Merger Proposals
Upon pressure and incentives from the league, and saturation of the dire warnings about the consequences of too many teams based in Melbourne, a number of Melbourne based clubs began investigating and pursuing potential mergers. Some proposals raised in the local media included a possible amalgamation of Footscray and Fitzroy, as well as various combinations of Melbourne, Hawthorn, St Kilda, Footscray, Fitzroy, and North Melbourne.
Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Geelong and Richmond were generally exempt from these proposals due to their financial success.
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