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[asaint]

Of the last 13,flags,Essendon,Geelong,Hawks & pies are the winners in vic.Clubs with big money. i know we could have 2,but was that it? If we could not win in 04,05,09 & 10 with our list will we ever get the chance? Or will the rich clubs always trump us.E' don has shown the lenghths thesr arrogsnt clubs will go to & they have the money to do it.
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[plugger66]

Of the last 13,flags,Essendon,Geelong,Hawks & pies are the winners in vic.Clubs with big money. i know we could have 2,but was that it? If we could not win in 04,05,09 & 10 with our list will we ever get the chance? Or will the rich clubs always trump us.E' don has shown the lenghths thesr arrogsnt clubs will go to & they have the money to do it.
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Geelong had bugger all money until just before they started winning. Not sure money had to do with our losses in 2009 and 10. Also the bulldogs were right up there then and they didnt really have money. Even the Hawks in 2008 were just building after nearly not being in the competition.

[Life Long Saint]

Of the last 13 premiers only Essendon (2000), West Coast (2006) and Hawthorn (2008) have not had their own team in the state league.
There is your answer.
Essendon now have their own reserves team, Hawthorn seem to have a very good relationship with Box Hill...They even got them to change from the Mustangs to the Hawks.

[Stephen Theodore]

Geelong were in trouble financially, until Brian Cooke arrived, so wouldn't be including them in your stats.

[hayes66]

Of the last 13 premiers only Essendon (2000), West Coast (2006) and Hawthorn (2008) have not had their own team in the state league.
There is your answer.
Essendon now have their own reserves team, Hawthorn seem to have a very good relationship with Box Hill...They even got them to change from the Mustangs to the Hawks.

Spot on!! I think, from memory, in 2000 Essendon had their own VFL team. Even if they didn't those premiership players (Hird, Lucas,Lloyd, Heffernan etc), played VFL when Essendon had their own team.
It was during 2000 on when they changed to a team in Bendigo and look what happened?