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GEELONG has lost its bid to change the VFL-AFL premiership tallies to include VFA flags won before 1897.
But the AFL Commission has granted the league’s foundation clubs permission to decide how they recognise their own histories through the VFA, VFL and AFL periods.
In response to a submission lodged by Cats president Colin Carter to recognise VFA flags won between 1877 and 1896 - a period in which his club won seven titles - the AFL Commission consulted with some of the game’s leading historians before ruling on the matter.
They moved to “endorse the recognition of premierships and player statistics for the period 1870-1896, subject to them being delineated between the major competitions of the VFA and VFL.”
But AFL Commission chairman Mike Fitzpatrick said yesterday it would not alter the current ladder of VFL-AFL premierships won.