no mate, John Ribot had done a fair amount of research at the time on sports teams colours and the colours that resonated with kids at the time was aqua/teal and purple. You have to remember, the Charlotte Hornets, Anaheim Mighty Ducks and the San Jose Sharks were all hugely popular at the time in Oz, I reckon half the kids I went to high school with in western sydney had something (cap, pencil case, bag) of one of these teams. Those 2 colours featured prominently in those teams.
I remember him being interviewed at the time as to why those colours were chosen for the 1995 7’s jersey and that was his explanation after the research had been done.
Also explains why 3 years later the Storm ran out with purple in their colour set.