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New clash jumper - reversed strip

Al Bundy said:
In its simplistic way to view this issue i think the following. Their is complete disrespect for traditions. AFL & broadca$ters just want a very dark jumper and a very light jumper. Easier for the brainless staring zombies who watch tv can without thinking, view it.
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spot on. they think the fans are as dumb as dogsh!t.

PBoRSM said:
I think from next year we should wear the traditional jumper when at home and wear the clash jumper when away - as in wear it in every away game.

I think we can own it as our official alternate strip.

At the moment it feels like we don't want to wear it and just do so because we are forced by the AFL when it suits them.

I say turn the tables. Tell the AFL we will be wearing our 'alternate' jumper every away game regardless. No other club has a mainly yellow jumper so shouldn't 'clash'.

That way we can feel like it's our 2nd jumper and not something forced upon us by AFL.

Soccer clubs embrace this. Melbourne City do it well. They wear the Manchester Blue at home and the old Melbourne Heart strip when away.

I know the alternate jumper doesn't have a history, but why don't we be the trendsetter and have two official jumpers.

I'd also like to change the white shorts to yellow for the alternate strip. Again why do we have to wear white, it's not part of our colours.
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been enjoying your posting of late dude, and this one I agree with 200%. If we win the flag, the clash Guernsey will take on a lot more significance. so we may as well embrace it. I also like the idea of yellow shorts with the yellow top. I'm not really sure why white shorts are necessary/relevant in this instance.
 
Yep. We should wear the black on yellow when we are the away team. It's the best alternate in the land. Let's look it in and make it part of the fabric of this club.

Then when when we look back on Saturday in years to come, holding the cup in our clash strip will feel totally right at home and normal.
 
Yep, the Richmond FC super store better have a large supply of the predominantly yellow jumper as it will go off in sales come Monday morning.
 
If all tigers supporters try to wear yellow, the G will look like a tiger den come Saturday.
 
One thing that really puts me at ease is on another thread where I read (possibly put up by our own stats legend LTRTR) that lighter colour teams statistically get the better of the 50/50 calls from the umps. I'm ok with that!


Personally, as much as I would prefer the traditional be worn on the ground, I'm really not that stressed over it. The team will be wearing yellow and black, our colours. They've won in that strip before. There'll be that many traditional jumpers in the crowd to look at. The tigers are not just the team on the ground. It's us frenzied mob in the stands too and we can wear whatever the hell we like. There'll even be several yellow with black sash jumpers in the crowd too I'm betting. Our colours. There'll be a few training jumpers. Several preseason jumpers. Lots of polos, caps and scarves. There'll be a lot of people wearing non-AFL approved gear. Just whatever yellow and black they can find, or afford to buy. Some will be in black suits with yellow streamers hanging off them. Some will have wigs and top hats and bee outfits. Tiger onesies. All sorts of get up. All yellow and black. The look of our mascot, emblem and yes, even the shade of yellow has changed over the years (including the change to this years 'vibrant' yellow). It's all yellow and back. It's all good. Some people will sport the eighties retro logo. Some the one from the seventies. Lots of 90s. Heaps of the current. Someone may even wear the grey preseason one with a tiger head on it from a few years back. The one thing that ties it all together? Yellow and black. The boys will be wearing yellow and black. I'll be wearing yellow and black. You'll all be wearing yellow and black. That's all that matters.

We're winning this thing. We're winning it in yellow and black.


GO YOU TIGERS!
 
Baloo said:
If all tigers supporters try to wear yellow, the G will look like a tiger den come Saturday.
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Mind you, if you were a person unluckily seated among Adelaide fans, probably better to wear the traditional jumper. Given that it's apparently indistinguishable from the Adelaide jumper to the naked eye, they won't know and it would be a good safety mechanism.
 
Another of my teams , nz Allblacks, had to play in an alternate strip in the 07 World Cup quarter final against France after a coin toss , they played in a grey strip for the first time ,

One of the biggest upsets in world rugby , they were bundled out , the nz public wanted nothing to do with that grey jersey and demanded they never play in it again , their alternative strip is now white ,

I think the result this week will determine how we feel about the yellow jumper .
 
kiwitiger said:
Another of my teams , nz Allblacks, had to play in an alternate strip in the 07 World Cup quarter final against France after a coin toss , they played in a grey strip for the first time ,

One of the biggest upsets in world rugby , they were bundled out , the nz public wanted nothing to do with that grey jersey and demanded they never play in it again , their alternative strip is now white ,

I think the result this week will determine how we feel about the yellow jumper .
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Yeah but the All Blacks are known chokers in Rugby World Cups. Nothing to do with the jersey
 
Panthera Tigris said:
Mind you, if you were a person unluckily seated among Adelaide fans, probably better to wear the traditional jumper. Given that it's apparently indistinguishable from the Adelaide jumper to the naked eye, they won't know and it would be a good safety mechanism.
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Hey! We'll have none of that nonsense. They're the ones that will be suffering shock and awe.

They think they know what a crowd is? They think they know what a roar is?

They are going to soil their corduroys when they hear a roar they've only heard on the telly.

They are in for it, but I won't care. I'll be screaming! They'll be leaving!

GO TIGERS!
 
Baloo said:
Yeah but the All Blacks are known chokers in Rugby World Cups. Nothing to do with the jersey
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They did underperform for a while there and it haunted them

, but winning the last 2 consecutive has put that to bed somewhat ,

What gets overlooked a bit , During that period of failing in world cups , outside of world cups they used to frequently lose games to teams like Australia, the last 8 years has been more dominant outside world cups as well at them , they are just better now ,

But back on topic , if we win this week , we will look back at that yellow jersey with far more affection than if we lose , that was my point
 
Baloo said:
If all tigers supporters try to wear yellow, the G will look like a tiger den come Saturday.
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agree. everyone should try to add some bright yellow to whatever they are wearing on Saturday.
 
Biggest load of crapola ive read in a long time.
Cant wait for rfc to field a soccer team. We can play in any stupid colour any1 can dream up. Shame
 
If you were given the options at the start of the year of tigers playing in a grand final wearing a yellow jumper with a black sash or not playing in a grand final at all, which option would you take?

Our first jumper was vertical stripes. I think there was one with a yoke and vertical stripe. Then it was a hoop around the waist. Then it was a sash from the right shoulder. Then from the left. Then the width of the stripe changed a few times. It was a curved sash. Then a straight sash. Then the sash disappeared from the back. Then it reappeared. What do you think of the current vibrant yellow? This is new this year. Should we go back to the more gold-yellow for tradition sake?

My team is in the grand final and I'm stoked about it! I prefer the current black with a wide, vibrant yellow sash arrangement (which will continue to be tweaked in the future) but there's nothing I can do about the style of the yellow and black jumper they'll be wearing so I'll take the positives. The yellow and black IS there! Too darn happy to be worried by negatives at this time! I'm going to enjoy this moment while I can.

GO TIGERS!!
 
Mac said:
ok mate.

Enjoy the game!


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Ta. Its the only issue. Dont get me wrong.
Last night sat at my bar. All the weg posters even kb400. A few rare premiership items from the 70s. Had a couple of beers and said...

How good is this.
Go Tiges
 
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