I just realised and threw up in my mouth a little

[Earl Hood 5,851]

8 hours ago, Mr. White said:

We're wearing our white away guernsey. It's horrible. We don't look tough in it and it sucks watching the highlights. Not good to use any great marks or goals for branding or marketing when wearing it. I wish they'd wear the red one.

Who else hates it?

 

Just need to put the scary demon face back on it, I reckon. 

 

[biggestred 4,410]

13 minutes ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

True. although I think we do clash with Carlton, which would make the red jumper an idea choice ... but you would have to be as blind as Razor Ray to think our jumper clashes with West Coast, Freo or Port ... 

I agree but i also accept that their home jumpers are mainly "dark" colours being blue purple and black...

Red would be perfect against these teams.

[daisycutter 28,709]

32 minutes ago, 45HG said:

That'd be Essendon, DC. 

All red jumper.

so it's not a dead issue at all, nasher. i'll give you point 1 but

[Nasher 33,187]

6 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

so it's not a dead issue at all, nasher. i'll give you point 1 but

To me it is dc.  My ambivalence towards the strange double standard is probably driven by the fact that a) I don't mind the white, I think it looks okay, and b) I just don't give a fig about being made to wear a different guernsey in the first place. The double standard has no practical impact on me whatsoever, so I'm happy to just ignore it.

[Dr. Gonzo 22,738]

8 hours ago, old dee said:

Again Dr it is a problem that I will have no trouble dealing with on GF day.

On the day you wouldn't care but looking back on it, memorabilia etc would be a little off without the traditional red and blue 

[Red and Bluebeard 2,049]

1 hour ago, biggestred said:

I agree but i also accept that their home jumpers are mainly "dark" colours being blue purple and black...

Red would be perfect against these teams.

Agreed.

[Binmans PA 26,596]

11 hours ago, jumbo returns said:

It's the biggest seller!

I don't mind it....

We tend to win in the white strip too.

11 hours ago, 45HG said:

Play the way we did last week throughout the season and we won't need to worry about fixturing next year.

It's an unfortunate part of the AFL beast. It's not fair. But it's the way it works.

Have similar numbers to the 28,000 that rocked up against a team with an entire supporter base numbering at most 1,500 in the entire country, and we'll have little to worry about next year RE: fixturing. The more I've been thinking about it, the more outstanding that attendance seems. The Hawks managed 18,000 against GWS two years ago on the 'G. We managed it during a school holiday period, where many families would have gone away too. I'm sure the club are quietly stoked.

I've mentioned this game before, but the game in '05 against West Coast at the 'G had an attendance of just under 36,000. Incredible against an interstate side. They're Collingwood-like numbers. Those lapsed MFC supporters are out there. If we can really build some momentum in the first 12 or so games, we may just crack that 40,000 membership tally and expect to see crowds rise even further.

Edited March 31, 2016 by AdamFarr
derps - grammar

[Je Roos Salem 661]

11 hours ago, Scythe said:

The red one is no longer in existence unfortunately. The club shelved it after the AFL only approved using it against two teams (or so they were saying at the Demonshop when I was there last week).

Shame, I really liked it.

Total BS. There's no way it would clash with teams with a TINY BIT of red in them. We were 'forced to wear' our white against teams that have bits of white in their jumpers. In the case of St.Kilda it looks like it clashes more. Meanwhile Carlton  V Richmond play and Carlton can wear their (practically black, especially on tv) guernsey for the sake of tradition! We are the most traditional damn club of them all, if we want a red guernsey we should be able to have it.

That said I think our red guernsey last season was a bit boring looking, needed some kind of blue stylised into it as we just looked like Sydney from the back 

Edited March 31, 2016 by Je Roos Salem

[Emerald 1,738]

I'd be happier with no clash jumpers full stop.It's just some American BS that was introduced to our game.

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

13 hours ago, Maple Demon said:

True. But it would be interesting to see how many of the Power Ranger ones they sold compared to other versions they had in past years.

