Port Adelaide's plan to use jumpers similar to Collingwood

[mcgarnacle]

But is anyone in any of these leagues harmed by another team wearing the same colours? What makes the AFL different?

Collingwood are the ones who believe they'll be harmed.

I definitely know those Leagues are tanking in Australia, mainly because they're not operating the traditional Australian way, and part of that formula is each club having it's own unique appearance. It's like that in AFL & NRL.

Given how Sydney FC call me several times in the past two pre-seasons to re-sign as a member, I'm sure they'd prefer to have me in the fold. I liked Melbourne Heart. I liked the distinguishing element they had with their appearance, against Melbourne and Sydney. Same as Western Sydney has with Sydney FC. Wanderers really took off. They looked and were a real alternative to Sydney FC. Melbourne, City & Sydney FC are all blue and a bit similar now, just from different locations. A bit how Giants haven't really taken off here against Sydney Swans. Much the same, just a different location 20km away from the CBD.

Super Rugby? Teams look ****ing different every match in that League. I can't keep up.

Collingwood want to protect the fact that they're unique in the AFL with black and white stripes. Like Green Bay are with green and yellow in the NFL. Or Dallas Cowboys with their white jerseys. Iconic brands in their sport.

 

[Papa G]

Now Joffa. Wowee. The face of Collingwood. What a complete shit tin of a club.

And they are worried about their "Brand".

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Wear whatever you like, as long as the main design element is something other than black and white vertical stripes.

It is

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Your board member Cos Cardone signed off on it. Maybe elect board members with better negotiating skills and less conflicts of interest instead of complaining.

We didn't elect him, the AFL did.

Yet another reason why the AFL should grow some balls and let us wear our heritage guernsey.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Collingwood aren't fine with Port trying to push the SANFL Magpies jumper as part of your regular AFL branding.

Aren't they?

Then why did they sign a contract to allow Port to wear the prison bars as part of our regular AFL branding once a year?

 

[doppleganger]

Then why did they sign a contract to allow Port to wear the prison bars as part of our regular AFL branding once a year?

What contract is that?

I see you are going down the Port approach and attempting to take an agreement for "heritage theme rounds" to mean once a year.

What is heritage about a "showdown"?

It is a local rivalry game between a new franchise and a club that was happy to drop their Magpies heritage to get into a bigger comp under a new identity.

 

[doppleganger]

The toothpaste is well and truly out of the tube on this,

Poor analogy for a Collingwood supporter!

No idea what you are talking about re toothpaste

because it's been a strong and recognisable part of our branding for 120 odd years.

Yeah you have had many iterations of black n white stripes.

The 'current' front wharf pylons with the white number panel and plain black back only came in late 1950s....

And it was pretty quickly dropped in the mid 90s when Port went SBS style lightning kit.

So just 40 years of Port's150+ year heritage have the main seniors team worn the jumper you obviously grew up with.

It's definitely very strongly associated with us at AFL level.

Absolute bollocks.

It is only old SA Port Magpie fans that associate the wharf pylon jumpers with Port.

AFL fans association of Port is the Power, lighting bolts and the chevrons.

 

[Baird]

Just give it up, port fans. Sad to see at this point.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

It is only old SA Port Magpie fans that associate the wharf pylon jumpers with Port.

AFL fans association of Port is the Power, lighting bolts and the chevrons.

Haven't seen a Port AFL game recently I take it?

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[El_Scorcho]

Poor analogy for a Collingwood supporter!

No idea what you are talking about re toothpaste

We're not famous for our dental hygiene either. Actually not many footy club's supporters are

Yeah you have had many iterations of black n white stripes.

The 'current' front wharf pylons with the white number panel and plain black back only came in late 1950s....

And it was pretty quickly dropped in the mid 90s when Port went SBS style lightning kit.

So just 40 years of Port's150+ year heritage have the main seniors team worn the jumper you obviously grew up with.

If we're being ridiculous about it, Collingwood have only worn their current design for about 20 years. Their historical guernsey is white based.

Absolute bollocks.

It is only old SA Port Magpie fans that associate the wharf pylon jumpers with Port.

