COMPETITION newcomers at the start of the decade to the BFNL powerhouse by the end of it - that was Strathfieldsaye in the 2010s.
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When the decade began in 2010 the Storm had just one season under their belt having joined the Bendigo league in 2009.
But year by year the club took steps forward, from 7th in 2010 to 6th in 2011 to 3rd in 2012 to 2nd in 2013 and then for the first time - premiers in 2014.
The Storm's breakthrough premiership in 2014 when they beat Sandhurst by 55 points would be the first of four senior flags the club won the for decade.
The Storm were also premiers in 2015, 2017 and 2019, with their most dominant season being their all-conquering 2015 when they went through undefeated with an average winning margin of 60 points.
As well as their four senior premierships, the Storm boasted the BFNL's longest winning streak of the decade when they peeled off 39 wins in a row that started against Castlemaine in round four of 2014.
The Storm wouldn't lose again until round three of 2016 when beaten by Golden Square by 24 points.
That loss to Square was also the game star forward Lachlan Sharp suffered a season-ending knee injury.
However, injury setbacks that included a ruptured ACL, broken leg and hamstrings didn't stop Sharp from being the BFNL's most prolific goalkicker of the decade with 655.
Sharp made it a clean sweep in 2017 when he won a premiership medal, AFL Victoria grand final medal, Michelsen Medal and Ron Best Medal in what was a season where he finished with 142 goals.
That 2017 season was also the year in which the Storm celebrated a trifecta, winning the senior, reserves and under-18 premierships - the first club to do so since Gisborne in 2002.
While Sharp was well clear in the goalkicking - Sam Mildren was second on 243 - the Storm's best player votes for the decade were led by Kallen Geary (248).
Geary (half-back) and Sharp (forward pocket) were the only Storm players selected in the BFNL Team of the Decade.
But they also provided the coach in Darryl Wilson, who was at the helm of the 2014, 2015 and 2017 flags.
YEAR-BY-YEAR:
2010
Finished - 7th (6-12)
Most best player votes:
Brenton Hall - 41
Leading goalkicker:
Lachlan Sharp - 57
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2011
Finished - 6th (9-9)
Most best player votes:
Jono Gawthrop - 34
Leading goalkicker:
Sam Mildren - 59
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2012
Finished - 3rd (14-7)
lost preliminary final to Gisborne
Most best player votes:
Matthew Ladson - 56
Leading goalkicker:
Lachlan Sharp - 68
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2013
Finished - 2nd (13-5-1)
lost grand final to Golden Square
Most best player votes:
Matt Ladson - 51
Leading goalkicker:
Lachlan Sharp - 52
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2014
Finished - 1st (19-1)
defeated Sandhurst in grand final
Most best player votes:
Stephen Milne - 35
Leading goalkicker:
Stephen Milne - 101
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2015
Finished - 1st (20-0)
defeated Sandhurst in grand final
Most best player votes:
Kallen Geary - 42
Leading goalkicker:
Matthew Ferguson - 43
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2016
Finished - 4th (14-6)
lost first semi-final to Eaglehawk
Most best player votes:
Kallen Geary - 75
Leading goalkicker:
Shannon Geary - 31
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2017
Finished - 1st (18-4)
defeated Eaglehawk in grand final
Most best player votes:
Kallen Geary - 52
Leading goalkicker:
Lachlan Sharp - 142
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2018
Finished - 2nd (17-4)
lost grand final to Eaglehawk
Most best player votes:
Kallen Geary - 47
Leading goalkicker:
Lachlan Sharp - 74
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2019
Finished - 1st (19-1)
defeated Eaglehawk in grand final
Most best player votes:
