Brisbane Lions optical illusion leaves footy fans baffled
Footy fans couldn’t quite believe their eyes on Saturday night as one team’s guernsey design delivering a questionable optical illusion.
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The Brisbane Lions proved far too strong for Port Adelaide on Saturday night as they flexed their premiership credentials.
In front of their home fans at the Gabba, the Lions showed they’re a force to be reckoned with as they secured the 18.12 (120) to 14.8 (92) win.
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Despite the ominous outing, the display was largely overshadowed by one tiny aspect of their indigenous guernsey.
The Sir Doug Nicholls round guernsey was designed by Jordan Ah Chee in collaboration with the Ah Chee family to tell Callum’s journey of family, football and The Brisbane Lions.
But fans couldn’t help but point out the tree design on the back made it appear on television like the players were running around with their shorts pulled down.
Those watching on took to social media to post screenshots where they had done a double take after believing a player’s behind was on display.
The images quickly started doing the rounds with fans flooding Reddit and questioning the design of the guernsey.
One fan wrote: “When they first wore them earlier this year, it was the first thing I noticed and it’s all I noticed.”
A second posted: “Looks like they’re wearing black G-strings.”
A third added: “Been thinking it all game. Glad I’m not the only one.”
A fourth pondered: “I think it looks like a whale tail. Like we’re wearing thongs.”
Despite the attire raising the eyebrows of fans, the Lions stole the show after conceding the opening two goals of the contest.
After the Power looked to burst out of the blocks, the Lions kicked seven unanswered goals to lead by 32 points at the first break — making a Power comeback very unlikely.
Their hopes of a resurgence were made even harder by the fact Dante Visentini (ankle) and Esava Ratugolea (hamstring) both went down with injury before coach Ken Hinkley could even address his players.
The night went from bad to worse for the Power when Sam Powell-Pepper left the field in the third quarter after suffering a serious knee injury.
All-Australian contender Zac Bailey was the absolute star of the show for Brisbane all night, finishing with a game-high five goals.
He was well supported up forward by Charlie Cameron for his three goals, with the Lions registering a dozen goalkickers.
“I haven’t seen them play with such arrogance like this. We’re going through the middle of the ground, and you can’t go with us!” two-time North Melbourne premiership player David King said post-game on Fox Footy’s Super Saturday Live.
Star recruit Jack Lukosius returned well for his first game since Round 2 at his new club, kicking three goals up forward alongside partner-in-crime Mitch Georgiades — who moved up to equal-second in the Coleman Medal race with four more goals.
- with foxsports.com.au
Originally published as Brisbane Lions optical illusion leaves footy fans baffled
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