Do tell why you'd expect a side going through loss-after-loss in Prem 'A' would be naturally more resilient than one going through the same thing in a lower grade? Plenty of numbers in lots of lower grade teams. I'm led to believe even Chadstone weren't short of numbers on the track this year.
Just my experience. I've seen 10 people train on a Tuesday and 25 on a Thursday and then seen a few beg, borrow and steal to get the two teams filled as the wheels start to fall of during a season. But in A most teams have 100 plus in their 4 and sometimes more teams. A core of dedicated players who got them to and are keeping them in A.
I have seen this resilience on a few occasions.