It has been the most successful alignment in VFL/AFL history since the disbanding of the AFL reserves competition in 1999, with premiership success being achieved by Sandringham in 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006.
MELBOURNEfc Chairman Paul Gardner said, "MELBOURNEfc has greatly respected our relationship with Sandringham. We have derived a great deal of pleasure from recent successes.
"I personally have been a fan of the Zebras for years and have been kept fully abreast by their Board and Chairman.
"We have made no secret we are finalising an arrangement to see us in the Casey region and have been talking to the Casey Scorpions for some time now.
"We wish the Sandringham Zebras all the very best and look forward to making our own announcements as part of our future strategy in due course."
