i like it.
i like the usage of grey. i think it is a modern colour that has a lot of wide reaching appeal to the general (league ignorant even?) public as well as many tigers fans who would like to combine the club jersey with clothing they can wear every day (unless you're a kid wearing a footy jersey around is not all that common…not where im from anyway!).
i also dont mind it superseding black in the alternate jersey as black was a commonality in both the formation clubs' jerseys and so neither side of the balmain vs wests dichotomy can complain - although some seem to think it is a magpies conspiracy?! im from balmain heritage (since 1981-2ish) and love the white....
another thing i really like about the whole concept is - as stated previously - that it is a symbolic move that galvanises the Wests Tigers as an entity in and of itself and not simply a move to appease fans still clinging to the past and insisting on having all of black, orange and white on the jersey.
sure it is a very merchandising oriented move, but this to me also represents the club getting with the times and capitalising on a very lucrative market: like it or not, most people wont wear a shirt that is so in your face orange unless they are off to a game. white and grey with orange trim though? people will, as has been evidenced by a few posters saying their wives and kids like them.
this is good business sense.
it still makes more sense for fans at the game to wear predominantly black or orange jerseys, but these new ones open up a previously untapped source of brand recognition for the tiges.
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