Riccardo11
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There are several posts above mine criticizing themed rounds as pandering. I was offering my opinion on the matter.
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What happened to Heritage round?
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Which post specifically did yours refer to?
Riccardo11
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It just appeared to me you were looking for an excuse to spout your very enlightened views that's all.
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Port definitely have a long history that precedes AFL! But now they also have a history of different guernseys within the AFL . They've probably changed jumpers more times than their rivals Adelaide (even though they've been in the AFL longer ) . But that's true about GC and GWS
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If we had a 'Rivalry Round' at some point in the last six weeks of the season and worked on the assumption that most of the traditional Victorian rivalries are actually more exciting than any random game between two Victorian sides (which I certainly don't subscribe to), having a 'Rivalry Round' would simply make the other five weeks proportionally more boring/uninteresting. I honestly believe that the only Victorian 'rivalries' that Victorians care about are the ones that involve their own team and the ones that have finals implications. Geelong v Hawthorn is a great rivalry now (and a country mile ahead of Collingwood v Carlton), but it will fall away to insignificance when one, or both, of those teams becomes an also-ran.
As for Heritage Round, I imagine that part of the issue is that each team would have to have (at least) two alternative strips to wear, ensuring that there was no clash, depending on which opponent it played. It would be impossible to have something ready to go, based on the 'themes' that they used to have (e.g. 80s round or whatever), so the clubs would just be able to come up with whatever. Some teams have never had a light coloured guernsey (or at least, not one they'd want to wear for a heritage round, such as Carlton's M&Ms, Essendon's silver, or Melbourne's white/red/silver clashes), so you'd be quite restricted in who could play against whom.
But I think most of those obstacles could be overcome, especially as clash strips become more widely used by everyone. We've already had away guernseys for long enough that Fremantle and Port Adelaide have heaps of options for a Heritage round, without having to draw inspiration from their old state leagues (though they are welcome to, as far as I'm concerned).
Riccardo11
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It's an internet forum, there are opinions flying every which way. Given the tone of the conversation, I felt mine was relevant.
Why does that bother you so much?
It didn't bother me, I just thought I'd point out that your statement wasn't directly relevant, that's all. So why do you love indigenous people so much?
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Out of fear of being called racists.
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Nah, people shouldn't take these things so seriously. I can appreciate the humour and I even laughed out loud.
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If heritage round were to ever return, I'm sure WC would do the right thing and don the ochre.
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