AFL Grand Final Grand Final 2022: Geelong give the Swans an 81 point flogging

[The Prosecutor]

Time to bring in premiership medals for players who've played 5+ games during the year

Anyone who played in a win.

 

[Lore]

 

[Mr Bultitude]

Selwood and Geelong are just pure class. They have culture down to a tee.

 

[citizen-erased]

Cats irresistible- unfortunately the Swans also chose the worst day of the year to channel their ‘inner Essendon’…

It was sad watching and knowing if we were in a gf with a similar arc which side we'd be

 

[doug85]

Brought a tear to the eye

 

[citizen-erased]

They're good eggs at Geelong.
Well done Jez. First medal and he thinks to hang around it around someone elses neck.

Deserved it and im glad they won

 

[Jobe Watson]

Comparing Geelong's last 15 years to ours makes me wanna throw up.

 

[Run and carry]

Just watching the Cats press conference. Scott is the sort of coach you'd love to play for. He just cares about people, period.

 

[eth-dog]

NO!

Yes

Anyone who played in a win.

That could also work.

 

[naraku]

Where Geelong have improved was actually from a handful of guys in early-mid 20's. All stood up this year to close the gap between the best and worst player's out there.

This is the likes of Close, Holmes, Z.Guthrie, De Koenig, Stengle, Miers. I know Stengle wasn't there but we know his previous issues.
They also quietly put game's into more youth like Cooper Stephens and Francis Evans.

I've mentioned him before and I will again : Shaun Grigg.
He was in charge of player's development.
Now Grigg had won a flag, I would certainly ask him to join our assistant team.

 

[Mootsy]

 

[ghostdog]

Time to bring in premiership medals for players who've played 5+ games during the year

Are you including subs who never ran out?

 

[eth-dog]

Are you including subs who never ran out?

Yes. They were selected in 5 games.

 

[thepokey]

This is basically how yesterday felt for me

 

[boncer34]

Anyone who played.

 

[ant555]

Not sure you give a medal to the whole list or even the players who played during the year.
What I would do is have a separate trophy or similar for all the listed players for that year as no side can win a flag without those who come in and out of the side or even those who do not play but are a part of the team effort.

 

[boncer34]

Not sure you give a medal to the whole list or even the players who played during the year.
What I would do is have a separate trophy or similar for all the listed players for that year as no side can win a flag without those who come in and out of the side or even those who do not play but are a part of the team effort.

So you'd give them all an individual trophy?

 

[Lore]

The league recognises the team on the day, and that's fine imo. There's no reason why the league should be giving accolades to a shrimp that played a couple of home and away games for a side that eventually won a premiership.

If the club has a half-decent culture they'd be recognising the rest of their list, and indeed the rest of their administration, assistant coaches, etc for their contributions throughout the year at their Best and Fairest.

 

[ant555]

So you'd give them all an individual trophy?

The club can give an individual trophy or whatever works in a premiership year. They are a team and it takes a team to win a flag.
One club I played for did it. We won three flags in 4 seasons. I played in two and got a medal. Missed one through injury and got a small engraved cup with my name the club and premiership season
Ant555
Outback Shit Kickers
Premiership season
1990.
Personally I thought it was a good touch. The seconds played finals. We do not go as far as we did with a group of players who all made an effort.
I have the three. They are in the pool room.

 

[cobra land]

The league recognises the team on the day, and that's fine imo. There's no reason why the league should be giving accolades to a shrimp that played a couple of home and away games for a side that eventually won a premiership.

If the club has a half-decent culture they'd be recognising the rest of their list, and indeed the rest of their administration, assistant coaches, etc for their contributions throughout the year at their Best and Fairest.

Exactly the B & F is the time to acknowledge these players, remember when they used to give runner's up medals to the losing team ?

The players that didn't play would be in the same boat as them.

 

[ghostdog]

Time to bring in premiership medals for players who've played 5+ games during the year

...maybe a medal with some kind of dustinguishing difference that recognises their contribution, but I think that should be done at a club level.

There you go EFC. Happy to help.

 

[Lore]

Exactly the B & F is the time to acknowledge these players, remember when they used to give runner's up medals to the losing team ?

The players that didn't play would be in the same boat as them.

I think the runner up team still gets medals, so do the umpires. They just don't present them on the daïs

 

[boncer34]

The club can give an individual trophy or whatever works in a premiership year. They are a team and it takes a team to win a flag.
One club I played for did it. We won three flags in 4 seasons. I played in two and got a medal. Missed one through injury and got a small engraved cup with my name the club and premiership season
Ant555
Outback s**t Kickers
Premiership season
1990.
Personally I thought it was a good touch. The seconds played finals. We do not go as far as we did with a group of players who all made an effort.
I have the three. They are in the pool room.

Gotta be honest. I'm not sure I see the difference between a individual medal and a individual trophy mate.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

...maybe a medal with some kind of dustinguishing difference that recognises their contribution, but I think that should be done at a club level.

There you go EFC. Happy to help.

So a guy plays every game and is integral in them being there and say gets injured in the Prelim to make way for a rookie who’s hardly played (hypothetical) and the rookie is the only one remembered for being part of the premiership? The only one known forever known as a premiership player? Harsher than any other sport in the works imo.

 

[Dave]