Penrith's clours?

[GAZF]

The Panthers have every right to stay with black and, asides from Wests, were the first to jump on primarily black. The secondary colours that go with the black are terrible; the teal and red reminds me of the Detroit Pistons in the 90's, plus they don't really have much to do with the history of Penrith. These colours came in, along with purple, in 2000 when they introduced their current logo and are woefully dated.

Black and brown is a unique combo that doesn't contrast too strongly so it wouldn't subtract from the overall black look. It would also bring back a bit of the old-school Penrith battler vibe from the 60's-80's, something that locals could own. Plus, if you look at a panther in the sun their fur has a brown sheen.

The more I think of it, they should also return to the leaping panther or something similar. It really captured the aggression of a panther well.

 

[Panfas]

The Panthers have every right to stay with black and, asides from Wests, were the first to jump on primarily black. The secondary colours that go with the black are terrible; the teal and red reminds me of the Detroit Pistons in the 90's, plus they don't really have much to do with the history of Penrith. These colours came in, along with purple, in 2000 when they introduced their current logo and are woefully dated.

Black and brown is a unique combo that doesn't contrast too strongly so it wouldn't subtract from the overall black look. It would also bring back a bit of the old-school Penrith battler vibe from the 60's-80's, something that locals could own. Plus, if you look at a panther in the sun their fur has a brown sheen.

The more I think of it, they should also return to the leaping panther or something similar. It really captured the aggression of a panther well.

Rust (or red) is no longer part of our colour scheme. It is now black & teal primary with white & charcoal secondary

I agree that teal is not the best colour to compliment the black. However with just the slight addition (as with the home jersey) it works quite well. I would be interested in seeing what a combo of Black, dark brown and white would look with black the primary for home jersey and white for the away jersey

Something like this could look good, based on the 1983-1990 jersey

 

[LJC]

Way to generic fellas. But its your club, so go with whatever you like!A couple of other clubs that use black alot are the Warriors and Cronulla(away strip), But yeah if you want your club to less recognised go for it!
Once again I have mates that own sports stores and Penrith doesnt even sell well when they are going good!
Theres an issue there but if you choose to go down the generic "black": path then so be it.

 

[maple_69]

I see the point but I think most nrl fans would identify black with Penrith. Potentially not non fans though.
If I was to choose any jersey that I'd be happy to stick with for the next 45 years it'd be our 2011 Heritage jersey in a canter. That is a stunning jersey. It is unique, distinctly penrith, continues the black, looks great with tye more modern playing strip. The alternate could easily be the Heritage strip we used this year.

 

[Panfas]

Way to generic fellas. But its your club, so go with whatever you like!A couple of other clubs that use black alot are the Warriors and Cronulla(away strip), But yeah if you want your club to less recognised go for it!
Once again I have mates that own sports stores and Penrith doesnt even sell well when they are going good!
Theres an issue there but if you choose to go down the generic "black": path then so be it.

Who do you support?

I will say it again, our mascot is a Panther, so having a black jersey ties in well, just like orange and black for the Tigers goes well. We are black and we will not change. Just get used to it.

In regards to the Panthers not selling well in sports stores heres a newsflash for you scoop, WE ARE NOT A POPULAR TEAM! it has been this way for 45 years. We have our supporters and we are trying to attract new ones. We can simply not match the likes of the Eels, Dragons, Bulldogs etc. It is not the jersey being unpopular, it is the Panthers brand being unpopular. 45 years of mediocrity will do this to a brand. In saying that, the Panthers brand sells quite well in the Penrith/Blacktown/Hawkesbury area, so I couldnt really give two f**ks how it sells outside this area as our fanbase would be next to 0 elsewhere except the token fan.

 

[darkbloom]

Who do you support?

I will say it again, our mascot is a Panther, so having a black jersey ties in well, just like orange and black for the Tigers goes well. We are black and we will not change. Just get used to it.

In regards to the Panthers not selling well in sports stores heres a newsflash for you scoop, WE ARE NOT A POPULAR TEAM! it has been this way for 45 years. We have our supporters and we are trying to attract new ones. We can simply not match the likes of the Eels, Dragons, Bulldogs etc. It is not the jersey being unpopular, it is the Panthers brand being unpopular. 45 years of mediocrity will do this to a brand. In saying that, the Panthers brand sells quite well in the Penrith/Blacktown/Hawkesbury area, so I couldnt really give two f**ks how it sells outside this area as our fanbase would be next to 0 elsewhere except the token fan.

The Rabbitohs are the most popular team in the game yet, over the last 45 years they have also been the most mediocre - I don't mean to put them down by that statement, I love the bunnies (not as much as the pennies).

 

[jono]

Disagree CH . Brown is definitely a marketable colour-Hawthorn have been brown and gold for a century in Melbourne. Then again selling a footy jumper in Melbourne isn't rocket science.
The one I REALLY likes was 1976-77 , brown and white predominantly with a red and blue stripe down the sleeve.Even though the team wasn't overle successful , the jumper was really cool.
As an outsider, I have to say I hate the current teal away crap, really looks gay.
The most bold jumper was the 1991 premiership jumper , even though it was licorice all sorts it certainly made a confident statement. Everything else since has been a pale imitation.

