Official 2015 - 2024 Kit Thread
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Look, you're always going to get the crap and the good.
We had ISC, who did some good stuff, and then turned crap, and then picked up their game after we left them.
Xblades started off great, first couple of years were top notch, but while we were getting superior stuff, West's were getting rubbish. Any Xblades post GF win was ****.
One of our best eras was Puma, but we will never get that back. If we ever do sign up Puma, we're only getting a logo, all the apparel is usually made locally by Sekem (best'n'less) or Classic under licence.
Dynasty was great, cannot fault them, but obviously there was a breakdown of the relationship somewhere because I didn't see any supply issues, and the other teams didn't have similar issues.
Just wait to see what Classic do. When it's released, go down to a shop and touch them and check them out. If you don't like it, don't buy it. Plenty of Dynasty on sale still.
Classic have held some pretty big licences in the past, there maybe something in it.
We had ISC, who did some good stuff, and then turned crap, and then picked up their game after we left them.
Xblades started off great, first couple of years were top notch, but while we were getting superior stuff, West's were getting rubbish. Any Xblades post GF win was ****.
One of our best eras was Puma, but we will never get that back. If we ever do sign up Puma, we're only getting a logo, all the apparel is usually made locally by Sekem (best'n'less) or Classic under licence.
Dynasty was great, cannot fault them, but obviously there was a breakdown of the relationship somewhere because I didn't see any supply issues, and the other teams didn't have similar issues.
Just wait to see what Classic do. When it's released, go down to a shop and touch them and check them out. If you don't like it, don't buy it. Plenty of Dynasty on sale still.
Classic have held some pretty big licences in the past, there maybe something in it.
Art Vandelay
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cost probably
Shortfin Mako
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How come Adidas or Nike is not interested, do you know? Market size?
HaroldBishop
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NRL would be a waste of time for those brands I'm guessing.
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Shire based …. Now it makes sense
I know Adidas outsource their to an Australian company, and Nike are hard to work with
SF
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The reason given at the ATM was logistics. They were really happy with Dynasty, but the stock shortages and delays (particularly during Covid) were causing too many issues.
I do think the designs so far are boring. I wish we could get someone like Under Armor.
HaroldBishop
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Yeah I think it's runs deeper than that, no other clubs seem to have the same issue.
But it might be as simple as Classic bringing a better deal to the table
That's kind of difficult to judge, was it apparent to the fans the supply was so problematic (or had high potential to be) that we couldn't stick with an otherwise good relationship?
It's possible anyone else did actually have that same issue but were happy to continue to risk it for the product.
It certainly could also be the second bit, or a combo of the two
We've had Classics Bunnies and Dragons stuff leaked this week, and if we were to follow a similar trend, it doesn't look pretty.
Sponsorship sits very low.
If you were to use our 22 jersey for comparison, you'd have the Sharks logo and NRL logo sitting just below nipple height, and you'd have the sternum sponsor, which is Pointsbet, sitting in the middle of the two logos.
That would push Aramex, and therefore our hoops basically on your stomach. Which if the hoops return to the sleeves will look beyond ridiculous.
Let's hope it's not a trend and we keep very similar proportions to what we had with Dynasty.
Sponsorship sits very low.
If you were to use our 22 jersey for comparison, you'd have the Sharks logo and NRL logo sitting just below nipple height, and you'd have the sternum sponsor, which is Pointsbet, sitting in the middle of the two logos.
That would push Aramex, and therefore our hoops basically on your stomach. Which if the hoops return to the sleeves will look beyond ridiculous.
Let's hope it's not a trend and we keep very similar proportions to what we had with Dynasty.
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Merch (merchandise for the oldies) has never been more important in todays society .. sad that we’ve resorted to looking like we’re kitted by Lowes
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Have we lost sponsors??
Not every sponsor would usually get on the polo
Usually try and keep it pretty clean and smart looking not a billboard
HaroldBishop
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Man that's terrible