VFL flags don't count.

[clivewaterhousen]

If Carlton had've been in the SANFL, they would have won more than 34 premierships.

well that is just heresay

 

[Harlott]

Don't give a toss who won afl flags before Port entered the comp. Same as Crows, Freo, Bris Lions, WC etc don't care who won before they were in the comp. As for the vfl expanding, my understanding was the initial dream from directors of all leagues was to have a national comp with the best clubs from all leagues. Realising that all mediocre under performing clubs from all states would kick up (mediocre clubs being in the majority) AND to get a lot of your vfl clubs out of the financial shite they were left with the "smoother" transition of expanding the VFL by adding clubs willing to pay a fat entry "license". That's why we don't really care about "pre our club entering" premierships. But if you feel better about it........

 

[WAG]

Now can you Vic supporters understand why nearly all Poort/Crows threads end up in shitfights? What's the common denominator?

Yep, it's The Douche! F***en thread cancer!

 

[Impunity!]

Edited for accuracy

Total Senior Premierships and Challenge Cups Won by all the AFL clubs

Port Adelaide - Total 35 - 5 SAFA, 4 SAFL, 25 SANFL, 1 AFL
West Coast - Total 23 - 5 SydAFL, 12 OntarioAFL, 1 ARFLI, 2 USAFL, 3 AFL
Carlton - Total 23 – 5 Challenge Cups, 2 VFA, 15 VFL, 1 AFL
Essendon - Total 20 - 4 VFA, 14 VFL, 2 AFL
Melbourne - Total 17 - 5 Challenge Cups, 12 VFL
Geelong - Total 16 - 1 Challenge Cups, 7 VFA, 6 VFL, 2 AFL
Collingwood - Total 15 - 1 VFA, 13 VFL, 1 AFL
Richmond - Total 12 - 2 VFA, 10 VFL
Nth Melb - Total 10 - 6 VFA, 2 VFL, 2 AFL
Hawthorn - Total 10 - 8 VFL, 2 AFL
Ftscry/Wstn Bdogs - Total 10 - 9 VFA, 1 VFL
Sydney/Sth Melb - Total 9 - 5 VFA, 3 VFL, 1 AFL
Brisbane Lions - Total 3 - 3 AFL
Adelaide - Total 2 - 2 AFL
St Kilda - Total 1 - 1 VFL
Fremantle - Total 0 - 0 AFL


I hope that clears it up.

We exist to make spurious claims about premierships

 

[Simmonds2Hislop]

lucky port have so many flags they can brag about, same with essendon, although port do have more flags than essendon

they are both goin pretty bad

Actually the Bombers also have 35 if you want to include flags from other leagues:

16 senior flags, 8 reserves, 5 under 19, 6 night, total = 35.

Essendon win on a count back though as they never lost a GF by 119.

Like it or hate it...Officially in 1990 it' became a different comp..as the then administration finacially supported the change of it's business name from being The Victorian Football League (VFL) and with majority club approval it was re-named and re-badged (with a new logo) to become the Australian Football League.... The 1990 fixture was also listed as being the National Competion..not the Victorian Football League Competion as it was known up to 1990

Correct. Just like Bombay became a different city and Cassius Clay became a different person.