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New clash jumper - reversed strip
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Al Bundy said:
Disagree!!
RFC is now more professional than the KB days!
Imagine Richmond fighting the AFL over the jumper rights for the next 3 days and also with the media involved!
Let it go and just worry about winning the game and enjoying the week!
U would hate for Richmond ro worry about a jumper all week then lose the GF!
All you would hear is, maybe Richmond should of worried more about winning than a jumper!
B2
B1 and B2 said:
Richmond should have resisted the clash jumper when it first came up.
It's an AFL confection dreamt up by highly paid marketing whiz kids slavishly following the international sports example, particularly the US which is where most of their genius borrowed ideas come from.
It evolved and gained acceptance as a potential merchandising opportunity for cash strapped clubs.
In hindsight, if Richmond had been a strong club at the time, it would have totally resisted the direction to adopt a clash jumper, as Eddie did.
The argument should have been that new clubs that came into being after ours should adopt a clash jumper when playing us, end of story.
We blinked and rolled over, and now here we are in our first GF in 35 years, playing in our "clash" jumper.
Great occasion but that's the only disappointing aspect (prior to the bounce).
And the fact that Peggy rolled over so quickly and easily doesn't sit well with me, and perhaps highlights a cultural difference between AFL and sport in her original country.
Can't believe this is still an issue. Half the 1980 team were wearing Collingwood jumpers holding the cup aloft. You'd think it was a quiet news week
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Fantastic & nailed it 17 and totally & completely disagree B2 B1. I am enjoying the week with the exception of this issue. Will never let it go as to me part of the fabric of why i love the club & its a kick in guts. To wear a WA jumper to gf as dictated by a hole makes me puke.
Peggy said 2 or 3 calls to Gil and they backed off. Then scoff and lauged with Gerard H about a limited ed 29 yellow jumper. Very poor. Theres your professiolism (lack there of).
Cant wait till we get told to wear a white jumper one day. This current board will accept it.
No guarantee if we win, we'll wear the traditional jumper.
Its not about KB as many suggest, miss the point.
Fantastic & nailed it 17 and totally & completely disagree B2 B1. I am enjoying the week with the exception of this issue. Will never let it go as to me part of the fabric of why i love the club & its a kick in guts. To wear a WA jumper to gf as dictated by a hole makes me puke.
Peggy said 2 or 3 calls to Gil and they backed off. Then scoff and lauged with Gerard H about a limited ed 29 yellow jumper. Very poor. Theres your professiolism (lack there of).
Cant wait till we get told to wear a white jumper one day. This current board will accept it.
No guarantee if we win, we'll wear the traditional jumper.
Its not about KB as many suggest, miss the point.
Ask Stk people how they feel with a stk player wearing a collingwood jumper holding up their one and only cup. GutteredTotal Tiger said:
Also remember seeing somewhere else a few players from time to time source players back and have given back the orig jumper.
AFL criteria changes every year. Haw vs Freo GF off memoryB1 and B2 said:
Who said shes done nothing positive for the club. She failed imo on this issue with the AFL.
A lot of positives and probably more than anyone of us would know.
TigerForce said:
Spain did it after winning the 2010 world cup, so its not a precedent.
Al Bundy said:
17 said:
even though it was a battle we were never gonna win, it would have been nice if the club came out a bit more strongly about it instead of just copping it on the chin.
strachanie19 said:
correct.
Ian4 said:
It would have been stupid to turn this into an issue this week.
I'm glad she just put an end to the discussion. Our clash strip is great.
Also, it's more visible.
The crows look up, all they see is yellow coming at them.
Jack see's a glint of yellow out of the corner of his eye, taps diagonally over his head, Rioli runs into an open goal.
This is good.
Al Bundy said:
Keep talking about and let that be your worry all week!
it's Tigertime and im enjoying the week with my kids next 3 days.
Tommorow going to Footy show with kids
Friday Punt Rd and Parade
Saturday at the G!
95% of people don't give a rats about jumpers, even player won't care
B2
