Rumour Player Surnames On Back Of Jumper And FA compo Removed

[El_Scorcho]

Simply saying 'They do it so we should too' is not a valid argument. To use the cliché if you saw somebody else jump off a bridge would you follow?

Simply saying "we haven't done it before so we shouldn't do it" isn't a valid argument either, but it's been trotted out time and time again.

This is something I think is being ignored. Sponsors logos, player numbers and club initials like FFC are all the same. Players names will ruin the uniformity players names are obviously different length so it will be interesting to see how players name that are longer are shown.

It's fine in every other sport. I don't know what you think it is about football that would make this unworkable when it works in basketball and hockey, both sports with sleeveless uniforms.

Solid points Matchu as ussual. But this really bothers me for some reason. The people in Sydney to the game would be under 10% should we really change something just to please 10% of people. I think it also sets an interesting precedent what happens in the future when the game expands overseas will people be happy to see a little change in tradition to please the 10%.

It's not about appeasing the 10%, it's about growing the game. The AFL have 4 states locked away. If they want to make inroads into NSW and QLD, they have to be innovative with their marketing. They don't need to please Victorians or Western or South Australians or Tasmanians because they're piling money into the game anyway.

Please that 10% of people and in time NSW and QLD could be 50% of people who follow AFL football.

 

[peppy la pew]

I have no problem with this, love the idea actually.

To the people who think you will not be able to read the names because the game is too fast, you have got to be joking.

I think it's the constant rule tampering that pisses everyone off, and this is caught up in that category. You will all forget about it after 12 games.

 

[FlamingDuckling]

'Americanise' the league....no...no no no no no. This is Australia's game, why would we want to Americanise it? It would be a stupid idea and I think a pointless one.

 

[Matchu]

'Americanise' the league....no...no no no no no. This is Australia's game, why would we want to Americanise it? It would be a stupid idea and I think a pointless one.

First of all, it's happening. Every team in Round 5 this season will be doing it.

Secondly, Americans are very efficient in the way they run their sports. Why would we not copy ideas that clearly work?

 

[FlamingDuckling]

First of all, it's happening. Every team in Round 5 this season will be doing it.

Secondly, Americans are very efficient in the way they run their sports. Why would we not copy ideas that clearly work?

How do they clearly work though? It's just putting a name on a shirt, what are the pros of having names on the back, the camera angle will probably be so far away you wont be able to read the names.

 

[rfctiger90]

How do they clearly work though? It's just putting a name on a shirt, what are the pros of having names on the back, the camera angle will probably be so far away you wont be able to read the names.

So we shouldn't even trial it??

Also is it American though? Happens in Europe, other sports in Australia, and yes America too.

 

[My North]

no surnames on jumpers, leave it alone

 

[Silgni]

You guys don't understand. Andrew's making this sport go worldwide. He's been bringing in players from overseas, tweaking the rules and now he's putting names on the back of guernseys. It's all apart of helping people get into this game and turning it global. 10 years ago, you would have asked an American if they'd heard of AFL and they would have stared at you blankly. Do the same nowadays and they'll say "rugby?" We're getting closer guys. We're getting closer.

 

[Leeda]

You guys don't understand. Andrew's making this sport go worldwide. He's been bringing in players from overseas, tweaking the rules and now he's putting names on the back of guernseys. It's all apart of helping people get into this game and turning it global. 10 years ago, you would have asked an American if they'd heard of AFL and they would have stared at you blankly. Do the same nowadays and they'll say "rugby?" We're getting closer guys. We're getting closer.

closer to what exactly. the players who are big are advertised all the time and who doesn't know them doesn't know the game anyway.

It still needs all the other attributes such as the footy record and the broadcasters to advertise everyone anyhow.

the game is absolutely shot to bits with rules and ambitions and devices and people to absolutely confuse the usual punter let alone the visitor.

It is way too complicated and tedious and well like I say, the newbie is perhaps needing a half hour learning session to even just contemplate a quarter of footy.

Other than that it is pretty fun to handle, but the handle is actually very slippery and you can get trashed into misunderstanding very easily because the rules keep changing every year. Stop changing every rule every year.

 

[Silgni]

closer to what exactly. the players who are big are advertised all the time and who doesn't know them doesn't know the game anyway.

It still needs all the other attributes such as the footy record and the broadcasters to advertise everyone anyhow.

the game is absolutely shot to bits with rules and ambitions and devices and people to absolutely confuse the usual punter let alone the visitor.

