2019 Jerseys/Logos/Sponsorships

[Pommy]

I've been thinking for a while that the NRL needs to step in and make rules about uniforms such as the size and number of ads allowed and the number of different jerseys each season. 1 home jersey, 1 away jersey and 1 special jersey.
The clubs are too obsessed about making money to realise the damage done to their brand and the fans connection with the club.

Is there any evidence the connection is being damaged? Or is this more of your boon ball mental gymnastics?

 

[sempmrh]

I've been thinking for a while that the NRL needs to step in and make rules about uniforms such as the size and number of ads allowed and the number of different jerseys each season. 1 home jersey, 1 away jersey and 1 special jersey.
The clubs are too obsessed about making money to realise the damage done to their brand and the fans connection with the club.

There are rules about the size and number of sponsor logos. That old operations manual that has been floating around for years outlines where logos can be placed and the maximum dimensions for each. Of course, I don’t think that manual takes into account the plethora of event jerseys with extra logos and branding we’ve had since it was published.

In general, I don’t like the idea of event jerseys (with the exception being Indigenous round). If it’s a special occasion, you should be wearing your best look, not some one off. If clubs want fresh jerseys to sell each year, get creative with training and pre-season jerseys.

 

[T-Boon]

Is there any evidence the connection is being damaged? Or is this more of your boon ball mental gymnastics?

Well I can speak on my own behalf. I would not know which jersey to buy these days Parra has so many. Actually I am not even sure I can tell you what Parra's colours are any more.
Also the fact we cannot grow crowds. We should try to build the kind of club support that the AFL clubs have, where the fans feel connected enough to want to get to the ground to cheer the team on.
Smaller ads on their jerseys, jerseys that are recognisable week to week and year to year would help with that.

 

[Pommy]

Well I can speak on my own behalf. I would not know which jersey to buy these days Parra has so many. Actually I am not even sure I can tell you what Parra's colours are any more.
Also the fact we cannot grow crowds. We should try to build the kind of club support that the AFL clubs have, where the fans feel connected enough to want to get to the ground to cheer the team on.
Smaller ads on their jerseys, jerseys that are recognisable week to week and year to year would help with that.

So No evidence then.

 

[sempmrh]

Well I can speak on my own behalf. I would not know which jersey to buy these days Parra has so many. Actually I am not even sure I can tell you what Parra's colours are any more.
Also the fact we cannot grow crowds. We should try to build the kind of club support that the AFL clubs have, where the fans feel connected enough to want to get to the ground to cheer the team on.
Smaller ads on their jerseys, jerseys that are recognisable week to week and year to year would help with that.

One thing that might be of interest to rugby league fans - Essendon in the AFL has a club constitution. In that, it outlines the club’s name, motto, colours and uniform and they’ve used that to resist wearing anything but their traditional jumper for years. They’re so strict with their ‘black jumper, red sash’ declaration that even now that they’re forced by the AFL to have an alternate jumper (which according to their constitution is the only way they’ll wear anything else) it’s still a red sash bordered by black.

Does any NRL club have a constitution like this?

 

[GAZF]

One thing that might be of interest to rugby league fans - Essendon in the AFL has a club constitution. In that, it outlines the club’s name, motto, colours and uniform and they’ve used that to resist wearing anything but their traditional jumper for years. They’re so strict with their ‘black jumper, red sash’ declaration that even now that they’re forced by the AFL to have an alternate jumper (which according to their constitution is the only way they’ll wear anything else) it’s still a red sash bordered by black.

Does any NRL club have a constitution like this?

Based on our history of jerseys, I'm going to say that every club has extremely strict rules.

 

[T-Boon]

One thing that might be of interest to rugby league fans - Essendon in the AFL has a club constitution. In that, it outlines the club’s name, motto, colours and uniform and they’ve used that to resist wearing anything but their traditional jumper for years. They’re so strict with their ‘black jumper, red sash’ declaration that even now that they’re forced by the AFL to have an alternate jumper (which according to their constitution is the only way they’ll wear anything else) it’s still a red sash bordered by black.

Does any NRL club have a constitution like this?

Very interesting.
I don’t watch any AFL but I have to admit I recognise Essendon jerseys when I see them walking around same with most other AFL teams while I don’t easily recognise NRL jerseys except the Dragons and Dogs and retro jerseys.

 

[mistertaylor]

If clubs want fresh jerseys to sell each year, get creative with training and pre-season jerseys.

Spot on

 

[AJB1102]

Actually I am not even sure I can tell you what Parra's colours are any more.

Really? Unlike other sides I can't recall Parra rocking anything but blue and gold.

If you said Penrith or Warriors then for sure.

 

[kdalymc]

Does any NRL club have a constitution like this?

hahahhahahahhahhahahhahahahahahhahha

 

[sempmrh]

hahahhahahahhahhahahhahahahahahhahha

Yeah, I pretty much knew the answer before even posing the question.

 

[The Quest For Glory]

Really? Unlike other sides I can't recall Parra rocking anything but blue and gold.

If you said Penrith or Warriors then for sure.

And they've only had 4 jerseys this year. Home, away, heritage and indigenous. It will be 5 with WIL. Which is pretty much the same as every other club

 

[League Unlimited News]

The new NRLW logo featured in tweets by https://twitter.com/WRugbyLeague

 

[hellteam]

Have all Cronulla's socks run in the wash or are they just a completely different blue to the jersey?

 

[flippikat]

Have all Cronulla's socks run in the wash or are they just a completely different blue to the jersey?

They kinda look grey. But yeah.. maybe the socks got so frustrated at the shirts changing their shade of blue each season, they thought "stuff it, we're gonna try and be black and white"

Err.. that's if socks can think, that is...

 

[gzerounian]

The new NRLW logo featured in tweets by https://twitter.com/WRugbyLeague

This one was always going to be a no brainer. The two logos were made for eachother. Here is my mock up version from back in April side by side with the new logo.

 

[greenBV4]

Storm's Heritage and WIL jerseys


Unless I'm missing one thats 6 jerseys this year

 

[stylebender]

Storm's Heritage and WIL jerseys
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Unless I'm missing one thats 6 jerseys this year

How good is that women in league one!

 

[sempmrh]

Storm's Heritage and WIL jerseys
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Unless I'm missing one thats 6 jerseys this year

The Women in League jersey was posted a few weeks ago.

I thought for sure the Cam 400 jersey was going to be in place of a heritage jersey so I’m surprised to see this one. I’m a little confused by this one after ISC nailed that exact design in 2017. Flipping the bolts has messed it up.

The Women in League jersey looks even better in person. I was concerned that the bolts being lower would make a bottom heavy design (and that’s actually the kids version posted - the bottom is a little cut off) but I love how it looks. It might be my favourite jersey other than the home. Normally I only wear the home jersey but I might start wearing this one instead.

 

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the world 9's logo looks like a comma, very bland design.