What Happened To AFL Heritage Round?

AFL Heritage Round used to be a popular fixture in the 2000's but late in the same decade, the AFL ultimately removed the round. So what happened to heritage round?
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[@historyofwaverleyvflpark8517]

There was a few contributing factors for heritage round being scrapped, and probably why it won’t be reintroduced anytime soon. Money allegedly being the main one, introduction of indigenous & other themed rounds, expansion teams & teams like Adelaide and Essendon who haven’t changed their guernseys up much since joining the league. With teams having home & away/clash guernseys, indigenous round, some have alternate Anzac Day guernseys, then other miscellaneous guernseys some teams are producing 3-5+ guernseys every year (I think Geelong have played in 6 or 7 different guernseys just this year!). Brisbane have started playing Melbourne games in a Fitzroy based guernsey, and Sydney have started using a South Melbourne guernsey as an away/clash guernsey. Fremantle have bought back many anchor guernseys over the last few years, and the bulldogs with robodog. Other teams have bought back miscellaneous retro guernseys randomly over the past few years, so it’s not like they are forgotten, it does make them more unique than every team wearing one while the expansion teams miss out. While I did personally enjoy heritage round, I do prefer an indigenous round in it’s place, and makes the big hawk or 3d anchor more special when they are bought back.

[@CAD390]

Yes I'd a big fan of heritage round coming back - even for gold coast and GWS I do believe that they could come up with some hindsight ideas of what such jumpers could have looked like if they were around in the 1980s and 90s

[@Reboundfifty]

Definitely bring back heritage round

[@terrya8989]

We have Boong round which seems to be every week now. Welcome to country.

[@joshuanewton]

I loved the heritage round. Although the Western Bulldogs have adopted their first jumper from 1925 and Carlton with their jumper from the 1930's-1990's as their current home and away jumper. I would like to see the heritage round back

[@SportSighted]

Would be fantastic!

[@leighreganarblaster9852]

In 2006 this unfair because in 1980s wear paresiob since the 1930 s

[@ibd1977]

Eddie's now gone, so what's the deal AFL with PAFC's Wharf Pylons?

[@leighreganarblaster9852]

With Port Adelaide can go back to SANFA bike and share of pink

[@leighreganarblaster9852]

We need bring back Heritage Round. I’m sick Collingwood cleaning own the blank n white because if look in the history of Collingwood I’m 1892 the wear red blue and white. Look at history of Port Adelaide and Collingwood m. Port Adelaide for SANFA license on May 26th 1980 and the first game May 28th 1980 vans Collingwood was east in 18902 this Port Adelaide is 12 yrs older then Collingwood But Collingwood can’t clam red blue and white as new colours because since 1883 Footscray be wear those colours

[@owendesaints7701]

bring it back or at least available to buy in club shops (dont think you showed ever teams H Guersey)

[@SportSighted]

Yea I agree fully! Yea you're right, Some of the photos of these were just of poor quality and would've been too blurry, could include them regardless next time