The Game 2023 Jerseys, Sponsorship, Logos etc

[The Mad Hatter]

Australian jersey prices plunge to 30-year low in revolutionary trial. Will NRL jumpers be next?

In the middle of a cost of living crisis, the NRL will trial a program that will see the prices of Australia’s men’s and women’s jerseys almost slashed in half.

www.smh.com.au

Timely and smart from NRL.

 

[flippikat]

It'd be a winner in New Zealand if we could get something like the Best & Less range of gear sold over here, something to get NRL clothing out on the streets everywhere & have the profile of the game out there more - couple that with decent FTA coverage as well.

 

[League Unlimited News]

For the first time since 2012 it looks clubs are being permitted to branch out with their website design, no longer totally restricted to the NRL / Telstra network that's been in place since ~2011.

South Sydney's website went live today:

The South Sydney Rabbitohs Official Homepage

Welcome to the official page of the South Sydney Rabbitohs!

rabbitohs.com.au

 

[It's Been Done]

Per 9 News;

The Broncos will pay tribute to the Warriors' sacrifice on their jerseys.

Source

 

[Timmah]

Per 9 News;

Source

This is being sold as a kind benevolent act, when the reality is they wouldn't have bothered unless they weren't banned from advertising The Star in NZ under gambling law over there.

 

[Éamonn an Chnoic]

Per 9 News;

Source

what sacrifice is this?

 

[cooko]

Per 9 News;

Source

FFS why does it need to be white text in a black box on a white jersey.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

This is being sold as a kind benevolent act, when the reality is they wouldn't have bothered unless they weren't banned from advertising The Star in NZ under gambling law over there.

You're correct - but I'm happy that they didn't just flog a one game jersey sponsor package to some other company though.

 

[wazdog]

Didn’t the Storm get around this by just having Crown Resorts Foundation under the Crown logo when they played there?

Interesting to see what the Bunnies do in June.

 

[yakstorm]

Didn’t the Storm get around this by just having Crown Resorts Foundation under the Crown logo when they played there?

Generally the Storm replaced the Crown logo.

Shane Warne Foundation replaced Crown in 2012
Starlight Children's Foundation replaced Crown in 2013
Ovarian Cancer Australia replaced Crown in 2011, 2014 & 2015
PSC Insurance Brokers replaced Crown 2016 & 2018

2017 is the only time I'm aware Storm wore Crown Resorts Foundation.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/nsw-blues-told-to-revert-to-traditional-skyblue-strip-ahead-of-origin-i/news-story/ffb2a0c1ac401749c1de8f5d19fba139

 

[greenBV4]

 

[greenBV4]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/nsw-blues-told-to-revert-to-traditional-skyblue-strip-ahead-of-origin-i/news-story/ffb2a0c1ac401749c1de8f5d19fba139

Beat me to it

Dumb idea to start with..
Glad the NRL finally said something after the last few years
1. Why do we have an alternate when there's only 1 other team

2. Why would you wear Victoria's state colours in a game in SA


edit: apparently the answer is Tooheys, sold out to look like a beer can ffs

 

[greenBV4]

Also worth noting 90% of this year's supporter gear is mostly dark grey

Why

 

[It's Been Done]

Also worth noting 90% of this year's supporter gear is mostly dark grey

Why

I don't personally care too much about the off the field stuff, it's the match day jerseys that I care about more

2. Why would you wear Victoria's state colours in a game in SA

It was like the NSWRL wanted to annoy the Croweaters (the nickname for South Australians), as South Australia is to Victoria what Queensland is to New South Wales

 

[Saint Doc]

Whilst better late than never, this jersey was released about 4-5 months ago, why have NRL only just realised Navy blue doesn’t contrast well with maroon? Amateur all round.

That said whoever came up with the alternate in the first place needs to be sacked, why would you want to take the iconic sky blue vs maroon game to a new market like Adelaide and then change the branding anyway?

 

[wittyfan]

The navy jersey is simply awful.

Ridiculous that there's not enough pride in the sky blue jersey to wear it every game.

 

[Nuke]

The concept of alternative jerseys in Origin angered me in 2019 when Origin was finally taken to Perth (where surely the simple and recognisable sky blue vs maroon was a better choice), it annoyed me when they did it in Adelaide in 2020, and I was equally as bemused and annoyed at the fact they were trying to do it again this year again.

It's not needed, and to honest, I think I've only ever seen maybe 1 or 2 supporters wearing them since. Sky Blue is very clearly the favourite and should always be.
And the plainer, the better, in my opinion. The iconic one from, basically, day 1 up until the early 2000's. Even the latter 'Johns era' NSW 'Wizard' jerseys were okay (bar the chest sponsors, by then in vogue), but not as good as the plain sky blue.

All these other variants are fine as 'training jerseys' or supporters shirts, but I'm not so keen on them being the on-field ones. Especially the navy ones!

 

[MugaB]

Personally i don't mind the reverse navy V one they had in Perth, but really its unnecessary to have anyways, they should hace the sky blue one ready anyways as they were meant to have it for game 2

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

The navy jersey is simply awful.

Ridiculous that there's not enough pride in the sky blue jersey to wear it every game.

Agree but I think it has more to do with jersey sales than lack of pride. Maybe they thought a reverse strip every few years leads to a sales bump? Not a way to build a brand imo. Imagine the All Blacks doing a reverse strip lol