MELBOURNE

Former Demon and current leading player agent John Meesen models the worst Melbourne jumper worn in the past 35 years.

BEST JUMPER: A Melbourne jumper hasn’t looked better than the 1994 version – diamond Toohey’s Blue sponsor logo on an acrylic jerkin with collar and David Schwarz in full flight.

WORST JUMPER: Melbourne celebrated 150 years in 2008 … with three wins, a wooden spoon and this monstrosity that more closely resembles some sort of cheap-hotel-cubist-print than a footy jumper. No wonder they never won wearing it.

MOST FASHIONABLE JUMPER: The red and blue lend themselves to particularly eye-catching Indigenous jumpers, none more so than the 2021 Amunda Gorey designed Ayeye Anwernekenhe’ artwork.

FIVE YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT

2018 160 YEARS

Dees fans remember this very fondly as the last round of the year with a first final in 12 years already locked in.

2010 FIELD OF WOMEN

Famous when the umpires also wore pink costing the Dees a rare win.

1987 RETURN TO NAVY

After 12 years in the royal blue doldrums, the Demons returned to the traditional colours.

1000 GAMES

When they said commemorate 1000 games played at the MCG, the Demons took it quite literally.

2022 ANZAC EVE

The red poppy filled yoke was an eye catching addition.

The 'worst' one described as a cheap cubist print was an attempt to recreate the first jumper we used in the VFL, which was mainly blue - the strip down the middle was where players laced up the guernsey. I don't think it's in the top 20 worst designs we've worn.

I think 'cubist' is a reference to the abomination that John Meesen is wearing.

4 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

I think 'cubist' is a reference to the abomination that John Meesen is wearing.

Ah right. My mistake. It's a shocker. Personally, I think most of the Anzac Day ones are far worse.

3 minutes ago, The Taciturn Demon said:

My mistake.

More the mistake of the article. They have nominated two jumpers as the worst. The one Frawley is wearing isn't that bad IMO.

I would happily have that 2022 ANZAC jumper that Oliver is pictured in to be the permanent design for that game.

Our 2021 Indigenous round jumper is amazing, and not because it was in 2021.

I can’t imagine we’ll ever top that one.

In my humble opinion, our traditional jumper is the best in the competition.

Our indigenous version, the best special occasion jumper.

27 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Our 2021 Indigenous round jumper is amazing, and not because it was in 2021.

I can’t imagine we’ll ever top that one.

I bought this to be signed by May and Kozzie.
Still need to get around this

22 minutes ago, rjay said:

In my humble opinion, our traditional jumper is the best in the competition.

Our indigenous version, the best special occasion jumper.

Strongly agree rjay and don’t mind our away strip as well.

Our home guernsey is easily the best in the competition and the only one that comes close to it is the one we wore for our 160th anniversary when we thumped GWS at the G. It has a red vee instead of a yoke.

best one not even close..

1 hour ago, 2029_brownlow_medalist said:

best one not even close..

Unfortunately too much like a vintage ski jumper. Kind of has Freudian vibes.

Edited 15 hours ago15 hr by John Crow Batty

1 hour ago, John Crow Batty said:

Unfortunately too much like a vintage ski jumper. Kind of has Freudian vibes.

I agree. It's a dog's breakfast of a guernsey but some people absolutely love it. Less is more.

10 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

I agree. It's a dog's breakfast of a guernsey but some people absolutely love it. Less is more.

I was puzzled why it has the large bird of prey prominently displayed? Looks like an eagle or could be a hawk. Why add a bird that is strongly associated with one of our rivals?

1 hour ago, John Crow Batty said:

I was puzzled why it has the large bird of prey prominently displayed? Looks like an eagle or could be a hawk. Why add a bird that is strongly associated with one of our rivals?

I just think there's way too much going on and reminds me of those Ugly Jumpers that get worn at Christmas. It's like the club badge we used to have with a pitchfork, set of goalposts, a football, the southern cross, an MFC monogram and lots of scribbling in the background. I'm sure it would have had a meat pie, a boomerang and a map of Australia too if there had been any room.

5 hours ago, 2029_brownlow_medalist said:

best one not even close..

All I think of when look at that jumper is a bad Christmas jumper.

I loved the guernsey they had made for the Shanghai clash against Brisbane. I managed to snag Matt Warnock’s #1 jumper (photos are from Google search) in a club auction. I also loved the green St Pats jumper for the Jim Stynes game… again I snagged one in a club auction, this time it was Liam Jurrah’s!

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by hardtack