Why only 22 premiership medals?
pbal...@radlogic.com.au
been suspended, and one of them will miss out on a Premiership medal.
North Melbourne even trotted out a player who'd missed a previous
Grand Final through suspension (Richmond's Graeme Landy from 1980)
who complained "My name is not part of the club history, it is not
up on any of the plaques anywhere"
Not to mention cases like Derek Kickett and Tony Modra...
(or in the reverse, 1997 3-gamer Aaron Keating)
So I ask: why not give a premiership medal to every player who
has taken the field for the premiership side that year?
And present it publicly, on Grand Final day?
It would go a long way to compensating for the disappointment
of not playing that day.
Those players are part of the premiership effort, and
deserve to be acknowledged and rewarded.
Regards,
Peter Ballard
Adelaide, AUSTRALIA
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There will, no doubt be arguments against this idea,
but for a player who has played the bulk of the season
and then misses because of injury or suspension it
would be due recognition for his contribution.
Cheers
RonD
pbal...@radlogic.com.au wrote in message <7s9i11$etm$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
Yianni Agisilaou
There would have to be some kind of "minimum games played" criteria,
as giving one to every player who's played a game would kind of take the
gloss of it and make it a whole lot less special. I don't think that I
would feel that I deserved a premiership medallion if I played one game
in
Round 4 in which we got thrashed by 129 points, even if the team went on
to win
the flag.
Sandy McAvaney
games would consider you a fair contributor to the season.
<pbal...@radlogic.com.au> wrote in message
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Peter Ryan
> So I ask: why not give a premiership medal to every player who
> has taken the field for the premiership side that year?
> And present it publicly, on Grand Final day?
> It would go a long way to compensating for the disappointment
> of not playing that day.
>
> Those players are part of the premiership effort, and
> deserve to be acknowledged and rewarded.
Too right, Peter. We hear all about how wonderful it is to be a
'premiership player' when what people really mean is that the player has
been in a winning Grand Final side.
There is a lot more to being premiers than winning the last game of the
season. Let's recognise the people who contributed but missed out on
that last day.
Peter Ryan
Peter Ryan
> Minimum number of games is a must !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think 11
> games would consider you a fair contributor to the season.
By this sort of reasoning, players who are in the winning Grand Final side, but
who have played only a hanful of games for the year, shouldn't get a medal.
I say one in, all in. It's a team game.
Peter Ryan
Sandy McAvaney
enough to make the grand final through injury suspension or even bad form.
Those selected to make the GF in only there first game deserve to be there
and deserve a medal. The GF means much more than some round 10 game against
Fremantle.
What about those players who have played in the finals games get a medal,
along with those who played at least 11 games in the home and away season.
Peter Ryan <Peter...@bom.gov.au> wrote in message
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Doggy
after the game like the selected 22.
Oh well....
pbal...@radlogic.com.au wrote in message <7s9i11$etm$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>The crying has already started. Jason McCartney and Aaron Hamill have
>been suspended, and one of them will miss out on a Premiership medal.
>
>North Melbourne even trotted out a player who'd missed a previous
>Grand Final through suspension (Richmond's Graeme Landy from 1980)
>who complained "My name is not part of the club history, it is not
>up on any of the plaques anywhere"
>
>Not to mention cases like Derek Kickett and Tony Modra...
>(or in the reverse, 1997 3-gamer Aaron Keating)
>
>So I ask: why not give a premiership medal to every player who
>has taken the field for the premiership side that year?
>And present it publicly, on Grand Final day?
>It would go a long way to compensating for the disappointment
>of not playing that day.
>
>Those players are part of the premiership effort, and
>deserve to be acknowledged and rewarded.
>
John Townsend
oh and dont forget about the ladies committee
Fair go its for the players of the day
pbal...@radlogic.com.au
This is a response to several replies to my original post.
I agree with the suggestion that there should be a minimum
games requirement, at least for receiving medals on grand
final day. 11 games (or the GF of course) seems about right.
(Let's not quibble over the exact number).
I would estimate that would mean that about 5 players
apart from the premiership team would get medals.
I don't think that would cheapen the medals at all and
I think it would be a very nice touch to get those guys
up on the platform as well.
Sure some guys would still miss out by one game, but if
you only played 10 games all year then you were only
really a "fringe" player and I don't think you've got too
much to complain about. Plus, that situation would be much
rarer than the current situation when always a couple of
very deserving players miss out.
Peter
In article <7s9i11$etm$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
Julian Donn
Giving every body and the cheer squad a medal will only cheapen it. A
minimum game rule will still see some one missing out by one match. If they
stick with the present system it sets a high standard for players to work to
and discourages thuggery in the lead up finals.
Peter Ryan
> If they
> stick with the present system it sets a high standard for players to work to
A great comfort to blokes who have been in the side all season but who are
unlucky enough to be injured for the GF.
Peter Ryan
Wozza
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Sandy McAvaney <Hugh_...@mailexcite.com> wrote in article
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> Minimum number of games is a must !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think
11
> games would consider you a fair contributor to the season.
>
>
> <pbal...@radlogic.com.au> wrote in message
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A.W
Maybe some sort of minor medal, like a premiershp club member medal, hmm
still a premier ship medal for the playing players, but a clubs medal, for
each player, as Premier club ??? who knows, that was only a quixck thought.
Wozza
11 games, why not 10?
10 games, why not 9?
etc
what if the extra five players were beaten in a reserves grand final?
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Wozza
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pbal...@radlogic.com.au wrote in article <7sc3q6$agi$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
> G'day all,
>
> This is a response to several replies to my original post.
>
> I agree with the suggestion that there should be a minimum
> games requirement, at least for receiving medals on grand
> final day. 11 games (or the GF of course) seems about right.
> (Let's not quibble over the exact number).
>
> I would estimate that would mean that about 5 players
> apart from the premiership team would get medals.
> I don't think that would cheapen the medals at all and
> I think it would be a very nice touch to get those guys
> up on the platform as well.
>
> Sure some guys would still miss out by one game, but if
> you only played 10 games all year then you were only
> really a "fringe" player and I don't think you've got too
> much to complain about. Plus, that situation would be much
> rarer than the current situation when always a couple of
> very deserving players miss out.
>
> Peter
>
> In article <7s9i11$etm$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
> pbal...@radlogic.com.au wrote:
Wozza
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Wozza
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Peter Ryan <Peter...@bom.gov.au> wrote in article
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Mic Cullen
have written:
[snips]
> there's a problem with the line here...
> 11 games, why not 10?
> 10 games, why not 9?
> etc
And there's not at the moment? It's just set a lot higher.
have a good one,
Mic. Yellow & Black!!!
Dave B.
>The crying has already started. Jason McCartney and Aaron Hamill have
>been suspended, and one of them will miss out on a Premiership medal.
>
>North Melbourne even trotted out a player who'd missed a previous
>Grand Final through suspension (Richmond's Graeme Landy from 1980)
>who complained "My name is not part of the club history, it is not
>up on any of the plaques anywhere"
>
>Not to mention cases like Derek Kickett and Tony Modra...
>(or in the reverse, 1997 3-gamer Aaron Keating)
>
>So I ask: why not give a premiership medal to every player who
>has taken the field for the premiership side that year?
>And present it publicly, on Grand Final day?
>It would go a long way to compensating for the disappointment
>of not playing that day.
>
>Those players are part of the premiership effort, and
>deserve to be acknowledged and rewarded.
Terrific Idea, and could weel be implemented. Remember, it twas only a
few years ago that even the COACH didn't get one!!!
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cheers,
Dave
Go Dons!!