Congratulations Fremantle FC for winning their first piece of league silverware

[Smashwood]

 

[andrew coombs]

According to this guy there is actually a trophy.

There is a trophy. I'm pretty sure it's a perpetual one which is held by the winning club for a season before being given back to the AFL to be presented to the next minor premier, unless of course the holder goes back to back.

 

[leeloo]

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Oh look, we do have a cabinet!

 

[leeloo]

There is a trophy. I'm pretty sure it's a perpetual one which is held by the winning club for a season before being given back to the AFL to be presented to the next minor premier, unless of course the holder goes back to back.

According to Patrick Keane, the actual trophy is the one in AFL House and the club gets their own trophy/plaque to keep.

 

[The GOAT]

Well. you could argue a Brownlow or a Coleman is meaningless as well relative to a premiership medal and cup, should we do away with them as well?

Not the same.

It's pretty obvious that players care to some degree about those awards.

No one cares about winning a trophy for being the minor premier.

 

[andrew coombs]

True its too easy for sides like Hawthorn and Collingwood if they are any good to get an inflated ladder position given they rarely travel

Nice try but factually incorrect. Hawthorn played 9 games outside Victoria this year.

 

[leeloo]

Not the same.

It's pretty obvious that players care to some degree about those awards.

No one cares about winning a trophy for being the minor premier.

First time I heard of it was a few weeks ago. Pretty much a non event.

 

[andrew coombs]

According to Patrick Keane, the actual trophy is the one in AFL House and the club gets their own trophy/plaque to keep.

Is that right? I wasent aware they didn't hand it over. I have been to the Hawthorn trophy room and never noticed a McLelland trophy on display.

 

[Freomaniac]

I don't care about what anyone thinks. I'm glad freo got the McClelland trophy. It is a legitimate trophy. Better than the pre season cup.

 

[leeloo]

Is that right? I wasent aware they didn't hand it over. I have been to the Hawthorn trophy room and never noticed a McLelland trophy on display.

If you look at the link Masto posted, it has a picture. My kids have bigger trophies than that, you probably missed it or else it is in a box somewhere.

 

[numchuks]

There is a plaque of sorts given out for the winning club to keep.

These are North Melbourne's ones at Arden Street;

 

[devil demon]

Anyone know how it was awarded in the VFL era? Was looking at the picture and was interested to see Carlton and Hawthorn awarded it in 1985 then realised that neither finished top. And for a lot of the years up to 1991 it doesn't follow this list
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_Football_League_minor_premiers

 

[numchuks]

Anyone know how it was awarded in the VFL era? Was looking at the picture and was interested to see Carlton and Hawthorn awarded it in 1985 then realised that neither finished top. And for a lot of the years up to 1991 it doesn't follow this list
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_Football_League_minor_premiers

Before 1990 it was awarded not to the minor premier, but the club that finished highest in all 3 grades (seniors, reserves, under-19s)

 

[devil demon]

Before 1990 it was awarded not to the minor premier, but the club that finished highest in all 3 grades (seniors, reserves, under-19s)

Yep just saw this in the other thread. Makes sense.

Prior to 1991 the trophy was presented to the team with the best overall home-and-away record across the three levels of VFL/AFL play: seniors, reserves and under 19s. Seniors wins were worth ten points, reserves were worth four, and under 19s were worth two (with the values halved for drawn games).

 

[tek87]

coming into the season no one thought this would happen so it says alot for Ross lyon to drag this aging side forward and considering we are in the top 6 bracket draw, it is a great achievement which will be forgotten in 2 weeks time. but the cabinet aint empty anymore mother*ers

 

[Parasite]

Good on us.

On a side note, how crap have the Saints been since we ripped their coach out from under them? What is it..9th, 16th, 18th?

 

[Vintage]

Nice try but factually incorrect. Hawthorn played 9 games outside Victoria this year.

wow, on top of the games in Tasmania? That is a lot of travel.

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

The only kind of premiership Ross Lyon will win in his career

 

[hench]

Way to go.

 

[Bluelegs]

it is an odd trophy but we will take it.

has anyone got the keys to the cabinet?

Chris connolly

 

[MKMatty]

It is true beauty though to see both the WA teams 1&2

Not sure how beautiful it will be if we might meet each other in the big one

Look at it this way, we'll solve the congestion crisis and hinder the housing boom in Perth

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

We have been equal top since round 1 (when we were actually outside the 8; 9th on percentage)
Outright top since round 4
Adelaide is the only other club to be top after a completed round

 

[SBYM]

Well that's nice to know.
So second question, are us pleabians allowed to just wander into AFL to view said wall plaque or is just there for Gilligan's private pleasure?

Those of us who are ex ordine patricio can go wherever we like...

 

[The_Reaper]

Trolling a team for finishing first.

That's a new one

 

[SBYM]

Trolling a team for finishing first.

That's a new one

You've been around a while. Surely you know by now what BF is capable of?