, GWS to make a
some slight tweaks to their home colours so that orange is the dominant colour on the front and back: with the size of the 'G' being bigger now, it's practically an even split between white, orange and charcoal on the front. As it stands, I'd say GWS's home guernsey is probably 70% orange and its clash guernsey is 90% orange. Which isn't great.
Reduce the size of the 'G' make the yoke less prominent and swap the orange and charcoal on the front. The clash guernsey can then be the reverse of that with a white version as the third option.
Both teams to wear their white kit as the away team for this fixture. If teams actually made a clash guernsey with the goal of eliminating clashes, instead of bringing back a heritage guernsey or making something that looks as much like the home guernsey as possible, these sort of issues would disappear.
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Or just play in regular kit
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Orange (with an even mix of charcoal on the front) against gold (with an even mix of brown on the front)? If you don't think that warrants a clash guernsey being worn, I'm interested to know where you think a clash guernsey would be warranted.
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But better than the ‘clash’ kit
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If teams went back to using white routinely for a clash kit (even when white isn't an official club colour), or teams more generally stopped being gutless with only considering official club colours when designing a clash guernsey, there wouldn't be a problem.
In 2024 Hawthorn had a white kit as an official match day uniform. GWS until recently, had white as its default clash guernsey. The away team in white would have been absolutely fine for this fixture.
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Fair enough, but gws decision to wear all orange made it worse.
Personally I’d prefer the dark brown, but if gws were to wear mainly charcoal, that would be worse
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Not related to finals but why on earth do Carlton not wear a clash jumper against Collingwood when it’s their away game?
To a lesser extent why don’t they also wear one against Essendon?
To a lesser extent why don’t they also wear one against Essendon?
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Welcome. There's a few detours, but that's essentially what we've been trying to nut out for 315 pages.
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The best answer is some form of misapplied tradition in that these particular jumpers have been worn against each other for decades, so they want to keep that matchup. But it's misapplied. Any sense of continuation or tradition is clearly outweighed by the improved viewing experience.
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Don't Sturt have navy shorts as well? Or is that for away games?
I feel like the SANFL needs a clash policy
I feel like the SANFL needs a clash policy
