AFL's rubbery white shorts policy

[Dave]

Collingwood are the away team.

So were Melbourne yesterday yet they wore their home kit and we wore our clash strip. Someone said it was decided by coin toss [emoji15]

 

[Ice-Wolf]

So were Melbourne yesterday yet they wore their home kit and we wore our clash strip. Someone said it was decided by coin tosss [emoji15]

Yes that Colingwood are the away team.

The media have just screwed up by putting everything in alphabetical order.

 

[edgie]

Collingwood are the away team.

They're listed first?

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[edgie]

Yep and it’s perfect


White = away shorts needs to go way of the dodo.
Only wear white if it is a club colour. And if mainly white jumper, wear white shorts like geelong does often.
Chefs kiss

I mostly agree but clubs should wear whatever they want if it's part of their colours. If they have majority white guernsey but want coloured shorts, that should be fine.

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[pz5151]

St Kilda wearing black shorts with their away Guernsey? Collingwood wearing white as home team?

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I think Collingwood was officially the away team. Not sure why St Kilda wore their away strip though. Maybe they just thought it better avoided a clash with Collingwood?

 

[Billy ray]

Will Essendon be in white shorts Saturday night?
they did last time albeit decades ago

Absolutely no need, even if Geelong wear navy shorts

 

[Heardy_101]

They wore white shorts a few years ago I think.

 

[The_Todd07]

Will Essendon be in white shorts Saturday night?
they did last time albeit decades ago

Absolutely no need, even if Geelong wear navy shorts

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Last time was 2 years ago and it was Geelong in white shorts and Essendon in black

 

[Mitchell Madness]

I'm sure I've said it in this thread before, teams should be allowed to wear any combination of shorts. Bring back the coloured shorts from the 70s if needed.

Secondly, white/coloured shorts don't solve all issues.
The pies created a clash when reversing thier jumper, and could easily solve a lot of clashes by reverting to the old one.
Afl could also enforce the jumper clash policy and not let team decide. That would mean they use common sense though.

 

[RichLeMonde]

Definitely agree it’s inappropriate for the AFL to bring in a policy that players must wear rubbery white shorts.

Think of the children (not to mention the chafing)

 

[pz5151]

Freo in purple shorts and purple giernseys= no clash
Freo in white with white shorts= no clash
AFL…

 

[Ry009]

Would have thought Freo would be wearing white jumpers today.

 

[pz5151]

Would have thought Freo would be wearing white jumpers today.

In the first few minutes Bobby Hill hand balled it directly to a Freo player standing by himself. Hard to explain it away as anything other than jumper clash confusion.

 

[themidlandmaster]

In the first few minutes Bobby Hill hand balled it directly to a Freo player standing by himself. Hard to explain it away as anything other than jumper clash confusion.

Same thing with Markov in the 1st

 

[Billy ray]

wHiTe ShOrTs fIX eVeRyThInG

 

[Sturty2Hurty]

Please no more white shorts AFL. Pls

 

[Billy ray]

 

[Billy ray]

watching the superbowl is like watching collingwood v carlton

its good one team has white shorts / pants

 

[Purple Suit]

watching the superbowl is like watching collingwood v carlton

its good one team has white shorts / pants

I liked the way some of the 49er's players were wearing red socks instead of bronze just to really confuse people.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

I liked the way some of the 49er's players were wearing red socks instead of bronze just to really confuse people.

You mean their proper uniform?

 

[Billy ray]

behold the white shorts tonight

 

[Commando]

behold the white shorts tonight

Pies in white/white shorts
Blues all navy
This makes sense so we know it won't happen

 

[Billy ray]

Pies in white/white shorts
Blues all navy
This makes sense so we know it won't happen

thats round 17

tonight should be black/black collingwood, white/white carlton
but they wont

yet they will against port adelaide away

 

[Commando]

thats round 17

tonight should be black/black collingwood, white/white carlton
but they wont

yet they will against port adelaide away

Should be every match up

 

[Billy ray]

Yay. No white at Barossa game.
So charcoal shorts can be worn against royal blue shorts.