Filled out an NRL Fan survey today and a question came up about jerseys and whether I would be willing to buy a cheaper sponsorless official jersey, so not the cheap shit you get at Best & Less.
Maybe the NRL are considering it as an option.
I did that too. I spent the whole thing bitching about the low-quality designs of NRL Merch and i hope others did the same...
We all know how shit it is having clubs totally change their jersey ever year (ive never bought a jersey because i know it will look nothing like the club jumper in a matter of months).
But the peripheral merchandise (scarfs, beanies, polo shirts) is a million times worse. The club seem to spend a grand total of 3 minutes thinking about this stuff before they start to produce it and it really shows.
The simple fact that there is almost no options for beach gear shows just how little the clubs think about this. NRL areas are hot, so beanies and jumpers dont cut it. Boardshorts and the like are what people where on the weekends in Sydney and Brisbane; why dont they TRY to sell to their market?!?!?!?!??!