Tight Fit Jerseys from O'Neill's

2moreMinutes wrote: »

Every jersey I've worn in the last ten years has been a tight fit.

Step away from the all day breakfast chief ;-)

They're a lot better than the jerseys you buy in the shops that are a terrible fit but the quality of O'Neill's jerseys is awful in comparison to other sports.

The material they use reminds me of the cheap knock-off Serie A jerseys you'd pick up in Italy for about 5 euro!

I'd wager that the material that they use for Harlequins jersey is a lot better than what they use for their GAA gear which begs the question why don't they put apply the same quality to both...I think we all know the answer to that, competition; they don't really have any for gaelic games.

tipp_Gunner wrote: »

Though to be also fair Zulu, seasonality plays a big part. GAA is a faster more dynamic game predominantly played in summer time while Rugby requires a more rugged apparel. Take also that its played predominantly in winter and that player ams and torsos are touching the mucky ground more often.

Though that said nothing justifies the current price of the GAA jerseys. They are probably made for less then a fiver if truth be known.

Maybe so, but club games (which make up the bulk of GAA games) because of inter-county system end up being played in wind and rain in the depths of autumn and winter.

While I don't think the designs are that bad (they used to be horrendous) the quality of gear is poor.

Embroidered crests have only come on jerseys in the last 2 years, while the sponsor, the GAA logo, and the O'Neill's name itself, are all just part of the jersey and not manifested in the way they are on soccer and rugby jerseys.

Now if GAA jerseys were cheaper than their soccer or rugby counterparts because of the lack of such finery then that'd be fair enough but they're not...if anything they are even more expensive, which is crazy!

I've tried the player fit in a small, and it's much better fit than the oversized regular jersey.
In fact, it's exactly the same size as the largest child's shirt - I held them side by side and tried both on.
So you can get it at €50 if you buy the kids size.

Afraid if you're any bigger than small, you'll need to pay the extra to get the non-tent version.

That brings another question, how the hell does a childs size jersey, I think its 13-14 or 14-15, not quite sure, equate to a small adult size?
Is this because of obesity, that kids shirts are made much bigger than they would have been in the past?

big_drive wrote: »

I think on the adult ones you need to go about 2 sizes bigger.

E.g. Regular small = large tight fit and so on

ah that makes sense so,thanks.I think because its the club "trainin" jersey type as wel that they are prob a lesser quality material (if thats even possible) that the match jersey material