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Richmond has an away strip that it wears in matches to avoid a clash against teams with similar colours.
So how the Tigers are not wearing that jumper, or even another one, that contains plenty of yellow down the front, for the elimination final against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval is honestly beyond me.
Port has earned the right to host the final after finishing higher in the ladder, and deserve to reap the benefits, such as wearing its traditional home jumper.
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But the AFL have banned the Power from wearing its black jersey in the final, to avoid a clash with Richmond’s predominantly black home strip.
In the English Premier League, clubs have a number of different coloured jumpers and strips. Although some jerseys may be unrecognisable at times from their main colours, it’s all part of the game when they play away, and the fans are now used to it.
In the AFL, many clubs are marketing the away strips and those jumpers have become as much a fixture of the club than the original ones. Fremantle’s all white strip with the purple anchor and the Western Bulldogs’ predominantly all white jersey with the blue and white hoops are two examples.
The Dogs also have a predominantly red ‘away’ jumper, which to me is a bit uneasy on the eye, but it’s different than what most other clubs wear. Mind you, they only wear it occasionally.
Essendon’s grey jumper with the red sash is not a great look and nor is it popular, but the Bombers now begrudgingly accept it.
Collingwood has always protected it’s iconic black and white stripes but have given permission for Port Adelaide to wear the prison-bar design of its SANFL team for Sunday’s final against Richmond.
It’s a nice gesture, but I’m not sure Collingwood should have to.
Although the prison-bar design has been part of Port Adelaide’s SANFL team for its entire existence, it’s still not their traditional AFL jumper. You can understand why their administrators and supporters are up in arms over this decision.
It will look a bit unusual to see the Port Power players wearing the prison-bar design on Sunday, but at the end of the day it will be a minor matter for Travis Boak and company in their quest to book a spot in an AFL semi-final.
It’s just the principle of the matter, but full credit to Port Adelaide’s professionalism in the way they have handled this. By the time the ball is bounced, all eyes will be on the footy, but as usual it’s given us something to talk about.
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