 

[Panfas]

As an outsider, I have to say I hate the current teal away crap, really looks gay.

We dont have a 'current' teal away jersey. This is our away jersey, fantastic IMO

 

[jono]

Sorry for being misinformed, I could only remember the teal one.
You're right , this one is great

 

[LJC]

Looks very much like Cronulla colours?

Once again, The dark chocoloate brown with the teal blue seems to be the most distinguishable and logical colours for this club.

Brown links with original colours & teal blue reflects an association with "Blue Mountains"?

Some comments about the brand prompt thoughts that the look of the Panthers which reflects , to a large extent, the brand, is poor.

That's what I am trying to communicate to you!

Get some logical unique colours and a distinguishable RL style jumper V shape look and you are on your way. Until this happens this club will perform poorly as a brand in the market place.

 

[HankScorpio]

It's kinda funny how whenever someone complains about our colours being "confusing" they usually want to bring back the brown jerseys in some way. We've been primarily black for over 20 years. The only thing confusing is some people's inability to let the brown jersey go.

My 2 cents, either bring back the 91 or leave it as is. Black has to stay either way.

Also most teams have similar colours in their jerseys. Ours not being popular is more of a reflection of the team than the colour selection IMO.

 

[Panfas]

Here is a run down of the jerseys we have used so far this year. I assume we will use black this week and white next week.

Black - 9 games

White - 8 games

Heritage - 1 game

Pink - 4 games

 

[Panfas]

Looks very much like Cronulla colours?

Once again, The dark chocoloate brown with the teal blue seems to be the most distinguishable and logical colours for this club.

Brown links with original colours & teal blue reflects an association with "Blue Mountains"?

Some comments about the brand prompt thoughts that the look of the Panthers which reflects , to a large extent, the brand, is poor.

That's what I am trying to communicate to you!

Get some logical unique colours and a distinguishable RL style jumper V shape look and you are on your way. Until this happens this club will perform poorly as a brand in the market place.

I think you should just stop while you are ahead (in fact, you are not even ahead!)

The colour's will not change unless the club decide to go back to the old ways. Even if they do, I doubt they will go back to a brown scheme, especially not to a brown and teal sheme.

We have one of the most recognisable jerseys IF we keep to the basic design. What ever happened to 'keep it simple'? When we do people say it looks to bland FFS.

In regards to the 'v' style, we have not used that style for 40 years! even then it was an ordinary 'v' style. We have had black for 20 years now so lets just leave it

 

[penrithmob 65]

That is your view.But based on the responses from penrith supporters here black is what they want.As for the markiting side as i said brown is not a great colour to get sponsors on board.And i base this on the fact a few years ago penrith did a big marketibg push to see if brown was good.Ibelieve it did not get a favourable responce among sponsors and potential sponsors
This subject surfaces every few years and the majority of fans favour staying with black as the prominent home jersey with a few wanting brown as the one off heritage game jersey

 

[penrithmob 65]

Here is a run down of the jerseys we have used so far this year. I assume we will use black this week and white next week.

Black - 9 games

White - 8 games

Heritage - 1 game

Pink - 4 games

We won lst week in pink.Would not be upset if we stayed in it this week lol

 

[GAZF]

Rust (or red) is no longer part of our colour scheme. It is now black & teal primary with white & charcoal secondary

I agree that teal is not the best colour to compliment the black. However with just the slight addition (as with the home jersey) it works quite well. I would be interested in seeing what a combo of Black, dark brown and white would look with black the primary for home jersey and white for the away jersey

Something like this could look good, based on the 1983-1990 jersey

I was thinking of working in the allsorts jersey.

 

[Big Mick]

Looks like someone just ran over my black jersey with a tyre they just ran over a pile of shit with.

 

[murraymob]

my concern with that is it looks like a chocalate moove container.Since oak is our sponsor not a good move

 

[LJC]

Continue to see Penrith have no impact in the sporting market place!
Some can only suggest and that is what I have tried to do. You have a problem in the market with being recognised and you have shunned constructive comments.
Good Luck!

 

[inside_pass]

Penrith Panthers jersey's seem to change week to week.
I've seen blue,pink,black,white and so many other colours that as a non-fan I wouldn't have a clue what their two main jerseys are.
Penrith don't really have much of a tradition and changing jerseys all the time doesn't help.
The Dragons,Roosters,Rabbitohs are so identifiable compared to clubs like the Panthers,Tigers,Warriors etc who change jerseys so often.
The big red V will never be changed and thats why it is so popular with fans!
As soon as you see a Dragons Jersey or say a Rabbitohs jersey you instantly know which club they are,the same can.t be said about the Panthers and other similar clubs.