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THE 2010s across the AFL Central Victoria region was a decade with a common theme shared among the four leagues - that of the premiership streak.
The AFLCV region takes in the Bendigo, Heathcote District, Loddon Valley and North Central leagues and, remarkably, all four had clubs win at least four flags in a row throughout the decade.
Or in the case of Loddon Valley league power Bridgewater, it was seven flags in a row the Mean Machine won during an extraordinary run between 2010 and 2016.
The Mean Machine has already been acknowledged as one of the power clubs across country Victoria of the decade for their run of seven-consecutive flags.
During the premiership years of 2010-16 the Mean Machine won 118 of 127 games, spent 93 rounds on top of the ladder and won their seven flags by a combined 489 points.
Elsewhere across the region, Golden Square (2010-13), Lockington-Bamawm United (2011-14) and Wedderburn (2011-14) each won four premierships in a row.
However, as well as their repetitive basking in premiership glory, both LBU and Wedderburn also experienced their down years during the decade.
Wedderburn still hasn't made the North Central finals since winning the last of its four flags on the trot, while the Cats also have the Heathcote District league's 2016 wooden spoon to go with its four premierships from the decade.
Golden Square's four grand final victories in a row were among 153 wins during the decade for the Bulldogs - the most of any AFLCV club over the past 10 seasons.
Fellow BFNL four-time premiership club (although not consecutively) of the decade, Strathfieldsaye, ranks second for most wins with 149.
Then comes the might of Bridgewater with 145. Although, the Mean Machine has the best winning percentage of the decade of 81.5.
Across the AFLCV region 17 clubs won senior flags for the decade - Bridgewater (7), Golden Square (4), Strathfieldsaye (4), LBU (4), Wedderburn (4), North Bendigo (3), Wycheproof-Narraport (3), Leitchville-Gunbower (2), Eaglehawk (1), Sandhurst (1), Heathcote (1), Mitiamo (1), Calivil United (1), Newbridge (1), Charlton (1), St Arnaud (1) and Sea Lake Nandaly (1).
Only Sandhurst and North Bendigo played finals for all 10 seasons of the decade.
DECADE LADDERS:
BENDIGO LEAGUE:
1 - GOLDEN SQUARE
Played - 202
Won - 153
Lost - 47
Drawn - 2
Winning % - 75.7%
Seasons in finals - 9
Finals record - 16-8
Premierships - 4
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2 - STRATHFIELDSAYE
Played - 199
Won - 149
Lost - 49
Drawn - 1
Winning % - 74.9%
Seasons in finals - 8
Finals record - 13-8
Premierships - 4
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3 - EAGLEHAWK
Played - 203
Won - 136
Lost - 67
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 67.0%
Seasons in finals - 9
Finals record - 13-12
Premierships - 1
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4 - SANDHURST
Played - 200
Won - 135
Lost - 63
Drawn - 2
Winning % - 67.5%
Seasons in finals - 10
Finals record - 10-12
Premierships - 1
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5 - GISBORNE
Played - 193
Won - 99
Lost - 93
Drawn - 1
Winning % - 51.3%
Seasons in finals - 6
Finals record - 5-10
Premierships - 0
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6 - SOUTH BENDIGO
Played - 184
Won - 82
Lost - 100
Drawn - 2
Winning % - 44.6%
Seasons in finals - 3
Finals record - 2-4
Premierships - 0
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7 - KANGAROO FLAT
Played - 178
Won - 60
Lost - 118
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 33.7%
Seasons in finals - 0
Finals record - 0-0
Premierships - 0
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8 - KYNETON
Played - 167
Won - 57
Lost - 107
Drawn - 3
Winning % - 34.1%
Seasons in finals - 4
Finals record - 0-5
Premierships - 0
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9 - MARYBOROUGH
Played - 180
Won - 40
Lost - 140
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 22.2%
Seasons in finals - 1
Finals record - 1-1
Premierships - 0
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10 - CASTLEMAINE
Played - 178
Won - 25
Lost - 152
Drawn - 1
Winning % - 14.0%
Seasons in finals - 0
Finals record - 0-0
Premierships - 0
HEATHCOTE DISTRICT:
1 - NORTH BENDIGO
Played - 189
Won - 139
Lost - 50
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 73.5%
Seasons in finals - 10
Finals record - 16-13
Premierships - 3
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2 - LBU
Played - 177
Won - 109
Lost - 68
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 61.6%
Seasons in finals - 7
Finals record - 11-6
Premierships - 4
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3 - LEITCHVILLE-GUNBOWER
Played - 174
Won - 104
Lost - 70
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 59.8%
Seasons in finals - 6
Finals record - 9-5
Premierships - 2
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4 - COLBINABBIN
Played - 175
Won - 101
Lost - 74
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 57.7%
Seasons in finals - 6
Finals record - 6-9
Premierships - 0
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5 - HUNTLY
Played - 174
Won - 81
Lost - 93
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 46.6%
Seasons in finals - 6
Finals record - 5-9
