LVFNL DECADE IN REVIEW SERIES:
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IT was always going to be tough for Calivil United to match the heights of the 2000s during its 2010-19 decade in the Loddon Valley league.
After all, the Demons did win six consecutive flags (2003-08) during the 2000s.
But the Demons did manage to add another premiership cup into their trophy cabinet during the 2010s when they ended the Bridgewater dynasty in 2017.
The Mean Machine had won the previous seven premierships and led Calivil United by 10 points at half-time of their 2017 grand final.
Then the Demons unleashed a rampant second half, booting 10 goals to three to run away with a 34-point victory.
Calivil United's Luke Marchesi kicked four goals from the midfield - including the Demons' only three in the first half - and was awarded the AFL Victoria Medal.
2017 was one of two senior grand finals the Demons played in for the decade.
Although, the less said about their 2010 encounter against Bridgewater - a 115-point shellacking - the better for the Demons.
The Demons figured in seven of the decade's 10 finals series and their total of 93 wins from 174 games ranks fourth in the league.
Their sixth-placed finish in 2013 was the first time since 1995 the Demons had missed the finals.
As well as their senior flag in 2017, the Demons also won reserves (2011) and under-18 premierships (2014) during the decade and had two Harding medallists.
Midfielder Ben Knight won the Harding Medal in 2017 - the same year he captained the Demons' premiership.
And the Demons had the winner again the following season in 2018 when ruckman Chris Down saluted.
Down had also captained the Loddon Valley earlier in the year against Golden Rivers in the league's return to representative football after a two-year hiatus.
Down ended the decade ranked second for best player votes at the Demons with 217 behind Henry Miller's 255.
Former captain Miller featured among the Demons' best players in 69 games through the decade, while Down was in the best 51 times in his four seasons.
The only Calivil United player to kick more than 100 goals for the decade was 2017 premiership coach Anthony Dennis (110), who played from 2012-18.
YEAR-BY-YEAR:
2010
lost grand final to Bridgewater
Finished - 2nd (14-6)
Most best player votes:
Ross Maxted - 51
Leading goalkicker:
Nic Balic - 69
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2011
lost elimination final to Mitiamo
Finished - 5th (9-8)
Most best player votes:
Cameron Carter - 57
Leading goalkicker:
Klai Jermyn - 60
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2012
lost elimination final to BL-Serpentine
Finished - 5th (10-6-1)
Most best player votes:
Henry Miller - 53
Leading goalkicker:
Corbin Fleming - 52
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2013
Finished - 6th (6-10)
Most best player votes:
Jake Lawry - 48
Leading goalkicker:
Brandt Fleming - 24
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2014
Finished - 8th (3-13)
Most best player votes:
Jordan Lea - 34
Leading goalkicker:
Jay McDonald - 24
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2015
lost elimination final to Mitiamo
Finished - 5th (8-9)
Most best player votes:
Chris Down - 42
Leading goalkicker:
Jamie Nicholas - 29
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2016
lost preliminary final to Mitiamo
Finished - 3rd (12-7)
Most best player votes:
Chris Down - 62
Leading goalkicker:
Mitch Farmer - 29
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2017
defeated Bridgewater in grand final
Finished - 1st (17-2)
Most best player votes:
Chris Down - 57
Leading goalkicker:
Bryce Curnow - 86
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2018
Finished - 6th (7-9)
Most best player votes:
Chris Down - 56
Leading goalkicker:
Daniel Reid - 28
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2019
lost elimination final to Maiden Gully YCW
Finished - 5th (7-10)
Most best player votes:
Jake Hall - 39
Leading goalkicker:
Michael Cooke - 38
BEST PLAYER VOTES:
1 - Henry Miller
Votes: 255
Times in best: 69
Top 3: 37 No.1: 15
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2 - Chris Down
Votes: 217
Times in best: 51
Top 3: 37 No.1: 15
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3 - Alex Davis
Votes: 211
Times in best: 60
Top 3: 28 No.1: 10
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4 - Jake Lawry
Votes: 178
Times in best: 51
Top 3: 28 No.1: 9
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5 - Evan Ritchie
Votes: 155
Times in best: 36
Top 3: 27 No.1: 11
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6 - Jordan Lea
Votes: 146
Times in best: 43
Top 3: 20 No.1: 7
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7 - Caleb Smith
Votes: 129
Times in best: 35
Top 3: 21 No.1: 6
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8 - David Anderson
Votes: 100
Times in best: 27
Top 3: 13 No.1: 3
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9 - Anthony Dennis
Votes: 95
Times in best: 25
Top 3: 14 No.1: 4
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10 - Aaron Demeo
Votes: 80
Times in best: 20
Top 3: 11 No.1: 2
TOP 10 GOALKICKERS:
1 - Anthony Dennis
Goals: 110
High: 5 Games: 58
5+: 2 10+: 0
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2 - Nic Balic
Goals: 91
High: 8 Games: 27
5+: 6 10+: 0
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3 - Bryce Curnow
Goals: 86
High: 10 Games: 19
5+: 8 10+: 1
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4 - Glen Scholtes
Goals: 85
High: 6 Games: 38
5+: 3 10+: 0
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5 - Jake Lawry
Goals: 81
High: 4 Games: 53
5+: 0 10+: 0
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6 - Henry Miller
Goals: 70
High: 5 Games: 44
5+: 1 10+: 0
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7 - Vinny Rodi
Goals: 70
High: 5 Games: 29
5+: 2 10+: 0
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8 - Corbin Fleming
Goals: 66
High: 6 Games: 23
5+: 4 10+: 0
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9 - Klai Jermyn
Goals: 62
High: 8 Games: 18
5+: 4 10+: 0
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10 - Jordan Lea
Goals: 61
High: 3 Games: 46
5+: 0 10+: 0
HEAD-TO-HEAD:
v BL-Serpentine
Record - 9-12
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v Bridgewater
Record - 5-17-1
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v Inglewood
Record - 19-1
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v Maiden Gully YCW
Record - 13-8
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v Marong
Record - 12-8
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v Mitiamo
Record - 15-10
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v Newbridge
Record - 11-10
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v Pyramid Hill
Record - 8-15
DECADE RECORD:
Played - 174
Won - 93
Lost - 80
Drawn - 1
Winning % - 53.4%
Average for/agst - 86/82
Seasons in finals - 7
Finals record - 5-9
Premierships - 1
RESERVES:
Total wins - 99
Seasons in finals - 6
Premierships - 1
UNDER-18S:
Total wins - 92
Seasons in finals - 7
Premierships - 1
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