Port Adelaide's plan to use jumpers similar to Collingwood

[Malibu#27]

Maybe Collingwood should sue Eddie for being a racist fat campaigner if you wanna talk about brand damage?
Or bucks from taking over a premiership side and making them worse every year? That would do a bit of damage to the brand.

Don’t leave out the disabled - Eddies been happy to abuse them as well

 

[Pistol Night]

Port Adelaide are really, really attached to their history and heritage... when it suits.

They joined this competition knowing that they could not be the Magpies and willingly agreed not wear the prison bar jumper. End of story. What else is there?

Just change their name to the Port Pandas and wear black and white. Done. There's 3 blue and white teams. Who gives a ****

 

[Great8]

We sold 250 woollen prison bar guernseys this week at $250 a pop. That’s $62,500 made on just one item this week.

Now that has been fantastic and hopefully many more sold but don’t get caught up in the media BS. Port selling $62,500 worth of guernseys is VERY different to Port making $62,500 off those guernseys. I’m assuming the club had to pay the manufacturer something for the guernseys.

 

[Malibu#27]

I actually dont mind the pies.. I used to hate them but in recent years I just seemed to have changed.. they’ve been terrible on the field this year but in recent times I’ve enjoyed watching their brand of footy.

Im a Richmond supporter originally but, as a SA lad (expat living in qld for 20 years now) i naturally started following the crows.

But when it comes to this issue I just think Collingwoods VFL/AFL heritage, history and colours need to be respected over a club that came from another league..

If the pies had joined the SANFL and then tried to force their way into wearing the Black and white and trod on port adelaide magpies heritage I’d guarantee you port supporters would go totally hysterical over it. It would be like the entire sky had fallen in.

The key question is how does a port team wearing an iconic port guernsey once a year disrespect an iconic Collingwood guernsey ?

 

[Bearded Clam]

You need to be taught a history lesson.

Well go on then.. teach me... teach me how long port power have existed.. teach me how much history port adelaide magpies have had in the VFL/AFL..

Come on Waspy... I await your lesson..

 

[longdonkey]

Maybe not the right place to ask this question, but what do Port Adelaide supporters think of their current home guernsey? I think it's brilliant and unique to the club.

Would you give up the current guernsey for the Prison Bars full time or would you prefer a combination of both?

I really like our current guernsey and don't have an issue with it. We just want a vehicle to be able to celebrate our heritage and if the AFL hadn't stopped heritage round then this all wouldn't be an issue and wouldn't be happening.
This is mainly about one club being able to dictate to the AFL and another being treated like a second class citizen in the competition.
Eddie McGuire consistently says that Collingwood are a net contributor to the AFL in terms of cash. Of course they are. Have a look at the number of games they get in key timeslots which maximises their revenue.
And when we want a small thing like to sell our historic club jumper we don't get the opportunity to do that.
We get told when we are not performing when you win games you get better timeslots. We come top 4 and still we don't get the exposure. I don't get Collingwood's problem you never see us on TV we could play in the prison bars for a few weeks and most people in Vic wouldn't know unless the media gets hold of it.

 

[Monkey King]

So in that respect, there is always going to be agitation from non-Victorian clubs because they are playing in a league which is biased against them and where they are just filler.

Victim mentality! Modern expansion clubs are not fillers. Neither were former expansion club's Hawthorn, Richmond, Bulldogs and North. There may be certain disadvantages that come with being one of the last through the door, but that doesn't mean the world is out to get you (turn of phrase).

You say this is a call for the AFL to recognise your club's heritage? I call bullshit on that. I think the AFL have already done that exceedingly well. You've worn the prison bars for your 150 year anniversary and in heritage rounds. In what ways have other clubs been permitted to recognise their heritage that you haven't?

Nah, this is about something else. Demanding the prison bars become a permanent part of the fixture moving forward is just trying to merge your AFL identity closer to your SANFL identity; which was pointed out when you joined this league, was never going to be permitted, so I fail to see the point of complaining about it being denied now.

Port Adelaide came into this league 25 seasons ago as the Power. They're won a single flag in this league and it's been as the Power. It's time to figure out how to be the Power and be proud of the teal, or piss it off and become something else with a new jumper; anything other than what the 17 other clubs in the league have already snagged.

