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2018 Jerseys/Logos/Sponsorships

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callmack1

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Wow..... That is hideous.

I was hoping they'd go for something really classic but no. Who the hell signed off on that and thought "Gee, this looks great!"?

Cowboys are certainly going for the title of worst 2018 jersey range...I think they may just have it.
 
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Cameron Smith jersey also revealed

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Craegus

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I'm not indigenous but...

I don't necessarily agree that anyone can't give it a go. Most other traditional art styles, especially western ones, are open for anyone to try. You'd never hear the argument in this day and age that a sherpa shouldn't be allowed to walk into an art class and paint a bowl of fruit, or that a native american isn't allowed to play a harpsichord.

Art styles evolve over time, as has indigenous art, and should become increasingly accessible to the general population - to those who can create it and/or those who can appreciate it.

The symbolism of indigenous and pacific art styles not only comes from the elements themselves but how they are arranged. I feel that the symbolism in the arrangement is more a case of how the creator wants to use the elements and tell a story (or not tell a story) rather than following traditional set rules.

Having said that, it can be a hard art style to master. I've done a bit of work in the past and find it best to do bit of research and work out symbols and techniques before making anything. Same goes for Maori and other pacific art styles.

Unfortunately that is not how it works in practice.

A few years ago I submitted an entry for the Richmond Tigers Indigenous guernsey design competition (I myself am not indigenous). After the competition entry period closed I received a phone call from the club asking me about the design and its meaning which I explained to them (the design kept the traditional yellow sash but had the concentric circle designs representing meeting places outside the sash which represented the communities of the region meeting alongside the Yarra river).

This was followed up by the question "Was I of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander decent" to which I responded "no". The call was then very quickly wrapped up and I never heard another word from the club.

When the winning design was released, the press release was very indigenous artist heavy which said to me that only a person of indigenous decent was ever going to be selected and choosing someone that was not would not have been well received. As such I have never even thought about entering an indigenous design competition again as I know my designs no matter how competitive will ever be selected.
 

Zerô

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If it's an Indigenous jersey, I think it should come from someone with an Indigenous background.

If it's a Closing the Gap jersey, that can be done by anyone.
 

GAZF

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Unfortunately that is not how it works in practice.

A few years ago I submitted an entry for the Richmond Tigers Indigenous guernsey design competition (I myself am not indigenous). After the competition entry period closed I received a phone call from the club asking me about the design and its meaning which I explained to them (the design kept the traditional yellow sash but had the concentric circle designs representing meeting places outside the sash which represented the communities of the region meeting alongside the Yarra river).

This was followed up by the question "Was I of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander decent" to which I responded "no". The call was then very quickly wrapped up and I never heard another word from the club.

When the winning design was released, the press release was very indigenous artist heavy which said to me that only a person of indigenous decent was ever going to be selected and choosing someone that was not would not have been well received. As such I have never even thought about entering an indigenous design competition again as I know my designs no matter how competitive will ever be selected.
The club isn't likely going to pick a design that isn't created by an indigenous person, and there's good and bad aspects to that policy. My point was that no-one should be discouraged from creating art in that style, whether its a winning entry or not.
 

King hit

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Thurston should put Blue and White in the jersey. It was the Bulldogs that give a crack when no one else would.
 

callmack1

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After looking at that jersey further, I honestly think it's up there with the worst jerseys of all time.

It looks like a confused, fuzzy rubix cube.
 
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Saint Doc

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I'm not saying this is any good, but surely a simplified look like this is better? Navy for NQLD. Maroon for QLD. Gold for Australia. Aus flag on one sleeve. Aboriginal flag on the other sleeve. Done.

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Lambretta

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This will be the Cameron Smith one.

That is disgracefully unfair on Cameron

Referees have worn far more colours than just pink over the past decade
He has influenced men in Green and Black as well as men wearing Yellow jerseys
There have also been florescent orange and red and white and other combo's I'm sure

all should be represented imo
 
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