DD wrote:
Beasley Hutton wrote: Congrats to Fish on winning the Sandover Medal in his debut season in the WAFL, it was well deserved.
On another note though what on earth was the go with the format on how the Sandover Medal was conducted last night?
We have only an 8 game season (9 rounds) and yet the first 3 rounds are not even counted live ffs and only rounds 4 to 6 before a lengthy break and then 7 to 9 are read out hastily over the duration of a 3-4 hour event.....
How on earth could you not do the whole count read live in such a short season?
Yes I can understand the need for the various other award winners being announced- Bernie Naylor Medal, Prendergast Medal, Jack Clarke Medal, Rodriguez Shield, WAFLW awards etc but some of the other stuff wasnt necessary!
I mean do we really need the long musical interludes, the dinner break could be done before 7pm surely, the sponsors spruiking, coaches and captains for the GF interviewed etc etc???
Some of these modern event people should have a look at some footage of how the Sandover Medal nights were conducted in the halcyon days of the late 70s & 80s and copy that format for goodness sake!
Because it’s not about the punters BH it’s all about Gavin and his cronies. For starters what strikes me first and foremost is if all these austerity measures are required by all WAFL clubs and the WAFL grand final isn’t good enough for Optus Stadium then why was this event still held at the Crown Ballroom which wouldn’t come cheap? It would be one of the most expensive venues for hire in Perth if not the most expensive?
Surely considering it is no longer a televised event it could have been held at a much smaller and less glamorous venue, like the punters who will be forced to plonk their ass on concrete terraces among other sub standard ammenities for those lucky enough to get one of the 7000 tickets left over after corporates and players and club staff got theirs first.
Double standards MUCH Gavin you fucken obscenely overpaid WANKER?
You make a good point here DD.
We apparently cant afford to have the time honoured WAFL GF at our best stadium but we can afford to hold the Sandover Medal at probably the cities most expensive function/entertainment centre venue?
Bizarre!
As far as I am aware Crown do not sponsor the WAFL either so they would have paid close to full tote odds for the night as well hmmm
