I was disappointed when I arrived at the Frankston vs Bendigo Bombers match yesterday to find Frankston who were the home side having to change to their away jumpers(white). I found out that Bendigo refused to change to an alternate strip. I know for a fact early in the season when they played in Bendigo, Frankston changed that is fair enough. Surely though when it is a Frankston home game Bendigo have an obligation to Change to an alternate strip, you would they would still have the Diggers uniforms around somewhere. I hope Essendon don't have a say in what the Bendigo Bombers wear, if they do it shouldn't happen.
Bendigo will have one next year, I think a silver jumper. They have already been told they have to have one. I think there was an article in the Bendigo addy about it a few weeks ago.
The VFL did enforce the rule a few years back, but seemed to have relaxed with the issue in the last couple of years.
Im all for alternate jumpers (as long as Port doesnt get out that patchwork quilt version they released in 2000)
Did Williamstown have an alternate jumper with a cartoon style Seagull on the front of their jumper?
Bendigo might as well wear an Essendon jumper and be done with it, they are basically Essendon.
As alternative strips go one of the worst would have to be "The All White with the red bullant" version of the Bullants jumper. Try cleaning that jumper after a muddy day.
In accordance with other VFL/AFL aligned clubs Bendigo/Essendon, should be wearing the Bendigo VFL jumper. The red and black jumper rightfully belongs to the Coburg VFL Club. By the way Bullant, Frankston also has a white away jumper.
Coburgs is Navy blue, but I agree, in a conflict Bendigo shouldbe wearing the Diggers jumper
this week Coburg will wear a new away jumper, for the clash with Bendigo. It will not be the Richmond jumper but a different version of Burgers present jumper.
Does anyone else with AFL alignments wear their AFL jumpers or is it just Coburg & Bendigo???
Just Coburg and Bendigo who have worn jumpers of their aligned club this season.
In the first season of the Williamstown / Collingwood alignment, the Seagulls took the worrying step of disregarding their own history and adopting the magpies guernsey for a couple of matches.
Thankfully they have not done that since.
I think Tasmania's jumper should be the old State of Origin jumper, I'm not a big fan of the yellow jumper they wore, and the training jumper (Red with "Patricks Transport" on the front) wasn't that great either.
Havent seen the Red one, but I'd agree that the Yellow one is a shocker!