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Of course not.
The VFL was a suburban Victorian comp.

The AFL is a national competition.

Just like the NRL to the NSWRL. Ridiculous counting the premierships as equal to the National equivalents.

Yep, but according to some people this teams premiership

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is worth the same as a modern day one. I mean they couldn't even decide which way the sash went back then, and those guys look about as fit as the average person who maybe goes to the gym once a fortnight.
 

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does that mean when rooster beat the blues in 72 only the sanfl flag counts?
Port won the Sanfl flag in 63 and SA beat the Vics in state of origin at the MCG so that would count as a port flag?
 
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the VFL was an entirely different competition to today, only supporters that want to have a big dick competition care, the premierships should be separated into VFL and AFL era from 1987 onwards, no one is pretending they dont exist but suggesting a premiership from 1900 as an AFL premiership is laughable

That's because it was a VFL premiership to begin with. Won by Melbourne. Their first flag out of a current total of 13.

This is the reality, it isn't now - nor ever has been - a national competition. It's an expanded Victorian competition. Founded in 1897 when eight clubs broke away from the VFA. That's when the clock started running. Restarting it at any other point is completely arbitrary, and frequently coincides with a particular club's premiership drought ending and/or excluding a big chunk of no success at all. So there are always going to be quirks - when South got moved interstate, when Brisbane (Bears) and West Coast came in, when Adelaide came in, et cetera. 1990 was a name change and literally nothing else, same teams, same coaches, same players.

So to me 16 is still the most premierships any club has won. I'd love to say we (Geelong) have won more, but 10 it is. It wasn't that long ago we were stuck on 6, so I'm pretty happy to see it increase. All clubs have had droughts - to anyone who had to put up with Carlton and Essendon fans in the mid-90s/early-2000s, if you'd suggested both were about to start longest premiership droughts in their history they wouldn't have believed you. But that's how it goes. It's not like either club (or any club) means for it to happen.
 
This thread is about a race to 17 and it's filled with interstate flogs with a chip on their shoulder shouting because they know it's a tally they can't win. The "VFL" in the 70's/80's was so far and above any other league at the time it's laughable. Enthralling physical contests, and a very watchable game. The MCG didn't sell out with over 100K people for no reason, for some suburban league :think:. The fact this the AFL is mostly a victorian sport, others have been invited in, and now it's national. If you don't like your lack of legacy, go back to SANFL or WAFL and have fun.

The flags count, your opinions won't change it, and write your own legacy. Brisbane are on track to doing it.
 

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