by MW » Sun Oct 02, 2016 9:14 pm
by marbles » Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:12 pm
by LaughingKookaburra » Sun Oct 02, 2016 11:11 pm
by carey » Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:09 am
by whufc » Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:26 am
MW wrote:Medals for non players is a nice gesture but i doubt someone that received one would display it or look back on it with pride
by gadj1976 » Mon Oct 03, 2016 9:06 am
by whufc » Mon Oct 03, 2016 9:24 am
gadj1976 wrote:On that....I played 20 games in 1991 got Tonsilitis and Glandular fever the week of the Grand Final and pulled out of the game on the Saturday morning. We won. There were no medals. I did get into the team photo but I haven't been to any formal reunions because I wasn't part of the team that won. Why you would want a tokenistic medal is beyond me. I think it devalues the medal itself if you hand them out to everyone. My medal wouldn't mean as much as the bloke who won it.
Each to their own I suppose.
by gadj1976 » Mon Oct 03, 2016 9:34 am
whufc wrote:gadj1976 wrote:On that....I played 20 games in 1991 got Tonsilitis and Glandular fever the week of the Grand Final and pulled out of the game on the Saturday morning. We won. There were no medals. I did get into the team photo but I haven't been to any formal reunions because I wasn't part of the team that won. Why you would want a tokenistic medal is beyond me. I think it devalues the medal itself if you hand them out to everyone. My medal wouldn't mean as much as the bloke who won it.
Each to their own I suppose.
That's the point I'm making in Aus we see that as a tokenist medal where in most countries and other sport people would consider u a worthy medalist
by whufc » Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:52 am
gadj1976 wrote:whufc wrote:gadj1976 wrote:On that....I played 20 games in 1991 got Tonsilitis and Glandular fever the week of the Grand Final and pulled out of the game on the Saturday morning. We won. There were no medals. I did get into the team photo but I haven't been to any formal reunions because I wasn't part of the team that won. Why you would want a tokenistic medal is beyond me. I think it devalues the medal itself if you hand them out to everyone. My medal wouldn't mean as much as the bloke who won it.
Each to their own I suppose.
That's the point I'm making in Aus we see that as a tokenist medal where in most countries and other sport people would consider u a worthy medalist
Thats cos it is (IMO)
I wonder if you ask those guys that missed out like Blake Hartung Suckling Jong McGlynn (random names of guys that missed their flags) if they firstly want a medal or would think it meant the same as the 22 that received one. That might give us more of an insight on whether they should strike more medals.
by marbles » Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:55 am
by whufc » Mon Oct 03, 2016 11:02 am
marbles wrote:Tony modra get a crows premiership medal? Should he?
by daysofourlives » Mon Oct 03, 2016 11:28 am
whufc wrote:marbles wrote:Tony modra get a crows premiership medal? Should he?
In the year where he played and got injured I wouldn't have had a problem with him getting one and I would consider him to be part that premiership squad
by Zelezny Chucks » Mon Oct 03, 2016 11:47 am
whufc wrote:MW wrote:Medals for non players is a nice gesture but i doubt someone that received one would display it or look back on it with pride
Which is interesting because I think your right but I also thinks it's a culture thing
We have it so ingrained that the 22 who play in the grand final are the premiership players that a bloke who may have played 15 games in the season doesn't feel part of it despite playing a very important role in the side, potentially even kicking 'match winning' goals etc
What's even odder with that culture is that you won't find a football single coach, administrator etc who believes you win premierships with 22 players.
It's a different culture to what I'm use to coming from a English background in which all players who play throughout the year get a medal, even in the FA Cup who ever has played at any stage through out the cup will receive a medal on cup final day. Because there is the culture installed players would never refuse to take their medal because they didn't play in the final as they believe their early performances make them apart of the big prize.
In the NBA the rings can be given to anyone involved in the club, that can be players, coaches, administrative staff, they can get one for he janitor if they choose to
by mighty_tiger_79 » Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:15 pm
by mighty_tiger_79 » Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:16 pm
by GWW » Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:38 pm
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:But then you get the Mooney situation where they play and get donuts......surely he should give that Roos one back
by woodublieve12 » Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:47 pm
by whufc » Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:52 pm
by amber_fluid » Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:52 pm
woodublieve12 wrote:Bob shouldn't of even accepted it
Be happy for your club like Presti or Egan instead of stealing the spotlight.
No doubt people will come for me because I just outed Bambi
by RB » Mon Oct 03, 2016 1:28 pm
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