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Dynasties, Cycles and Golden Eras

Authored by: Bill Frampton
on Wednesday, October 01 2014 @ 07:58 pm ACST

Since you asked Wesley, I can advise of two similar dynasties here in Ontario, Canada, one in each of the league's two eras. I refer to two eras because the league in Ontario was run directly by the national governing body (now known as AFL Canada) from 1989 to 2000, before a subsidiary provincial organization was set up under that to run the league.

The Toronto Eagles appeared in eight successive Grand Finals from 1995-2002 and won six of them, including five in a row from 1995-1999. That dynasty was followed by a run of four successive Grand Finals for the Toronto Dingos from 2002-2005 which saw them win three successive premierships from 2003-2005. As the league has developed in the nine seasons since then, five different clubs have won at least one Grand Final and no club has managed to win more then two in succession.

Edited on Wednesday, October 01 2014 @ 08:04 pm ACST by bframpton

Dynasties, Cycles and Golden Eras

Authored by: Cam Homes
on Thursday, October 02 2014 @ 04:31 pm ACST

Can't not let this story go past without mentioning the Central District Bulldogs' era/dynasty from 2000 to 2011 where they played in twelve straight Grand Finals and winning nine in the SANFL in Adelaide, South Australia.

The 'mighty, fighting' dogs :-) were premiers in 2000 and 2001 lost to Sturt in 2002, Threepeated 2003-4-5, lost to Woodville/West Torrens in 2006 and then quadrella'ed 2007-8-9-10 and lost to Woodville/West Torrens again in 2011.

The wins were against Woodville/West (several times)(also kicking highest score and biggest winning margin in any final in the history of the SANFL in one GF), Sturt, West Adelaide, Glenelg, North Adelaide and Norwood

Just for the our many international footy followers/readers of WFN the SANFL (South Australian National Football League) is considered by most footy fans in Australia as the next best football competition after the AFL.

I am not apologising for any apparent bias showing here either as I just did not get tired of watching the Doggies get into another GFduring that period, especially since it had taken 36 year to finally win a Grand Final :-).

I also took great delight( this is for you Brett) ;-) in watching the opposition team's supporter's scowling at the "Doggies Red Army" as we sang our very distinctive "UUUUUuuuuuuuuu Doooogggggsssss" and Ceeennnntttrrrraaallllsssss chants.

It is suffice to say I still get as much pleasure if not more watching footy played at the ground level as I do watching the highly paid AFL competition.

SO go U Farum Cats, U Toronto Eagles/Dingoes and all U other clubs out there fighting/battling to start a dynasty/golden era of your own.. :-)

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