There is some conjecture about one team or the other having to wear clash jumpers if Adelaide and Richmond make the GF. Surely neither team should have wear their away jumpers?  The Adelaide and Richmond jumpers are as different as chalk and cheese. If the players or anyone were confused about which team was which then it's off to Specsavers for them. Doubt that our umpires have been there lately though judging by their season performances.

I agree that there is not much of a clash, however if it is determined that a clash jumper needs to be worn, Richmond have to be the ones who wear it. Adelaide finished higher, they deserve the right. No coin toss Gillon. Gill needs to understand he cannot please everyone. Adelaide deserve the right because they finished higher. StKilda had to wear their clash jumper in the grand finals they played in 2010 against Collingwood. Suck it up KB, I want all those little small forwards looking like yellow Budgerigars on Grand Final day. 

Navy blue v black. With dashes of yellow on both.

I can see how there is a clash but to me it should be simple. 

If there is a clash, higher placed ladder team gets to pick. Easy. 

Id be wild if the dees finished top and had to wear white v whoever finished 2nd because they were "bigger"

You wouldn't think so ..... 

It's the AFL though

More likely to get umpires wearing a yellow strip !!

As a side note - teams should be allowed to make their own alternate strips and not have to wear white.

A majority red for us wouldnt clash with adelaide but apparently our home one does.

I always think it funny that for almost 1.5 centuries we could work out which team was which we even had decades of B & W Tv and still worked it out but now we cannot work out Richmond and Adelaide.

Not sure what the issue is here, when Adelaide V Richmond the away team always wears the clash strip so with Adelaide being on top that would be the tigers if they were to play off.

No need for clash jumpers. Absolutely no need for it. Even the dullest most near sighted dimwit could work out the difference between the teams. Let one wear black shorts and one wear white shorts, there's another point of difference. Just dont allow the maggots to wear anything like the colours of either club on the day. Failing all that, let the TV networks tell us what they'd prefer.

1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

You wouldn't think so ..... 

It's the AFL though

More likely to get umpires wearing a yellowstrip !!

yep, with navy and red stripes

41 minutes ago, pineapple dee said:

No need for clash jumpers. Absolutely no need for it. Even the dullest most near sighted dimwit could work out the difference between the teams. Let one wear black shorts and one wear white shorts, there's another point of difference. Just dont allow the maggots to wear anything like the colours of either club on the day. Failing all that, let the TV networks tell us what they'd prefer.

Let one wear black shorts and one wear white shorts. Hey that's a good idea why didn't someone think of that before?

Clash jumper not much better!

This is an absolute Joke

there is no Clash. Hopefully it becomes a huge issue and rabid Tiger supporters set fire ? to AFL House

I want this sorted. I would hate to see the Demons walk out on GF Day in a white Jumper

sort it out

Couldn't give a continental

2 hours ago, beelzebub said:

You wouldn't think so ..... 

It's the AFL though

More likely to get umpires wearing a yellow strip !!

on second thoughts, bub, i'm tipping umps in rainbow coloured stripes (and maybe those little short netball skirts)

37 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

This is an absolute Joke

there is no Clash. Hopefully it becomes a huge issue and rabid Tiger supporters set fire ? to AFL House

I want this sorted. I would hate to see the Demons walk out on GF Day in a white Jumper

sort it out

And you are absolutely right. There is no clash between these 2 sides and if were Melbourne I would want them wearing their traditional colours.

Ahh come on all of you pull yourselves together, everybody knows there is a clash if the GF is the Crows V Tigers and the Tigers will need to throw on the yellow jumper. Lets all petition the AFL for the Tigers to wear the lovely yellow jumper on GF day, the only jumper I would prefer to see more  is the Hawks sparkly power ranger looking top.

 

Let them both wear their clash strips. That would be more fun.

2 hours ago, old dee said:

I always think it funny that for almost 1.5 centuries we could work out which team was which we even had decades of B & W Tv and still worked it out but now we cannot work out Richmond and Adelaide.

