What, no Vics?

I'm listening to Melbourne's Skyhooks on iTunes while contemplating the FOOTBALL IDENTITY CRISIS unfolding in Victoria.
Sydney plays Fremantle on Friday and Adelaide plays West Coast on Saturday in a first for the Australian Football League: There are no Victorian teams in the final four of the finals.
We Americans can't really grasp the significance of this historic quartet.
In Victoria, newspaper columnists and talk-show hosts are calling for a full-scale investigation. The home of the sport has no teams in the final four to reach the Grand Final, always held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Victoria.
Since college, I have followed the Grand Final: I have listened to the big match on shortwave radio, watched it on cable television and followed along online. It's no small feat, since the time difference between here and Down Under means the Australian equivalent of the Super Bowl begins about 2:30 a.m. Iowa time. Whew!
This year's Toyota AFL Grand Final will be held Saturday, Sept. 30... with no Victorian teams in sight.