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BRIDGEWATERCurrent Affiliation: Loddon Valley Football League (LVFL) since 1936 Colours: Red and white Emblem: The Mean Machine Senior Grade Premierships: Korong District Central Football Association (KDCFA) - 1909, 1920, 1922 (3 total); Korong Football League (KFL) - 1931 (1 total); LVFL - 1938-9, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1959, 1962-3, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984-5, 1988, 1991, 2010 (16 total) With sixteen senior grade Loddon Valley Football League premierships Bridgewater has been the most successful club in the competition’s history. Bridgewater’s success started almost immediately, with the side contesting grand finals in each of its first four seasons, losing to Laanecoorie in 1936 and 1937, and procuring the flags of 1938 and 1939 at the expense of Laanecoorie and Newbridge. From then until the 1990s the club claimed at least one premiership every decade. Its most successful era was the 1980s which spawned four flags. However, after triumphing in the 1991 grand final The Mean Machine experienced an unprecedented premiership drought which lasted almost two full decades. However, it was ultimately broken in spectacular fashion courtesy of a 27.6 (168) to 7.11 (53) annihilation of Calivil United in the 2010 grand final. For good measure, the reserves also went top, downing Newbridge in their grand final by a couple of goals. Where now? or
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