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  1. 1. Should players be able to Express Themselves and wear whatever they want as they arrive on gameday

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To be honest I wouldn't care what they wore to home games, turn up in your footy shorts and jumper, team gear or in a suit. That said, probably just easier to wear the team gear isn't it? 

Away games you step off the bus in uniform ready to win.

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    54 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Jesus christ god no! We are not American's and still have no idea with the fascination pf trying to copy then at all cost.

    I play country footy and its an honour to were my club polo each Saturday before and after a game

    I used to play basketball as a kid and followed the NBA for years. To be honest, the excessive worship of the individual (which is rampant in US society) found in that sport has turned me off it full stop.

    What is wrong with wanting to be involved in an effort that is bigger than yourself? What is wrong with dressing like an actual adult before a game rather than looking like bloody Huggy Bear from Starsky and Hutch just so you can have the cameras on you? 

    P.S. I can see the irony of the Huggy Bear statement in light of my AV.

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    3 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Dangerfield is a certified DH. I hope our players don’t even give this a second thought, I’d imagine having your team clothing ready to go on the morning of game day is one less thing to worry about.

    Once again Dangerfield is thinking about Dangerfield. 

    One less thing to worry about? How long do you spend figuring out what to wear?ffs! 

    I seriously don't care whether casual or otherwise. 

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    3 hours ago, rjay said:

    Funny thing is I never knew what a player rolled up to the game wearing.

    If you asked me what they wore I wouldn't have been able to tell you.

    I'm not at all interested until they are out on the ground playing the game.

    I guess I'm just part of the old breed who just wants to see a good game of footy and my team win.

    Unfortunately whether we like it or not, its not just about a game of footy anymore.......(I wish sometimes it was too) So I would like to see the players dress accordingly & in line with the organisation that they are working for. I for one am interested in what the players do outside of the club & I think most clubs set some reasonable standards too. From what I've observed on the telly it looks like most clubs facilitate the dress code pretty well.

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    4 hours ago, chook fowler said:

    i despise this Americanization of our game. The image of Rance entering the AFLX on his skate board looking like a 2 bit pimp made me want to puke.

    The joke is on you as Rance and basically all of the players were purely taking the p!ss. Lighten up. It was funny

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    40 minutes ago, Hillary Bray said:

    I used to play basketball as a kid and followed the NBA for years. To be honest, the excessive worship of the individual (which is rampant in US society) found in that sport has turned me off it full stop.

    What is wrong with wanting to be involved in an effort that is bigger than yourself? What is wrong with dressing like an actual adult before a game rather than looking like bloody Huggy Bear from Starsky and Hutch just so you can have the cameras on you? 

    P.S. I can see the irony of the Huggy Bear statement in light of my AV.

    I can understand what people say but a lot of the nba players suit up which is a lot more formal than a club polo. Yes, they aren't all suiting up but still. 

    The NBA players no doubt have an ego as opposed to here where we have to train up a skinny kid for 5 years before he believes he has what it takes to belong in the league. The nba players come in at 20-21 and believe they are going to run the franchise. i wish our draftees had that self belief. 

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    2 minutes ago, Dr.D said:

    The joke is on you as Rance and basically all of the players were purely taking the p!ss. Lighten up. It was funny

    If you found that funny you must own The Big Bang Theory in 4K. 

     

    Anyway if Danger is all for it, I couldn’t be more against it. 

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    47 minutes ago, Laughing Goat said:

    Unfortunately whether we like it or not, its not just about a game of footy anymore.......(I wish sometimes it was too) So I would like to see the players dress accordingly & in line with the organisation that they are working for. I for one am interested in what the players do outside of the club & I think most clubs set some reasonable standards too. From what I've observed on the telly it looks like most clubs facilitate the dress code pretty well.

    For me 'Laughing' it will always be just about the game.

    Take away the game and you've got nothing...

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    1 hour ago, Dr.D said:

    The joke is on you as Rance and basically all of the players were purely taking the p!ss. Lighten up. It was funny

    Bah humbug. 

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    Dangerfield can wear a clown's costume to the game as far as I'm concerned, because he is one. I want to see my boys dressed in our club's attire, representing the club. There is no i in team, something Mister Danger doesn't quite understand.

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    I might be old school with it, but turning up in suits or club gear should be the way to go.  I think it shows far more respect for the club and the game as a whole than turning up as though Stevie Wonder dressed you in the morning.

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    2 hours ago, Dame Gaga said:

    Dangerfield can wear a clown's costume to the game as far as I'm concerned, because he is one. I want to see my boys dressed in our club's attire, representing the club. There is no i in team, something Mister Danger doesn't quite understand.

    The   i    in team for Dangerfield    is for  wearing a pair  of long johns and a scraggy  t shirt  followed by a pair of thongs on game day.  Now that is understanding.

     

    Edited by nosoupforme

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    4 hours ago, Deestroy All said:

    If you found that funny you must own The Big Bang Theory in 4K. 

     

    Anyway if Danger is all for it, I couldn’t be more against it. 

    This. Its all about Dangerflog.

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    AaarrrrrHHHHHHH, can I recant? I said I don't care but apparently I do. So; I'm older and maybe a traditionalist and I also believe in Team and in discipline (Military, Emergency Services etc). I try to see the modern view however and don't want to be the type of older person I railed against in my youth.

    I would be happy with some individualism, think JH and the headband, Max and the beard, Preuss and the haircut, different footwear, tattoos etc

    Edited by dworship
    Forgot the tattoos and spelling

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    Uniforms are funny things, they let you focus on everything else but yourself. They let you identify with your team mates, they let you think that putting the greater good above ones own interests is more important, they galvanise the collective will and they equalise stature, allowing those who are new to recognise the privilege to be wearing the colours.  

    But don’t believe the hype about uniforms stemming individuality, I’ve witnessed some of the most wonderful Aussie Larrikin characters truly flourish whilst wearing a uniform, mostly because it is harder to get noticed when you look the same as everyone else. Sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad, but the last thing a uniform does is stymie individuality..

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    Can you imagine a pilot turning up to work in tracky dacks and thongs? AFL players play in teams, when they go to work they should be part of the team and look like it. When not in work mode they can wear fluffy slippers and a tutu as far as I am concerned.

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    On 2/27/2019 at 10:40 AM, chook fowler said:

    i despise this Americanization of our game. The image of Rance entering the AFLX on his skate board looking like a 2 bit pimp made me want to puke.

    Your use of the letter Z here is hilariously ironic (pronounced 'zed' thank you very much)

    I agree with your sentiments wholeheartedly however

    Edited by Smokey

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    18 minutes ago, Smokey said:

    Your use of the letter Z here is hilariously ironic (pronounced 'zed' thank you very much)

    I agree with your sentiments wholeheartedly however

    I agree re the irony. Just shows how insidious it is. Blame the spell check - I typed in s and it ame out z. 

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