 

[Engimal v3]

Don’t leave out the disabled - Eddies been happy to abuse them as well

Wait until you find out who Port's president is

 

[Teal Leviathan]

Maybe not the right place to ask this question, but what do Port Adelaide supporters think of their current home guernsey? I think it's brilliant and unique to the club.

Would you give up the current guernsey for the Prison Bars full time or would you prefer a combination of both?

I've only ever known Port Adelaide in the AFL and the teal, being one of the most attractive colours around, is a large part of the reason I chose Port as my team. Having a broken leg, I actually spent the latter part of 1996 in a full body fibreglass cast of black, white and teal. I love the teal and would hate to lose it. The current gurnsey and logo, NTUA, are fantastic.

So I don't have any organic connection to the Magpies or the black and white. But I appreciate the heritage of the club and understand and support the "one club" doctrine. Wearing the prison bars at Showdowns seems a good way to celebrate that heritage.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

Well go on then.. teach me... teach me how long port power have existed.. teach me how much history port adelaide magpies have had in the VFL/AFL..

Come on Waspy... I await your lesson..

Show me where anyone ever has said the port Adelaide magpies and our history have resided in the VFL. We know our roots run through the SANFL, the only one confused here is you.

we got to where we are today in the AFL due to our success and domination in the SANFL, we got an AFL license due to that success. For some reason other clubs have issues with us respecting our past once a year and honouring the heritage that got us to the AFL.

If you don’t think that the Port Adelaide Magpies and the port Adelaide power are the same club you need a big history lesson my friend. Includes lots of court cases.

 

[mcgarnacle]

Hang on a sec, Port not only include the premierships they won before they joined the AFL in their tally, without differentiating, but also their SANFL premierships since then! What a croc.

Official AFL Website of the Port Adelaide Football Club

The official AFL website of the Port Adelaide Football Club

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

This is disingenuous

 

[radiojake]

not only are Port the biggest bathwater drinkers in the comp, they also clearly sniff their own farts

changing jumpers to sing the song, biggest cringe of 2021 -

 

[Bearded Clam]

For all the salty Crows fans in here commenting on an issue that has absolutely nothing to do with their club, if you don't like what guernsey Port wears when they sing the club song after the game there's a simple solution: Stop letting us wipe you off the park like we have the last three Showdowns and make it so we don't get to sing our song at all. Until then, shut the fu** up.

This is an open thread on the main board and anyone is allowed to comment..

No need to meltdown and get all snowflakey because people are obviously writing things you dont like and your simply not intellegent enough to respond with your own decent arguement in response.. so you instead turn to insults..

 

[Pistol Night]

not only are Port the biggest bathwater drinkers in the comp, they also clearly sniff their own farts

changing jumpers to sing the song, biggest cringe of 2021 -

Imagine combining those. Bathwater farts are the worst

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Maybe not the right place to ask this question, but what do Port Adelaide supporters think of their current home guernsey? I think it's brilliant and unique to the club.

Would you give up the current guernsey for the Prison Bars full time or would you prefer a combination of both?

Current home guernsey is our AFL guernsey and will remain so (unless we think we can improve on it)

The bars is a heritage guernsey to be worn on special occasions when we want to pay respect to our history.

I dont speak for everyone, but for me this has always been about the fact that it simply shouldnt be this long process every time. If its our home game, and we arent clashing, and we arent playing the magpies, it simply shouldnt concern anybody else. If we wanted to wear it as an away jumper in Adelaides home showdown and they said no as its a game they are directly involved with, I would have much less of an issue with that.

 

[Bearded Clam]

Show me where anyone ever has said the port Adelaide magpies and our history have resided in the VFL. We know our roots run through the SANFL, the only one confused here is you.

we got to where we are today in the AFL due to our success and domination in the SANFL, we got an AFL license due to that success. For some reason other clubs have issues with us respecting our past once a year and honouring the heritage that got us to the AFL.

If you don’t think that the Port Adelaide Magpies and the port Adelaide power are the same club you need a big history lesson my friend. Includes lots of court cases.

You need to go back through that string of comments.. and re-read it..

Your own power supporting buddy has contradicted what you are saying and its actually me that your agreeing with!.

 

[Turiyasangitananda]

It’s not exactly analogous since you were trying to use something that isn’t yours but as I said above it’s not really that big a deal. You would’ve looked a bit “special” and some, including those who have worn that guernsey for real, would argue it’s very disrespectful but at the end of the day that’s really your business.

