- The AFL’s Gather Round football jumper has been widely criticized
- Featuring all 18 clubs, many fans believe it is an eyesore.
- The NRL is also guilty of some howlers over the years.
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Football fans have criticized the AFL over the league’s specially designed Gather Round strip, with fans lining up to label it an absolute eyesore.
The jersey, as well as a hat and scarf, featured the colors and logos of the 18 AFL clubs that play all round four games in Adelaide.
Veteran sports journalist Mark Gottlieb led the group, declaring in X: ‘If this is a real jersey for sale, it is easily the worst piece of AFL merchandise I have ever seen.
“I’d rather jump off a cliff than wear that.”
“I love that the designer just alphabetized the teams on the jersey and went home,” another fan sarcastically posted in response.
Football fans have criticized the AFL for its specially designed Gather Round strip (pictured) which features the colors and logos of all 18 clubs.
The AFL’s Gather Round cap is also unlikely to be a hit with fans, with all round four matches being played in Adelaide.
The new strip brings back memories of other horrible football uniforms, like this Brisbane Bears effort modeled by Warwick Capper in 1988.
Teammates comfort Glen Jacovich (center) as the West Coast Eagles lost their 200th game in 2000. To add insult to injury, they wore a widely criticized hyper-colored jersey.
Jack Gunston didn’t seem too excited about the idea of ​​dressing up as Power Ranger for the Hawks in 2015.
The NRL is equally guilty of some kit surprises, such as Penrith’s kit in their 2003 premiership-winning season (pictured).
Yes, we know Alfie. It’s outrageous that the Broncos had to wear this teal monstrosity twice: in 1998 and again in 2002.
“There are real ‘marketing intern’ vibes with this one,” said another.
Questionable playing styles in the AFL seem to go hand in hand.
The Brisbane Bears strip from 1988, the hyper-coloured West Coast guernsey from 2000 with an ‘artistic’ eagle and Hawthorn’s ‘Power Ranger’ from 2015 come to mind when the topic of Aussie Rules horror guernseys comes up.
But before NRL fans start laughing, their code is equally guilty of producing some surprises.
Penrith won the premiership in 2003, but their green away strip was an eyesore, as was Brisbane’s teal number from 1998, and then again, in 2002, before fans called for an end to the torture.
Incredibly, the club decided to bring him back in 2017 for the Nines tournament.