ANZAC medal?

Question

For such a significant name, the only players who can win it are Collingwood and Essendon.

I think it should be won by the best player of the round rather just a game.

James Hird won 4 ANZAC medals and that just loses its significance

But there are problems:

1) When are you going to present the medal?

2) Who should be on the committee?

3) Umpires should not be on the panel because that will give away the Brownlow votes

So what's the answer?

Answer 1

nah, should be won by either Magpies or Bombers players. they have been playing in this for ages, whats the difference now?

Answer 2

i agree with you why just them two teams there don't deserve too be the only two team to play for the medal or the only two team that get too play on ANZAC day the MCG would be full no matter who played on that day that's the Australian way

Answer 3

This is a game which was developed by the two clubs to fill a need of the Australian public for a blockbuster game of footy to be a living remembrance of the anzacs and their successors. The Anzac medal belongs to Collingwood and Essendon.

Other clubs have the opportunity to develop inter-club competitions to commemorate other days. Mother's Day, Easter Monday and so on. For example the new Gold Coast team can play the Kangaroos, as the team that got away from Queensland, for the Pineapple Cup on April 1st.

James Hird is one of a kind and should have won four Brownlows: he was defeated by having so many excellent team mates and a long history of injuries.

Certainly I think there should be medals struck for each other game in the Anzac round, for best on ground. Named after a serviceperson connected with either club. The Bluey Truscott for Melbourne, and so on.

GO BOMBERS - and lest we forget.

Answer 4

Collingwood and Essendon started this whole Anzac game tradition, lets just leave things as they are!

James Hird won a lot of Anzac medals because he was an incredible player and I bet every single one means something to him!

Answer 5

thats silly just leave it for the one game

i think collingwood v essendon is good

btw, i dont go for either of those teams. i go for north

and i think if north played bulldogs on anzac day, they def would not fill the mcg

Answer 6

I think tje way it is now, is the way it should stay, James Hird was a great player

Answer 7

I say leave it as it is, but let others play in this game, if is to be just a Victorian thing, let the top two teams from Victoria as of the week b4 or even the year b4, that's better then they can do the draw around it, let the two top Vic teams play in it each year.  freo and geel are playing too, but at night.