CLASH JUMPER - get rid of it!

[Yencks 8]

its a goog thing because ive seen people buying them...thats more money for the club..next year reebok will make a new one and more people will buy them and more money sold...im for inverting the red and blue

[beelzebub 23,377]

good..glad Im not alomne in thinkin gthat ranks amongst teh al ltime DUMB things thi sclub had done. Looked like Brocky was in his Jammies in th elast.. utter joke..and totally counter to the supposed idea ..go figure <_<

[Jumping Jack Clennett 1,799]

It was an unbelievable clash of jumpers yesterday. I don't know what it was like on television, but at the game it was terribly confusing.

It's hard to imagine a worse choice of alternative gear. I'm dead sure some of our errant passes were due to players mistaking the outfits. Our normal guensey would have contrasted so much more, and looked so much better.

What's our record in the siver strip? Pretty abominable, I'd say.

[The Emblem 1]

It was an unbelievable clash of jumpers yesterday. I don't know what it was like on television, but at the game it was terribly confusing.

It's hard to imagine a worse choice of alternative gear. I'm dead sure some of our errant passes were due to players mistaking the outfits. Our normal guensey would have contrasted so much more, and looked so much better.

What's our record in the siver strip? Pretty abominable, I'd say.

I THINK WE GOT LOST IN THE FOG!

[45HG 1,539]

Poor

Not as bad as this one:

But still poor

[titan_uranus 25,020]

they should have taken my suggestions lol

http://demonland.ugbox.net/forum/index.php...post&id=478]http://demonland.ugbox.net/forum/index.php...post&id=478

There we go! Get rid of this silver s--t and make this the alternative strip.

[Dee Dee 1,108]

There we go! Get rid of this silver s--t and make this the alternative strip.

Agree, exactly what we need RED and BLUE and a simple variation on our "real" jumper.

And wearing it, the boys wouldn't look embarrassed as they did yesterday.

[Little Goffy 14,568]

What we need on there is some racing stripes.

Extra bands of deep red following the same line as the red yoke, with the reverse angle curved across the back.

Compeltely different to any other club in shapes and colours, but still retains the same structure and impression as the original.

Also, very slimming... DAHLINKS.

[Choko 493]

What we need on there is some racing stripes.

Extra bands of deep red following the same line as the red yoke, with the reverse angle curved across the back.

Compeltely different to any other club in shapes and colours, but still retains the same structure and impression as the original.

Also, very slimming... DAHLINKS.

I think the jumper matched the way we played.

[The Emblem 1]

I think the jumper matched the way we played.

Poor performace put down to last minute miscommunication

DB said "play for the jumper"...players heard "play like the jumper"

[Weedster 174]

I agree, its a disgrace.

It looks horrible and doesn't serve the purpose of actually being a clash jumper.

Ridiculous

You've nailed it in one - who makes these decision ?

[titan_uranus 25,020]

Poor performace put down to last minute miscommunication

DB said "play for the jumper"...players heard "play like the jumper"

Heh, it'd be quite stupid to say 'play for the jumper': there's nothing to play for there.

[deanox 9,927]

the afl are dead set morons forcing teams to wear clash strips. it is not to do with clash stirps, it is to do with advertising and merchandising.

if the afl came out and said this i dont think there would be too many problems. but the whole clash thing is a joke. on tv it was terrible to watch, especially once players went into the sun and it got blurry.

our traditional red and blue, with us wearing blue shorts and red socks would not get confused with the saints at all today. add silver on the jumper or white in the shorts and it could get messy.

there was never a need for clash strips in the past, have things changed in the past 10 years except? yes they have. interstate sides have added fancy new colours and designs that look great in an office but blur from a distance. the simplicity of strips, yolks or hoops have been lost with fancy new designs. the recent addition of extra strips, white or black borders between colours and around numbers and extra sponsors logos make the jumpers harder to tell apart at distance.

the simple answer? make the jumpers use 2 or 3 colours only. no little details like borders. and broad geometries only.

[Forest Demon 4,681]

I think clash jumpers are definitely neccessary. There are a couple of times a year (mainly Adelaide) where it is hard to decipher between teams (I know I am not the only one who has this problem) and I dont see the problem in wearing a clash jumper in these matches...

BUT

1) In no way, shape or form should that silver tripe ever be seen again. It is absolutely disgusting. A reversing of ther colours or something a bit closer to the traditional jumper should do the trick. AND

2) I watched the game at midnight last night on my TV in my room (Yes thats right, that is when it was broadcast up here in QLD) and I could honestly not tell the difference between them. Admittedly I have only a smallish telly in my room but coming in and out of the light and shade I found it impossible to watch and switched off and went back to bed (nothing to do with scoreline If you are going to design a clash jumper surely the idea would be to waer it to AVOID a clash.

[rpfc 28,441]

Clash jumpers always look sh!t when the team plays like sh!t.

[The Emblem 1]

Clash jumpers always look sh!t when the team plays like sh!t.

We could beat the filth by 10 goals and i'd still say our current clash jumper is crap!

[rpfc 28,441]

We could beat the filth by 10 goals and i'd still say our current clash jumper is crap!

No, I don't think you would.

[The Emblem 1]

No, I don't think you would.

No really, I mean it. I would...I hope you weren't the designer, for if that were the case then rpfc would stand for:

Really

Poor

Frickin

Choice

[Doggo 32]

they should have taken my suggestions lol

http://demonland.ugbox.net/forum/index.php...post&id=478]http://demonland.ugbox.net/forum/index.php...post&id=478

You're right, they should have. That inverted jumper would look heaps better!

[demon_king 13]

Is it the AFL's decision as to which games we have to wear a clash jumper or is it a club decision?

We have worn the clash jumper against Brisbane and St Kilda yet we wear our traditional guernsey against Adelaide. I can't figure out the logic behind that.

I'm not against clash jumpers, I think they serve a purpose but our use of it this season has been ridiculous.

I'd also like to keep some tradition alive if we have to wear a different guernsey, i'll get shot down for saying this but i'd prefer we wear the royal blue jumper as an alternative because it's Melbourne. We have better current form in the royal blue than the navy blue anyway.

[Doggo 32]

We have better current form in the royal blue than the navy blue anyway.

Because we only ever seem to play Carlton (intent on losing) in it!

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

No, I don't think you would.

I certainly think he would and I would too.

If we did have a big win, how shallow would it be to celebrate it in a jumper that means nothing to nobody.

[rpfc 28,441]

All i'm saying is the canary yellow used in 99 cricket world cup was derided by all and then they won 7 games in a row.

And nary a peep...

[Guest fatty]

I certainly think he would and I would too.

If we did have a big win, how shallow would it be to celebrate it in a jumper that means nothing to nobody.

Agreed. Its sentimental, but an MFC victory is somehow diminished in non-traditional colours.

Does anyone know what the AFL's position is on the Grand Final? Are teams forced to wear alternative colours in the event of a clash. Its unlikely but I would hate to see the Dees play in one with that abomination.

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

All i'm saying is the canary yellow used in 99 cricket world cup was derided by all and then they won 7 games in a row.

And nary a peep...

I dont think its a good analogy.

Given the ever changing costuming in World Cup cricket, I think bad outfits are as much a part of it as the legside wide.

From a football perspective, Carlton's light blue abomination, St Kilda's "poached egg on the road" design and MFC's whatever it is looks as awful at the start of the match when scores are even as at the end when the game is decided.

Its the worst design of any alternate guernseys MFC have had and created a clash with the Saints.