ACROSS its Loddon Valley league record-setting run of seven premierships in a row between 2010 and 2016, season 2014 stands out as the most dominant of the Bridgewater dynasty.

Undefeated and with an average winning margin of 88 points, the appointment of Andrew Collins as coach saw a team that had already won four-consecutive flags raise the bar even further.

In a huge coup Collins returned to Bridgewater straight from Carlton following his 36-game AFL career, telling the Addy at the end of the pre-season: "You might think that after a bit of success the group might drop off a bit, but there has been no sign of that."

And he was right - the Mean Machine was as hungry as ever and the signs for the rest of the league were ominous from the outset.

Runners-up to Bridgewater the previous year, Bears Lagoon-Serpentine had again been touted in 2014 as the Mean Machine's most likely major threat.

However, the Mean Machine belted the Bears by 76 points in round one and never looked back.

The only team that could get within five goals of the Mean Machine was YCW in round five when they were beaten by 24 points, although, when they met again in round 14 the margin was 173 points on the day Bridgewater kicked its highest score of the season - 32.17 (209).

The Mean Machine finished four games and more than 150 per cent clear on top of the ladder before knocking over the Bears by 53 points in the second semi-final.

A fortnight later Bridgewater again faced the Bears in the grand final, but there was no repeat of the enthralling battle the two sides had played out in the previous year's decider when the Mean Machine clung on to win by eight points.

Instead, the Mean Machine closed out their all-conquering 2014 season with a 96-point demolition of the Bears, winning 22.15 (147) to 7.9 (51) at Mitiamo.

The Mean Machine's premiership team include midfielder Adam Parry, who won that season's Harding Medal for the second year in a row, Collins, who would win the medal the following year, and Zeb Broadbent, who would win it in 2016.

Defensively, the Mean Machine strangled their opposition, conceding an average of just 49 points per game, while offensively their arsenal of options was highlighted by 15 players kicking at least 11 goals, led by Brad Rohde's 58.

"We trained really hard that year and had a group of very keen fellas. We had a really good dynamic of a strong backline with a lot of experience, a talented on-ball set-up with the likes of Adam Parry, Zac East, Zeb Broadbent, Cal Prest on a wing, and a great group of forwards as well," Collins said on Tuesday.

"Looking back, it was a very talented side that was genuinely hungry every time it went out to play."

Coach - Andrew Collins

Record - 18-0

Percentage - 282.7%

Average for - 137

Average against - 49

Points differential - +88

Quarters won - 65 of 72

Time in front - 95.8%

ROUND 1 - 20.22 (142) def BL-Serpentine 9.12 (66)

Best - Andrew Collins, Taylor Strachan, Danny Childs

Record: 1-0, 215.2%, 2nd

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ROUND 2 - Bye

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ROUND 3 - 14.9 (93) def Newbridge 7.11 (53)

Best - Adam Parry, Callum Prest, Zac East

Record: 2-0, 197.5%, 2nd

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ROUND 4 - 19.18 (132) def Inglewood 4.5 (29)

Best - Callum Prest, Brad Rohde, Marc Lindsay

Record: 3-0, 248.0%, 1st

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ROUND 5 - 9.18 (72) def YCW 6.12 (48)

Best - Josh Metherell, Zeb Broadbent, Deon Jones

Record: 4-0, 224.0%, 1st

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ROUND 6 - 19.15 (129) def Mitiamo 4.12 (36)

Best - Adam Parry, Daniel Nalder, Zeb Broadbent

Record: 5-0, 244.8%, 1st

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ROUND 7 - 20.17 (137) def Pyramid Hill 8.5 (53)

Best - Zeb Broadbent, Darren Clutton, Brad Rohde

Record: 6-0, 247.4%, 1st

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ROUND 8 - 20.11 (131) def Marong 8.11 (59)

Best - Zac East, Daniel Connors, Alex Pollock

Record: 7-0, 243.0%, 1st

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ROUND 9 - 26.21 (177) def Calivil United 5.5 (35)

Best - Adam Parry, Zeb Broadbent, Alex Pollock

Record: 8-0, 267.3%, 1st

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ROUND 10 - 22.12 (144) def BL-Serpentine 13.7 (85)

Best - Zeb Broadbent, Adam Parry, Alex Pollock

Record: 9-0, 249.4%, 1st

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ROUND 11 - Bye

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ROUND 12 - 17.20 (122) def Newbridge 6.13 (49)

