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 And 7 more for the Cats …

 
 
Carlton 22 16
Essendon 20 16
Geelong 17 10
Collingwood 16 15
Melbourne 16 13
Richmond 13 13
Hawthorn 13 13
South Melbourne/Sydney 10 5
Fitzroy 9 8
North Melbourne 4 4
West Coast 4 4
Brisbane Lions 3 3
Footscray/Western Bulldogs 2 2
Adelaide 2 2
St Kilda 1 1
Port Adelaide 1 1
Fremantle 0 0
GWS 0 0
Gold Coast 0 0
Brisbane Bears 0 0
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    ?????????? Were there 'premierships' in some form between the 1870 referred to in the article and the 1877 starting point referred to below?

    1877–1896: Victorian Football Association

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    Melbourne side of 1879

    In 1877, Melbourne became a founding member of the Victorian Football Association (VFA). During the same year the club took part in the first interstate football match involving a South Australian side, Victorian, defeating the home side 1–0.[14] Melbourne never won a VFA premiership, although they were consistently one of the stronger teams in the competition, finishing as runners-up four times, to Carlton in 1877, Geelong in 1878 and twice to Essendon in 1893 and 1894.

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    Further 'research': Before the 1877 formation of the 'roof body' VFA,

    'In 1861 the first moves towards the establishment of a roof body were seen when the Athletic Sports Committee presented a Challenge Cup for the champion Senior team, which was donated by the Royal Caledionian Society of Melbourne. The result was disputed in 1869, with both Carlton and Melbourne claiming the Cup. In the following year, Melbourne and South Yarra both claimed champion status. In 1870, South Yarra put up a new Challenge Cup for competition. A few years after the Challenge Cup was first presented, Junior teams were able to compete for a Junior Challenge Cup.[20]

    Prior to the actual establishment of an official football-only roof body in 1877, there was still a great degree of organisation and cooperation between the various clubs. Regular meetings were held between the secretaries of the clubs at which, inter alia, the following matters were discussed:
    - changes and refinements to the rules;
    - fixtures for each season;
    - the naming of the Champion club at the end of each season.'

    Hard to claim 'premierships' in this period! I'd say the answer to the thread question is a fairly resounding NO.

    Edited by Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

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    He's been going on about this for ages, it's a ridiculous notion. Check out how some of those premierships were "won" pre-1897.

    It was a different comp, with different teams and different rules. Club's can celebrate their own achievements but as far as competition records are concerned they should and do commence in 1897 with the breakaway VFL.

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    8 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    He's been going on about this for ages, it's a ridiculous notion. Check out how some of those premierships were "won" pre-1897.

    It was a different comp, with different teams and different rules. Club's can celebrate their own achievements but as far as competition records are concerned they should and do commence in 1897 with the breakaway VFL.

    On the other hand, there have been regular changes to the competition structure. University left at the outbreak of WW1; Richmond joined in 1908; Footscray, North Melbourne and Hawthorn joined in 1925; West Coast and Brisbane Bears joined in 1987; Fitzroy involuntarily "left" in 1996; and, of course, Adelaide, Port Adelaide, Fremantle, GWS and Gold Coast have all joined the competition since the VFL became the AFL in 1991. Isn't the argument that if pre-1897 does not count, neither should the period before 1925? Or 1991?  

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    An emphatic yes from me!

    Why ignore history and footy was huge before 1897

    The breakaway league formed in 1897 was effectively the same league minus a few teams

    Similar to how the AFL was formed back in 1991 (was it?)

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    6 minutes ago, layzie said:

    How far does he want to go back? The Ming Dynasty?

    Ming Dynasty was a long time ago layz, but you're happy to recognise it in all its form (?)

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    It's not "the AFL's" eariest era. It's a different bloody competition.

    Even VFL "premierships" in the early years are not what we'd call premierships these days. Let alone in the early VFA where they were awarded by opposition captains, based on who sang "for he's a jolly good fellow" the loudest.

    This guy.

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    32 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

     Isn't the argument that if pre-1897 does not count, neither should the period before 1925? Or 1991?  

    We should regard 1991 and onwards as a different comp. Happy to celebrate our VFL cups but IMO all records should have reset and started again in 1991 (or 1990 or 1987 or whatever date you want to put on it).

