It’s the nice debate that has been labelled “ridiculous” by Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield, and it’s simply taken one other bizarre twist.
The lingering feud over Port Adelaide’s prison bar jumper has probably – and definitely tentatively – moved ahead with Collingwood ready to offer the Energy a minor concession, in response to a Information Corp report.
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The Magpies are reportedly ready to let Port put on its prison bar jumper if the white stripes are changed by teal stripes.
The historic guernsey is worn by the Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL and was seen in the AFL in the course of the nationwide comp’s heritage spherical. Nonetheless, the AFL has scrapped that spherical.
Port Adelaide has since wished to carry the jumper again into the AFL for the Showdown video games towards crosstown rival Adelaide however these requests have been met with staunch opposition from Collingwood who consider solely their membership ought to put on black and white stripes.
Dangerfield not too long ago weighed into the debate, saying: “If we profess to be a national competition then … [that means] you have to acknowledge and understand the history.
“Being a national competition means we should acknowledge what those teams have done, even though it was in the SANFL (in Port Adelaide’s case), I think it’s still really important to acknowledge that history.”
In line with reviews, the golf equipment are on account of talk about the problem however it’s stated that Collingwood won’t budge from this newest teal bar offer.
