Anthony Daly says the Clare jubilee team which was presented to the crowd before last year's All-Ireland hurling final felt they "were being treated like the dirt of the road".
Ahead of the 2022 final, the Clare All-Ireland winners of 1995 and 1997, along with Wexford's 1996 champions, were recognised by the GAA. In a change to the tradition of previous years, they were announced to a sparse Croke Park crowd before the game rather than to a packed stadium at half-time.
Speaking on The Sunday Game, both Donal Óg Cusack and Shane Dowling were critical of the 1998 Offaly All-Ireland winners being announced to a "half empty" Croke Park before this year's final between Kilkenny and Limerick.
Daly feels many of the hurling final day traditions have been eroded away.
"Have we thrown away such of our traditions of All-Ireland final day? Feckin July..." he said on Dalo's Hurling Show, an Irish Examiner podcast.
"Are we giving away too much? No minor final [before the senior final]. I probably was in agreement with that first of all but now they are all being shown live on TG4 anyway.
"The 25 year team, I was that chap last year. It felt like we were being treated like the dirt of the road, I have to say, being marched out and marched off.
"Other stuff as well, none of the teams staying in Dublin [on Sunday night]. I know when this show goes out, people will tweet back, 'Why should they be leaving money in Dublin?'
"You could see when the players arrived last night, they were in their training gear. Peter Casey had a pair of shorts and runners on him getting the [Man of the Match award]. The old traditions of City West, the Burlington, and the lads are in their suits.
"Should the GAA not be saying that 'We will look after the hotel for both finalists. Ye've filled the stadium all year'. Are we throwing away so much of what made the day special? Don't get me wrong, I found the day very special."
17 July 2022; The 1995 & 1997 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winning Clare team before the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Kilkenny and Limerick at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile
Mark Landers, who captained Cork to the 1999 hurling title, said Donal Óg Cusack has been "asking the hard questions all of the time" and called on Daly and others to use their platform to do similar.
"I'm just wondering who else is there behind the scenes along with him," said Landers.
"In fairness to you and Liam (Sheedy) and the other pundits that are there, ye have a great voice. Ultimately, ye are all former players, all successful people.
"Maybe ye should be getting into a room, six, eight, ten of ye and say, 'What does this look like for the next three or four years? What are the three or four things that the GAA should be looking at to improve the lot of GAA?'
"Ye as a group, go and meet the GAA. Have your three or four points and say 'Listen, we're no longer going to be taking a backward step here. We're no longer going to be the second class citizens. We want more for our game, and we're going to protect it'.
"Ye have a huge influence, Anthony. Donal Óg's outburst about the GAAGO controversy earlier in the season reached the Dáil within 24 - 48 hours. Ye have a massive platform. Get around a table and draw up three or four things that ye think would make it better."
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