Another way of looking at it is why have numbers if you put names on jumpers?
Another way of looking at it is why have numbers if you put names on jumpers?
I don't mind them doing that for the 2011 NAB Cup. Should be gone come the 2012 season.
If you kicked five goals and Tom Boyd kicked five goals, Tom Boyd kicked more goals than you.
Formerly gogriff
Yes, do away with numbers, they are a relic of the past. An unnecessary expense.
The numbers were possibly introduced to keep track of the players. For reporting and umpire calling etc. It was too difficult and expensive to put names on jumpers in those days. No so now. All the grounds have a TV going showing live coverage, anybody with reasonable eye-sight can see the player's names on the TV.
The main reason now for numbers appears to be so you have to buy a program.
Umpires these days know all of the players names and nicknames by sight.
For those who still like the numbers, maybe they can be made smaller. Cricketers didn't have numbers for years.
Names would only embarrass most callers and supposed experts.
I believe there's nothing on this earth that we own. All we do is look after it for our children - Terry Wheeler
I hear what you are saying BornAScragger, and I do know my players by sight, but I have to tell you that my eyesight struggles to see the play on the other side of the ground these days (old age and all that!). Therefore, I sometimes have difficulty in identifying the boys. With respect, you can't just assume that we all have 20/20 vision!
Is this meant to be an argument in favour of bringing names on jumpers in? Because surely if you can't read the numbers you'dm have no chance with the names.
* If the quoted section is just discussing the effects of old age and has no relevance to the names/numbers issues please disregard the above.
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Last edited by soupman; 13-02-2011 at 11:35 AM. Reason: Disregard the above.
I should leave it alone but you're not right