2024 McClelland Trophy

[cryptor]

Most passionate football supporters could tell you who won the premiership in every year of their lifetimes.

From that group of people, I doubt any of them could tell you who won the McLelland Trophy in the same years.

As I said, I actually doubt many if any people could tell you who won each of the last 5 McLelland Trophy, but a vast majority of BigFooty posters could tell you who won the last 5 premierships.

I agree with you on this, but I'm not really sure what point you're trying to make. No one in this thread is trying to suggest the McClelland Trophy is as prestigious or sought after as the premiership.

Those same passionate football supporters are probably more likely to correctly name Brownlow medalists in every year of their lifetimes than they are Leigh Matthews Trophy winners. Some awards measure the same/similar thing by different criteria and most of them, particularly the Brownlow, are full of odd quirks.

 

[Walshawk]

The McClelland trophy, same as the Brownlow or All Australian, or many other individual awards, is for the home and away season. No one is saying it is better than what is available in the finals - a premiership or a Norn Smith. Finals and GFs are its own reward.

 

[peetoo]

So the hawks won one final in this time, but lost 3 by 2 goals total, and are being given more prime tv slots on the back of exciting footy.

It’s hardly undeserved, and brisbane are a live chance for both premirships