THERE is no doubt Osborne was the most dominant force in the Hume league from the two decades spanning from 1990 to 2009.
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Eleven flags, including a four-peat from 1998-2001 is an enviable record that speaks for itself.
But the past decade a new superpower emerged in Brock-Burrum.
The Saints were the only club to make finals every year and won four flags from five grand final appearances.
Brock-Burrum completed one of the fairytale stories of the decade when the success-starved club broke through for its first Hume league premiership in 2013.
Brocklesby and Burrumbuttock merged in 2006, with neither Brocklesby or Burrumbuttock having tasted the ultimate success since 1958 and 1969 respectively.
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Coached by Darryn McKimmie, Kylin Morey was the hero with eight goals in one of the most dominant finals performances in Hume league history.
Unsurprisingly, the Saints' sharpshooter was awarded the Des Kenned Medal as the best player on the ground.
The Saints also went back-to-back in 2015-16 and claimed a fourth flag in 2018.
They started favourites against Osborne is last year's decider but suffered an upset loss.
Despite Brock-Burrum and Osborne winning seven flags for the decade, last year's grand final was the only time the pair met during the finals.
While not as dominant as the previous two decades, Osborne were still able to add a further three premiership cups to its burgeoning trophy cabinet.
The Tigers were successful in 2012 under Daniel McAlister while Matt Rava also led them to flags in 2017 and again last year.
Howlong (2010), Jindera (2011) and Henty (2014) were the other three clubs to win flags over the past decade.
While flags remain the ultimate measure of success, Jindera boasts the most finals wins
The Bulldogs notched 14 victories from 21 finals appearances to emerge with the best strike rate in the competition.
However, the Bulldogs would be bitterly disappointed to have only won one flag for the decade.
They lost three consecutive flags from 2016-18 but weren't considered favourites in any of the three deciders.
Highlighting the evenness of competition, eight of the 12 clubs played in at least one grand final.
Culcairn, Holbrook twice and Rand-Walbundrie all suffered grand final heartache.
Rand-Walbundrie lost to Henty in the 2014 decider before merging with Walla in 2016 with the Hume league comprising three merged identities.
All clubs with the exception of Lockhart also contested at least one finals series.
The Billabong Crows were the feel good story of last year after making their maiden finals appearance.
The Crows had never previously played finals since crossing from the now defunct Coreen league in 2008.
