NHILL and District Sporting Club is considering changing its colours as well as its on-and-off-field uniforms.
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Club president Brett Wheaton said the idea arose after the team played in a special heritage jumper in round 13 of 2015 that were emblazoned with the names of past players.
“It was proposed at an open forum at our last annual general meeting and we said we would look at it once the jumper sponsorship deal ran out,” he said.
“It has generated a great deal of passion and enthusiasm at the club. If you are talking about it, we want to hear your feedback.You can’t come back in three or four months and complain.”
Wheaton said in part it was an effort to consciously bring all the sports in the club together.
“We’re just trying to bring it all together,” he said.
“We all wear the same blue and yellow off the field.”
Nhill changed its colours from a dark navy blue and gold to a lighter blue after Horsham United joined the Wimmera Football League with a black and gold jumper.
“Nobody in the senior team has played in the old colours, they don’t have an affinity to the old jumpers,” Wheaton said. “There has been a lot of generational change. We will always recognise players from the past but we also have to look forward.”
So far the club has received plenty of feedback.
“It is coming in quite quickly,” Wheaton said.
“We’ve opened it up to feedback from all our members; including juniors and those non-playing members.
“Generally you have to be 18 to have a say in matters like this but we’ve involved the juniors because they are the future of the club.”
There is three options presented by the club. The first would see the playing uniforms of the football, netball and hockey all change.
A second option would see on-field uniforms stay the same for all sports but changes made to include teal in the off-field uniforms.
The third option is to change the football jumper to a similarly graduated design as the netball and hockey uniforms.
Those members wishing to offer feedback have been asked to do so by 5pm Friday, October 14. Results of the survey will be tallied before being considered at the club’s October committee meeting. The final decision will be announced at its annual general meaning on Monday, November 21. Wheaton said the committee opted to seek feedback rather than vote because it needed to consider different aspects.
“If we put it to a vote then people would vote with their hearts,” he said. “The club also has to be fiscal. It is our responsibility on the committee to consider the costs.”