The Warriors' Wellington-themed jersey (right) has been widely panned on social media.

It's that time of year when NRL teams start unveiling their jerseys for new season, and the Warriors have been absolutely slammed for one of their latest releases.

The Auckland club have used so many different jerseys since their inception - five more were added to the list on Monday - that a lot of them blur into one.

The worst jersey in the history of sports.



Congratulations. https://t.co/ftf1Zsrn5e — Stephen Gallagher (@SWTGallagher) November 11, 2019

But the yellow and black checkered number, which will be worn when the team returns to Wellington in June, is set to live on for all the wrong reasons.

While some critics on social media compared it to a flannelette shirt or picnic rug, one went as far as to label it the "the worst jersey in the history of sports".

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That's a bold call but sticking strictly to the NRL, how does it compare to these fashion fails from years gone by. Is it really that bad?

Brisbane Broncos - 1998 and 2002

ANDREW CORNAGA/PHOTOSPORT The Broncos' teal-coloured jersey is remembered well by Warriors supporters.

The Broncos are synonymous with gold and maroon, so they were almost unrecognisable when they ran out fully decked in teal in 1998. The infamous jersey was the brainchild of former Broncos CEO John Ribot, who was clearly a big fan of the colour, while it was also meant to symbolise the Brisbane River.

Whatever the reason, it didn't work. But that didn't stop the club from bringing it back in 2002, including during a memorable win for the Warriors at Mt Smart. That was the same game when Kevin Campion floored Brisbane enforcer Shane Webcke. Perhaps 'Compo', himself a former Bronco, just wasn't a fan of teal.

Canterbury Bulldogs - 2010 and 2011

MARK NOLAN/GETTY IMAGES Bulldogs fans didn't feel the force was with them when the club sported a Star Wars jersey in 2011.

Cross-promotional jerseys tend to be hit or miss. The Marvel super hero-inspired strips were generally well received by supporters (see below for one that wasn't) but the Bulldogs were widely panned for the Avatar and Star Wars-themed shirts in 2010 and 2011. There was nothing particularly subtle about the Star Wars jersey. For one, they swapped the club's traditional blue and white colours for black and had two big lightsabers displayed across the the chest.

While we're on the Bulldogs, we can forgive teams for experimenting with design at the Nines, but what was going on with their 2014 jersey? It seems someone got a bit carried away with the gold paint.

HANNAH PETERS/GETTY IMAGES The Bulldogs' jersey for the 2014 Auckland Nines.

Manly Sea Eagles - 2012

Manly wore this one-off camouflage kit against the Bulldogs in 2012 and the players probably wished no one could see them given how bad it was.

MARK NOLAN/GETTY IMAGES The Sea Eagles went for the 'camo' look in 2012 but failed to pull it off.

The jersey was a tribute to Australia's Defence Force, with special mention to the troops who were serving in Afghanistan at the time. While you certainly can't fault the Sea Eagles' intentions, the same can't be said of their design team.

Cronulla Sharks - 2015; Melbourne Storm - 1999



MATT KING/GETTY IMAGES The Sharks swapped sky blue for bright yellow in 2015.



The best designs usually incorporate the team's traditional colours somewhere on the jersey. So why the Sharks decided to completely ditch their famous sky blue for bright yellow, well, only the club's marketing boss can explain. Maybe he was a Parramatta fan.

If the NRL has taught us anything about jerseys over the years, it's that yellow as the dominant colour is not a good look. There's been a few examples over the years, most notably the Storm in 1999, while the Cowboys flirted with it during the same season. It didn't work then and it doesn't work now.

STUART MILLIGAN/ALLSPORT At least one person liked the Storm's yellow strip from 1999.

Manly Sea Eagles - 2014

Speaking of yellow, the Sea Eagles again got on the wrong side of fans with their 'Wolverine' Marvel strip. The design was actually pretty good, apart from the fact it was much better suited to the Eels.

BRENDON THORNE/GETTY IMAGES Kieran Foran defended Manly's Wolverine jersey in 2014, although it was probably better suited to Parramatta.

Running out in the colours of your arch-rivals never goes down well, forcing then-star playmaker Kieran Foran to defend the concept.

"I don't think you can take it too seriously with the colours. You've got to look at it a bit lightheartedly," Foran told the Manly Daily. "I think it's a good initiative and I think it's a good opportunity for the fans to get behind."

Newcastle Knights - 2014-present

ASHLEY FEDER/GETTY IMAGES Kayln Ponga in the Knights' his-vis jersey earlier this year.



Another club who had the right intention, only to be let down by poor execution. The Newcastle region has a strong mining history, which the Knights have paid tribute to each year since 2014 by donning a orange 'hi-vis' outfit.

Again, the Knights deserve credit for supporting the community, but we're just not quite sure bright orange works for a pro sports team.