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.
Bloody good Idea 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
pball...@radlogic.com.au wrote in message <7s9i11$et...@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.
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.
pball...@radlogic.com.au wrote: > 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.
> 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.
pball...@radlogic.com.au wrote: > 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.
Sandy McAvaney wrote: > 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.
No no, i mean if you have contributed throughout the season but unlucky 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.R...@bom.gov.au> wrote in message
> > 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.
pball...@radlogic.com.au wrote in message <7s9i11$et...@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.
Its a team game, then give one to the president of the club and the boot studder oh and dont forget about the ladies committee Fair go its for the players of the day
> > 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.
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.
pball...@radlogic.com.au wrote: > 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.
What ever they change it to is going to be flawed and unfair to some one. 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.
> Minimum number of games is a must !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think 11 > games would consider you a fair contributor to the season.
> <pball...@radlogic.com.au> wrote in message > news: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.
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.
> 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$et...@nnrp1.deja.com>, > pball...@radlogic.com.au wrote: > > 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.
On Wed, 22 Sep 1999 03:22:19 GMT, pball...@radlogic.com.au wrote: >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!!! -- cheers,
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