Some say you play only as well as you look, with the guernsey in footy serving as a pillar of the game's heritage and tradition. That's not to say some have definitely gone through some modern re-designs and changes to get where we are now.

Though some clubs have upheld tradition by keeping theirs mostly the same throughout the decades, this is respectable, but it still won't earn them any fashion points in climbing up the list.

Here I'm looking for what stands out in creativity, how the colours mix and just personally how I view them.

14Hawthorn Hawks

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 06: Jack Gunston of the Hawks celebrates a goal during the 2026 AFL Round 04 match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the Geelong Cats at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 6, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 06: Jack Gunston of the Hawks celebrates a goal during the 2026 AFL Round 04 match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the Geelong Cats at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on April 6, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

For a club that's supposed to be gold and brown, the colour they used is a very mustard way of trying to be gold. The brown does its best to save it and the stripes are solid, but there's just too much of that yellow all over it for me to like it.

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