It just seems that certain trends are getting shittier with time, with less consideration for good and practical design. I'll prefer a Souths jersey with the Fenech era shoulder stripe over a murky clash of elements every time.
On the contrary, I think there are a few trends that indicate a return to simplicity is happening.
Funnily enough, the Tigers are making a step in the right direction with the 2014 home and away designs. Funny considering the Tigers were one of the clubs that had some of the worst busy designs of the last decade.
The swish on the side of next years Tigers jerseys is a tad unnecessary, but that's an element like side-panels that hopefully will go out of favour in the next 5 years.
The toughest design element to get rid of will be the piping of CCC (Canterbury) jerseys. While their current template is a hell of a lot better than their horrid 'teardrop' jerseys, the piping still ruins some designs.
The Warriors current jersey would look brilliant without all the piping.
If CCC can't change the template, I won't mind one bit if the Bulldogs & Warriors take their current jersey designs to a manufacturer that can do it without piping.
