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Brisbane are going to be using a Fitzroy style jumper in all of their Melbourne based games this season, Lions to re-invent traditional guernsey. I know it has been done to death on here, but wouldn't it be nice to see the Swans do that too?
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Love the idea - and this is from someone who wouldn't be able to find South Melbourne with a UBD and a Navman...And the Swans are the Premiers...The Ultimate Team...The Ultimate Warriors. They have overcome the highly fancied Hawks in brilliant style. Sydney the 2012 Premiers - Gerard Whately ABC
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The traditional South jumper is ten times better than the current Sydney Swans jumper with its kitsch Opera House logo."As everyone knows our style of football is defensive and unattractive, and as such I have completely forgotten how to mark or kick over the years" - Brett Kirk
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There's still a strong South Melbourne support base, I can't see why not.
I only support one team: The SYDNEY SWANS!!!!! :adoreComment
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I've said it before and I'll say it again - great idea, let's do it.He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)Comment
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How about jumper clashes - possibly with North and Geelong ?Comment
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A retrograde step
You would have to question why The Lions are reviving the old Fitzroy strip.
In my opinion, they are trying to resuscitate the interest of former Fitzroy fans who've deserted the club (I met a very famous Fitzroy supporter a few weeks ago who's no longer interested in the game). We don't have that problem with Melbourne fans for the moment.
The key question for the club is the effect on perceptions of the "Sydney Swans" brand in Sydney. To me, resurrecting the old South Melbourne strip for all Melbourne games is a retrograde step, and a mistake. It would only re-inforce the Melbourne-centric image that AFL has in Sydney, which is a key barrier to development of the code up here.
The issue here is identity and consistency. Different strips only reinforce different identities. The exception is Heritage Round, where the old South Melbourne strip is naturally relevant.
The South Melbourne Swans are history. It's the Sydney Swans - forever.Comment
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I don't like this idea.
OK on the odd occasion.
Personally I prefer the current jumper and I feel no need to go off on some pseudo nostalgia trip.
I would suggest that the club has a plethora of reasons why not to use the old jumper and they'd be all pretty much valid.The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.Comment
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I don't mind it every now and again, but I don't like the idea of doing it every single Melbourne game.I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his timeComment
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I agree Stell. Nice for heritage round but we don't need it every game.
I think the current Sydney Swans guernsey is a brilliant design and is iconic.
Don't get me started on those shorts tho'Comment
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