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Postby Hondo » Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:19 am

Why do they plonk a big white square on the back of their guernseys now? It might highlight the numbers but geez I reckon it looks terrible. I cringed last year when they did it and hoped someone over the summer would see sense. Clubs used white squares to highlight the numbers back in the 60s and 70s.

What was wrong with a brown number on a yellow background?

Maybe there is some good reason I have missed? (You can all tell I focus on the big issues .....)
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Postby Punk Rooster » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:29 am

I don't mind the "retro" look
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Postby rod_rooster » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:41 am

As a Hawthorn supporter :oops: :oops: i agree with you hondo. As a one off heritage guernsey it would be alright but they've adopted it fulltime now. Irritates the hell out of me :twisted:
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Postby Magpiespower » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:57 am

Lot of Hawks fans on BigFooty were ecstatic when the club announced that the white square was coming back.

IIRC, it was a whole lot of crap about 'tradition.'

Bet the same supporters didn't mind the gold back and brown numbers in the 80s and early 90s...
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Postby Mr66 » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:22 pm

Hawthorn wore the plain gold back(1975-2005) longer than the retro look (1950-1974),
so 'tradition' can't be used an an excuse.
I suppose people wanted a change for changes sake.
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Postby MatteeG » Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:59 pm

I actually dont mind it.

Personal opinions and tastes I guess...
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Postby Punk Rooster » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:01 pm

Mr66 wrote:Hawthorn wore the plain gold back(1975-2005) longer than the retro look (1950-1974),
so 'tradition' can't be used an an excuse.
what, so tradition has to be "1 thing" does it? :?

I think as long as Hawthorn fans like it, who cares what anyone else thinks.
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Postby Wedgie » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:08 pm

Anything that makes numbers stand out more is a good thing IMHO, the cows should have white numbers too.
But on numbers, it shits me that the AFL feel the need to have their logo on every individual numberal this year. :roll:
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Postby Stevie_K » Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:16 pm

I like it, gives a throwback feel and something different
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Postby brod » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:27 am

The only reason we're talking about this is cos the bloody Hawks are forever chasing their opponents and playing from behind, shits ya to tears and its only round one!!
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Postby rod_rooster » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:44 am

Wedgie wrote:But on numbers, it shits me that the AFL feel the need to have their logo on every individual numberal this year. :roll:


Except for West Coast. Anyone know why they didn't have the AFL logo on their numbers?
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Postby Psyber » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:43 pm

rod_rooster wrote:
Wedgie wrote:But on numbers, it shits me that the AFL feel the need to have their logo on every individual numberal this year. :roll:


Except for West Coast. Anyone know why they didn't have the AFL logo on their numbers?

They sold them as souvenirs to raise money for drugs?????
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Postby ando » Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:31 pm

They did have them, but it was a white logo on the yellow number and was basically impossible to see.
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Postby Rik E Boy » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:51 pm

ando wrote:They did have them, but it was a white logo on the yellow number and was basically impossible to see.


Just like AFL football in Qld.

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Postby blink » Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:51 pm

Rik E Boy wrote:
ando wrote:They did have them, but it was a white logo on the yellow number and was basically impossible to see.


Just like AFL football in Qld.

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Postby Snaggletooth Tiger » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:38 pm

The old 'Poo & Wee' coloured Hawthorn guernseys needed the 'White' of the Dunny Bowl & Toilet Paper! :?

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Postby RustyCage » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:52 pm

Snaggletooth Tiger wrote:The old 'Poo & Wee' coloured Hawthorn guernseys needed the 'White' of the Dunny Bowl & Toilet Paper! :?

Ah the Lavatory... Truly an inexhaustible source of the lowest form of humour known to mankind! :wink:


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Postby RustyCage » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:53 pm

Snaggletooth Tiger wrote:Ah the Lavatory... Truly an inexhaustible source of the lowest form of humour known to mankind! :wink:


Just ask Rove. He's made a living off of it.
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Postby the big bang » Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:53 pm

i'm gunna join the "dont mind it" group. a bit of retro is never enough!
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