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Footscray Bulldogs claimed the 2025 Smithy’s VFL premiership with a gripping 10-point win over the Southport Sharks in a Grand Final that will go down in folklore

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The umpiring panel for the 2025 Smithy’s VFL Grand Final has been appointed

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