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    St.Kilda would still only have 1 flag 

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    Then Port Adelaide should have 40 if you start include these

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    8 minutes ago, old55 said:

    St.Kilda would still only have 1 flag 

    Go back to the beginning in 1865 and Albert Park would have two premierships.

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    9 hours ago, Demonland said:

    1870 - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1870_Victorian_football_season

    1872 - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_Victorian_football_season

    1876 - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1876_Victorian_football_season

     

    9 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    He's been going on about this for ages, it's a ridiculous notion. Check out how some of those premierships were "won" pre-1897.

    It was a different comp, with different teams and different rules. Club's can celebrate their own achievements but as far as competition records are concerned they should and do commence in 1897 with the breakaway VFL.

    Particularly check out how our 3 pre-1877 'premierships' were 'won'! (very generous of Mr Carter to include them, though, considering Geelong did not compete!)

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    43 minutes ago, Macca said:

    An emphatic yes from me!

    Why ignore history and footy was huge before 1897

    The breakaway league formed in 1897 was effectively the same league minus a few teams

    Similar to how the AFL was formed back in 1991 (was it?)

    True from 1888, but it was only us, Geelong, Carlton and St Kilda in the VFA before then. Stay with us, Macca!

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    51 minutes ago, layzie said:

    How far does he want to go back? The Ming Dynasty?

     

    43 minutes ago, Macca said:

    Ming Dynasty was a long time ago layz, but you're happy to recognise it in all its form (?)

    I'm definitely for this version!

    My 'civics' education shows this to be the years 1939 to 1941 and 1949 to 1966. Not so long ago, Macca? And the Dees collecting 10 of the 20 premierships contested (with an 11th as he was waiting on the bench for his second go!) 

     

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    17 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    True from 1888, but it was only us, Geelong, Carlton and St Kilda in the VFA before then. Stay with us, Macca!

    For those who don't know, the Tigers and North were excluded from the new league as they were regarded as thugs, and Port, Willy & the 'Scrays were not included because their grounds were deemed too far away to travel to (on muddy roads in the horse & cart days)

    Ironically Richmond, Footscray & North all rejoined the VFL later on

    And Essendon played at East Melbourne for logistical reasons as well (?)

    The Cats were included at the last moment I believe but I don't know why

    The book is a must read for myself as I've been fascinated by the era prior to 1897

    Per capita, the crowds were huge and footy was just as big a talking point as it is now

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    1 hour ago, Jibroni said:

    Then Port Adelaide should have 40 if you start include these

    This is an incorrect assertion.

    The VFL changed its name to the AFL in 1990.  As the AFL, formerly the VFL, expanded with new teams, ie Port Adelaide in 1997, those entering the competition knew it had derived from the VFL.  They also knew their premierships from the SANFL had no currency in the expanded VFL.

    Any additional premierships have no bearing whatsoever on Port Adelaide or any other clubs that entered the new competition post 1990.

    Edited by Gator

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    2 hours ago, Macca said:

    Ming Dynasty was a long time ago layz, but you're happy to recognise it in all its form (?)

    To be honest Macca I just wanted to use that line.

    All jokes aside I don't mind the idea of shining more light on the game's history pre 1897. Very little is known about it in the mainstream. 

    Edited by layzie

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    not sure it would be extra flags. Melbourne has either won them already or they haven't. if we have won them already they are not extra.

    The VFA was a different competition.

    The VFL changed its name to AFL.

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    10 minutes ago, layzie said:

    To be honest Macca I just wanted to use that line.

    All jokes aside I don't mind the idea of shining more light on the game's history pre 1897. Very little is known about it in the mainstream. 

    I'd say virtually nothing is know in the mainstream ... it's a bit like the era prior to the SuperBowl era in the NFL.  As the years roll on the SuperBowl era dominates the talk and what happened prior gets more and more ignored

    As for the footy, there would be a large percentage of people who probably think that the first game of footy was played in 1897

    The other part is what was so different from 1 year to the next? (1896 to 1897) It was the same league with less teams.  One could argue that 1896 was stronger and more competitive as Willy, Port & North were reasonably competitive in 1896 (ironically the Cats & Blues were at the base of the ladder in 1896)

    So it wasn't necessarily a stronger comp in 1897

    Anyway, I'm going to buy the book and I'll lend it to you if we catch up at the local. haha

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