 

That's right old dee.We can all remember Collingwood V North Melbourne games on B&W TV. On wet, muddy grounds we could still distinguish the teams the white shorts having turned black. When we play Richmond the contrast between our jumpers is huge. Certainly no clash here. Let's hope it's us V Tigers in next years GF and both teams are in their traditional strips.

2 hours ago, old dee said:

I always think it funny that for almost 1.5 centuries we could work out which team was which we even had decades of B & W Tv and still worked it out but now we cannot work out Richmond and Adelaide.

The one and only time I have seen any clash with the MFC jumper was the night they wore pinks and some DumbItriou or other at AFL HQ decided that the maggots should wear pink too 

2 hours ago, pineapple dee said:

No need for clash jumpers. Absolutely no need for it. Even the dullest most near sighted dimwit could work out the difference between the teams. Let one wear black shorts and one wear white shorts, there's another point of difference. Just dont allow the maggots to wear anything like the colours of either club on the day. Failing all that, let the TV networks tell us what they'd prefer.

But it seem that Gil would find trouble - what does that say about him?

1 hour ago, ManDee said:

Let one wear black shorts and one wear white shorts. Hey that's a good idea why didn't someone think of that before?

Clash jumper not much better!

Actually less clash with the traditional jumpers than the awful yellow Tiger one - but then their song does include "YELLOW AND BLACK" and not black and yellow so maybe .......

Hmmmm .... maybe this debate is worth having once we know both team have made the GF. 

Not worth getting ahead of ourselves , that's fraught with danger 

Easy fix. Get tigers to wear demons jumpers, and then if they win it they can record the win as a MFC premiership.....    

9 hours ago, biggestred said:

As a side note - teams should be allowed to make their own alternate strips and not have to wear white.

A majority red for us wouldnt clash with adelaide but apparently our home one does.

We were told by the AFL we couldn't have a predominantly red strip as red is a "dark" colour and were forced to create a white one. Yet Essendons clash strip is predominantly red go figure.

6 hours ago, monoccular said:

The one and only time I have seen any clash with the MFC jumper was the night they wore pinks and some DumbItriou or other at AFL HQ decided that the maggots should wear pink too 

But it seem that Gil would find trouble - what does that say about him?

Actually less clash with the traditional jumpers than the awful yellow Tiger one - but then their song does include "YELLOW AND BLACK" and not black and yellow so maybe .......

Exactly just another example of the Gillstapo regime trying to put their claws into something that aint broken. Just let Richmond wear White shorts and yellow socks, a 10 year old could figure this out. 

Gil and his coin toss. One thing we know about Gil, he's an expert toss*r.

2010: AFL said that Collingwood had "the right" to play in their prison bars and St K would have to change. Because CFC finished higher on the ladder.

2013: AFL said that Hawthorn had "the right" to play in their wee and poo stripes because they finished higher on the ladder. And Freo had to accommodate that.

Fast forward to 2017. Tiges wore a clash jumper in their away game to Adelaide. But ... oh gee, says Gil, what a pity if the lower finishing team had to give up their traditional jumper in the GF. Oh ... (sound of hands wringing) .... maybe a coin toss?

 

This brings home (once again) the two great truths about the modern AFL.

1. Gil "the deal maker" does not make decisions. He makes "deals" to try to please everyone.

2. The AFL make it up as they go along.

White shorts. That's it. 

8 hours ago, Big Demon said:

Ahh come on all of you pull yourselves together, everybody knows there is a clash if the GF is the Crows V Tigers and the Tigers will need to throw on the yellow jumper. Lets all petition the AFL for the Tigers to wear the lovely yellow jumper on GF day, the only jumper I would prefer to see more  is the Hawks sparkly power ranger looking top.

 

Funny if gws wins. All this for naught. 

Not that interested. Watching the roosters