Vic Club dominating (10 flags in 11 years)

[Grin]

The problem is the power structure around the game is centred in Melbourne, because we opted to expand the VFL.

So a hell of a lot of structural bias exists, and a lot of Victorians don't want to talk about it because it favours them and they don't want to see their teams less successful - even if the current status quo makes their successes less legitimate.

Because all the clubs in Victoria share a VFL and existential identity, they disproportionately hold sway as a collective. Interstate clubs being more geographically separated and singular do not exert enough influence individually to shake that.

What we need is a coalition of interstate sides, to more proportionally represent their interests. No interstate club alone is bigger than Victoria, but West Coast is bigger than Collingwood, and Adelaide is bigger than Richmond.

A coalition of interstate teams would hold more power than Victoria does. They're bigger.

It must be bloody tough for a single state to take on an entire Melbourne suburb.
I can understand why you're so frigging melty.