05-21-2018, 06:30 AM
(05-21-2018, 06:21 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:Its amazing how perspective can change if people open their minds a little.
They might have worn long sleeves because they were cold, or perhaps there is a little more to it.
Bryce Gibbs wore long sleeves on Friday night when it bucketed down, and the commentary team were lauding his brains for thinking about the footy being easier to mark in the wet due to having long sleeves.
Unfortunately for us, that didnt quite pan out, but I think this comment is putting two and two together and coming up with 145.
It's interesting, I'm not sure about the materials or tech in the jumpers today, but back in my day long sleeve jumpers made you neither warmer nor better at marking. The only thing they guaranteed was that in the rain you'd be carrying around any extra kilo or two once they were soaked and covered in mud!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"