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High level talks were held between the two bodies in the late 40s, with the VFA in a real halcyon period, poaching huge names from the VFL and some sides considered stronger than the weaker VFL sides. High level talks got to an advanced stage before collapsing over the issue of promotion. The VFA wanted straight promotion, while the VFL insisted on a playoff between the 2nd division premier and 1st division wooden spooner.
How would footy look if it went ahead? We obviously would not have seen the VFA's aggressive expansion project which was initiated as a result of the breakdown in talks. Would power clubs of the time like Williamstown, Port and Prahran and well supported clubs such as Preston and Coburg acceded to the top league and stayed there? Over time would clubs such as Footscray, St.Kilda, North, Fitzroy etc, have been relegated, never to come back?
Bigger picture, what would it look like for the national competition? Would such a set up be in a position to set up a national league? Would it have long jettisoned the 2nd division to irrelevance and therefore have the strength to do so? It's hard not to imagine what a national comp set up from this could look like. Could be Port, Willi and Prahran running around in the AFL instead of Footscray St.Kilda and North for example?
Or would a national 'super league' have developed with the power clubs from this comp and each state joining forces and leaving this comp much how the ex VFA/VFL is now?
Interesting
How would footy look if it went ahead? We obviously would not have seen the VFA's aggressive expansion project which was initiated as a result of the breakdown in talks. Would power clubs of the time like Williamstown, Port and Prahran and well supported clubs such as Preston and Coburg acceded to the top league and stayed there? Over time would clubs such as Footscray, St.Kilda, North, Fitzroy etc, have been relegated, never to come back?
Bigger picture, what would it look like for the national competition? Would such a set up be in a position to set up a national league? Would it have long jettisoned the 2nd division to irrelevance and therefore have the strength to do so? It's hard not to imagine what a national comp set up from this could look like. Could be Port, Willi and Prahran running around in the AFL instead of Footscray St.Kilda and North for example?
Or would a national 'super league' have developed with the power clubs from this comp and each state joining forces and leaving this comp much how the ex VFA/VFL is now?
Interesting
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