Richmond chief executive Steven Wright last night said the Tigers had been "historically opposed to wearing an alternate jumper".
Good man.
The Richmond jersey is just that, the Richmond guernsey. We support a team that wears a black jersey with a yellow sash down the front. Our jersey does
NOT clash with any other teams, so I fail to see why should be forced to wear some twinkie like alternate jersey which would most like be of a gold variety.
The AFL are going to struggle to bring this in. The clubs (Richmond, Collingwood & Essendon) will be creative in how to get around it. For example, Collingwood with their black back and white back. Richmond could do the same in pulling the sash off the back of the jersey. There is no specification that the jersey has to be significantly different, just different.
I am most disgusted for Essendon though. As much as I loathe them, one thing they should be proud of is that in their entire VFL/AFL history they have only worn one jersey.
For what it's worth, the AFL should piss off and let the proud, traditional clubs wear whatever they want too.
The away team wears white shorts, the home team colored. There is absoloutely no reason whatsoever, to force clubs to wear poofy alternate designs.
& I couldn't care less what the EPL, NFL or NRL do.
