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13 hours ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

How many more Yankee concepts do we have to endorse?

We award medals in this country not rings.

If you want a ring go and look for one on a Friday or Saturday night.

Perhaps they should start naming them World Premiers 🤣🤣🤣. Imagine the flag "World Premiers 2024"

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    My take of it is that it's Collingwood yet again trying to bully their way into wanting their own outcome.  I don't have an issue with rings per se, but it would be a club thing if they want to do that, not the AFL.  The players get medals from the AFL, the club can commemmorate it anyway they like.  Melbourne did present rings, and they look great, certainly not the ugly, garish thing that was on Twitter yesterday, but a classy ring with the MFC emblem and engraving on the inside.  But my point was, it was a club thing.  If Collingwood want to give their players rings, go for it.  But don't bully the rest of the clubs and the AFL to do it.  

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    1 hour ago, Tim said:

    MFC did this about 12 months after our 2021 premiership, with a dinner and presentation of premiership rings in the MCC Committee Room involving the 23 in the flag team. 

    Is there an image of our ring available?

    Edited by Lucifers Hero

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    In the US the rings are designed and paid for by the winning organisation.

    Why every time the Pies win a flag they want anything and everything given to their players/club? [censored] club with [censored] supporters.

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    1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

    At $50,000, $2.2m just for players!!!  Plus some for staff.

    Its a ridiculously indulgent way to spend approx $3.0m.    It will be closer to $6.0m if they add AFLW premiership rings ...

    Sure recognise all involved but $50,000 apiece?.  If they really want “The ability to recognise all staff and make them feel special for all the hard work and to have something on their shelf is a good thing."  Give them a small replica of the Premiership Cup.

    so, spend less per person and put the rest into junior or country AFL.

    The more I think about it, I'm not a fan.

    Maybe chip in a bit more to spruce up the medals but it's what they represent that gives them their value.

    And it's not like the same players get them every year. We all know how hard they are to come by.

    Plus players don't do it too tough with their end of season holiday and their salaries these days.

    Hard to fathom fifty years ago your plumber would be fixing your dunny on a Friday night and then playing at the MCG the next.

    But back to rings yea, na for me.

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    16 minutes ago, Dee*ceiving said:

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    found this on DL

    Thanks. 

    Much more stylish than the AFL example.  But still a bit of a 'knuckleduster'

     

    Out of interest, how many men on here would wear a 'knuckleduster' type ring?

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    How pathetically insecure is this competition that it desperately grabs at these garish practices from overseas sports?

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    4 minutes ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

    Yeah, the women's one was nothing like that, none of the bling on it.  That one to me is still too blingy

    Spot on - the bling!  It looks so trashy.  

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    1 hour ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

    My take of it is that it's Collingwood yet again trying to bully their way into wanting their own outcome.  I don't have an issue with rings per se, but it would be a club thing if they want to do that, not the AFL.  The players get medals from the AFL, the club can commemmorate it anyway they like.  Melbourne did present rings, and they look great, certainly not the ugly, garish thing that was on Twitter yesterday, but a classy ring with the MFC emblem and engraving on the inside.  But my point was, it was a club thing.  If Collingwood want to give their players rings, go for it.  But don't bully the rest of the clubs and the AFL to do it.  

    Absolutely this. If the pies want to spend $50k per head of their own money they can buy all their players runners-up rings this year too after we beat them in the granny - the league gives the winners on the day a medal, no need to change that imo

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    Yeh that is not a great look.

    Still think the simple solution is Gold Medals for those in the match day squad, Silver Medals for those who didnt play GF.

     

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    2 hours ago, Roger Mellie said:

    No thanks 🤢

    A prototype of Collingwood's 2023 premiership ring.

    I've change my mind. Looking at this I can see now that it perfectly represents Collingwood; shockingly expensive, desperately attention-seeking, and profoundly ugly.

     

    But here comes the key quote behind it all. Collingwood president identifying a chance to sell 'premium' merchandise to the tasteless property developer and 'legitimate import-export enterprise' crowd. You'd only need to sell 100 at $50k a pop to be looking at millions in profit.

    "A version of it should be available for members and collectors."

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    Not a fan of the ring idea, if you win multiple will you be required to wear them all to formal events.  I think most will end up in a draw.  Gee $50k each, they need to shop in the Middle East much cheaper...

    However, I think recognition medals or similar to the players that played during the season and help the team get there is important, as a whole club wins a premiership, not just those selected on the day.  

     

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    This is bollocks.  If the AFL have $2.2M to [censored] away, I'm sure grass roots footy could find a use for it.  Or Past Player Welfare perhaps. 

    They already get a medal. I'd suggest that any player who feels he needs a dirty great chunk of bling to remember his premiership has been dodging the concussion protocols 

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    14 hours ago, DubDee said:

    Glad to see the AFL are discussing the important issues in football 

    maybe use the money to make umpires professional?

    Smoke and Mirrors.
    The way of the world.

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    It'll happen, sure as eggs are eggs, It'll happen.

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    A simple medal is fine. It's what it signifies, not how much it cost. Save the money for something worthwhile.... 

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    Yes Thanks i would want one because No-one else seems to want them. I also use the Melbourne Premiership ring as my picture on YouTube. I didn't get the 2021 one but i would gladly accept one or one in another year that we won... when we win it. 

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    On 08/05/2024 at 14:25, Go the Biff said:

    This is bollocks.  If the AFL have $2.2M to [censored] away, I'm sure grass roots footy could find a use for it.  Or Past Player Welfare perhaps. 

    They already get a medal. I'd suggest that any player who feels he needs a dirty great chunk of bling to remember his premiership has been dodging the concussion protocols 

    What a load of rubbish from the AFL who are trying to corporatise/americanise our game. Give it to Junior Footy development. There are lots of people at grass roots who spend a lot of their own money just to have basic facilities.

    Likewise I cannot justify building a stadium in Tasmania that is only going to be used for 8 times a year. Maybe it is going to be used to house poeple who are looking for a roof over their head. Where are the priorities in Society.

    Just because American Sport does, NRL (heaven forbid if we copy them) doesn't mean it is good for the game.

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    23 hours ago, 4_Kent_Watts said:

    Yes Thanks i would want one because No-one else seems to want them. I also use the Melbourne Premiership ring as my picture on YouTube. I didn't get the 2021 one but i would gladly accept one or one in another year that we won... when we win it. 

    Unless any of us are premiership players, why would any of us get one?  These are presented to the players, not anyone else.

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    23 hours ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

    Unless any of us are premiership players, why would any of us get one?  These are presented to the players, not anyone else.

    Apologies KDF, although I know I wouldn't get one of the AFL multi thousand dollar ones, and personally I like the idea of victory rings, I'm not a bling person myself but I meant I'd like one of the commemorative ones that fans can get. 

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    On 08/05/2024 at 11:25, Little Goffy said:

    I've change my mind. Looking at this I can see now that it perfectly represents Collingwood; shockingly expensive, desperately attention-seeking, and profoundly ugly.

     

    But here comes the key quote behind it all. Collingwood president identifying a chance to sell 'premium' merchandise to the tasteless property developer and 'legitimate import-export enterprise' crowd. You'd only need to sell 100 at $50k a pop to be looking at millions in profit.

    "A version of it should be available for members and collectors."

    Why could not Collingwood divert some funds (for rings) toward public housing instead of pumping up (overpaid)egos. A Premiership medal from the AFL would mean a lot more in the long run !!!(and provide more to society as a whole.

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    More American Imperialist carp. Just like that stupid hall of fame.

    Surely we can come up with something original.

    Premiership stubby cooler !!!

     

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