This week in “The Behind Posts:” a logo and a mascot for 2020; AFL umpires and the MRO; Port’s identity; and the Showdown.





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A NEW LOGO FOR PORT?



In our quest for an identity, the main question is how we save our great past by connecting it to our bad recent past, our present, and our future. There is no turning back the clock. We cannot deny that 1997-2018 has happened, and its now part of the Port Adelaide Football Club. We cannot deny our situation in 2019. We must act considering everything or we will fail.



We don't need to give up our past. We should fight for our heritage unrelentlessly. However, we are not independent. We need to convince people. We need recover our bond with our great past in a way that is acceptable for those who actually decide upon these sort of stuff. We need something that allow us to fight for our heritage without fading, without breaking; i.e., something that is already strongly bonded to it, but not overtly enough to call much attention.



We need a Tro…