Talking Footy

Phelpsy wrote:

I also wonder, are the quality of games lessening in the nrl, with the shrinking talent pool given the expansion of AFL and the growth of soccer, whether teams are more even as there are less stars. Sure you have a few standouts, billy slatter anyone (go storm) but as AFL grows and more kids are drawn to AFL and to a lesser extent, soccer, are nrl all just closer in how poor a side they are?

Xman wrote:

How does the salary cap or draft help even up 2 brand new teams? You're clueless.

Essentially the only significant issue the AFL have with uneven teams relate to the two brand new teams with developing lists. This is hardly unusual. Every new A fL team has struggled during their early years

TLPG wrote:

MarkZZZ wrote:

TLPG wrote:

For the record, the jumper I have is a woollen jumper. Not pure wool of course, but rather a synthetic hybrid. AKA a synthetic fabric as the first link given. And it was purchased in the late 1990's.

Wool has to be in the jumpers because the warmth is needed traditionally. I've always been envious of players as an umpire when the weather is cold, because our uniforms have never been made from wool - hybrid fabric or whatever else!

Looks like you got dudded with one of the old stock TLPG

http://www.marketsports.com.au/?gclid=C ... vAodMk4AtA

http://promocorner.com.au/AFL-custom-uniforms/

http://www.thefootyspecialists.com.au/index.php?cPath=1

All I saw was 100% polyester.

Two of the three only dealt with the 18 AFL clubs. The game at elite level moves fast enough for wool not to be needed. That third link will not do good business once the local clubs realise that 100 percent polyester doesn't work at the local level. My jumper is a local one - 50 percent wool and 50 percent polyester. As are most at the local level, especially in places where cold weather is the norm and the game doesn't move as fast leading to the threat of hypothermia. Such a threat doesn't exist at elite level.

I would expect you to mock my on field experience. You're just a cheap bully looking for an outlet. Pathetic.

Thanks for the defence, NRLC. Not that it helps with this idiot.

MarkZZZ wrote:

TLPG wrote:

MarkZZZ wrote:

TLPG wrote:

For the record, the jumper I have is a woollen jumper. Not pure wool of course, but rather a synthetic hybrid. AKA a synthetic fabric as the first link given. And it was purchased in the late 1990's.

Wool has to be in the jumpers because the warmth is needed traditionally. I've always been envious of players as an umpire when the weather is cold, because our uniforms have never been made from wool - hybrid fabric or whatever else!

Looks like you got dudded with one of the old stock TLPG

http://www.marketsports.com.au/?gclid=C ... vAodMk4AtA

http://promocorner.com.au/AFL-custom-uniforms/

http://www.thefootyspecialists.com.au/index.php?cPath=1

All I saw was 100% polyester.

Two of the three only dealt with the 18 AFL clubs. The game at elite level moves fast enough for wool not to be needed. That third link will not do good business once the local clubs realise that 100 percent polyester doesn't work at the local level. My jumper is a local one - 50 percent wool and 50 percent polyester. As are most at the local level, especially in places where cold weather is the norm and the game doesn't move as fast leading to the threat of hypothermia. Such a threat doesn't exist at elite level.

I would expect you to mock my on field experience. You're just a cheap bully looking for an outlet. Pathetic.

Thanks for the defence, NRLC. Not that it helps with this idiot.

What kind of strange dude are you? All three open to AFL NOT 2 of the three.

The first one carries the "Official AFL" logo. Jumpers are 100% Polyester.

Your little puppy dog mate was 100% wrong. Your saying you have a 50/50 jumper just tells me it's not an "Official" AFL jumper.

I never mocked your experience as an AFL umpire. What I said what you do away from here means nothing. What matters here is what you say. You say shit so I treat it like shit.

I notice your little puppy dog mate hasn't the guts to say "he was wrong about the wool jumpers" but then again I never expect any AFL to be honest here when they can't be honest with themselves.

You are a sad lot.

TLPG wrote:

You just demonstrated how little you understood about what I said, Mark.

Enough said.

NRLCrap1 wrote:

Do show me a jumper (the name given to AFL guernseys) that is not made of wool. This'll be good.....

MarkZZZ wrote:

NRLCrap1 wrote:

Do show me a jumper (the name given to AFL guernseys) that is not made of wool. This'll be good.....

Showed you plenty. Willing to accept that there are AFL jumpers that are not made of wool?

> :>:: > Waiting

MarkZZZ wrote:

NRLCrap1 wrote:

Do show me a jumper (the name given to AFL guernseys) that is not made of wool. This'll be good.....

Showed you plenty. Willing to accept that there are AFL jumpers that are not made of wool?

> :>:: > Waiting

TLPG wrote:

Xman wrote:

How does the salary cap or draft help even up 2 brand new teams? You're clueless.

Essentially the only significant issue the AFL have with uneven teams relate to the two brand new teams with developing lists. This is hardly unusual. Every new A fL team has struggled during their early years

I have to touch on this, after I read an interesting article in the paper version of the Herald Sun today.

