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Who was the last club to win a genuine flag with "homegrown" players not blowins?

trutle: the 86 Subi side had the following

Crutchfield, Willet, Sells all from the East
Sparks and Carpenter were from EP.

Without doing any research on this subject.It's Claremont 2011 or West Perth 2013 over the East Perth alignment side.

Definitely wouldnt be WP GTR they have always had a handful of Vics playing in their side since I have been following WAFL footy going back 40 years.
In that 2013 GF they had Hunt (SF), Jones (VIC), Marusic (VIC), Hutchings (EP), Kerr (VIC), Mellington (VIC), Fowler (QLD), Keunen (VIC), Potente (SD) from Interstate or other WAFL clubs whilst Claremont in 2011 were close minus Blackwell (SD), Foster (EF), Schammer (SA), Andrews (QLD/WP), McLernon (PE).

Since zoning started in 1969/70 I cant find any team with all 20 home grown players but a couple of sides only had 2 or 3 recruits that I can find.

Go back as far as you want, I don’t think you’ll find a Premiership side that doesn’t have a player or six from other clubs...

Try Perth 1966 minus Mal Atwell ??? Perhaps 1967 and 1968 also ?

Beasley Hutton wrote: Definitely wouldnt be WP GTR they have always had a handful of Vics playing in their side since I have been following WAFL footy going back 40 years.
In that 2013 GF they had Hunt (SF), Jones (VIC), Marusic (VIC), Hutchings (EP), Kerr (VIC), Mellington (VIC), Fowler (QLD), Keunen (VIC), Potente (SD) from Interstate or other WAFL clubs whilst Claremont in 2011 were close minus Blackwell (SD), Foster (EF), Schammer (SA), Andrews (QLD/WP), McLernon (PE).

We had a thread a few years ago BH.About the contribution of players who came from the East to play in the Wafl. From memory every Wafl side has at least 2 to 4 players like that in there side.
Smokey mentioned 1968-Mal Atwell
Swans 1982-Leon Baker the only player I can think of
1981 Claremont -Gerald Betts-Gary Shaw..
1975 West Perth?? 1979 East Freo??

on the PFC sides, Cable was a recruit in a time before the zones remembering he went to EP first; but leaving aside those two players, to illustrate Smokey's point, I had a look at the grand final sides for the Atwell era. Not one of the Perth players had played for another WAFL club, and, only two went on to do so before their careers came to an end.

Gerry Iseger
Greg Bennett

In regards the wider issue of zone premierships only CL 1981 come near Atwell's teams; for me, I would define a zone flag as 15 or 16 locals, but that is just me. Having thought about the Subi side of 1986, and keeping in mind that the club had a lot of depth, in my humble opinion, I don't think we could have won it without Stephan Sells -- he had a touch of class and was a genuine goal sneak.

the other imports -- Crutchfield, Carpenter, Willet, Sparks -- I think we had the depth to cover with zone players. It is an interesting debate.

AR, You are correct in what you say about the Perth sides of 66 to 68 except Cable was recruited from Narrogin and did not play for East Perth until 1978 when he returned from North Melbourne.
Those premiership sides were a tribute to Jack Ensor’s Thirds (Colts) sides that dominated the comp in the early sixties.
As far as I recall 1966 side was....
FB. Atwell, Ramshaw, Leuzzi
HB. Rothnie, Shields, Lawrence
C.. Krepp, Dalton, Brehaut
HF. Mills, Jancey, Pyke
FF. Astone, Winsor, Jenzen
R. Chittleborough, Page, Cable
Res. Davis, Morley.

Ian Miller played in 1968 side and went on to play for Fitzroy and East Perth.

A pity we have had nothing like the sixties and seventies sides for last 40 odd years.
I am away atm but will confirm when I return in a few days