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13 hours ago, Demonsone said:

Why is a club that’s bombed out in straight sets in both teams accepting the award with both our captains 

Um. Why not? It's an award that recognises performance in a full home and away season for both sexes. It's completely appropriate. I'm sure both captains are disappointed in their teams' performances in their respective finals series, but that doesn't diminish the achievements of each individual home and away game that got them there.

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More good news for the club.  Any journos perusing Demonland for a good news story, please note, winning the McClelland trophy for best men's and women's football program can be added to an impre

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They've called it: https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1057726/brisbane-lions-surrender-1m-mcclelland-prize-in-costly-loss-to-st-kilda-saints "The result will see Melbourne claim the McClelland

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5 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Um. Why not? It's an award that recognises performance in a full home and away season for both sexes. It's completely appropriate. I'm sure both captains are disappointed in their teams' performances in their respective finals series, but that doesn't diminish the achievements of each individual home and away game that got them there.

Understand sure great for the club to get a 1mill but just have our president accepting it, feels very hollow vs seeing a club hold a premiership cup…Feels like our players holding a mediocrity cup 

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20 hours ago, Demonsone said:

Understand sure great for the club to get a 1mill but just have our president accepting it, feels very hollow vs seeing a club hold a premiership cup…Feels like our players holding a mediocrity cup 

Literally 16 other clubs would LOVE to hold up this 'mediocre cup' for ongoing success of its men's and women's program, as well as a million dollar cheque.

Every year only one team wins the flag. Does that make the other 17 clubs irrelevant? Their progress or success unworthy? 

Our men's side won a flag 2 years ago, and our women's a year ago. We are a strong club with strong performing teams and we have to stop minimising their success, just because they haven't been able to claim the ultimate prize again. 

Winning is hard enough, winning back to back is even harder. 

I still remember the days when our season was over before it started. We were a laughing stock. And yet some are still not satisfied with how far we've come since. 

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The whole point of the award is to keep finals and H&A achievements separate. What I don't agree with is that it's a combined Mens and Womens award. 

I think it should be $500k for the mens team that finishes top and $500k to the womens team that finishes first. simple as that, and actually award it to the team by getting a trophy awarded on the day it becomes a statistical conclusion. 

That's just my thoughts though.

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47 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Forgot to mention while knocking the Dees, that the men and women both had tough draws, playing the better teams more often and winning the award nevertheless.

He probably wouldn't knock the award if the Cats or Port won it.

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