Jaded No More

Love watching him. Vastly underrated and should be particularly commanded for sticking with the Tigers, when lets face it, they're [censored] and he isn't. Good luck to him in the future, he has a few businesses and no doubt he will also end up in the media.

You strike me as being very excited about socks I've decided to also add baby rompers, as it is virtually impossible to find football branded kids items (that aren't completely revolting) If I was a parent, I'd be disgusted! Who doesn't want to dress their kids in a little red and blue romper suit and a beanie with tiny devil horns....

Oh dear god. Last year's slogan, while a pathetic representation of what they achieved in a sense, was a very clever marketing ploy. They've obviously tried to better that and failed miserably. The only thing they seem to be cooking is epic fail branding! (Couldn't happen to a more revolting organisation! :D)

That is the true definition of "everything happens for a reason". Chris Judd can kiss our big fat tanking behind

I'm not sure whether we won or lost out of that, but you could argue that had we obtained the services of Chris Judd, we would have lost out on Morton, Watts, Blease, Scully and Trengove, as we would have traded pick 4 (Morton) to West Coast and would not have gone on to win two spoons with Judd in our midfield. So is that a win for us? I think it is.

To duds, Melbourne says NO!

True, now if only someone in industry actually gave a crap about folios and non-paid experience

That idea was brought up a while ago, and now that I have officially finished studying, I'll have the time to make it happen. I do have to look into copyrighting issues, but it should be fine. I'm also gonna add socks, board shorts and a couple more tee designs... and yes, 1859 will be changed to 1858! I'll attempt to post up the new designs at some point. This could very well be me wasting my time creating more and more products, when the club has no interest in picking up any of my designs, but I figured if I go into the meeting and blow their tiny minds away they may just be forced to give me a job Either way I'll prepare a folder for them with the market research I've done, and large printed formats of the designs.

Don't get me wrong, I think Ball has some serious value, particularly off the field, but at his age and with his physical concerns, I'd rather take the chance of unearthing a 10 year player (especially a much needed KP or ruckman). Put it this way, during trade week, Ball was worth a pick around the high 20's mark. What has chanced since then? Besides, he clearly doesn't want to play for us, or he would have nominated for the PSD to ensure the best result for us and himself. If he isn't keen to play for us, we should steer clear. Don't need to pay him good money for 2 years only to watch him [censored] off again.

Agreed. The mature-age rookie rule is fantastic and I'm glad we've taken full advantage of it. I'd rather have picks 34 and 55/1 PSD available, than Newton and Meesen on the primary list.

I'd be pretty disappointed if we used pick 18 on Luke Ball. But I will chuckle if he ends up at Sydney or Port, where he won't only have to relocate, but where his chances of winning a flag are slimmer than with us.

Because Puma is more of a fashion-oriented lifestyle brand in Australia, and does not consider itself to be an elite performance brand. Have a look at who they sponsor and you can work out where they want to position themselves in the market.

I'm not sure if every sponsorship is the same, but most apparel sponsors don't pay the club, they simply make the products for them and receive a cut from the profits of selling the products. This is why we get stuck with Reebok (no offense to Reebok :D), and big clubs like Collingwood and Carlton get Nike and Adidas. More members, more sales, more money for the sponsors. Mind you, smart sponsors would look at the general supporter base of a club and try to align their own brand with the appropriate supporter group. It's unlikely that Puma will sponsor Collingwood for example.

I have to clarify that at this stage it's purely a meet and greet and thank you for your effort meeting. It could possibly go nowhere, but if I can help the club with some ideas that is my main aim. We have to improve the merchandise and generate some decent money from it, or miss a huge opportunity. I'm just pumped someone is talking to me about it... that's more than you usually get in the fashion industry!

A final bump for now, to let you know that I'll be meeting with the club early next month. At this stage the meeting appears to be an informal discussion about what the club has planned for the merchandising range (I get the impression they are already in the process of developing something of their own), but I will spend the next couple of weeks fine-tuning and adding to the collection, in case they want to grab some of my ideas. I will also bring with me the results of the original survey which I conducted on here months ago, because I'm not sure if the club has undertaken any market research and it could prove very useful for them. If anyone has anymore ideas for products they'd like to see, or further improvements (1858 aside ), please post or PM me. The ideas and encouragement that I've received so far have been incredibly helpful and much appreciated! In the meantime, keep your fingers and toes crossed for me, because this is about as perfect a project as I could ever ask to be involved in...

Thank you again for all the positive feedback and encouragement, you honestly don't know how much it means to me! Even if this doesn't go any further, it's good to know that I managed to hit the target market with the designs, and it might give the club some ideas for future development.

Just bumping this up to inform you that I've received an email from Cam Schwab, who really liked the collection and is forwarding it onto the right people. I'll continue to follow this up with the club and keep you informed. (And may I just say that this is the highlight of my non-existent career thus far!!! ) Edit: New link has been uploaded. For those who haven't had a peak yet, please do.

Meh. It would be good to get him for free, but there's a reason why we wouldn't waste pick 18 on him. He is not worth it. Good luck getting a game at St. Kilda. Nobody at Melbourne will be losing any sleep over you.

Wouldn't surprise me... Stay away from him.

Fantastic draw. Can't ask for much more given our position in the last two years. Can't believe we get to host both a Friday and Saturday night home games. Amazing.

What can I say, I'm a rebel without a cause. I come on here to talk about our impending draw and end up having to read discussions about punctuation? I passed 6th grade, so I'm good thanks. Your weekend crack was a joke, but you watch us get Monday afternoon games at 3pm in Shitcreek oval up in Wagga Wagga.

Yeah look we just need Freak to chime in with "he's a crap player" and it's Coleman medals galore for young Jurrah. On a serious note, 9 games a star does not make. He has all the right ingredients to become not only a star, but a truly unique player. He has to consistently put those elements together over a sustained period of time before we can call him a star though. I look forward to watching him develop, and I hope like hell that the pressure of AFL doesn't ruin his ability to play his natural game. We try to mechanise players to follow intricate plans, but someone like Jurrah just needs to have the ball get to his general area so he can do what instinctively feels right to him. If 21 players are following a plan, Jurrah can afford not to. Watch out for defenders cracking the shits at him as of next season.

Stop polluting the football boards with inane punctuation crap, and go back to your designated thread, thank you! :angry: <_<

Or crap twilight games in the freezing cold. Think Adelaide circa 2009 <_< <_<

As I've said I don't have the money or expertise to get samples made. Even assuming that I can bribe friends to make me a sample tee, or I can go buy some generic garments, I don't have the ability to embroider or apply a graphic print onto a garment without either having massive quantities or knowing someone who'll be able to produce a single unit. So unless you know people who will be willing to do that, I can't justify getting a sample made as it'll cost a fortune that I just don't have (getting the templates made for embroidery or prints is extremely expensive and you don't do that unless you're sampling products for mass production purposes). I'd love to go in with an entire collection made up, but it's just not realistic. I suppose I can always use those iron-on things :D