Discussion Round 5, 2016: Photos and Discussion

[lionbear]

Agree- should be tweaked in grand finals. No clash in above example.

Worked in last years Grand Final

 

[Gibbsy]

Crows home navy shorts, Hawks home white shorts.

That's what'd happen, 100%. Which just shows the ridiculousness of tonight's matchup – I understand clubs wanting to flog off alternate jumpers but if there's an opportunity for both clubs to wear home jumpers without a clash, and the only thing that needs 'compromising' is who wears dark shorts, then just do it.

 

[NM_Mitchell]

I'm loving the Tissot signs.

 

[Dylan8]

Crow should wear blue shorts with the white top

 

[HTT]

Crow should wear blue shorts with the white top

Which crow ?

 

[Dylan8]

Which crow ?

Russ

 

[Jack Stevens]

Puopolo should get fined for his boots

 

[Don_Kay]

Seems like a Puma thing. Stefan Mauk was wearing the same style tonight.

 

[undefined]

Puma's recent trend in flair-inspired boot designs has failed miserably, I feel. Whatever happened to their clean, simplistic, leather, straight to the point styles that used to be synonymous with Australian Rules? They're trying so hard to be all Adidas F50 and Nike Mercurial but it just.isn't.them.

 

[budge27]

Puopolo should get fined for his boots

After kicking 5 goals, including either kicking or setting up the last 3 to win the game and being BOG, I reckon he will wear those shocking boots every week!

 

[Silent Alarm]

First official response from Richmond re faded looking guernsey:



https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/return-richmonds-colours.1119562/page-15#post-44040417

My official response

I own a Richmond clash jumper and the colours are still light and thin. It's not just the player issues. Ultimately BLK has had this issue for a good three seasons. They don't need to trial new jumpers in round one – they can trial them every few weeks! Just send the club new versions every week until it's finally right. The AFL won't care.

You're basically deluded if you think BLK are capable of improving. They are cheap and nasty.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Puma's recent trend in flair-inspired boot designs has failed miserably, I feel. Whatever happened to their clean, simplistic, leather, straight to the point styles that used to be synonymous with Australian Rules? They're trying so hard to be all Adidas F50 and Nike Mercurial but it just.isn't.them.

This all comes from companies wanting to outdo one another. The World Cup has become the flagship event. In 2014 I think all of the big three corporations had variants or pink or orange, and then Puma tried the one-blue-one-pink look and it was just stupid.

I always thought the best way to stand out in these occasions would be to have a company exclusively in black boots...

 

[Dylan8]

I own a Richmond clash jumper

This is a SHOCKING revelation.

 

[BeeEye0015]

This all comes from companies wanting to outdo one another. The World Cup has become the flagship event. In 2014 I think all of the big three corporations had variants or pink or orange, and then Puma tried the one-blue-one-pink look and it was just stupid.

I always thought the best way to stand out in these occasions would be to have a company exclusively in black boots...

Each year PUMA release a "Tricks" edition in both their Evo Speeds and Evo Power boots. Yes they might be out there and not your cup of tea to most people but the players are getting payed and told what boots to wear most of the time. And yes the classic black boot look is amazing but it's hard for players to wear a black pair of boots if all brands are releasing bright coloured boots.

 

[MKMatty]

White boots are the new conservative coloured boot tbh.

 

[mcgarnacle]

The issue with this fixture is Adelaide's hoops and how a significant amount of the guernsey is blocks of gold and orange.

Considering finals are neutral, lionbears suggestion (although not ideal) is probably what the AFL would end up with to try and get both club's in their primary guernseys.

Prisonbar Petes suggestion would introduce a 4th colour to Adelaides kit which would contribute to the mish-mash of colours. As I said above, the 'minor' colour(s) makes up more of Adelaide's guernsey than it does on Hawthorn's.

Adelaide's white alternate this year is bloody good though. So much better than the blob design they have had for the past few years.

Seriously, when a club or two wins a premiership in an alternate kit, the hand-wringing about needing to play in a decider in the main guernsey will subside.

 

[HTT]

It's nearly impossible to get a pure black boot (with white detailings)

 

[mcgarnacle]

That's what'd happen, 100%. Which just shows the ridiculousness of tonight's matchup – I understand clubs wanting to flog off alternate jumpers but if there's an opportunity for both clubs to wear home jumpers without a clash, and the only thing that needs 'compromising' is who wears dark shorts, then just do it.

I don't think it's ridiculous at all.

You open another can of worms by introducing another colour to Hawthorn's home kit. As Hawthorn have a predominantly lighter-coloured home guernsey, they'd be expected wear a foreign colour in their kit in most home games. If they choose to do it, then that's another matter.

