Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has told Port Adelaide supporters to be “creative” with their "prison bar" jumpers, in order to avoid clashing with Collingwood's customary black and white stripes.
The Power want to wear their prison bar jumpers next year to mark their 150th anniversary, but McGuire stands in the way.
He is happy for Port Adelaide to honour its heritage, but believes the jumper needs to have a different look.
“The black and white colours are trademark of the Collingwood football club, as is the Magpies,” he told SEN SA Breakfast.
“Now, on every occasion, Collingwood have said yes.
“We understand the tradition of Port Adelaide, we understand it to be one of the great teams in the AFL and in Australian sport in general.
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“Is the prison bars important? Of course it’s important to Port Adelaide.
“Does it need to be black and white? Maybe it doesn’t, you could be creative, use the teal, use the magenta which was one of your original colours.
“Use the black, use the white, use the silver, there’s plenty of ways of doing these things but let’s come up with something.”
McGuire also insisted that the Magpies are happy to work with the Power to find a solution.
“Rather than just always narking and trying to pick a fight, let’s do something that’s creative that can be great for Port Adelaide that doesn’t offend Collingwood that brings the team together that makes it a fantastic situation for the club going forward,” he said.
“There’s a lot of ways of doing things if you open your eyes and don’t just go down nark highway and try and poke us all the time.”
Port Adelaide must present a jumper design to its merchandise suppliers and the AFL within the next month for approval.
Over 7000 people have signed a petition to wear the traditional colours every year in Showdowns and in Anzac Round.
Hear Eddie McGuire on SEN SA Breakfast in the player below.