Premierships - 0
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6 - WHITE HILLS
Played - 168
Won - 68
Lost - 100
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 40.5%
Seasons in finals - 6
Finals record - 2-6
Premierships - 0
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7 - HEATHCOTE
Played - 171
Won - 66
Lost - 103
Drawn - 2
Winning % - 38.6%
Seasons in finals - 4
Finals record - 6-5
Premierships - 1
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8 - MOUNT PLEASANT
Played - 165
Won - 56
Lost - 107
Drawn - 2
Winning % - 33.9%
Seasons in finals - 2
Finals record - 3-2
Premierships - 0
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9 - ELMORE
Played - 167
Won - 53
Lost - 112
Drawn - 2
Winning % - 31.7%
Seasons in finals - 3
Finals record - 2-5
Premierships - 0
LODDON VALLEY:
1 - BRIDGEWATER
Played - 178
Won - 145
Lost - 32
Drawn - 1
Winning % - 81.5%
Seasons in finals - 8
Finals record - 17-1
Premierships - 7
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2 - PYRAMID HILL
Played - 185
Won - 121
Lost - 64
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 65.4%
Seasons in finals - 9
Finals record - 8-17
Premierships - 0
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3 - MITIAMO
Played - 181
Won - 94
Lost - 87
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 51.9%
Seasons in finals - 7
Finals record - 14-7
Premierships - 1
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4 - CALIVIL UNITED
Played - 174
Won - 93
Lost - 80
Drawn - 1
Winning % - 53.4%
Seasons in finals - 7
Finals record - 5-9
Premierships - 1
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5 - BL-SERPENTINE
Played - 177
Won - 88
Lost - 88
Drawn - 1
Winning % - 49.7%
Seasons in finals - 7
Finals record - 6-11
Premierships - 0
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6 - NEWBRIDGE
Played - 171
Won - 87
Lost - 82
Drawn - 2
Winning % - 50.9%
Seasons in finals - 5
Finals record - 5-6
Premierships - 1
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7 - MARONG
Played - 165
Won - 67
Lost - 98
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 40.6%
Seasons in finals - 3
Finals record - 2-3
Premierships - 0
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8 - MAIDEN GULLY YCW
Played - 169
Won - 66
Lost - 102
Drawn - 1
Winning % - 39.1%
Seasons in finals - 4
Finals record - 3-6
Premierships - 0
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9 - INGLEWOOD
Played - 160
Won - 16
Lost - 144
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 10.0%
Seasons in finals - 0
Finals record - 0-0
Premierships - 0
NORTH CENTRAL:
1 - WYCHEPROOF-NARRAPORT
Played - 175
Won - 111
Lost - 63
Drawn - 1
Winning % - 63.4%
Seasons in finals - 7
Finals record - 8-7
Premierships - 3
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2 - WEDDERBURN
Played - 170
Won - 97
Lost - 71
Drawn - 2
Winning % - 57.1%
Seasons in finals - 5
Finals record - 9-1
Premierships - 4
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3 - CHARLTON
Played - 171
Won - 89
Lost - 82
Drawn - 0
Winning % - 52.0%
Seasons in finals - 5
Finals record - 6-5
Premierships - 1
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4 - BIRCHIP-WATCHEM
Played - 174
Won - 82
Lost - 89
Drawn - 3
Winning % - 47.1%
Seasons in finals - 7
Finals record - 4-10
Premierships - 0
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5 - DONALD
Played - 168
Won - 79
Lost - 87
Draw - 2
Winning % - 47.0%
Seasons in finals - 6
Finals record - 1-7
Premierships - 0
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6 - ST ARNAUD
Played - 170
Won - 65
Lost - 103
Drawn - 2
Winning % - 38.2%
Seasons in finals - 4
Finals record - 5-5
Premierships - 1
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7 - BOORT
Played - 166
Won - 59
Lost - 104
Drawn - 3
Winning % - 35.5%
Seasons in finals - 3
Finals record - 3-3
Premierships - 0
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8 - SEA LAKE NANDALY
Joined league in 2016
Played - 70
Won - 43
Lost - 26
Drawn - 1
Winning % - 61.4%
Seasons in finals - 3
Finals record - 4-2
Premierships - 1
AFLCV DECADE PREMIERS
2010:
BFNL - Golden Square
HDFNL - Heathcote
LVFNL - Bridgewater
NCFL - Wycheproof-
Narrapoprt
2011:
BFNL - Golden Square
HDFNL - LBU
LVFNL - Bridgewater
NCFL - Wedderburn
2012:
BFNL - Golden Square
HDFNL - LBU
LVFNL - Bridgewater
NCFL - Wedderburn
2013:
BFNL - Golden Square
HDFNL - LBU
LVFNL - Bridgewater
NCFL - Wedderburn
2014:
BFNL - Strathfieldsaye
HDFNL - LBU
LVFNL - Bridgewater
NCFL - Wedderburn
2015:
BFNL - Strathfieldsaye
HDFNL - North Bendigo
LVFNL - Bridgewater
NCFL - St Arnaud
2016:
BFNL - Sandhurst
HDFNL - North Bendigo
LVFNL - Bridgewater
NCFL - Charlton
2017:
BFNL - Strathfieldsaye
HDFNL - Leitchville-
Gunbower
LVFNL - Calivil United
NCFL - Wycheproof-
Narraport
2018:
BFNL - Eaglehawk
HDFNL - Leitchville-
Gunbower
LVFNL - Newbridge
NCFL - Wycheproof-
Narraport
2019:
BFNL - Strathfieldsaye
HDFNL - North Bendigo
LVFNL - Mitiamo
NCFL - Sea Lake Nandaly
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TOP 10 AFLCV WINS OF THE DECADE:
153 - Golden Square
149 - Strathfieldsaye
145 - Bridgewater
139 - North Bendigo
136 - Eaglehawk
135 - Sandhurst
121 - Pyramid Hill
111 - Wycheproof-Narraport
109 - LBU
104 - Leitchville-Gunbower
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