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Is interstate dominance good for the game: Have your say

August 23rd 2006 04:36
With only two weeks of the regular season left, and four of the top five spots occupied by interstate teams, it's more than likely that the premiership will be leaving Victoria once again, with Melbourne the only real threat.

No Victorian club has won the flag since the great Essendon side of 2000, and the Bombers are currently in a do-or-die struggle with Carlton for this year's wooden spoon.

So is the dominance of interstate sides bad for the game, as some so-called experts have suggested in the past week?



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Comment by Perth Boy

August 23rd 2006 09:33
I can understand Victorians thinking that interstate dominance is bad for the game, they feel as though the VFL has been stolen from them. But if you look at the country as a whole, I don't think it's a problem. Footy is stronger than ever in WA and SA with crowds and memberships going up each year. Memberships in the Victorian clubs are also higher than what they used to be in the VFL, plus the crowds in Sydney and Brisbane are also much higher than 15 years ago.
I think at the end of the day, Victoria has about 4 times the population of WA or SA, but 5 times as many teams. I believe that if 2 Victorian teams move or merge leaving just 8, then the interstate dominance will end.

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