I have no problem with King Cold counting those early Premierships. The VFA was probably the best competition at the time, but even if it wasn't, who cares? His post about Gold Coast's W/L record was respectful & informative.Dear King Cold,
I've noticed your signature includes 7 VFA and 6 VFL premierships.
Southport Sharks won 8 GCAFL Premierships and 13 QAFL flags, yet I wouldn't be comfortable including those in any tally when compared with actual AFL premierships.
You lose massive credibility by including those early premierships, which weren't even acknowledged at the time and it is frankly embarrassing that you would equate a 19th Century suburban football fixture lacking any proper structure or finals system as equal to today's AFL.
It is generally accepted that the VFL proper began in 1897 and the AFL began in 1990. 6 Premierships in a 12 team comp for 100 years is a really poor record that you really should reconsider bragging about. It's just not that impressive having a 6% record!
You should be proud of the 3 modern era AFL flags your club has achieved, including the one achieved in the Suns first competitive year. Let's not mention all those losing Grand Finals. You sure don't!
Perhaps you have some Reserve Grade flags to celebrate?