Patrick Dangerfield leading the charge for footy fashion runways

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https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/patrick-dangerfield-leading-the-charge-for-footy-fashion-runways/news-story/6ec1f4bd578ed6b8af1678d18c8b68ad

Patrick Dangerfield leading the charge for footy fashion runways​

Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield is leading a new push for the AFL to introduce a radical change to pre-match TV coverage.

AFL players are at the forefront of a new American-style push for high fashion before games, with Seven's Tom Browne reporting that Patrick Dangerfield is leading the charge.
“It’s popular with fans, popular as a feature on social media in the build-up to games, and popular on the broadcast,” Browne said.

According to Browne, the 18 AFL captains discussed the idea at the season launch.

“Some of the top players, including (Patrick) Dangerfield...are now specifically pushing for this concept - that is, the right to wear their own gear to the ground.”

The US-inspired approach is not new to the sport, with the short-lived AFLX pre-season competition allowing players to wear their own clothing and incorporating a pre-game catwalk.

 

[Chief]

 

[11kgm]

It's a no from me, wear a suit

 

[Chief]

Just sounds like a money making scheme. Players "own clothes" become festooned with clothing logos. Heavily branded headphones. All that shite.

Still, they can do what they like as long as they don't try to shove it down my throat!

 

[Shane Heard]

Yeah I can just see Stringer turning up in a burgundy red, double breasted suit with a gold trim matching hat.

Paddy can go that one alone.

 

[010203]

It's a no from me. Sir Alex Ferguson insisted that his Manchester United team turn up to games wearing club suits. Dangerfield would have hated that. Turn up in club attire. It's not an inconvenience.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

 

[PP34]

who cares what anyone wears honestly

 

[Strange Cat]

Could be exploited easily for payments to wear designer clothes for free publicity…see it all the times at the brownlow Sith the WAGS

No thanks

 

[Back One Out]

they can do what they like as long as they don't try to shove it down my throat!

That you, Mark Latham?

 

[Back One Out]

"and Dustin Martin arrives at the MCG, wearing a Tiger print suit by Gucci...."

 

[Xtreme]

It's a no from me. Sir Alex Ferguson insisted that his Manchester United team turn up to games wearing club suits. Dangerfield would have hated that. Turn up in club attire. It's not an inconvenience.

This

If I wanted to see a fashion show, I'd tune in to the Victorias Secret one

Going by the AFLX and brownlow stints the players have zero fadhion sense.

 

[Johnny Karate]

With the obvious caveat that this was reported by Tom Browne so the truth is likely to be opposite… Why is there this top to bottom obsession by linament sniffers and the boys club to introduce more and more seppo bullshit into AFL? I mean if you love American sport so much administer/report on that. Or start your own Australian NFL. Just fro from a sport that most people appreciate because it’s quintessentially Australian.

 

[STPer18]

 

[The 747]

Umm well yeah sure.

So long they put it exclusively on Channel 7 I am good with it.

 

[Cleavy]

nice to know the AFLPA president has such important issues relating to the state of the game on his mind...

 

[bzparkes]

Just jelly because he saw WCE do it during a preseason game.

 

[Engimal v3]

Who gives a rat's clacker

 

[ThatsjustDappa]

Wowee, Alex Rance

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showed thought leadership on this topic years ago....

 

[Kwality]

who cares what anyone wears honestly

There will be a TV program promoting the players involved with both local & national advertised sold - the better the time slot, the better the advertising dollars.

NFL fashion and red carpet style: The best-dressed football players, from Kyler to OBJ

The nonsense around footy will more interest to some than the game itself, e.g the celebrity commentators.
I turned off the pre game before tonights game, not my cup of tea, havent gone back.

 

[Smeg Head]

Can Dangerfield be banned for bring the game into disrepute?

 

[hawkman]

Will be amazing when every Geelong player comes in wearing something from Cotton On all for free of course

 

[Chief]

Who was that flog who had a clothing line called "Tushy" or whatever?

 

[00Stinger]

100% could see Dangerfield turning up to a press conference in Cam Newton type attire

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[dumb]

Maybe before the game they could trial some exhibition games made up of people not good enough to play in the main game. If there's enough interest they could even create a second league out of it.