A great cause but when i first saw this on twitter i had to double check it wasn't the AFLW version ?

1 minute ago, Rusty Nails said:

A great cause but when i first saw this on twitter i had to double check it wasn't the AFLW version ?

What's that supposed to mean?

I’ve got goosebumps. Can’t wait for it. Just the dead silence when the last post is being played, then the roar of the crowd getting ready for the first bounce. 

5 minutes ago, Dannyz said:

What's that supposed to mean?

Meaning it looks a little on the feminine side D.  No sleight on the girls of course.  Just think the poppy is a tad big/bold here.  I'm sure others will think otherwise and love it but i'm a bit old school.

13 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

Meaning it looks a little on the feminine side D.  No sleight on the girls of course.  Just think the poppy is a tad big/bold here.  I'm sure others will think otherwise and love it but i'm a bit old school.

Looks fine to me.

i thought it was a fuschia.................doh

It must now be hard to find a round to wear the navy blue and red jumper. 

We've done some cracking Anzac guernseys over the years. Love the continued reference to those Dees players that died in service and defence of our country and allies. Lest we forget.

Looking forward to a belter of a game too.

 

Edited April 15, 20214 yr by In Harmes Way

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

i thought it was a fuschia.................doh

Flower power is definitely in!

2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

i thought it was a fuschia.................doh

Or a fuchsia perhaps?  

Love it

It has one too many elements on it.

6 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

It has one too many elements on it.

Floral parts are in groups of four for both poppy and fuchsia. Fuchsia has additional coloured sepals typically deep pink petals are darker.

Appreciating the turn in this thread, too! The green shoots of a gentler Demonland?

(A concept for the Mothers Day round, btw?)

 

I wonder which bright spark at the AFL approved these jumpers:

Even if one Ess (Away team) wears white shorts it still won't be easy to see what is happening.

Haven't seen Tigers jumper but assume it will be predominately yellow.

Edited April 20, 20214 yr by Lucifer's Hero

I don't generally equate poppies with ANZAC Day. To me, they are better associated with Remembrance Day.

That being said, I think the jumper is terrific in that it respects the traditions of both ANZAC Day and the MFC.

18 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

I wonder which bright spark at the AFL approved these jumpers:

Even if one Ess (Away team) wears white shorts it still won't be easy to see what is happening.

Haven't seen Tigers jumper but assume it will be predominately yellow.

Yep.  Just like last week against Brisbane...!

18 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

I wonder which bright spark at the AFL approved these jumpers:

Even if one Ess (Away team) wears white shorts it still won't be easy to see what is happening.

Haven't seen Tigers jumper but assume it will be predominately yellow.

The one that will put the umpires in St Kilda jumpers?

19 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

I wonder which bright spark at the AFL approved these jumpers:

Even if one Ess (Away team) wears white shorts it still won't be easy to see what is happening.

Haven't seen Tigers jumper but assume it will be predominately yellow.

Where is the clash here?

12 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Where is the clash here?

mostly from the back i think - they'll both be predominantly 'black' with white numbers

when did poppies start becoming associated with anzac day? it's relatively recently, yeah?

edit - from the australian war museum, turns out it's not as recent as i necessarily thought, dates back to 1940:

The poppy has also become very popular in wreaths used on Anzac Day. An early instance took place in Palestine, where poppies grow abundantly in the spring. At the Dawn Service in 1940 each soldier dropped a poppy as he filed past the Stone of Remembrance. A senior Australian officer also a laid a wreath of poppies picked from the slopes of Mt Scopus.

Poppies adorn the panels of the Memorial's Roll of Honour, placed beside names as a small personal tribute to the memory of a particular person, or to any of the thousands of individuals commemorated there. This practice began at the interment of the Unknown Australian Soldier on 11 November 1993. As people waited to lay a single flower by his tomb in the Hall of Memory, they had to queue along the cloisters, beside the Roll of Honour. By the end of the day, hundreds of RSL poppies had been pushed into the cracks between the panels bearing the names of the fallen.

Edited April 21, 20214 yr by whatwhat say what

8 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

mostly from the back i think - they'll both be predominantly 'black' with white numbers

when did poppies start becoming associated with anzac day? it's relatively recently, yeah?

Fake poppies have been associated and sold for ANZAC day remembrance/celebration(call it what you like) for as long as I can remember. Actually the Essendon jumper looks pretty good. Ours is not bad either.

Edited April 21, 20214 yr by John Crow Batty

15 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

mostly from the back i think - they'll both be predominantly 'black' with white numbers

Ok haven’t seen the back panel yet

I ordered one of ours for my daughters birthday yesterday, along with the number 2 to go on it. Was only limited sizes available so I miss out unfortunately. I think it is a great jumper. (Didn't see those scarves on the website though)