Who gets an All Ireland Medal?

loremolis

Can anyone tell me the official position on who gets an All Ireland Medal on the winning team?

An Inter-County football panel may consist of more players than actually tog out on the day.
If one of the regular players broke their leg in the semi-final and couldn't play in the final, would they still get a medal?

Would a player who was on the panel but never played in a match get a medal?

kevmy85

Was wondering this today myself.

Also do managers and selectors get medals? They put in a huge amount of work over the year of an AI win

Mountainlad

kevmy85 wrote: »

Was wondering this today myself.

Also do managers and selectors get medals? They put in a huge amount of work over the year of an AI win

No they don't.

I'm not sure how it works these days but I think it was that only players that get on the field in the championship get a medal. Not 100% on that though.

Clareman

The GAA give a certain amount of Celtic Crosses to the winning county board along with details of where they were made and the specifications of them, it's up to the county board to decide what they do from there. Normally the county board will get a number of replica medals made and give those out as well as the originals, in fact I have heard that some county boards will mix the replicas up with the ones they received from the GAA and give those out so no-one knows who's getting an original and a replica, after all it's all about the winning, not the token.

premierstone

Clareman wrote: »

The GAA give a certain amount of Celtic Crosses to the winning county board along with details of where they were made and the specifications of them, it's up to the county board to decide what they do from there. Normally the county board will get a number of replica medals made and give those out as well as the originals, in fact I have heard that some county boards will mix the replicas up with the ones they received from the GAA and give those out so no-one knows who's getting an original and a replica, after all it's all about the winning, not the token.

Correct, Croke park only give out 24 ''official'' medals and most intercounty panels are 30+, and the county board will pay for the extra medals, for example Tipp hurlers had 33 medals made last year.

Old_-_School

Before the back door came in, Kerry's system was that anyone who played any part in the semi-final or final got a medal.
I think that was fair, as anyone who played in games before that only had played in the Munster c'ship and a Munster medal is what they deserved.

premierstone

Old_-_School wrote: »

Before the back door came in, Kerry's system was that anyone who played any part in the semi-final or final got a medal.
I think that was fair, as anyone who played in games before that only had played in the Munster c'ship and a Munster medal is what they deserved.

In no way is that fair or sustainable, how can you expect or ask 30 guys to train 3 nights a week and play a game a week for 9 months and then only give 17/18 of them medals and give the others a tracksuit and a free dinner??

Perhaps the county board didnt give them one, but surely their clubs got them one??

Prop Joe

premierstone wrote: »

In no way is that fair or sustainable, how can you expect or ask 30 guys to train 3 nights a week and play a game a week for 9 months and then only give 17/18 of them medals and give the others a tracksuit and a free dinner??

Perhaps the county board didnt give them one, but surely their clubs got them one??

I think it was to keep a value on the medals..that you truly earned it,but im sure the sub keeper would get one..

longpuck

premierstone wrote: »

In no way is that fair or sustainable, how can you expect or ask 30 guys to train 3 nights a week and play a game a week for 9 months and then only give 17/18 of them medals and give the others a tracksuit and a free dinner??

Perhaps the county board didnt give them one, but surely their clubs got them one??

Of course thats fair! If they dont play some part they haven't really deserved it.

The most famous example of how this can go wrong is Mike Hassett in 1997 cpatianed Kerry to the Munster Championship but missed the All Ireland semi and final and never got a medal

Mountainlad

longpuck wrote: »

Of course thats fair! If they dont play some part they haven't really deserved it.

The most famous example of how this can go wrong is Mike Hassett in 1997 cpatianed Kerry to the Munster Championship but missed the All Ireland semi and final and never got a medal

First thing a good captain will acknowledge in his speech is the panel and the essential role they play in a the County's victory. If you put in the same effort, you deserve the same reward.

premierstone

longpuck wrote: »

Of course thats fair! If they dont play some part they haven't really deserved it.

The most famous example of how this can go wrong is Mike Hassett in 1997 cpatianed Kerry to the Munster Championship but missed the All Ireland semi and final and never got a medal

With all due respect you have no idea how a 'panel' works if that is how you view it, the 15 on the field are only as good as the subs, if there is proper competition for places the players on the first 15 will up their game to ensure they remain first choice and also how effective would training be if you only had 18 or 19 players, and no sub-goalkeeper??

homerjay2005

premierstone wrote: »

In no way is that fair or sustainable, how can you expect or ask 30 guys to train 3 nights a week and play a game a week for 9 months and then only give 17/18 of them medals and give the others a tracksuit and a free dinner??

Perhaps the county board didnt give them one, but surely their clubs got them one??

the kerry way of doing things was just downright f*cking wrong. though i think this came from the GAA only giving 21 medals out until 10 or 11 years ago when everybody got one and the option came to buy more..

Deise Tom

loremolis wrote: »

Can anyone tell me the official position on who gets an All Ireland Medal on the winning team?

An Inter-County football panel may consist of more players than actually tog out on the day.
If one of the regular players broke their leg in the semi-final and couldn't play in the final, would they still get a medal?

Would a player who was on the panel but never played in a match get a medal?

In the days of 3 subs it was the 21 names on the list given to the referee before the game. Wasnt there a situation a few years back when the Kerry Captain, i think it was one of the Hassetts did not make the 21 and when Kerry won was it the All-Ireland or Munster Final, he did not get a medal. The rule changed i think a few years back and i think the team that wins now gets 30 medals.