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Yes.There seems to be an absolute lack of respect for the history of our great game by some Interstate clubs supporters simply because their clubs were not present.
Should Carlton forget about champions such as Nicholls and Jesaulenko because they only played in 12 team competitions?
Should the legends of the Colliers and Coventry’s be wiped from the record books because they played iagaindt ‘suburban’ teams’ ?
Should the Coleman medal be renamed the ‘Kennedy Medal’ because the great man played in a time of ‘amateur’ footballers and should Reynolds exploits be ignored?
Perhaps Bunton and Murray should be thrown on the scrap heap.
Maybe the immortal that is EJ Whitten should be relegated to suburban footballer and forget about Charlie Sutton.
Farmer and Goggin should be removed because they were not part of the AFL. Even Ablett’s 9 goal GF heroics would be wiped.
Matthews the greatest of them all would not be considered with the modern greats because he played in pre AFL
Barrassi and the immortal Demons teams of the 50s and 60s should not be celebrated due to the the fact they didn’t play in the expansion. The Norm Smith medal should be renamed
Grieg and Dempsey only played part time and could not possibly rank with the greats of today
Forget the Jack Dyer medal, Tigers fans should ignore his legend and rename it the Dusty medal. As for Hart and Bartlett they would not rate.
Pratt’s 150 and Nash’s heroics do not count
Baldock and Stewart ??? Who ???
And well we are at let’s rename ‘Up there Cazaly’ - Up there Modra
and the Jock McHale medal the ‘Simpson Medal’. No matter what era, no matter how long ago, a champion of the game is a champion of the game. They were the best on a level playing field against their peers. A Premiership whether Essendon in 1897 or West Coasts in 2018 was just as important. The history of our great game has been carved and written and for those who don’t like it the answer is simple. Stop whinging about our past and go and make your own history.
Respect my clubs history by acknowledging our premierships then I will acknowledge the State league premierships of the VFL
If you weren't alive to see it, its basically meaningless.
Clubs that endlessly crap on about how great the 1950s were obviously don't have a lot going on right now.
There seems to be an absolute lack of respect for the history of our great game by some Interstate clubs supporters simply because their clubs were not present.
Should Carlton forget about champions such as Nicholls and Jesaulenko because they only played in 12 team competitions?
Should the legends of the Colliers and Coventry’s be wiped from the record books because they played iagaindt ‘suburban’ teams’ ?
Should the Coleman medal be renamed the ‘Kennedy Medal’ because the great man played in a time of ‘amateur’ footballers and should Reynolds exploits be ignored?
Perhaps Bunton and Murray should be thrown on the scrap heap.
Maybe the immortal that is EJ Whitten should be relegated to suburban footballer and forget about Charlie Sutton.
Farmer and Goggin should be removed because they were not part of the AFL. Even Ablett’s 9 goal GF heroics would be wiped.
Matthews the greatest of them all would not be considered with the modern greats because he played in pre AFL
Barrassi and the immortal Demons teams of the 50s and 60s should not be celebrated due to the the fact they didn’t play in the expansion. The Norm Smith medal should be renamed
Grieg and Dempsey only played part time and could not possibly rank with the greats of today
Forget the Jack Dyer medal, Tigers fans should ignore his legend and rename it the Dusty medal. As for Hart and Bartlett they would not rate.
Pratt’s 150 and Nash’s heroics do not count
Baldock and Stewart ??? Who ???
And well we are at let’s rename ‘Up there Cazaly’ - Up there Modra
and the Jock McHale medal the ‘Simpson Medal’. No matter what era, no matter how long ago, a champion of the game is a champion of the game. They were the best on a level playing field against their peers. A Premiership whether Essendon in 1897 or West Coasts in 2018 was just as important. The history of our great game has been carved and written and for those who don’t like it the answer is simple. Stop whinging about our past and go and make your own history.
You seem to be conveniently forgetting all the tin rattling that your club became quite famous forIt wasn't struggling financially, it was just that the bottom teams couldn't compete financially with the top teams and the top teams were paying overs for far too long battling each other, so they decided the answer was to bring in more moola from interstate. Crowds and tv watchers were always high.
The AFL is simply a rebadged VFL with some interstate teams added, which is something interstate supporters, ie those from outside Vic, have never been able to grasp. Note that NONE of those teams existed before they became part of the AFL, so really, interstate league premierships mean zip in regards to AFL.
As for the OP, who really cares what supporters of other teams think.
Isn't there enough rubbish from the main bored there alreadyI predict this thread to be moved to the bay by 9am
Other way around buddy.The eagles don’t exist if it wasn’t for the VFL. Just a thank you will do the trick here
You tried to make a clever analogy out of this but just spewed nonsense instead. Try againInterstate clubs are like that weird friend you invite to a party who gets there late. Everyone else is already happy and drunk and they just complain and are generally unhappy with the circumstances.
And we have our weird friend complete with the name Lolbert.You tried to make a clever analogy out of this but just spewed nonsense instead. Try again
You can spout all you like. Was still an embarrassing response from you mate. Also I’m not sure Richmond have a history even the Victorians respect. So you really should be arguing on the interstates side hereAnd we have our weird friend complete with the name Lolbert.
This is one of the better main board fishing attempts. Just enough arrogance to pass as one of the very few Victorian fans with limited understanding of history. Most Victorian supporters recognise the contribution interstate players made to the Victorian state competition prior to national expansion. For many of the interstate players it wasn’t about playing in the ‘premier’ competition in the 1970s - 1990s, it was about the money that was on offer.
From the club I support, I recognise the great work Craig Bradley, Greg Anderson, Mark Williams, Gavin Wanganeen and Martin Leslie did in the VFL to name but a few.
Through those players I was exposed to VFL greats like Dermott Bremerton, Gary Ablett Snr, Greg Williams and others.
Tell me what you think of Stephen Micheal?
ps. Matthews elbow to the head of Cable is a fair indication that Matthews knew Cable was the better player and had limited avenues to beat him...
Saving football: New documents reveal how close the VFL came to shutting downIt wasn't struggling financially, it was just that the bottom teams couldn't compete financially with the top teams and the top teams were paying overs for far too long battling each other, so they decided the answer was to bring in more moola from interstate. Crowds and tv watchers were always high.
The AFL is simply a rebadged VFL with some interstate teams added, which is something interstate supporters, ie those from outside Vic, have never been able to grasp. Note that NONE of those teams existed before they became part of the AFL, so really, interstate league premierships mean zip in regards to AFL.
As for the OP, who really cares what supporters of other teams think.
11 premierships I can live with.You can spout all you like. Was still an embarrassing response from you mate. Also I’m not sure Richmond have a history even the Victorians respect. So you really should be arguing on the interstates side here
Yes.
The 12 team suburban comp that was the VFL should be remembered as being exactly that.
The feats of players and clubs prior to the AFL should absolutely be separated in the history books.
Time for a three-way SOO ménage à trois to settle this once and for all. We need a triangle shaped ground with three sets of goals.