Maybe not the right place to ask this question, but what do Port Adelaide supporters think of their current home guernsey? I think it's brilliant and unique to the club.

Would you give up the current guernsey for the Prison Bars full time or would you prefer a combination of both?

I like it, but I love the prison bars.

I actually dont mind the pies.. I used to hate them but in recent years I just seemed to have changed.. they’ve been terrible on the field this year but in recent times I’ve enjoyed watching their brand of footy.

Im a Richmond supporter originally but, as a SA lad (expat living in qld for 20 years now) i naturally started following the crows.

But when it comes to this issue I just think Collingwoods VFL/AFL heritage, history and colours need to be respected over a club that came from another league..

If the pies had joined the SANFL and then tried to force their way into wearing the Black and white and trod on port adelaide magpies heritage I’d guarantee you port supporters would go totally hysterical over it. It would be like the entire sky had fallen in.

VFL cuck

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

You need to go back through that string of comments.. and re-read it..

Your own power supporting buddy has contradicted what you are saying and its actually me that your agreeing with!.

So you agree that the magpies and the power are the same club and we should be able to respect the history that got us to the AFL. Seems you have come to your senses then

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Wow the jealous tingles posts in this thread are next level embarrassing lol

 

[longdonkey]

You need to go back through that string of comments.. and re-read it..

Your own power supporting buddy has contradicted what you are saying and its actually me that your agreeing with!.

The divide and conquer strategy has served the enemies of Port Adelaide (of which you are one) well over the past 24 years. But its all over now the SANFL do not own our license. We are one club despite all the attempts to discredit our history and winning culture. You will not win.

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

Wow the jealous tingles posts in this thread are next level embarrassing lol

That’s why they are here. Pure jealousy

 

[Jello_B]

Exactly.. its hilarious that they actually think anyone cares about their history..

its almost like they are so insecure that they desperately need everyone to all stand up and aplaud them and their history before they can feel comfortable and move on...

Problem they have is in their desperation to have their history recognised they dont realise, or selfishly dont care, that that tramples Collingwoods history... and Collingwood have signoficantly more history in the league.

Port havent even been in it 30 years yet!..

The black and white stripes are The Mighty Collingwood Magpies. There simply cant be two clubs with the black and white.. and port power agreed with this from the very beginning.

Now they selfishly want to backtrack.

Serious question. Do you think that our history has value for retaining and attracting players. People value connection, sentiment to something with purpose / meaning. It may explain why players have joined or stuck with Port during good and bad times, whereas very few people want to play with the Crows.

 

[Donakebab]

not only are Port the biggest bathwater drinkers in the comp, they also clearly sniff their own farts

changing jumpers to sing the song, biggest cringe of 2021 -

Implying they bathe at Port Adelaide.




Actual issue at hand, no issues with Port wearing the jumper in their own rooms when not even playing a game.

 

[Jello_B]

Just change their name to the Port Pandas and wear black and white. Done. There's 3 blue and white teams. Who gives a fu**

Port Zebra

 

[Bearded Clam]

Current home guernsey is our AFL guernsey and will remain so (unless we think we can improve on it)

The bars is a heritage guernsey to be worn on special occasions when we want to pay respect to our history.

I dont speak for everyone, but for me this has always been about the fact that it simply shouldnt be this long process every time. If its our home game, and we arent clashing, and we arent playing the magpies, it simply shouldnt concern anybody else. If we wanted to wear it as an away jumper in Adelaides home showdown and they said no as its a game they are directly involved with, I would have much less of an issue with that.

It is a long process because you need to ask collingwoods permission to wear the PB’s.. and rightly so. Port agreed that they wouldnt wear it at all. Collingwood have kindly allowed them to wear it on very special occassions like last years 150th celebrations for the SANFL port adelaide side..

Collingwood are probably very apprehensive (and rightly so) about allowing port to wear the PB’s on a regular basis because they obviously believe that will only lead to port asking for even more. Its pretty evident that that is port powers plan.. to water down and erode the agreement over time until they finally get to the position they want.

Its hilarious, and unbelievably disrespectful, that they can somehow claim that it collingwood that is not doing things in good faith here..

The AFL have rightfully taken Collingwoods side in this and said no to port. End of story. Time to appreciate collingwoods past kindness and move on.