<P> Port Melbourne went on to become one of the strongest clubs in the VFA, and today still attracts some of the biggest crowds to its games . The club had very strong links with the Port Melbourne community, arguably the strongest community relationship within the VFA; local juniors often held stronger aspirations to play for Port Melbourne than for the VFL's South Melbourne--which by the 1950s was perennially struggling and to which the Port Melbourne area was zoned--and even players as highly decorated as Brownlow Medallists Peter Bedford and Bob Skilton regularly returned to Port Melbourne after their VFL careers . </P> <P> Traditionally the Borough's greatest rivals are the Williamstown Seagulls and the Sandringham Zebras . All three teams continue to play in the VFL to this day . Prior to the original breakaway of the VFL from the VFA in 1897, Port Melbourne's greatest rival was South Melbourne . </P> <P> Since the AFL reserves competition merged with the Victorian Football League in 2000, Port Melbourne has been involved in two affiliations: with the Sydney Swans (2001--2002), and with the North Melbourne Kangaroos (2003--2005); since 2006, Port Melbourne has existed as a stand - alone VFL club . </P> <P> Port Melbourne has been affiliated with the Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup team since the 1999 season . It had previously been affiliated with the Geelong Falcons (1996--1998), and in 1995 was part of a three - way affiliation which saw it share the Calder Cannons and Western Jets with Williamstown and Coburg . </P>

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