Lace-ups

[Mr66]

North and Norwood guernseys were the only ones that I thought looked horrible as lace ups.
Sturt,Port,West ,Glenelg, West Torrens and South looked great.
Centrals in the 70's were good but never wore them after the soccer-style guernsey was introduced and I can't recall Woodville wearing them after the mid 70's

[Adelaide Hawk]

North and Norwood guernseys were the only ones that I thought looked horrible as lace ups.

The North Adelaide lace-up was my favourite North jumper. And I have a Norwood lace-up here. I think it looks pretty good

[Adelaide Hawk]

That's right, I forgot about Burton. Sims I don't recall but Im not surprised with the amount of crap I drank and smoked around that period of life.

You must have been a mate of doggie Sims. I was, and its amazing I've survived

[Strawb]

Lace up's weren't really worn in Victoria I know Richmond wore them but not many other sides did.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Lace up's weren't really worn in Victoria I know Richmond wore them but not many other sides did.

That's possibly because the lace-up jumpers were made by a South Australian named Vic Hill. So far as I know, he was the only one who made them.

[Mr66]

Lace up's weren't really worn in Victoria I know Richmond wore them but not many other sides did.

I went to the Richmond museum and met Ron Reiffel (father of Paul) who was the curator/custodian/manager whatever.. at the time,and he told me that a lot of Richmond players liked the guernseys when they played Sturt a couple of times in the lates 60's.

[smac]

2001 was the last year that lace ups were used.
The AFL (Absolute Fascist's League) ordered the SANFL to get rid of them.

Fair dinkum?

[Mr66]

2001 was the last year that lace ups were used.
The AFL (Absolute Fascist's League) ordered the SANFL to get rid of them.

Fair dinkum?

Yes.
See a previous post (not mine) for the correct reason.

[Jimmy]

correct 2001...i remember the 1st semi of the year 2000 between port and sturt with both teams in the lace up jumpers.

i miss the lace ups and think they looked brilliant. i still have a sturt one and think i have worn it to training a few times here.

[Booney]

Getting upset over a guernsey with fake laces printed on them?

[Adelaide Hawk]

The best ever lace up IMHO was West Torrens in the 1960s with the large eagle on the chest. What a great guernsey that was.

I recall a match in the 1960s at Norwood Oval, and I was watching from in front of the scoreboard. For those who don't know, the current player race was built in the late 60s. Prior to that, the players would run down the terracing and onto the field.

The vision of 20 eagle lace-ups entering the field from my point of vantage looked an awesome sight of a flock of eagles in flight. I was always so envious of that guernsey and never understood why they changed it.

[Aerie]

The best ever lace up IMHO was West Torrens in the 1960s with the large eagle on the chest. What a great guernsey that was.

I recall a match in the 1960s at Norwood Oval, and I was watching from in front of the scoreboard. For those who don't know, the current player race was built in the late 60s. Prior to that, the players would run down the terracing and onto the field.

The vision of 20 eagle lace-ups entering the field from my point of vantage looked an awesome sight of a flock of eagles in flight. I was always so envious of that guernsey and never understood why they changed it.

[Wedgie]

Getting upset over a guernsey with fake laces printed on them?

Who's upset? I missed that.