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From the Bendigo Advertiser
Reported by Luke West
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MOST football followers in Bendigo have an opinion on the Bendigo Gold and their move to go stand-alone in the VFL next year.

Considering the struggles of the former stand-alone Bendigo Diggers during their five years in the VFL between 1998 and 2002 when they won just seven of 95 games, the most common perception seems to be it’s inevitable that after failing once, the stand-alone model will again be unsustainable long-term.

Damian Drum has previously been at the coal face of a stand-alone VFL team in Bendigo as coach of the Diggers in their final year in 2002 before they were thrown a lifeline in 2003 by aligning with AFL club Essendon.

Drum has long been a supporter of VFL football in Bendigo