But talking about our clash jumpers, I haven't minded most of them. Wasn't a huge fan of that grey one circa 2007 though.

Apparently they've sold very well. 

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,524]

Looking at the fixture, I don't think we'll be wearing our clash jumper again until round 17 v's St Kilda.

That will make Mr White happy.

[H_T 2,941]

I don't have an issue with the clash jumper at all. My issue is with the AFL fixturing us against Essendon once a year and it being their home game each time - seemingly every year of late. 

I'd just like to see Essendon wear a clash jumper against us in our home game. Even just once. 

Until this happens I believe it's an AFL/Essendon agreement to avoid this happening.

 

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

16 hours ago, Nasher said:

Things that still surprise me:

1) That people hate the white so much
2) That people still post the red guernsey when it's clear it's never going to happen. 
3) That people resent the AFL so much for imposing a rule that clearly makes sense from a watchability perspective.

*shrug* I'm looking forward to see our white clad team roll Essendon in their traditional colours.  

4. That people could care about guernseys at all, as if it is a fashion show not a game of footy

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,524]

1 hour ago, H_T said:

I don't have an issue with the clash jumper at all. My issue is with the AFL fixturing us against Essendon once a year and it being their home game each time - seemingly every year of late. 

I'd just like to see Essendon wear a clash jumper against us in our home game. Even just once. 

Until this happens I believe it's an AFL/Essendon agreement to avoid this happening.

 

I could be wrong, but I think I read/heard somewhere that the MCC requests Melbourne play only away games to Carlton and Essendon and that they must be at the MCG. I think is to ensure we play as many MCG games as possible. 

[Skuit 9,382]

17 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

Just need to put the scary demon face back on it, I reckon. 

 

Circa 04'. Red clash with flowing Demon logo. Vs. Essendon = farce.

[Captain Todd 171]

The Sash is in the Essendon Charter, they can't play in anything else. We should do the same.

they could play in yellow and brown and still not win this year!

 

I like the red and blue reversed. Long day are the days where mud made it indeterminable. Bring back the muD!

 

[daisycutter 28,709]

53 minutes ago, Captain Todd said:

The Sash is in the Essendon Charter, they can't play in anything else. We should do the same.

they could play in yellow and brown and still not win this year!

 

I like the red and blue reversed. Long day are the days where mud made it indeterminable. Bring back the muD!

 

rubbish, as dan the man said the "charter" is not worth the paper it's written on". the afl run the competition else anyone could just add anything to their "charter"

[Captain Todd 171]

14 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

rubbish, as dan the man said the "charter" is not worth the paper it's written on". the afl run the competition else anyone could just add anything to their "charter"

I agree, but hey got away with it.

Why can't we run with reverse red body, blue V?

 

[daisycutter 28,709]

Just now, Captain Todd said:

I agree, but hey got away with it.

Why can't we run with reverse red body, blue V?

 

'cos it;s not in our charter 

[Captain Todd 171]

26 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

'cos it;s not in our charter 

Well change it. Its only a vote

[Coup Cooper 610]

On 31 March 2016 at 0:44 PM, Mr. White said:

We're wearing our white away guernsey. It's horrible. We don't look tough in it and it sucks watching the highlights. Not good to use any great marks or goals for branding or marketing when wearing it. I wish they'd wear the red one.

Who else hates it?

 

I actually quite like it..

[Skuit 9,382]

On 3/31/2016 at 0:14 PM, Mr. White said:

We're wearing our white away guernsey. It's horrible. We don't look tough in it and it sucks watching the highlights. Not good to use any great marks or goals for branding or marketing when wearing it. I wish they'd wear the red one.

Who else hates it?

 

OP should change username for this post to avoid the confusing clash.

[Redjacket 710]

I still hate that jumper. 

[daisycutter 28,709]

5 hours ago, Mr. White said:

I still hate that jumper. 

could we blame the jumper?