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Melbourne's, Saturday Age newspaper , reported a news story of three young Somalia men who were playing AFL football, in the amateur AFL affiliated EDFL.

Proud to wear their football jumper , jersey , guernsey , they talked of how much the sport had given them .

Two brothers and a cousin , who all were united in their love of AFL football.

They felt it was a great sport , which had provided them with many opportunities.

They saw it an opening to assimilate into Australian society , and gave them a chance to excel at a sport they have grown to love.

Playing football has helped them recover from bad memories of a war torn homeland .

As superior athletes , they are providing the AFL with a home grown success story of converts to the code .

AFL football was not a game they played in Somalia before migrating to Australia as 12 year olds.

Currently glamour and money are being used by the AFL to attract the signing of high profile recruits ,eg. Folau and Hunt .

Both are untried converts to AFL.

Its heartening to see that grass roots AFL football is still flourishing and has a lot to offer young people everywhere.

It is with pride that these young people wear their football jumper , jersey , guernsey every match day .

Proud to wear their Lions themed Football Jumper

This weekend of AFL football matches is round 11 .It is the half way mark for the 22 round season .

Teams that are clear winners are Geelong and Collingwood . There is another group of teams that are in the middle range like St Kilda and Sydney Swans .

More teams further down the League ladder eg Essendon are hoping to continue their winning form so they can play in the Finals.

Richmond Tigers languishing on the bottom of the ladder recorded their first win last weekend .  It was a gritty , surprise victory over Port Power in SA at AAMI stadium in the rain .

Tipsters , amateur and professional alike are having difficulty picking winners .

Grannies in retirement homes are picking winners more accurately than the experts.

It wouldn't be AFL footy without the air of uncertainty .

Loyal fans , wearing their football jumper, jersey , guernsey attend their teams Games no matter their form ie ; Friday night's tussle between Saints and Tigers is believed to be a sell-out.

Whatever its outcome the fans come dressed in their football jumper to watch one of the greatest spectacles in the world.

The humble footy match .

Second Win for Tigers on Friday Night ?

AFL matches played out over the weekend yielded some surprising results.

Teams fancied for this years premiership flag , Brisbane , St Kilda and Geelong were all beaten.

The Anzac Day match between Collingwood and Essendon provided poor entertainment . Essendon were soundly thrashed by a resurgent Magpies side.

Melbourne with its young , fit team excited fans when they beat the Lions at the MCG . The match was watched by favourite son Jim Stynes.

Their charismatic former leader was thrilled along with hundreds of jubilant fans to see the David and Goliath struggle between flag fanciers and underdog result in a Dees victory.

Nothing is a certainty in Football.

One thing is constant . Fans will wear their jumper , jersey , guernsey to the match.

Melbourne Demons

Go Dees

Its almost that time of year again .

Mother' s Day is on 9 May 2010.

Its a time when Mothers around the globe are rewarded for caring for their children.

Soggy toast , cold tea , too small slippers and inappropriate clothing are some of the treats in store for Mum on this day.

Why not surprise her with the gift of a football jumper in her favourite teams colours?

Make yourself numero uno in Mums affections with this excellent gift choice.

She will look resplendent in her football jumper , jersey , guernsey and you will be popular for years to come.

Its a win , win situation . Both giver and receiver will be thrilled .

Go on , lash out , you can spoil a woman who has supported you your entire life .

Honour her with this amazing gift on her one day of the year.

Soar like an Eagle in Mum's Affections

There are three styles of modern jumper , jersey , guernsey .

The sleeveless style which has no sleeves .

The long sleeve style which has long sleeves .

And the short sleeve style which has short sleeves.

Few players wear long sleeve jumpers in the modern game .

Memorable players who wore one in recent times were Matthew Lapin ,Carlton Blues player . Another famous wearer was James Hird , Essendon Bombers Captain.

Most modern players wear the sleeveless style.

This is in stark contrast to the old style players who mainly wore long sleeve woolly jumpers , jerseys , guernseys.

The short sleeve style of jumper , jersey , guernsey is usually worn for training purposes.

Sleeveless , long sleeved , or short sleeved ?

A football jumper , jersey , guernsey is usually worn with pride whatever the style .
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long sleeves

short sleeves

sleeveless

Why do we follow the teams we do ?

Often , it is family tradition that dictates which team we support.

The person who takes us to the footy
when we we are young can decide who we will barrack for .

A young man may barrack for the team they played with in an amateur league or at senior level who is affiliated with a particular afl club.

Geographical location may dictate who you will barrack for .If you live in Carlton does it follow that you will go for the Blues?

Peer group pressure and wanting to follow the same team as your friends might decide who you follow. Also if you want to go the footy you will go with fans of the same club , sit together and wear your similiar football jumper , jersey , guernsey .

Clubs under threat of amalgamation , annihilation or extinction call on fans loyalty to the jumper , jersey , guernsey .

The colours of your clubs jumper , jersey , guernsey can ignite passion and instill loyalty no matter who you follow .

Its tribal , its colourful , its passionate and there is no more brilliant sight than a sea of fans in the colours of your clubs jumper , jersey , guernsey .

Every supporter has a reason why they follow who they do .

All are valid . All fans look and feel good in their team colours jumper , jersey , guernsey .

Dust the mothballs of Grandpa's old Geelong jumper. Wash out Uncle Bill's Essendon Jersey .Get your jumper you wore as a skinny teenager down from the top shelf and get to the footy .

Your jumper , jersey , guernsey will enjoy going to the footy again .You will be pleased to evoke a few old memories of a bygone era if you can stand the overpowering stench of the mothballs!

Are you a Bulldog?

Instead of the traditional chocolate Egg for Easter have you considered giving a football jumper as a gift ?

In these days of weight consciousness , childhood obesity and record numbers of people being overweight and unhealthy it could be a valid gift idea.
The child or adult recipient could be so delighted with your alternative gift idea they will eschew chocolate for a lifetime .

You could be setting up a novel alternative to the chocolate easter egg and ensuring healthy eating habits are instilled.

Just a thought .

In the modern age football jumpers , jerseys , guernseys are available for all shapes and sizes . They range from tiny baby , 1 year old , up to XXXXL adult size which is quite a generous fit on most adults.

Do something healthy this Easter.Make everyone happy , giver , receiver and anxious parents.

Don't be afraid to start a new trend of the giving of football jumpers , jerseys, guernseys.

There is savage price cutting raging across the board as shops clear their summer stock to make way for next seasons autumn / winter range.Sales have been on since Christmas with extreme price cutting taking hold in this last week as February beckons . A good quality football jumper jersey guernsey is priceless. No matter what the cost fans want to be represented in their teams colours . A jumper will always be purchased and is valuable to fans no matter what the cost . Sponsors may come and go but the colours remain constant .Whether it is the traditional strip or a new incarnation of the away strip fans will purchase a good quality item . Prices vary even in sales time but a purchase will be made whatever the cost . Look good , feel good and dress up .If you score a bargain in the sales even better .The older style team jumpers are now highly collectable and are often forever encased under glass for posterity !

worth it at any price