I can't believe the hoo-ha this has generated. If you think that the medal symbolises WA football, then think of who the medal is named after. RG was Chairman of Selectors for FFC for five minutes, but he was (a) inaugural captain of the Weagles, (b) known for his playing days at the Weagles. No disrespect for his past achievements in the VFL and in leading WA in State of Origin, but when it comes to the two clubs, really has nothing to do with FFC, but everything to do with the Weagles. It symbolises the days when the Weagles were The Only Football Team In Town and harkens to its glory days.
Get another medal, just don't name it after a WCE luminary. FFC took the opportunity - new stadium, new era - to divorce itself from the RG medal. Cold, callous, calculated. Why would they announce something like this over summer and allow for debate? Just so we can hear from disgruntled Weagles supporters all summer? Sort of like when someone breaks up with you and gives the lamest of reasons to 'save face' whereas the real reason is: I don't like you and don't want to be associated with you anymore.