 Until South Melbourne relocated to Sydney in 1981, it was the only VFL/AFL club to exist outside of the greater Melbourne metropolitan area.It continues to participate in the national competition today, based at Kardinia Park stadium, and also fields a reserves side in the Victorian Football League.The club won the 2007 grand final against Port Adelaide by 119 points, the biggest grand final winning margin in history and the first Geelong premiership victory for 44 years.