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‘Listen up, non-Vics’: We’re happy for flag to go anywhere but our local rivals

Hawthorn’s James Sicily defends Fremantle’s Jye Amiss at UTAS Stadium earlier this season. Picture by Craig GeorgeRegardless of their club allegiance, AFL fans across the country tend to share pretty similar views on our great game. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue readingAll articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today’s PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxInteractive Crosswords, Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other in your areaThat is, until it comes to state borders.There’s a fundamental difference of mindset between how followers of clubs in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia particularly see various rivalries across the competition. And it was reinforced again last weekend.It was a bad few days for some big Victorian clubs, as Collingwood lost a nailbiter in Sydney, Essendon lost the unloseable at home to Gold Coast, and Carlton was beaten up by Hawthorn and picked up a swag of injuries.The downturn for those t…