Our jumper

[boydogs]

Yeah nah. Laughing stock

[Grantysghost]

I'm ok with it, saw it up close and our leadership group endorsed it. My only issue ....the shorts need to match. Otherwise very smart move Marvel is huge and if we want to move out of gaming we need to find alternative revenue streams.

[G-Mo77]

Only we could divert the terrific news of Lachie Hunter signing and get the focus on a jumper. I don't like it, the cross promotion was always going to happen but why not do this closer to round 1? Now everyone publicly is discussing this and Hunter resigning is a blurb.

Also why not Captain America? Makes more sense considering the red, white and blue.

[chef]

Only we could divert the terrific news of Lachie Hunter signing and get the focus on a jumper. I don't like it, the cross promotion was always going to happen but why not do this closer to round 1? Now everyone publicly is discussing this and Hunter resigning is a blurb.

Also why not Captain America? Makes more sense considering the red, white and blue.

Maybe because Thor is a doggie supporter

[chef]

I like it. Its all a bit of fun.

[MrMahatma]

Can we plonk Hemsworth at Full Forward for round 1 also?

[Mantis]

It's a big no from me.. I think it looks terrible.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

I just don't think I could care less.
If they sell guernseys and kids like it, great.
I've seen worse, the Origin one comes to mind.
There are far more worthy things to get your nose out of joint about.

The only potential negative is, we come out looking like Superheroes but play like a bunch of Mr. Bean's and then get pilloried by the media using awful puns.

[Bulldog4life]

I don't mind it. Each to their own I suppose. Whatever helps sell our brand, I'm down. We need as much marketing we can get to advertise our brand and if this stunt can get some neutral kids on the dogs bandwagon and it helps grow our rather low membership base (compared to the bigger clubs), well why not. We have one of the biggest Hollywood Super hero's Thor, played by Chris Hemsworth, who is a huge doggies supporter, also Marvel are now the sponser of our home ground, so we would be mad if we don't try leverage as much publicity out of this as possible.

Agree. $$$$$'s for our Club and Marvel. If we win I don't care if we play in body paint.

[SonofScray]

I just don't think I could care less.
If they sell guernseys and kids like it, great.
I've seen worse, the Origin one comes to mind.
There are far more worthy things to get your nose out of joint about.

The only potential negative is, we come out looking like Superheroes but play like a bunch of Mr. Bean's and then get pilloried by the media using awful puns.

Two questions, within the context of the footy club.

1. What are the more worthy things, that fans can reasonably expect to have a voice in?
2. Where do we draw the line about what is worthy of care?

If it simply boils down to wins and losses and performance, I'm not sure how exactly we survived the drought, the fightback, the smorgo years etc.

Did we ever wear the Origin jumper in a game for competition points? I think we might have at Geelong when Darc did his knee. That was presented to us as a clash strip/preseason strip. Same as the (excellent) Red Terror. Was still awful but sits on the periphery for mine. Even allowing for that, this promotion harks back to to those days, and as a brand I don't think that's something we want to reprise.

Beyond that, on a handful of occasions the fans have been asked what they want. The responses have always been affirming of the traditional tricoloured, hoops. Even way back in Year of the Dogs and that merger survey that went out, it was a strong message. In the era of "fan engagement" this being forced on our eyeballs and into our history is a real shame.

[Mofra]

Meh, pay us for the one round we wear it I don't care. As long as Sydney wear their white strip as the back of our jumper is a red cape.

[hujsh]

If we lose people will be upset and we'll look stupid. If we win no one will care.

Also hopeful we actually get something out of this

[Greystache]

I don't mind it as a concept, but the jumper itself looks like arse.

A good looking jumper, a good performance on the day, and Chris Hemsworth in attendance promoting both the initiative and the club would've been great publicity. Sadly I suspect we'll turn this into something cringeworthy.

[craigsahibee]

Sydney will be wearing an all white guernsey.

[Jeanette54]

Back when I was a kid we didn't need fictional super heroes. I got to see mine every Saturday, and the only addition he needed to his jumper was that magical number 3 on the back. Of course EJ wasn't only my super hero. Every youngster at the ground (including those actually on the ground) walked just a little taller when the "3" was present.

Sadly our super hero wasn't immortal, but he was real.