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The Socceroos, or whatever their other name is these days, have released their new jersey for upcoming matches.
It’s something of a change from their previous jerseys, with the green trim being abandoned for a more streamlined look.
The press release accompanying the jersey release says that the design is supposed to imitate the iconic wave rock in Western Australia.
We don’t see it… but you might!
Interestingly, both sides will wear identical strips. Gold at home. Blue, or ‘obsidian’, away. The blue represents Australia’s surfing culture.
There won’t be a complete absence of green, either, with there to be stripes running down the side of the strip.
The home socks will be predominantly green with a gold graphic, while the away socks will be an inversion of that colour scheme.
Photos: Twitter
Steph Catley and Matthew Leckie had to step up and give some quotes for the release of the jerseys, so here’s what they said.
“From the moment I tried on the new shirt during the design process, I could tell that it is one of the lightest playing shirts that I have ever worn, which helps our performance, especially when we play in some the hot conditions around the world. I can’t wait to wear it on Thursday night for the first time,” Leckie said.
That’s good, at least it’s light.
“The design and technology used in this new strip is fantastic and I know the girls are excited about bringing both National Teams together to wear identical strips,” Catley said.
“It is always an honour to pull on the national team jersey and this latest version will definitely go down as one of the most iconic national team jerseys as the first strips worn both by the Socceroos and Matildas.”
What do you reckon about these jerseys Roarers? Love them? Hate them? Ambivalent to them?
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