Just to add to the above, I reckon the only reason why Sydney won't change their current jumper or design is because they've won 2 flags in it (2005, 2012) and made consecutive finals series and a few losing grand finals in it.
They would only need to have a red based clash jumper to wear away against Geelong and North and it would eliminate the clash they have with GWS.
Bulldogs colours, crows looked alright
So Adelaide were pretty close to hawthorn colours. Hence, for identity purposes if nothing else, a red clash would look better.
I bet they would. With all the navy and gold the Swans and Gold Coast use.
But they wont be wearing red against Gold Coast or Sydney.
I think they went with the yellow because Bulldogs have white in their colours and have a a white clash themselves. Not sure how red would look against the Bulldogs, might confuse Troy Pannel even more
St Kilda played them there this year in a GF anniversary match; previous years they've been a higher-drawing matchup around the time both clubs were playing in GFs. Nobody, not least Eddie, considers them "Big 4" though.
But it was still someone at St Kilda who decided on that specific jumper as a replacement, and it then got ticked off by the AFL. They could have designed something more to your taste.
As I said a few posts ago, Collingwood's home jumper is still, as a whole, more black than it is white. This is especially proven by the fact they have a white with black stripes jumper, and nobody argues that it's black enough to be considered a dark kit. White shorts would help, yes, but they'd be the only team forced into light shorts with a dark home jumper in a home game. Which would be yet another bending of the rules. The "White shorts at home" rule is for teams who have jumpers that are mainly white. NM and Geelong both have white backs with coloured numbers and hoops/stripes. Collingwood have a black back with white numbers and stripes.
No they wouldn't. St Kilda have been forced to do this at home games. We had to do it at a home game vs Hawthorn once, it was unbelievable.
There was a weird period where the slightest bit of white meant you wore white shorts, yes.
I'm not, I'm pointing out that if it Collingwood are the ones requesting that their opponents wear a dark jumper in these matches contrary to the ordinary application of the uniform rules then they (Collingwood) should be the ones that wear a light jumper and if they don't want to do that then their opponent must wear their own (the opponent) light jumper.
To be fair, given Hawks at the time didn't have a proper clash (or they did and didn't want to wear it) and often didn't wear white shorts with their home kit, it was probably the only decent solution. It didn't look that bad really, but I see your point given West Coast have had the same issue over the years with their Tripe Anal jumper.
I was fortunate enough to go to that game while on holiday in Melbourne (probably the only time I'll see the MCG) and it was near impossible for me to distinguish the two teams. Admittedly, I was in the nosebleed section, but even so, a red jumper would have done wonders for the matchup. I can't fathom how bad the Carlton game would have been only two weeks later!