Best - Daniel Nalder, Luke Harrison, Deon Jones

Record: 10-0, 249.3%, 1st

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ROUND 13 - 28.31 (199) def Inglewood 4.1 (25)

Best - Marc Lindsay, Darren Clutton, Zac East

Record: 11-0, 274.7%, 1st

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ROUND 14 - 32.17 (209) def YCW 5.6 (36)

Best - Josh Metherell, Zac East, Adam Parry

Record: 12-0, 293.39%, 1st

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ROUND 15 - 20.17 (137) def Mitiamo 5.10 (40)

Best - Zeb Broadbent, Tom Kuhne, Zac East

Record: 13-0, 297.1%, 1st

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ROUND 16 - 18.19 (127) def Pyramid Hill 8.1 (49)

Best - Brad Rohde, Adam Parry, Andrew Collins

Record: 14-0, 294.3%, 1st

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ROUND 17 - 16.13 (109) def Marong 11.10 (76)

Best - Danny Childs, Adam Parry, Isaac Broadbent

Record: 15-0, 278.8%, 1st

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ROUND 18 - 21.25 (151) def Calivil United 3.8 (26)

Best - Andrew Collins, Zeb Broadbent, Alex Pollock

Record: 16-0, 289.0%, 1st

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SECOND SEMI - 16.14 (110) def BL-Serpentine 8.9 (57)

Best - Zeb Broadbent, Alex Pollock, Tristin Nalder

Record: 17-0, 282.4%

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GRAND FINAL - 22.15 (147) def BL-Serpentine 7.9 (51)

Best - Alex Pollock, Brad Rohde, Darren Clutton

Record: 18-0, 282.7%

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Brad Rohde, Daniel Nalder, Darren Clutton, Deon Jones, Josh Metherell, Zeb Broadbent, Tristin Nalder, Josh McLeod, Marc Lindsay, Callum Prest, Luke Harrison, Andrew Collins, Zac East, Harry Symons, Tom Kuhne, David Harrison, Danny Childs, Adam Parry, Alex Pollock, Isaac Broadbent, Taylor Strachan, Brian Westley.

Zeb Broadbent - 54

Adam Parry - 47

Zac East - 32

Alex Pollock - 27

Marc Lindsay - 26

Brad Rohde - 23

Darren Clutton - 21

Andrew Collins - 18

Callum Prest - 15

Josh Metherell - 14

Brad Rohde - 58

Andrew Collins - 47

Zeb Broadbent - 35

Darren Clutton - 26

Zac East - 25

No.3 - Bridgewater 2016

No. 4 - Calivil United 2005

No. 5 - Calivil United 2004

No. 6 - Strathfieldsaye 2015

No. 7 - Heathcote 2010

No. 8 - South Bendigo 1993

No. 10 & 9 - Golden Square 2010; Strathfieldsaye 2019

No. 12 & 11 - Castlemaine 2000; Strathfieldsaye 2014

No. 14 & 13 - Leitchville-Gunbower 2017; South Bendigo 1991

No. 16 & 15 - Colbinabbin 1999; Mount Pleasant 1995

No. 18 & 17 - YCW 1997; Bridgewater 2015

No. 20 & 19 - Mount Pleasant 1997; Mount Pleasant 1993

No. 22 & 21 - Bridgewater 2010; Bridgewater 2011

No. 24 & 23 - LBU 2011; Colbinabbin 1998

No. 26 & 25 - Gisborne 2003; LBU 2013

No. 28 & 27 - Gisborne 2002; Colbinabbin 1991

No. 30 & 29 - Maryborough 1998; Gisborne 2005

No. 32 & 31 - South Bendigo 1994; Golden Square 2009

No. 34 & 33 - Castlemaine 1992; South Bendigo 1990

No. 36 & 35 - Mitiamo 1999; Sandhurst 2016

No. 38 & 37 - North Bendigo 2019; Leitchville-Gunbower 2018

No. 40 & 39 - Bridgewater 1991; Calivil United 2017

No. 42 & 41 - Heathcote 1992, Sandhurst 2004

No. 44 & 43 - Eaglehawk 2008, Elmore 2007

No. 46 & 45 - Mount Pleasant 1990, Newbridge 2018

No. 48 & 47 - Gisborne 2006, Calivil United 1990

No. 50 & 49 - Calivil United 2003, Eaglehawk 2018

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