The Ross Glendinning Medal is set to be presented at Sunday’s western derby, with West Coast and Fremantle on the verge of finalising a compromise on the issue after intervention from the WA Football Commission.

The West Australian understands the WAFC played the role of mediator on Tuesday and yesterday to resolve the bitter stand-off over Fremantle’s wish to have a Dockers champion added to the trophy’s name alongside Glendinning’s.

Under the agreement, which the WAFC is confident will be finalised, a new medal would then be introduced before the second derby later this season. That medal will retain Glendinning’s name with his counterpart, inaugural captain at the Dockers Ben Allan, the name likely to be added.

The WAFC will also provide a one-off trophy to be presented to Sunday’s winning team. The trophy replaces the western derby trophy sponsored by Carlton & United Breweries. The WAFC will work with the clubs to establish a perpetual trophy before the second derby this season.

West Coast and Fremantle are expected to make a statement on the issue, possibly as soon as today. Both clubs yesterday were cautiously optimistic about an outcome.

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“There have been good constructive discussions today and common sense is starting to prevail to protect the integrity of the award and the tradition. I think that is all coming together,” West Coast chairman Russell Gibbs said.

Camera Icon Aaron Sandilands after winning the Ross Glendinning Medal in 2009. Credit: WA News

Fremantle chief executive Steve Rosich said: “We are continuing with discussions and seeking an agreement acceptable to both clubs.”

It is believed the agreement would also include the awarding of retrospective medals for derbies played between 1995 and 2001.

WAFC chairman Murray McHenry said it was inappropriate to rush the award of a new medal for this weekend’s match.

“Submissions have to be made to the commission, the commission adjudicates and comes back to the clubs and gets consensus so that all of football agree to the name,” he said. “It is a sensible outcome. It is a storm in a teacup and it shouldn’t have happened.

“At the end of the day we have all got to rise above it. We can do that in the proper manner which should have been done in the first place.

“If they can’t agree, we have to be the umpire and we basically have been the umpire here.

“The matter will be dealt with by the commission but the medal will be awarded until such time as the new name is given to it.”

McHenry said it was paramount Glendinning was not disrespected by the outcome. He said it was disappointing that the WAFC had to intervene.

“Let’s now move on in a positive way. We have achieved so much in the past 12 months by working together,” he said.