AFL fans association of Port is the Power, lighting bolts and the chevrons.

This just simply isn't true. And it's getting further from the truth every day.

Again, you can't simply decide what people like and force them to like what you think they should.

 

[doppleganger]

Haven't seen a Port AFL game recently I take it?

The last Power game I caught was Lions v Power....not a wharf pylon to be seen.

I will head down to the MCG this Sunday to watch Collingwood take on the Power.

Will keep my eyes peeled for wharf pylons

 

[doppleganger]

If we're being ridiculous about it, Collingwood have only worn their current design for about 20 years. Their historical guernsey is white based.

Collingwood have only ever been black n white stripes.

Port after magenta and blue n white jumped on board the Magpies black n white stripes too.



The supposedly super important current heritage jumper with the pylons and plain black back and white number panel was only introduced in the late 1950s.

And was quickly dropped in the 1990s, for lightning bolts.

This just simply isn't true. And it's getting further from the truth every day.

Sure in your SA bubble you may think the wharf pylons are important.

The AFL is national, Power is the national branding....actually international considering Port's push into China.

25 years of Port Power being the international Port Adelaide branding.

Ask someone in Vic, NSW, QLD, WA or China about Port Adelaide....you reckon they going to identify with the Power, lightning bolts and chevrons or some SANFL Magpies team?

 

[offtherails9]

Now Port have stolen their Indigenous Round design from an artist in SA! This is becoming really poor form from the club. Bad bad optics.

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

Now Port have stolen their Indigenous Round design from an artist in SA! This is becoming really poor form from the club. Bad bad optics.

 

[Bearded Clam]

oh dear... ooops.

not sure port can actually afford to be sued right now.. but I’d say they’re about to be..

 

[Liam Boy]

port have been taken for a ride here, they'll be in full on damage control mode right now. no chance this was done intentionally on their part. opportunistically jumping on this to poke fun because of the prison bars is poor form

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

port have been taken for a ride here, they'll be in full on damage control mode right now. no chance this was done intentionally on their part. opportunistically jumping on this to poke fun because of the prison bars is poor form

fun though

 

[Dirty Bird]

“If you want to be our partner for a number of years ... well then you’ll wear your away strip."

“It’s not an ultimatum, it’s just very clear where we’re coming from. We’re paying you half-a-million dollars to buy your home game.”

Port Adelaide Gold Coast Suns guernsey row, Power president David Koch rebuffed by Suns over China match threats (foxsports.com.au)

 

[doppleganger]

port have been taken for a ride here, they'll be in full on damage control mode right now.

Yep.

no chance this was done intentionally on their part. opportunistically jumping on this to poke fun because of the prison bars is poor form

Poor form perhaps, but fun yes!

Port Adelaide "tradition" to pass off other designs as their own, and make up a fake 'heritage' that really is just commercially driven clap trap.

 

[Captain_Bender]

I wonder how many Port Power supporters will be demanding to wear the Port Power Bars after this

 

[Crow till I die]

“If you want to be our partner for a number of years ... well then you’ll wear your away strip."

“It’s not an ultimatum, it’s just very clear where we’re coming from. We’re paying you half-a-million dollars to buy your home game.”

Port Adelaide Gold Coast Suns guernsey row, Power president David Koch rebuffed by Suns over China match threats (foxsports.com.au)

How cute though at the time..the AFL paying the AFL to buy a home game off itself to play in china

 

[Mat Mann]

this is going to end well

 

[Engimal v3]

Is anyone really surprised at this point? It's a rot in Port's culture.

 

[sprockets]

I wonder how many Port Power supporters will be demanding to wear the Port Power Bars after this

Port Power bars? You just gave me a great idea to run past their marketing dept...

 

[megadeth86]

Will have to see if I can track down a copy, its about time I added to my sports book collection! Just seemed like the natural solution to me to admit both Port & the Crows at the same time which would have cancelled out the need for a bye round from 1991 - 1994. Clearly there was enough talent to go around &, as you said, Port would have most likely have been finals contenders at the very least during the early 90s.

Might have made more sense to just have admitted Port and Norwood in 1991 rather than Port and the Crows.