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March 07, 2007
Clash Jumper or Cash Jumper?
I’ve tried not to just be reactive but after 2 weeks of this new jumper, a jumper brought in to prevent clash’s, I'd have to say I'd give a thumbs down to our newest strip.
How the AFL sanctioned us playing against Port in their away strip, I’ll never know, but it demonstrates that this ‘clash’ jumper thing is con. I heard some dribble about us not having our regular jumper with new sponsorship ready but surely this is just tripe. GFC announced that this strip would be used during the NAB cup, the AFL scheduled our matches, they were aware of what Port would wear and frankly it was a poor example of having clearly defined playing strip. I know it was a murky night but with us wearing a mostly navy blue top with white shorts, Port wearing a slightly lighter Teal top with black shorts, add a bit of water, slap on a little mud, don’t forget the sponsor colours and your end up with a Technicolor mess with numbers.
Wasn’t this jumper brought in to prevent clashes? Just which clubs do we clash with any way? Come on just admit it, its all about money. Ok , I know I’m out of step on this one but why do we have to mess with what I see as one of the most recognisable tops in the Australian sport? Marketing and dollars, for me, are a poor excuse to mess with our heritage.
Is there really an issue? Well there wasn't but maybe there is if we continue to wear this top.Who else has Blue Hoops? I’m sure our normal jumper would have been far easier to discern than what I watched the other night.
Just to finish. I’d like to say’s thanks for the chance to contribute to the Geelongblog site within the area “Turbos Thoughts”. I will be trying to add to the variety of the site mainly with some opinion pieces on Footy subjects, but who knows I suppose it could be anything that may have sparked my interest enough to type. If I do my job properly you may agree with some, you will probably totally disagree with others but If can interest readers enough to read and possibly create a small spark of thought, I will be happy with my efforts.
Posted by Turbocat at March 7, 2007 06:35 PM
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