The Clash Jumper farce

[Alcho Dee 269]

Full pink from Guernsey to socks........jokes......

[Dr. Gonzo 24,129]

My understanding it is 100% television.

The industry claims One team in predominantly white is the best for viewing.

If you look at USA sport just about all televised sport has one team ( The Away team) in a predominately white outfit.

Calling it a clash jumper is basically BS

If the industry had its way it would be the home team in their std outfit and the away team in white.

It has to be - I used to play for a club who were the Essendon strip - we played against a team who wore the Melbourne jumper and I never had a problem with it.

[Alcho Dee 269]

Basically it doesn't matter what it looks like, it depends on whether we have success in the jumper. Much like the Brisbane lions returning to their guernsey from their premierships 10 years back.

[picket fence 17,018]

I would be more than happy if the club could negotiate with the league to wear the pink jumper which will feature in the field of women round . I love the color and the hose and believe that it looks very striking and would be an excellent clash jumper for evermore!

[Leoncelli_36 2,264]

No thanks..i would rather wear white

[Moonshadow 17,673]

Hmmmmm.......

Coll vs Geelong tonight.

Where is Geelong's clash stripped it would be of use?

[Leoncelli_36 2,264]

Yeah..they should be wearing yellow

[titan_uranus 24,963]

Hmmmmm.......

Coll vs Geelong tonight.

Where is Geelong's clash stripped it would be of use?

AFL deems Collingwood's home jumper to be 'dark' (it's based on black), and Geelong's to be 'light' (it's based on white).

Therefore, they don't deem this to be a clash.

I'm not justifying the policy, just explaining it.

[daisycutter 29,600]

AFL deems Collingwood's home jumper to be 'dark' (it's based on black), and Geelong's to be 'light' (it's based on white).

Therefore, they don't deem this to be a clash.

I'm not justifying the policy, just explaining it.

LOL - pretty poor explanation.....best to say nothing

[titan_uranus 24,963]

LOL - pretty poor explanation.....best to say nothing

That's unfortunately how it works.

That's why we had to wear white against St Kilda, as the AFL deems their home jumper to be 'dark' with ours also being 'dark'.

[John Crow Batty 8,860]

Nero fiddling while Rome burns thread.

[biggestred 4,992]

Anyone think we clashed with gws?

[Swooper 255]

Clashes with no team

This is a great combination. I like it.

[Grimes Times 1,278]

Whats the bet we wear the white jumper on Sat against Carlton, but on Sunday night Carlton and Essendon both had there traditional jumper which too me is a bigger clash than Melb and Carlton.

[Hero1 74]

That's unfortunately how it works.

That's why we had to wear white against St Kilda, as the AFL deems their home jumper to be 'dark' with ours also being 'dark'.

That is not correct. Collingwood completely refused forever to wear anything other than jailbird stripes. They got away with it. MFC should do the same and refuse to wear anything but red and blue traditional colours with V red. It's this kind of thing that makes us look weak and reduces morale.

[TRIGON 4,783]

Isn't the clash with the saints from behind where their all black is closer to our mainly navy blue with small amount of red.

So on TV when they players are seen from behind (90% of the time) it's harder to tell them apart?

I thought that was the reason, could be wrong tho.

When passing to a teammate wouldn't you see the front of them 90% of the time? (oh wait, modern footy IS passing backwards...I'm still lost in the 80's).

[Jumping Jack Clennett 1,777]

Anyone think we clashed with gws?

Yes.

Several times players on both sides dished off a quick hand pass to the wrong guernsey(especially us!)

[daisycutter 29,600]

Yes.

Several times players on both sides dished off a quick hand pass to the wrong guernsey(especially us!)

our players do it all the time, clash or no clash strip

[titan_uranus 24,963]

That is not correct. Collingwood completely refused forever to wear anything other than jailbird stripes. They got away with it. MFC should do the same and refuse to wear anything but red and blue traditional colours with V red. It's this kind of thing that makes us look weak and reduces morale.

Collingwood did not want to move away from black and white, so they settled upon their white jumper with black stripes, which solves their problems.

If you think wearing white 'makes us look weak and reduces morale' then you obviously don't watch us play. If you did, you'd realise that our ineptitude is what makes us look weak and destroys morale.

Wearing white has nothing to do with anything. It only angers people like you who personally don't like it. The other 99% of the AFL world could not care less.

[John Crow Batty 8,860]

Anyone think we clashed with gws?

Yep we do. I was concentrating on the white shorts to keep tabs on our players.

[monoccular 17,409]

I would be more than happy if the club could negotiate with the league to wear the pink jumper which will feature in the field of women round . I love the color and the hose and believe that it looks very striking and would be an excellent clash jumper for evermore!

OMG - you surely jest. Are you a Campbell Newman alias perhaps: you know, the guy who decided that motor bike riders who congregate in groups >4 should be jailed for 25y wearing all pink?

It would be even worse than "the good old navy blues" in powder blue.

AFL deems Collingwood's home jumper to be 'dark' (it's based on black), and Geelong's to be 'light' (it's based on white).

Therefore, they don't deem this to be a clash.

I'm not justifying the policy, just explaining it.

You are explaining it with all the logic applied to the matter by AD and his cronies.

[Leoncelli_36 2,264]

Can anyone compile a list of teams we generally wear white against?

[daisycutter 29,600]

Can anyone compile a list of teams we generally wear white against?

email ch7, i think they make all those decisions

[old dee 23,704]

email ch7, i think they make all those decisions

Now you are getting it dc

[daisycutter 29,600]

Now you are getting it dc

always got that bit od, just never understood it