It would appear that the AFL has a new problem. Well not a new one but rather one that needs to be dealt with. It's to do with spending in the football department.

It's the new "out of control" factor, and it's being put that this is what's undermining the attempts to even up the competition through the salary cap and the draft. The biggest spenders are Collingwood BTW.

Calls are being made for this to be evened out. A cap and a floor has been mentioned, but the article stated that this would be too hard to police and I agree. A luxury tax was also suggested and this could be a better idea.

If Raider wants to whine about manipulation by the AFL, he needs to look at this and realise that he's got the wrong end of the fork. As usual.

TLPG wrote:

Show me proof that the following clubs use jumpers that are 100 percent polyester, Mark.

Donvale
Greensborough
Rokewood/Corindhap
Hastings
Orbost/Snowy Rovers
Lake Wendouree

This is what I was talking about before and it went right over your head so I have to do this to get you to see what I'm talking about. And show me where on the two of the three sites that any of these clubs can be supplied with their jumpers - or any others than don't wear the AFL colours (Euroa, Montmorency, North Geelong and many others don't count for example because they wear Collingwood jumpers). The "Official AFL" logo only applies to the 18 AFL club guernseys. The clubs I listed above don't wear any of them.

MarkZZZ wrote:

NRLCrap1 wrote:

Do show me a jumper (the name given to AFL guernseys) that is not made of wool. This'll be good.....

MarkZZZ wrote:

TLPG wrote:

Show me proof that the following clubs use jumpers that are 100 percent polyester, Mark.

Donvale
Greensborough
Rokewood/Corindhap
Hastings
Orbost/Snowy Rovers
Lake Wendouree

This is what I was talking about before and it went right over your head so I have to do this to get you to see what I'm talking about. And show me where on the two of the three sites that any of these clubs can be supplied with their jumpers - or any others than don't wear the AFL colours (Euroa, Montmorency, North Geelong and many others don't count for example because they wear Collingwood jumpers). The "Official AFL" logo only applies to the 18 AFL club guernseys. The clubs I listed above don't wear any of them.

MarkZZZ wrote:

NRLCrap1 wrote:

Do show me a jumper (the name given to AFL guernseys) that is not made of wool. This'll be good.....

MarkZZZ wrote:

MarkZZZ wrote:

TLPG wrote:

Show me proof that the following clubs use jumpers that are 100 percent polyester, Mark.

Donvale
Greensborough
Rokewood/Corindhap
Hastings
Orbost/Snowy Rovers
Lake Wendouree

This is what I was talking about before and it went right over your head so I have to do this to get you to see what I'm talking about. And show me where on the two of the three sites that any of these clubs can be supplied with their jumpers - or any others than don't wear the AFL colours (Euroa, Montmorency, North Geelong and many others don't count for example because they wear Collingwood jumpers). The "Official AFL" logo only applies to the 18 AFL club guernseys. The clubs I listed above don't wear any of them.

MarkZZZ wrote:

NRLCrap1 wrote:

Do show me a jumper (the name given to AFL guernseys) that is not made of wool. This'll be good.....

The questiion is about AFL guernseys not some country Victorian or wherever those teams you quoted are.

(I guess you where not understanding the original question. Next time take the time and read what is actually going on not what you think is going on. You won't look so foolish)


First link
http://www.marketsports.com.au/?gclid=C ... vAodMk4AtA

after getting into the site on the right hand side click on GUERNSEYS

Pick a team and in the description you will see "more"
click on that it shows it's made out of 100% Polyester

2nd link

http://promocorner.com.au/AFL-custom-uniforms/

Click the link

Just below the lime green writing its states that

"Our Custom Uniforms & Footy Jerseys for Australian Rules Football are made from 100% Cool Dry polyester"

3rd link

http://www.thefootyspecialists.com.au/index.php?cPath=1

Click on the link
click on a football,
click on a jumper

"SLEEVELESS - 100% POLYESTER"

That wasn't that hard. But happy to spoon feed our "slower" forum members.

And Ncrapper looks up to you. How low in the pecking order is he. :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<> :_<>

Needed To Be Said

MarkZZZ wrote:

TLPG wrote:

Show me proof that the following clubs use jumpers that are 100 percent polyester, Mark.

Donvale
Greensborough
Rokewood/Corindhap
Hastings
Orbost/Snowy Rovers
Lake Wendouree

This is what I was talking about before and it went right over your head so I have to do this to get you to see what I'm talking about. And show me where on the two of the three sites that any of these clubs can be supplied with their jumpers - or any others than don't wear the AFL colours (Euroa, Montmorency, North Geelong and many others don't count for example because they wear Collingwood jumpers). The "Official AFL" logo only applies to the 18 AFL club guernseys. The clubs I listed above don't wear any of them.

MarkZZZ wrote:

NRLCrap1 wrote:

Do show me a jumper (the name given to AFL guernseys) that is not made of wool. This'll be good.....

The questiion is about AFL guernseys not some country Victorian or wherever those teams you quoted are.