It is way too complicated and tedious and well like I say, the newbie is perhaps needing a half hour learning session to even just contemplate a quarter of footy.

Other than that it is pretty fun to handle, but the handle is actually very slippery and you can get trashed into misunderstanding very easily because the rules keep changing every year. Stop changing every rule every year.

Sorry. Should have added a sarcasm tag.

 

[Wosh]

I've got no problem with it, kids will love seeing their heros names on jumpers and I admit with players chopping and changing and with new clubs coming in etc its going to help me recognise whos who and where! I don't see how its going to ruin tradition or Americanise our game, a bit hysterical there.

 

[FlamingDuckling]

So we shouldn't even trial it??

Also is it American though? Happens in Europe, other sports in Australia, and yes America too.

Trailing it would be a waste of money, it's a stupid thing the AFL doesn't need, it's just wasting money.

 

[Dylan8]

Trailing it would be a waste of money, it's a stupid thing the AFL doesn't need, it's just wasting money.

Yeah man I hear that.

The AFL will go broke over all the money it will cost to produce a few guernseys.

 

[doggies ftw]

So... FA compos being removed? Ahh its going to suck when we lose a gun player for nothing...

 

[Matchu]

So... FA compos being removed? Ahh its going to suck when we lose a gun player for nothing...

Latest talk is that the AFLPA is pushing for compensation to be removed for unrestricted free agents at the mid-term CBA meeting this year. Sounds like the first step in removing compensation altogether.

 

[stimpy870]

I've got no problem with it, kids will love seeing their heros names on jumpers and I admit with players chopping and changing and with new clubs coming in etc its going to help me recognise whos who and where! I don't see how its going to ruin tradition or Americanise our game, a bit hysterical there.

Agree totally with this, Who honestly can think of a good reason why we should not have the names on jumpers, i mean we have numbers obviously so whats wrong with a name so youngsters and new followers to the game can learn the names of the players. I mean if this was available when i was a kid i would have had Lockett on my back for sure!!!

 

[El_Scorcho]

Oh no look how ugly and cluttered and American this is it's the death of football Demetriou has gone mad with power boycott round 5 send an angry tweet to Luke Hodge!

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[Matchu]

We've seen it on three jumpers now and so far I don't believe any of them look terrible.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

The GWS version could present a few issues. It may have been one made specifically for Cameron, but the font is far too big. His name is only seven letters and it just barely fits. Presumably the font size would be the same for all players, whether their name is 'BOYD' or 'HOSKIN-ELLIOTT' (twice as long as Cameron's name, for the record), because nothing looks more amateur hour than different sized fonts depending on the length of the name. Since it's been one of the things that the naysayers have been harping on forever. If it isn't going to look stupid/unworkable, regardless of the player's name, they should be getting Ryan Schoenmakers, Ben Cunnington and Will Hoskin-Elliott to model them with Hodge, Harvey and Cameron.

 

[estibador]

If it isn't going to look stupid/unworkable, regardless of the player's name, they should be getting Ryan Schoenmakers, Ben Cunnington and Will Hoskin-Elliott to model them with Hodge, Harvey and Cameron.

Precisely why they are trialling it - so we can all get a good look at whether it works or not and have an informed opinion instead of the baseless hysteria in this thread at the mere mention of change.

 

[estibador]

I'm slightly concerned about the prospect of FA compo getting removed though. Not that I'm against it in theory, but it's bad timing for us with Mundy likely to attract big offers at the end of the year.

Hopefully now it's too late for them to change the rules for this year on the run (though this is the AFL we are talking about)

 

[Matchu]

I'm slightly concerned about the prospect of FA compo getting removed though. Not that I'm against it in theory, but it's bad timing for us with Mundy likely to attract big offers at the end of the year.

Hopefully now it's too late for them to change the rules for this year on the run (though this is the AFL we are talking about)

I believe the AFLPA is pushing for a change to the 2015 class of free agents. Mundy would be an unrestricted free agent which would mean no compensation from 2015 onward but if he leaves in 2014 the Dockers will still receive compo.

 

[Matchu]

 

[Ian Jackson]

I like it, especially to identify other team players.

 

[CROWS08]

Wow, so much hysteria over something as little as names on the backs of players jumpers. It is called progress people, it will not effect the tradition of the game, in fact it may make it eaiser for young kids and people new to the game to identify players, especially the new draftees clubs get every year.
If people are worried about the AFL becoming becoming like/copying other sports and losing its identity then I would be more worried about things such as limited interchange, just like soccer.