Lachlan Sharp - 46
Leading goalkicker:
Lachlan Sharp - 133
BEST PLAYER VOTES:
1 - Kallen Geary
Votes: 248
Times in best: 59
Top 3: 40 No.1: 15
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2 - Shannon Geary
Votes: 217
Times in best: 61
Top 3: 31 No.1: 9
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3 - Lachlan Sharp
Votes: 200
Times in best: 47
Top 3: 30 No.1: 17
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4 - Matt Ladson
Votes: 187
Times in best: 44
Top 3: 30 No.1: 16
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5 - Kellan Smith
Votes: 178
Times in best: 53
Top 3: 24 No.1: 9
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6 - Jake Moorhead
Votes: 142
Times in best: 37
Top 3: 22 No.1: 10
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7 - Michael Pilcher
Votes: 125
Times in best: 36
Top 3: 18 No.1: 4
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8 - Jake Hall
Votes: 125
Times in best: 38
Top 3: 16 No.1: 5
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9 - Tom Dowd
Votes: 109
Times in best: 32
Top 3: 15 No.1: 4
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10 - Bryce Curnow
Votes: 107
Times in best: 28
Top 3: 15 No.1: 8
TOP 10 GOALKICKERS:
1 - Lachlan Sharp
Goals: 655
High: 17 Games: 137
5+: 56 10+: 17
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2 - Sam Mildren
Goals: 243
High: 9 Games: 58
5+: 24 10+: 0
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3 - Shannon Geary
Goals: 165
High: 5 Games: 95
5+: 3 10+: 0
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4 - Kris Lea
Goals: 139
High: 6 Games: 62
5+: 5 10+: 0
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5 - Tom Bartholemew
Goals: 128
High: 6 Games: 52
5+: 5 10+: 0
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6 - Jake Hall
Goals: 126
High: 5 Games: 73
5+: 3 10+: 0
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7 - Stephen Milne
Goals: 122
High: 9 Games: 29
5+: 13 10+: 0
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8 - Bryce Curnow
Goals: 110
High: 9 Games: 34
5+: 9 10+: 0
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9 - Fergus Payne
Goals: 81
High: 7 Games: 41
5+: 2 10+: 0
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10 - Josh Formosa
Goals: 65
High: 4 Games: 34
5+: 0 10+: 0
HEAD-TO-HEAD:
v Castlemaine
Record - 19-1
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v Eaglehawk
Record - 15-13
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v Gisborne
Record - 15-6
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v Golden Square
Record - 15-11
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v Kangaroo Flat
Record - 19-1
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v Kyneton
Record - 16-2
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v Maryborough
Record - 17-3
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v Sandhurst
Record - 17-8
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v South Bendigo
Record - 16-4-1
DECADE RECORD:
Played - 199
Won - 149
Lost - 49
Drawn - 1
Winning % - 74.9%
Average for/agst - 110/69
Seasons in finals - 8
Finals record - 13-8
Premierships - 4
RESERVES:
Total wins - 131
Seasons in finals - 7
Premierships - 2
UNDER-18S:
Total wins - 146
Seasons in finals - 9
Premierships - 3
BENDIGO ADDY'S DECADE IN REVIEW SERIES:
BFNL - SOUTH BENDIGO
BFNL - SANDHURST
BFNL - MARYBOROUGH
BFNL - KYNETON
BFNL - KANGAROO FLAT
BFNL - GOLDEN SQUARE
BFNL - GISBORNE
BFNL - EAGLEHAWK
BFNL - CASTLEMAINE
HDFNL - WHITE HILLS
HDFNL - NORTH BENDIGO
HDFNL - MOUNT PLEASANT
HDFNL - LOCKINGTON-BAMAWM UNITED
HDFNL - LEITCHVILLE-GUNBOWER
HDFNL - HUNTLY
HDFNL - HEATHCOTE
HDFNL - ELMORE
HDFNL - COLBINABBIN
LVFNL - PYRAMID HILL
LVFNL - NEWBRIDGE
LVFNL - MITIAMO
LVFNL - MARONG
LVFNL - MAIDEN GULLY YCW
LVFNL - INGLEWOOD
LVFNL - CALIVIL UNITED
LVFNL - BRIDGEWATER
LVFNL - BEARS LAGOON-SERPENTINE
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