We need to wear our normal jumper this week

[homsar 431]

I think we should wear a jumper covered in spikes and slime so no one can tackle us.

[DeeZone 9,535]

Not in Alice Springs, there are a lot of indigenous kids up here and I think that the Elders would approve of our NARRM jumper.👍👌🤘💕💕

[Katrina Dee Fan 3,103]

On 7/12/2022 at 10:50 PM, Sir Why You Little said:

I just wish the game wasn’t played in Darwin. Port will have a bigger contingent of Supporters than us. 
We have to stop this selling home ground advantage for cash. 
We are not battling to find sponsors anymore 

 

It's not in Darwin, it's in Alice Springs.  Personally I love the fact the club has developed such close ties with the Santa Teresa community, it reminds us that as a not for profit organisation there are commitments to the community being met.

[Fritta and Turner 4,286]

Its so cold in Cairns and I assume cold in the Alice so wear both jumpers

[old dee 23,682]

What is "normal" these days? The dark blue and red one doesn't get used all that often now.

[Sir Why You Little 36,891]

2 hours ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

It's not in Darwin, it's in Alice Springs.  Personally I love the fact the club has developed such close ties with the Santa Teresa community, it reminds us that as a not for profit organisation there are commitments to the community being met.

That can all be done in the off season 

We sold games in the NT because we couldn’t get Sponsorship, but those dark days have passed. We should be playing this game at The MCG against Port Adelaide in front of a hostile crowd. 
September is not far away 

Port will have a bigger support up there

[Kozzie4PM 765]

On 7/12/2022 at 10:43 PM, deanox said:

This year's indigenous jumper isn't my favourite of all the art works/designs we've adopted, but I do like certain aspects of the design that I hope we will retain: Mindi the devil snake in particular!

From a design perspective, the white and black Bunjil (wedge tailed eagle) is what I think throws the balance off a bit. And I think that if that image was in red and blue people would get around it much more.

Here is all of the designs we've had if anyone is interested:

http://www.footyjumpers.com/melbourneindig.htm

 

We've stated in our RAP that "our vision for reconciliation is to unite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with non-Indigenous people through the game of AFL". This doesn't just mean once a year.

If wearing an indigenous art designed jumper 4 times is a method of helping bring those groups of people together, then that's a good thing.

If non-indigenous people think "it's too much" or "I just want our old jumper back" then perhaps they are the people who the club are patiently leading, by taking them on the journey they have identified with the indigenous community in development of the RAP. It's also possible they'll never be convinced, but the representation and visibility matters, and it will have a positive impact on the next generation coming along regardless of some people holding out.

 

So, everyone is free to dislike the particular artistic design (although as something we have commissioned and chosen and has meaning this is lightyears away from the forced clash jumpers of the past). But the concept and frequency? In a week where NSW announced it was taking it's flag off the harbour bridge, and a year where the VicGov is progressing a treaty and the federal government is making strides too, this isn't going anywhere.

 

Thanks for posting this. I've read a few pages of our RAP but haven't read it all (which I should). I think this quote you posted sums up what most people think the club is and should be doing with regards to reconciliation: "our vision for reconciliation is to unite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with non-Indigenous people through the game of AFL". I think this is a worthy goal and I'm glad our club, and the AFL in general pursues this - as they have done for about 3 decades now. From your perspective, how many times a season is the optimal number to wear the Indigenous jumper to achieve that goal I've stated above? 

[david_neitz_is_my_dad 4,083]

Will give this a bump... Didnt wear the indigenous strip and we had a win 🤔

[layzie 33,720]

Wonder why we didn't wear it this week?

[homsar 431]

I’m reliably informed they were still at the dry cleaners from last week. 

[Demonstone 22,180]

6 minutes ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

Will give this a bump... Didnt wear the indigenous strip and we had a win

And here it is folks, a classic case study in mistaking coincidence for causation.

[Guest]

From memory, we had some bloody good wins in that horrible Bali knockoff jumper back in 2017.

Because of that, I say let's bring that design back! 

[Great Northern Summer 708]

Great to see us back in our home strip today. The best and most striking uniform in the AFL. Hopefully we finish high enough to wear it throughout the finals.