The new Wallaby jersey

[Braveheart81]

It's a refreshing change to the numerous threads that everybody becomes a lawyer in.

If only the ARU came out with an Asics RWC tweed blazer with leather elbow patches then we could do both at the same time!

 

[TahDan]

If only the ARU came out with an Asics RWC tweed blazer with leather elbow patches then we could do both at the same time!

If they did you can bet it'd be navy and bright yellow without any green


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[AngrySeahorse]

To my eyes the new Wallabies jersey looks like somebody's nightmare.

Better to go plain gold.

 

[RugbyFuture]

If they did you can bet it'd be navy and bright yellow without any green

To be fair australia's heraldic colours are blue and gold. Green came about because of the blue fading, similar to the dutch flag being blue white and orange and fading to red.

 

[gel]

If only the ARU came out with an Asics RWC tweed blazer with leather elbow patches then we could do both at the same time!

Acuma do jerseys that look like suits:

 

[RedsHappy]

"Wallabies’ World Cup jersey causes outrage among supporters for awful design"

GAGR gains yet more mentions. The vomiting pineapple post heading for legendary status throughout Australia.

(EDIT 5:35pm: Also front page of tonight's The Australian emailed headlines bulletin as 'Thats a Shocker')

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport...for-awful-design/story-fnii0mk9-1227390936685

 

[Tangawizi]

I know it's the rival code and everything but a couple of seasons ago the Brisbane Broncos ran a competition for members to design their NYC jersey.

http://www.broncos.com.au/news/2013...ch-jersey-design-competition-closes-soon.html

And from that they picked a top ten for voting and these 2 designs came out on top.

http://www.broncos.com.au/news/2014/03/27/u20s_member_designed_jersey_lucky_charm.html

And now this season, the white jersey has been marketed as an NRL training shirt and the maroon design is going to be used in a special jersey for the last home NRL match.
White - https://broncossuperstore.shopdesq.com/nike/mens-2015-nike-warm-up-tee

Maroon - https://broncossuperstore.shopdesq.com/nike/2015-member-jersey

So running that competition has really worked out well for them. So perhaps as suggested earlier, the ARU should let the fans have a crack at designing the next Wallabies jersey to see what people like @rugbyfuture can do.

 

[RedsHappy]

Btw: rumours are circulating tonight within the 'best' wine bars of St Leonards that B Pulver is about to release a media statement re the new Wallaby jersey along these lines:

"We realised some time into the Robbie Deans period that we can't please all of the fans all of the time so in this case our board made a conscious decision to please none of them. The aim from our marketing strategy group was to arouse the maximum level of complaint with the least amount of expenditure (on the jersey, that is).

"We want to bring the passion back to Australian rugby and this in no small way is ensuring that we are slowing but surely succeeding. Our social media comments KPI has exceeded all expectations tonight and, on current trends, I am delighted to state that the 'stinker of a Wallaby jersey' story looks like featuring in all of the morning TV breakfast programs and will probably make PM's Question Time.

"In this way the ARU has again optimised its minute marketing budget in outcomes that ultimately the fans will come to appreciate - we have become exceptionally talented at complaint generation in so many aspects of the code and we've discovered how efficient this method is in drawing attention to the wonderfully vocal fan base we have and, moreover, 'the game they play in heaven.'"

 

[Mr Doug]

the shade of green is actually what I dislike most about this jersey, the classic jersey from my childhood is the Canterbury 1999 rugby world cup design with that almost emerald green (which you can almost see reflected in the shade used by G&GR). These days most of the producers are tending to go to base colours where the gold is fluro yellow and green a sick collared greens green. Its unfortunate.

RugbyFuture, I have one of those (with a white collar and long sleeves), and wear it with pride! In those days, they were fair dinkum jerseys, not "plastic fantastics"!!

 

[Quick Hands]

Wow. And this is why people hate ASICS right here. Just absolutely no clue on how to design something aesthetically pleasing.

Just terrible. All most of us want is a gold jersey with a green collar. Throw in green sleeve cuffs if the you must, but other than that just leave it.


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But surely someone at the ARU has to approve the final design? Can't just blame Asics

 

[D-Box]

If only the ARU came out with an Asics RWC tweed blazer with leather elbow patches then we could do both at the same time!

That's only for ARU employees

 

[RugbyFuture]

ARU employees, usyd alum and shore old boys.

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[Quick Hands]

Not sure if its been rasied before, but why on earth is the away jersey white? What's wrong with green?

 

[qwerty51]

I think it has to be predominately white. Could be wrong.

 

[22meter]

on a positive side, the first draft at ASIC was this:

then finally someone realised that it was Australia not Austria...

 

[Quick Hands]

I think it has to be predominately white. Could be wrong.

Do you know why? Is that some sort of IRB/WR (World Rugby) rule?

 

[Quick Hands]

It could have been worse.

 

[qwerty51]

Do you know why? Is that some sort of IRB/WR (World Rugby) rule?

Must be, here's 2011

http://www.footballkitnews.com/3484/all-2011-rugby-world-cup-shirts-rwc-2011-shirts-rugby-jerseys/

All of them are white except obviously England

 

[Highlander35]

Red one needed to be gold on all the blue bits. The red itself isn't bad, but it doesn't go with the navy, and if you're gonna use the colours of the rampant, use the bloody rampant colours.

Sorry. And Purple monstrosity beats all.

 

[TahDan]

Not sure if its been rasied before, but why on earth is the away jersey white? What's wrong with green?

Yeah, I don't get that either - makes us look like England. Can't imagine it would be a problem for them to have it dark green.