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  • Primmy
    Proud Tragic Swan
    • Apr 2008
    • 5970

    Originally posted by Mike_B
    I found the numbers EXTREMELY difficult to pick up from a distance. The black on red was not good - tended to only be able to see the 2nd digit of players wearing 10+. The design in itself looks good, but some kind of outline on the numbers to make them stand out would be good.
    Look, don't worry about the numbers, I just look at the hair, shoulders, legs and arses. No problems with identifying the boys with those criteria. I could still identify Brad Seymours legs in a paddock of Swans, current and ex.
    If you've never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from lava then you didn't have a childhood

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    • Yuri H
      That One Over There
      • Aug 2005
      • 588

      My first game as a member! I felt like a 5-year-old accepting his first school prize as I walked up to a booth before the game & collected my member's cap. I really liked the guernseys too. And sort of dorky as those striped socks are, they're still fun. I want a pair.

      I'm sure watching a win helped the enjoyment thoroughly - I was happy with Carlton's kicking too - at one point what, 1 goal and 12 behinds. Well, until we caught up with them on the 12 behinds bit. Then I fretted when it looked like Carlton might come back in the last quarter, but it was a false alarm.

      OK, not the most insightful comments, but I'm still learning my way around. And I can finally learn from watching the games live ... then once I think I know what I'm talking about, I can become truly annoying ...

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      • Margie
        Regular in the Side
        • Sep 2003
        • 800

        Originally posted by Yuri H
        My first game as a member! I felt like a 5-year-old accepting his first school prize as I walked up to a booth before the game & collected my member's cap. I really liked the guernseys too. And sort of dorky as those striped socks are, they're still fun. I want a pair.

        I'm sure watching a win helped the enjoyment thoroughly - I was happy with Carlton's kicking too - at one point what, 1 goal and 12 behinds. Well, until we caught up with them on the 12 behinds bit. Then I fretted when it looked like Carlton might come back in the last quarter, but it was a false alarm.

        OK, not the most insightful comments, but I'm still learning my way around. And I can finally learn from watching the games live ... then once I think I know what I'm talking about, I can become truly annoying ...
        Your comments are great. It's nice to see things through fresh eyes. You'll be an "expert" like others on here in no time.

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        • Swannette
          Regular in the Side
          • Jan 2003
          • 832

          Originally posted by Primmy
          I could still identify Brad Seymours legs in a paddock of Swans, current and ex.
          You and me both honey!!
          Patterns emerge, but do they mean anything? No.

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          • Jewels
            On the Rookie List
            • Oct 2006
            • 3258

            Originally posted by Swannette
            You and me both honey!!
            That's three of us!

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            • Triple B
              Formerly 'BBB'
              • Feb 2003
              • 6999

              Originally posted by Mike_B
              I found the numbers EXTREMELY difficult to pick up from a distance. The black on red was not good - tended to only be able to see the 2nd digit of players wearing 10+. The design in itself looks good, but some kind of outline on the numbers to make them stand out would be good.
              Agree 100%.

              Until I actually got there and saw them, I really liked the strip as modelled in the promos.

              Not so sure now, the numbering is definately an issue. I can pick them all up by their looks (although Mattner and Grundy look similar when they are down the far end and all you can see is the '9') but my wife and others without the benefit of many years watching these guys really struggled with the numbers.

              Next time I'd like to see a white box on the back with red numbers (or black) similar to the back of the Geelong and Hawthorn strip.
              Driver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09

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              • Mike_B
                Peyow Peyow
                • Jan 2003
                • 6267

                Originally posted by Triple B
                I can pick them all up by their looks (although Mattner and Grundy look similar when they are down the far end and all you can see is the '9') but my wife and others without the benefit of many years watching these guys really struggled with the numbers.
                I found myself getting Mattner and Grundy confused, and even a couple of times getting McVeigh and Shaw confused when they were on the far side of the ground (must be the bald heads).

                I'm on the Chandwagon!!!

                If you cannot compete for the premiership, it's better to be young and exciting than middle-aged and dowdy.

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                • pinkemu
                  Silver member, not Gold
                  • Sep 2006
                  • 419

                  I loved the strip (and the black numbers)

                  Maybe we could have it for the home games to remind us of our Southern history and wear the Sydney strip away to remind our enemies who we are now.

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                  • goswannie14
                    Leadership Group
                    • Sep 2005
                    • 11166

                    Originally posted by pinkemu
                    I loved the strip (and the black numbers)

                    Maybe we could have it for the home games to remind us of our Southern history and wear the Sydney strip away to remind our enemies who we are now.
                    LOL, that's putting a new spin on it.....I think I like it!!!
                    Does God believe in Atheists?

