NRL over-reach - V'landys trying to own Origin

[Snidest 0]

All credit due to Peter V'landys for stubbornly pushing through the worst of COVID restrictions to stage a ompetition and financially save the league!

But this clumsy effort by he & his stooge Abdo to make unauthorised demands of the NSWRL and Origin team to change the jersey colour in Adelaide back to pale blue - JUST TO placate their idiot media stakeholders who are wired for creating controversy from nothing (and whipping up hysteria among the social media pond dwellers) waS embarassing!!

They don't even seem to have a basic understanding of the logistical prodution/supply chains required for player tailored jerseys to be re-produced in 3 days!! F-wits!!

The NSWRL were always going to give them the middle finger - and put them back in their box!! Upstart clowns!

‘Not a new idea’: NSW to refuse NRL request to ditch navy Origin jersey

Head office’s request for the NSWRL to revert to its traditional sky blue Origin jersey in Wednesday’s series opener is set to fall on deaf ears.

www.smh.com.au

The Daily Telegraph - in particular Fatima Kdouh should just stop covering rugby league!)

 

[Tucker]

Tommy always looks like he has done a shit in his pants when they ask him to try and look tough in a photo lol.

 

[Winston Churchill]

Tommy always looks like he has done a shit in his pants when they ask him to try and look tough in a photo lol.

It's the same face he pulls when trying to add 1 +1

 

[Demps]

As for the jerseys.... I liked the dark blue.

It suits NSW and their "trying to be tough this year" image.

Dark, tough jersey and practising boxing as they got bullied last year.

Shame they had to change it to the traditional sky blue. I think these would've sold well.

QLD 2023 🏆

 

[crazycat]

Cmon, look at how many Special people there are in Rugby League:
Willie Mason doing 'pickle' races at Macca's with his family.

The epic clash between Ben Hannant and Bryce Gibbs, Bryce "hey Moron", Hannant "why you insult my religion!", Bryce "I called your a Moron!", Hannant "ill die for my faith!".

Anything said by Gordon Tallis, probably this is the best "don't hire Wayne Bennett. he is a has been" in 2003 to the Cowboys board.

 

[twentyforty]

OK? Which goose introduced the navy jersey in the first place???

 

[hank37w]

Tommy always looks like he has done a shit in his pants when they ask him to try and look tough in a photo lol.

Nah, looks like he's straining to get one out though.

 

[innsaneink]

Two team comp.. yes, really a need for alternate jerseys

 

[Tucker]

OK? Which goose introduced the navy jersey in the first place???

Probably that braindead flog Brandy in a desperate attempt at relevance.

 

[twentyforty]

Probably that braindead flog Brandy in a desperate attempt at relevance.

Yeh, I can understand the acceptance of the navy colour itself and how it attaches to a type of subliminal connotation of strength and trustworthiness etc. but it’s not the blues colour.

 

[Tucker]

Yeh, I can understand the acceptance of the navy colour itself and how it attaches to a type of subliminal connotation of strength and trustworthiness etc. but it’s not the blues colour.

I like the big W on the front, it accentuates that those wearing this jersey are in fact wankers.

 

[Kelce68]

The dark blue jersey is awful.

 

[twentyforty]

The dark blue jersey is awful.

I think it has been worn in one game during the 2019 series when, after losing round 1, the Blues thrashed the Maroons 6 tries to 1, and did something similar in game 3 to take the series.
There must be something more to this colour change and why it is an issue. Perhaps its like most disagreements between the RL governing bodies, without substance.

 

[Kelce68]

I think it has been worn in one game during the 2019 series when, after losing round 1, the Blues thrashed the Maroons 6 tries to 1, and did something similar in game 3 to take the series.
There must be something more to this colour change and why it is an issue. Perhaps its like most disagreements between the RL governing bodies, without substance.

It's just a merchandise grab from the NSWRL in my opinion.

All the more reason it's a joke. Reinvent the club jerseys all you want. Some things should remain sacred, albeit with the odd minor, modern tweak.

The sky blue of NSW, the maroon of QLD and the double gold chevron on green of the Kangaroos should remain consistent.

 

[Demps]

 

[balmain boy]

All credit due to Peter V'landys for stubbornly pushing through the worst of COVID restrictions to stage a ompetition and financially save the league!

But this clumsy effort by he & his stooge Abdo to make unauthorised demands of the NSWRL and Origin team to change the jersey colour in Adelaide back to pale blue - JUST TO placate their idiot media stakeholders who are wired for creating controversy from nothing (and whipping up hysteria among the social media pond dwellers) waS embarassing!!

They don't even seem to have a basic understanding of the logistical prodution/supply chains required for player tailored jerseys to be re-produced in 3 days!! F-wits!!

The NSWRL were always going to give them the middle finger - and put them back in their box!! Upstart clowns!

‘Not a new idea’: NSW to refuse NRL request to ditch navy Origin jersey

Head office’s request for the NSWRL to revert to its traditional sky blue Origin jersey in Wednesday’s series opener is set to fall on deaf ears.

www.smh.com.au

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The Daily Telegraph - in particular Fatima Kdouh should just stop covering rugby league!)

But on this occasion he's right. It's absolutely atrocious. NSWRL selling out their jersey to accommodate a new sponsor who's logo looks appalling on sky blue! The greed of NSWRL to focus solely on money and not on the fans, or tradition, spitting in all of our faces should not be tolerated. All blues legends should stand up in outrage against this commercialism.
I think 99% of Blues supporters would prefer us to wear the sky blue jersey not some navy crap.

 

[Tucker]

When you look at the players on the field or in promotional materials, the sky blue juxtaposed by the deep maroon is a striking image. It immediately says you are watching SOO even to people who don’t follow the code.
The only image more striking for mine is when the Wallabies play the All Blacks.
Putting a dark blue against a deep maroon is not the same effect as a spectacle and I’m sure that’s one of the reasons why the NRL are against it.

 

[hank37w]

The dark colour of the 2 jerseys sounds like at least part of the reason why the NRL/ARL are against it, but why raise the complaint less than a week out from game 1 being played when it is probably too late to make any changes to the fitting and names etc. on the jerseys.

It's pretty obvious that the NSWRL and NRL/ARL communication is pretty poor, if not non existant, and while we are at it , what happened to the regular 3 games of rugby league on game day that we were promised. It doesn't happen anywhere near as often as it should. Doesn't look like there was too much communication, planning or cooperation went into that either.

As for the navy blue jersey being an "alternate," are they using it for the Adelaide and Brisbane games and then reverting to the sky blue "home" jersey for the Sydney game.

Like Ink mentioned in another post, 2 team competition and they need at alternate jersey. I would have thought that the reason for an alternate jersey (apart from making more money) was to make sure there was a reasonable contrast in the jerseys of competing teams to avoid confusion for spectators and even players for that matter.

Heard something mentioned about the two colours being too much the same or too close together and I guess if we still had black and white TV it would really be a valid argument, but even with colour TV it still makes sense to stick with the sky blue and maintain that striking contrast with the deep dark maroon of the morons.

As far as sponsorship goes the Westpac logo is right up there with the Brydens logo as far as ruining a jersey goes.

 

[Tucker]

There should be no front of shirt sponsorship on rep jerseys.
Those jerseys are special and should not be tainted with gawdy logos

 

[matchball]

The mother who takes the jerseys home to wash will be thankful.
Grass stains less visible and tough to get out of the sky blue.