I suppose it isn't as significant for Geelong and North Melbourne as the white shorts are club colour, but I don't believe they should be made to alter their kit at all either if they're the home club, unless they choose too. For the record, I reckon Geelong's kit looks better all-white anyway, but that's a personal preference rather than what the AFL should be doing.

But Hawthorn and other clubs shouldn't be dictated to with regard to what colours they should be playing in when entertaining their corporate sponsors and paid-up members. They're paying the bills. It's their home game.

 

[Fizzler]

Can anyone collate all of the jumpers for this year that have been confirmed?
Adelaide
Home
Clash 1
Clash 2
Indigenous
Brisbane
Home
Away
Clash
Heritage
Anzac
Carlton
Home
Clash
Collingwood
Home
Clash
Indigenous
Anzac
Essendon
Home
Heritage (Clash)
Anzac
Fremantle
Home
Clash
Starlight
Geelong
Home
Clash
Gold Coast
Home
Clash
GWS
Home
Hawthorn
Home
Clash
Melbourne
Home
Clash
North Melbourne
Home
Clas
1996 Heritage
Port Adelaide
Home
Clash
Preseason
Heritage
Showdown
Richmond
Home
Clash
Preseason
Anzac
St. Kilda
Home
Clash
1966 Commemorative
Rooey 300 Heritage
Sydney
Home
Clash
West Coast
Home
Away
Clash
Yellow Fever
Western Bulldogs
Home
Clash
Anzac
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Please let me know what I have missed

 

[Prison bar Pete]

Can anyone collate all of the jumpers for this year that have been confirmed?
Adelaide
Home
Clash 1
Clash 2
Indigenous
Brisbane
Home
Away
Clash
Heritage
Anzac
Carlton
Home
Clash
Collingwood
Home
Clash
Indigenous
Anzac
Essendon
Home
Heritage (Clash)
Anzac
Fremantle
Home
Clash

That's what I'm at right now.

You're doing it well so far - looks like you've got the job! You could even put the known use dates next to them (so I can at least regain a little cred in the jumper tipping comp!)

 

[Heardy_101]

But Hawthorn and other clubs shouldn't be dictated to with regard to what colours they should be playing in when entertaining their corporate sponsors and paid-up members. They're paying the bills. It's their home game.

Geelong and North would argue the same.

At the same time, we need to move past the notion that white shorts means "away team".

 

[Freshwater]

Regardless of whether Adelaide should have worn that jumper or not last night, it's an awesome looking clash jumper. I love it. I just wish my club had such an awesome clash jumper,we did have, but we have an embarrassment now.

 

[Gibbsy]

I don't think it's ridiculous at all.

You open another can of worms by introducing another colour to Hawthorn's home kit. As Hawthorn have a predominantly lighter-coloured home guernsey, they'd be expected wear a foreign colour in their kit in most home games. If they choose to do it, then that's another matter.

I suppose it isn't as significant for Geelong and North Melbourne as the white shorts are club colour, but I don't believe they should be made to alter their kit at all either if they're the home club, unless they choose too. For the record, I reckon Geelong's kit looks better all-white anyway, but that's a personal preference rather than what the AFL should be doing.

But Hawthorn and other clubs shouldn't be dictated to with regard to what colours they should be playing in when entertaining their corporate sponsors and paid-up members. They're paying the bills. It's their home game.

So in a nutshell you're saying that it's still important that teams can choose what colour shorts they wear at home, even if it means putting another team into white shorts for no good reason. I find that a pretty archaic viewpoint, most clubs don't seem to care at all about shorts — it's the jumper that's important.

 

[Roo Beauty]

I can confirm North are wearing the clash vs GC tonight.

 

[HTT]

I don't think it's ridiculous at all.

You open another can of worms by introducing another colour to Hawthorn's home kit. As Hawthorn have a predominantly lighter-coloured home guernsey, they'd be expected wear a foreign colour in their kit in most home games. If they choose to do it, then that's another matter.

I suppose it isn't as significant for Geelong and North Melbourne as the white shorts are club colour, but I don't believe they should be made to alter their kit at all either if they're the home club, unless they choose too. For the record, I reckon Geelong's kit looks better all-white anyway, but that's a personal preference rather than what the AFL should be doing.

But Hawthorn and other clubs shouldn't be dictated to with regard to what colours they should be playing in when entertaining their corporate sponsors and paid-up members. They're paying the bills. It's their home game.

Gold shorts. GOLD SHORTS. You know it's a good thing.