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                    • robamiee
                      Regular in the Side
                      • Sep 2005
                      • 688

                      i dont know if anyone has mentioned this or not, as i just went straight to the last page..
                      but
                      1. was a GOOD WIN for the boys, though shutting off in the last few mins of the last 2 qtrs i wasn't too happy with to make the result look better than what is should have been.
                      2. good effort from the yng guys, considering Goodes, Kirk, Bolton were generally quieter than usual.
                      3. I am sorry but Ed Barlow needs to go back to the ressies, i am generally not one to condemn players or put @@@@ on them, but i found him to be lazy on the weekend, with disposal, second efforts etc..he just seemed form the comfort of my expert armchair position, but just coasting through on many occassion.
                      Last edited by goswannie14; 20 April 2009, 06:03 PM. Reason: swear filter avoidance

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                      • Lucky Knickers
                        Fandom of Fabulousness
                        • Oct 2003
                        • 4220

                        Originally posted by robamiee
                        3. I am sorry but Ed Barlow needs to go back to the ressies, i am generally not one to condemn players or put s#!t on them, but i found him to be lazy on the weekend, with disposal, second efforts etc..he just seemed form the comfort of my expert armchair position, but just coasting through on many occassion.
                        I'm not sure I would use "lazy" to describe Barlow's efforts on the weekend. I actually thought that he worked very hard and second efforts were pretty good. His decision making is probably selfish in that he isn't aware of who or what is around him. If he had nailed any of the shots he blazed away with he would have had 4 goals and maybe there were better options.
                        I am not sure the ressies is going to help him develop. I am coming to the conclusion that he would be better off with a reasonable run in the seniors to help with his decisions. He's been very inconsistent with his efforts to date so I think he needs to prove he can knuckle down every week but he certainly adds an element of unpredictability.
                        At the end of the season if he hasn't come on then I'd say he'll make an ok top-up when the seniors are short.
                        Gosh he reminds me of Dale Lewis.

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                        • goswannie14
                          Leadership Group
                          • Sep 2005
                          • 11166

                          Originally posted by Lucky Knickers
                          I'm not sure I would use "lazy" to describe Barlow's efforts on the weekend. I actually thought that he worked very hard and second efforts were pretty good. His decision making is probably selfish in that he isn't aware of who or what is around him. If he had nailed any of the shots he blazed away with he would have had 4 goals and maybe there were better options.
                          I am not sure the ressies is going to help him develop. I am coming to the conclusion that he would be better off with a reasonable run in the seniors to help with his decisions. He's been very inconsistent with his efforts to date so I think he needs to prove he can knuckle down every week but he certainly adds an element of unpredictability.
                          At the end of the season if he hasn't come on then I'd say he'll make an ok top-up when the seniors are short.
                          Gosh he reminds me of Dale Lewis.
                          Couldn't agree more. Apart from the clanger in defence I thought he played pretty well.

                          Yes, he missed a couple of shots, but I'd rather him be having shots and backing himself than not.
                          Does God believe in Atheists?

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                          • Emerald Hill
                            bloodstainedangels
                            • Jan 2008
                            • 103

                            Originally posted by Yuri H
                            My first game as a member! I felt like a 5-year-old accepting his first school prize as I walked up to a booth before the game & collected my member's cap. I really liked the guernseys too. And sort of dorky as those striped socks are, they're still fun. I want a pair.

                            I'm sure watching a win helped the enjoyment thoroughly - I was happy with Carlton's kicking too - at one point what, 1 goal and 12 behinds. Well, until we caught up with them on the 12 behinds bit. Then I fretted when it looked like Carlton might come back in the last quarter, but it was a false alarm.

                            OK, not the most insightful comments, but I'm still learning my way around. And I can finally learn from watching the games live ... then once I think I know what I'm talking about, I can become truly annoying ...
                            Welcome to the fold, Yuri H! Great comments from you and I hope the excitement you felt lasts a long, long time!
                            "Notwithstanding the sight of all our miseries, which press upon us and take us by the throat, we have an instinct which we cannot repress, and which lifts us up." - Pascal

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                            • Lucky Knickers
                              Fandom of Fabulousness
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 4220

                              Originally posted by goswannie14
                              Couldn't agree more. Apart from the clanger in defence I thought he played pretty well.

                              Yes, he missed a couple of shots, but I'd rather him be having shots and backing himself than not.
                              You're right GS14. I think it's bit of a blood rush to the head. Better options doesn't mean passing it off. It's 'have I got a time to steady up or take a couple of extra steps'....ah for a brain like Birds!
                              More experience playing senior footy will help.
                              Last edited by Lucky Knickers; 20 April 2009, 06:22 PM.

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                              • shaun..
                                Stuck in Reserves
                                • Jun 2007
                                • 691

                                Originally posted by goswannie14
                                Couldn't agree more. Apart from the clanger in defence I thought he played pretty well.

                                Yes, he missed a couple of shots, but I'd rather him be having shots and backing himself than not.
                                'Butterfingers' is his problem, can't seem to handle the ball cleanly - cost us a goal vs Carlton and several opportunities in the wet vs Brisbane
                                "In some ways we?re less predictable to ourselves and sometimes that can be detrimental because we don?t really know where we?re going" - P.Roos

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