goalieboy82 Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 i know that the Sydney Swans used to be in south melbourne but why do they have smfc on the back of there jumpers. there not in south melbourne anymore. thanks so long and thanks for all the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 It is there bascially to honour the past just like the Western Bulldogs (FFC) and the Brisbane Lions (BBFFC) I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plattopus Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Yeah it's a symbolic acknowledgement of their history, for the benefit of old South supporters. Sort of like a "we haven't forgotten you, we swear" thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 yeah just SMFC -south melbourne footy club, just honoring their past twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 It just seems weird to me to do that. It'd be like Man U wearing the Newton Heath logo on the sleeve. But then Aussie rules doesn't have about 5 different uni's to choose from like every team in the EPL or NFL. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Yeah alot of the teams in the AFL wear jumpers that have been around for 100 years.....but talking about Sydney, gees they are boring... twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plattopus Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 It just seems weird to me to do that. It'd be like Man U wearing the Newton Heath logo on the sleeve. But then Aussie rules doesn't have about 5 different uni's to choose from like every team in the EPL or NFL. Nah it's a bit different to that... South Melbourne were around for over 100 years before they moved, and it was relatively recent (20 years) that it happened. So the wounds are still fresh in the minds of a lot of South supporters... it probably won't appear on their guernsey in another 80 years, although I wouldn't be surprised if it did. History seems to play a massive role in what appears on a guernsey... just ask Collingwood and Essendon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalieboy82 Posted May 6, 2005 Author Share Posted May 6, 2005 History seems to play a massive role in what appears on a guernsey... just ask Collingwood and Essendon! was there any out cry when Collingwood added the away jersey with the magpie on it? so long and thanks for all the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmered Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 History seems to play a massive role in what appears on a guernsey... just ask Collingwood and Essendon! was there any out cry when Collingwood added the away jersey with the magpie on it? No there wasn't.The guy who is the president of Collingwood is one of the TV hosts.Kind of like George Steinbrenner having his own baseball show, though Eddie Maguire is a bit MORE self promoting than Steinbrenner. He gets to howl down anyone who makes negative noises about his club whenever he likes.In another strange twist, here's Collingwood's 2005 Home & Away strips: HOME AWAYHuge difference huh? Why would you bother? Oh, and I've got a site.Footy Jumpers Dot Com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 collingwood wont be in the league in 2007 unless Ch9 get the TV right..... i hear Ch9 are going to do to footy wat they did to Cricket and Rugby LEague.... .start their own league..... twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordie Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 In another strange twist, here's Collingwood's 2005 Home & Away strips: HOME AWAYHuge difference huh? Why would you bother?I guess they earn more money by having two advertisers, each with one large ad on the back and one small ad on the chest than they would if just one advertiser had the large ad and the other had the small one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordie Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Double Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Eddie McGuire really frustrates me.Sports coverage is really loopy at the moment.Nine is getting challenged for the NRL contract with Seven (can you imagine hosts other than Fatty, Sterlo, Vossy, Rabs, Matty Johns, Chief?), Seven lost the AFL contract to Nine *and* Ten (I don't like that sharing the coverage nonsense).I really think that they messed up with their implementation of digital TV. I really think that they should have simplified things so it was more like Pay-TV. Have 2 Sports channels (funded equally by Ten, Nine and Seven) with ONLY sport (with all the digital enhancements). Each channel should have built up at *least* two channels each (I know, I know, the commercial channels aren't allowed); for instance Ten should be using one of their digital bands for the live feed from Big Brother.I just think it was a wasted opportunity.I really think that a sports channel would work (sort of like an Aussie ESPN) - bring in the Seven SportsCentre folks, the Sports Tonight guys and the Wide World of Sports guys (each channel contributes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 yeh i think Nine have conceeded the AFL rights and, like they did to cricket and league, are trying to start there own league.... two small pieces in Sunday's Herald Sun made me think this..... twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plattopus Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 If they can't afford to pay for the rights to the current league, there's no way known they would be able to afford their own league.TV rights are (I think) $150mil for this round... the AFL itself is worth about 10 times that amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 yeah its a lot of money... good point..... maybe they ca nget Collingowod out of the real league to join the pansy Nine league!I have a question, does the AFL mean more to Australia than NFL means to the US? i think it would be the same twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpg.7b8b095ef9c1ebc70e4588c976f2dd25.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.