News ‘Put us on the map’: Bulldogs’ groundbreaking jersey idea … and why it may face roadblocks

Phalangist said:
That should be irrelevant
If we can’t use surnames neither can they.. it should just be blank for the broncos
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Have the NRL said no to the Bulldogs?
I’m not aware that they have.
Think the issue is the current commitment to KFC and associated revenue and is that impacted etc.
 
CMP said:
I agree but the biggest change for it to work would be to scrap the traditional positional numbers. The players name/brand would need to be aligned with a player number.

Example
mohamed salah at Liverpool has 11 as his player number. Nobody else whilst he is at the club ever plays in the number 11. Michael Jordan had 23 as his number and so on.

if you are going to market players with their names on the back. The players also need a fixed number associated with them.
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I don't agree, the century old RL tradition is that each position on the field/team has a number allocated to it and the player selected in that position for that game wears that number. RL fans have grown up recognising the position a player plays by the number on their back. It is not necessary to throw out 100 years of history just because we now would like to add the players name to the jersey. Random numbering would just confuse the fans particularly when the player can play multiple positions, is XYZ player playing 1/2 or 5/8 today?

The only reason would be merchandise, but that's a furphy, you buy a Sexton jersey and it has #7 on it. I don't see what the problem is.

In reverse, Hayes started out as a winger, let's say #2 was his #, how confusing would it be when he plays, say, prop. I do see a big problem in that.


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wendog33 said:
Id personally hate to see the traditional positional numbers changed.

Maybe they could promote their personal Bulldog number that is assigned when they are welcomed into first grade eg Stephen Crighton Bulldog 854?

Really highlight it on their jersey and not just the training shirts?
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I don't see the big deal in having two "7"s, the whole point of having a (last) name is that it identifies us in everyday life. It's marketable either way. The key takeaway is you want players to be identifiable, for various reasons.

Plus I'd find it less annoying as a viewer, or imagining I'm the newbie, where the referee calls the player name like as if they're mates and there's no name on their back. For marketing it also looks way more professional on the slowmo replays and try celebrations with names on their backs. It's simple and effective marketing that NRL has been decades behind with what big leagues have been doing.

Nothing wrong in having an Australian jersey with "7 Kimmorley" or "7 Johns" or "7 Langer" even though they played roughly the same time (and any others), I was young and a big fan of all playing at halfback with a 7 (or other numbers).

The only real issue is if the gameday cost to do that week by week is high and in this day and age it really shouldn't be a concern, especially if smaller leagues do it today. Same as positional changes, I remember a jersey with Anasta on the back even though he might play lock or five-eighth or for eg a winger changes sides, really doesn't change things in a kids mind, if anything, it educates the newbies on the game like the way I learnt parts of the game (positions).

The main thing is there is an identifier (name) and an idea of positional place (number).

I don't get why they don't trial these things in at least the Cups, and or even 1 team where the NRL subsidises one teams back sponsor (maybe Dolphins or Titans) and see what the response is.
 
Hound Dog said:
I don't see the big deal in having two "7"s, the whole point of having a (last) name is that it identifies us in everyday life. It's marketable either way. The key takeaway is you want players to be identifiable, for various reasons.

Plus I'd find it less annoying as a viewer, or imagining I'm the newbie, where the referee calls the player name like as if they're mates and there's no name on their back. For marketing it also looks way more professional on the slowmo replays and try celebrations with names on their backs. It's simple and effective marketing that NRL has been decades behind with what big leagues have been doing.

Nothing wrong in having an Australian jersey with "7 Kimmorley" or "7 Johns" or "7 Langer" even though they played roughly the same time (and any others), I was young and a big fan of all playing at halfback with a 7 (or other numbers).

The only real issue is if the gameday cost to do that week by week is high and in this day and age it really shouldn't be a concern, especially if smaller leagues do it today. Same as positional changes, I remember a jersey with Anasta on the back even though he might play lock or five-eighth or for eg a winger changes sides, really doesn't change things in a kids mind, if anything, it educates the newbies on the game like the way I learnt parts of the game (positions).

The main thing is there is an identifier (name) and an idea of positional place (number).

I don't get why they don't trial these things in at least the Cups, and or even 1 team where the NRL subsidises one teams back sponsor (maybe Dolphins or Titans) and see what the response is.
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No problem with names on their backs.

My post was about using their fav number instead of positional numbers.
 
I’d be so angry if this came in too late for me
To get a Reynolds, Lewis and Flanagan named Bulldogs Jersey :(
 
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