There is thought that too many other teams are producing dark blue / black gear now. Even sides like Adelaide ( God I hate them ) have produced some gear predominately dark blue.
Add in gear from Carlton, Bulldogs, Hawthorn ( believe it or not ) and the cats plus a lot of black and even Dark Purple from Fremantle.
So to be different the MFC are going mainly RED.
That is what was put to me when I asked the club this question.