I wanted a new poll for the front page. What did you think about the new clash jumper?

 

5 minutes in I forgot it was a clash strip... I supose thats a good sign.

Looks like the Melbourne Football Club

SWYL abides

I like the fact that it's red and blue, with white being assigned just to the number on the back.

Can we use it during away games during the season?

Edited February 19, 20178 yr by Dee Dee

I selected 'love it' but I would say that I 'like it'.  It is a massive improvement on the Bali knockoff clash strip released over summer.

Better than the white strip, but would like to see the tomato red revert back to the dark red.

Craps all over that last one. 

It just goes to show that corporate group think and marketing training can be sidelined for good old common sense!

our colours.

that's Melbourne not some team in a white jumper.

love it

Is this the jumper being used during the season? Did I read correctly somewhere that we're wearing it round 1?

17 minutes ago, praha said:

Is this the jumper being used during the season? Did I read correctly somewhere that we're wearing it round 1?

Club has confirmed round one and against "some teams".

If you don't like it I doubt you barrack for Melbourne. 

Of course I like it, it's pretty much just our normal jumper. However with all the wind coming from the AFL regarding clash jumpers in the past, I'm surprised the AFL approved it. Just goes to show how arbitrary and ultimately pointless their policy has been on this I think.

4 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

 

We have been a poxy club running around in a poxy clash guernsey 

Now we are a proper club and someone has decided we need a proper clash jumper to play in. 

Its part of the tide turning and washing away all the old crud.

Perfect timing.

5 hours ago, Nasher said:

Of course I like it, it's pretty much just our normal jumper. However with all the wind coming from the AFL regarding clash jumpers in the past, I'm surprised the AFL approved it. Just goes to show how arbitrary and ultimately pointless their policy has been on this I think.

Nasher that AFL policy was hollow at best and farce in reality.

We only need 2 jumpers. Our real one and its new sibling. 

Red and Blue

Red and Blue

Not hard is it !!

Now we have ir lets just conveniently forget to ever take any others to games

Go Dees ( that red and blue team ) 

It looks great, apart from against maybe Essendon would we need the white one at all?

21 minutes ago, sisso said:

It looks great, apart from against maybe Essendon would we need the white one at all?

would be fine against essendrugs. pity we even have to play them but

Slight upgrade

2 minutes ago, Dannyz said:

Slight upgrade

Christ, We actually wore that metaliic tube!!!

Dark Times...

53 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Christ, We actually wore that metaliic tube!!!

Dark Times...

that was our tin-foil guernsey. didn't work

I love it. Barely any different from our regular strip. A bit like the arrogant approach of Essendon and Collingwood to the clash strips over the years - but I like that we're doing the same thing now. Enough's enough. We'll maintain our proper heritage for the most part and tick a few AFL policy boxes in the process.

Just now, A F said:

I love it. Barely any different from our regular strip. A bit like the arrogant approach of Essendon and Collingwood to the clash strips over the years - but I like that we're doing the same thing now. Enough's enough. We'll maintain our proper heritage for the most part and tick a few AFL policy boxes in the process.

The thing I don't understand though is how this ticks AFL policy boxes when we were told year after year that red was a no-go and the jumpers had to be white.  I'm not complaining, of course, but it just makes no sense.

5 minutes ago, Nasher said:

The thing I don't understand though is how this ticks AFL policy boxes when we were told year after year that red was a no-go and the jumpers had to be white.  I'm not complaining, of course, but it just makes no sense.

Yeah, I know. I thought the same thing. I'd suggest perhaps we've argued on similar lines to Essendon and Collingwood.

There are certain teams that we get told to wear the white strip because of a so called clash on TV. This should eliminate it for many of those teams. 

About bloody time, well done to the club. 

Id missed the news this was an alternative clash strip, so was concerned this had actually become our new home strip, same as the girls. Delighted if it's the "new white" clash strip

has the added benefit for the kids in that there's an acre of room for players signatures on the back...

If this has been ticked off by the AFL, they may as well just do away with clash strips.