Sad state of affairs when Northern clubs are scared of the repercussions of actually succeeding.
Even the perception that they might succeed is enough sometimes:
eg. Swans recruit Buddy => Trade ban, and COLA removed. Buddy hasnt won us a flag, last count.
or Someone says Giants will win next 5 flags => AFL Prematurely reduced their salary cap, causing mayhem with existing contracts => offloading big names for the last couple of years. Giants hadnt won a grand final, last count.
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