AFL: On Midweek Tackle, Glenn McFarlane reveals the newest AFL award which is set to be handed to the premiership captain in honour of the legend Ron Barassi.
The AFL is set to honour the legacy of Ron Barassi by awarding a special medal in his name to the premiership captain on grand final day .
McFarlane said the league has been working closely with the Barassi family to find a way in which his long-lasting legacy can be immortalised. “It will go to the premiership skipper, which I think is fairly appropriate given that Ron was twice a premiership skipper with Melbourne. He was also a vice-captain of Melbourne through two premierships as well.”There were calls across the industry to nickname the premiership medallions given out to every player “The Barassi’s” but McFarlane revealed the Ron Barassi Medal would only be awarded to the winning captain.
“It’s not over the line yet, but we’re pretty sure it’s going to happen this year. Prototypes have already been looked at including Ron’s image on the medal.”“We needed to do something, we’ve been waiting for a while with this,” he said.“There was one man opposed to it… that was Ron Barassi himself. He didn’t want it to be named after him. He thought that it was a situation where it needed to be, not named. Ron thought that it wasn’t appropriate,” McFarlane said.
Grand Final Day Premiership Winning Grand Final Premiership Skipper Australia And New Zealand Winning Captain National Football League Port Adelaide Premiership Cup Dan Houston Glenn Mcfarlane Oceania South Australia Special Medal The Herald Herald Sun Premiership Medallions Premiership Captain Jon Ralph Jay Clark Vince Lombardi Australia Premiership Captains
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Sad to see them leave’: Tigers’ ‘transition’ continues as dual flag hero retiresAFL: Richmond champion Dylan Grimes has called time on his decorated 15-year AFL career.
Read more »
Contender poised for title tilt, Dons defence exposed; concerns for flag frontrunners — BlowtorchAFL: Carlton have responded to the AFL's please explain notice after controversey surrounding concussion protocole.
Read more »
Bombers’ big boost; Blues’ triple blow; Eagles fire power returns for Derby — AFL TeamsAFL: Carlton have responded to the AFL's please explain notice after controversey surrounding concussion protocole.
Read more »
‘Ruining the game’: AFL star issued ‘please explain’ for podcast commentsAFL: Carlton have responded to the AFL's please explain notice after controversey surrounding concussion protocole.
Read more »
In-demand AFL flag hero Jack Graham receives ‘really good’ contract offer from Richmond7NEWS brings you the latest local news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking sport, politics, entertainment, finance, weather and business headlines. Today's news, live updates & all the latest breaking stories from 7NEWS.
Read more »
Boon or bust: Is it really an advantage to play the AFL’s biggest losers twice?In a season that has gone completely bonkers, every inch matters. And in a league where there are fixturing quirks aplenty, it’s up to teams to make the most of any advantage, particularly when it comes to how many times they play the worst-performing teams.
Read more »