They just need to get creative. Could wear the Gold Coast Stingrays jumper from the old under 18’s state competition, that would resonate with a number of supporters of a certain age. I’m sure there are Gold Coast rep jumpers from yesteryear that they could resurrect.
future designs, colour rush, reverse retro, fan made designs, "city edition" designs... the sky's the limit
I can guarantee you that the clubs would definitely not allow it.
They're not the "state team", though. If they were the only club then it would be less of an issue.
It’s funny given how over the top they are about flogging off every other gimmicky guernsey.
I'll stop you there.
You have zero connection to a club that disbanded a billion years ago.
I'd rather they claim that than keep pretending they're the State team and "the team for all South Australians" when they have been neither since 1997.
Well aware. I never claimed that they were, hence the "throwing back" in quotation marks, because I know there's no connection. And, I'm a Carlton supporter, for what it's worth.
), it's about honouring that history of the first Adelaide FC.
If you look at the jumper it was one of two games that didn't have the Ford logo above the number (Other being retro Jumper). I think they sold the exact jumper in 2021,and they just decided not to do another run in 2022 and it was sold and made in 2021.
You mean the club that was granted AFL entry & had to change it's nickname, colours to join? that's been located at the same place since 1877?It's not a case of taking a team's identity, and claiming it as their own (Oh the little jabs that can be made, considering the team you follow
I’m sure you can understand the apprehension at the idea from Port fans at that possible idea though (not me, I think it opens up some jabs back absolutely), all we hear from the dickhead segment of (mostly) Adelaide and Collingwood’s fans about how we shouldn’t wear a jumper that is actually ours cause it’s “not the same club” in their eyes. After the constant battle to try and get the bars worn on a yearly basis, seeing the Crows wearing a jumper that has zero connection to them would piss me off more than if they wore the state jumper in all honesty.Well aware. I never claimed that they were, hence the "throwing back" in quotation marks, because I know there's no connection. And, I'm a Carlton supporter, for what it's worth.
It's not a case of taking a team's identity, and claiming it as their own (Oh the little jabs that can be made, considering the team you follow
Oh I do 100% get it, despite my shitstirring earlier, however I think it's a slightly different situation as well, as (I will be serious here) the two Port sides are linked, so it's naturally your own history to play with. There's obviously ulterior, emotional factors at play there that were preventing you previously.
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like what freo didOh I do 100% get it, despite my shitstirring earlier, however I think it's a slightly different situation as well, as (I will be serious here) the two Port sides are linked, so it's naturally your own history to play with. There's obviously ulterior, emotional factors at play there that were preventing you previously.
Because of the fact that there is no connection at all between the original Adelaide side and the Crows today, the way I see it is there would be no uproar from those fans (considering there's none alive) and I think that kind of works in the Crows' favour, as the emotional connection is gone. They just need to market it as 'honouring the original club and SA football history', and not trying to claim a side's history as their own. I personally don't see an issue. Even change the colours into Crows colours, navy and red hoops, and include a yellow yoke if they want to honour the merge with Kensington as well (thanks footyjumpers.com
I'm also not sure how much the Crows knew about the original club back in 1989-1990, but I feel like they may have even given a subtle nod to the club even with their home guernsey, just with the 'hoops with a yoke' design. It's not that drastically different.
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Interesting about the state jumper. As you're Victorian, I'll try put it to you this way - would you rather Carlton plays in a Prahran Two Blues jumper, or wear the Big V?
They wore that a few retro rounds ago I believe, they haven't worn their full haze uniform, could be up next.
