Fremantle have unveiled a purple edition of their Pride Jumper which will be worn during the AFLW’s Pride Round against Collingwood on Sunday 16 October at Fremantle Oval.
This jumper for Season 7 completes the 2022 design that the AFLW team wore during Pride Round in Season 6. Fremantle wore a white ‘clash’ Pride jumper against Richmond and Collingwood during their extended stay on the east coast.
This is Fremantle’s first chance to host a Pride Round game at home, and will wear a design featuring the colours of the rainbow Pride Flag forming the chevrons on a purple background.
The Progress Pride Flag once again adorns the top of the back of the jumper, as well as the ‘Containbow’ as a tribute to the famous public artwork located off Canning Highway in East Fremantle, which was designed by local artist Marcus Canning.
Fremantle star Kiara Bowers said the jumper meant a lot to her and hoped Freo can continue their form when showing their pride.
“It’s incredible for the Club, Freo and the AFL to show support to families like mine and a lot of the other girls,” Bowers said.
“It’s pretty spectacular and I love seeing the purple with the rainbow chevrons on top.
‘We haven’t lost in the pride guernsey yet, we’ve played two games and hopefully that continues.”
Bowers said Pride Round was important to highlight the diversity of the Queer community within the game.
“With the AFLW, it’s awesome young kids get to see women playing football,” Bowers said.
“As a part of the LGBT community, it’s important to me that they can also see people on TV who are part of that community playing footy.”
The Pride jumper, as well as a whole range of Pride merchandise, is now on sale via The Dock Team Store.
WHAT THE JUMPER REPRESENTS
PRIDE FLAG
The Pride Flag is depicted on the front, which has represented the LGBT community since 1978, and more broadly, the Queer community that identify as LGBTIQA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, asexual).
The six colours of the flag each have a meaning within the community.
Red – Life
Orange – Healing
Yellow – Sunlight
Green – Nature
Blue – Harmony
Purple - Spirit
PROGRESS PRIDE FLAG
The Progress Pride Flag was developed in 2018 as an evolution of the Pride Flag, incorporating brown, black and the traditional Trans Flag colours into what designer Daniel Quasar called a ‘reboot’ of the Pride Flag.
As well as the colours of the Pride Flag, the additional colours give a broader representation to the Queer community.
Light Blue, Pink and White – Trans and nonbinary individuals
Black and Brown – Marginalised POC (People of Colour) communities
Black – Individuals living with AIDS and those who have been lost to the disease
THE CONTAINBOW
Designed by Fremantle artist Marcus Canning and commissioned by the City of Fremantle, the ‘Containbow’ was not explicitly designed to represent the Queer community but was instantly adopted as a sign of the City’s progressive views, with Canning saying the artwork was “a symbol of many things, including alternative and counter cultural hippy styles and aesthetics, a distinctive and ongoing element of the Freo character.”
While the Containbow has nine colours, the one represented on the back of the Fremantle jumper shows the six colours of the Pride Flag.
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