opinion VFA Premiers v VFL Premiers 1967-87

[Jascave]

What if the premiers of the VFA and VFL had played against each other during the period 1967-87 (before the advent of the national comp) in a one-off match to see who was the no.1 team in Victorian football-who would've won win the 'Battle of the Victorian Premiers?'

YEAR VFA PREMIERS VFL PREMIERS
1967 Dandenong Richmond
1968 Preston Carlton
1969 Preston Richmond
1970 Prahran Carlton
1971 Dandenong Hawthorn
1972 Oakleigh Carlton
1973 Prahran Richmond
1974 Port Melbourne Richmond
1975 Geelong West North Melbourne
1976 Port Melbourne Hawthorn
1977 Port Melbourne North Melbourne
1978 Prahran Hawthorn
1979 Coburg Carlton
1980 Port Melbourne Richmond
1981 Port Melbourne Carlton
1982 Port Melbourne Carlton
1983 Preston Hawthorn
1984 Preston Essendon
1985 Sandringham Essendon
1986 Williamstown Hawthorn
1987 Springvale Carlton

[Wallaby]

You're kidding, right?

[pazza]

There would have been huge brawls - particularly the games involving Port Melbourne and Dandenong.

[stacksonthemill]

You would expect the VFL to have won each year and probably lose the fight, but I wonder if they would have played it a 16-a-side or not which could have reduced the end margin.

[killer]

Yup

you'd have to go back to the 1940s to find sides in the vfa that were
competitive.

The vfa even lost to a country league team in the mid '70s

[Brad Roo]

Originally Posted by killer

Yup

you'd have to go back to the 1940s to find sides in the vfa that were
competitive.

Agreed.

The Footscray and North sides from the pre 1925 era would have kept the VFL premiers honest.