, ▁with ▁ 4 ▁premiers hips ▁in ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁c ement ing ▁the ▁club ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁premier ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁Club ▁information ▁The ▁Z eb ras ▁have ▁an ▁alignment ▁agreement ▁with ▁Australian ▁Football ▁League ▁( AF L ) ▁club ▁St ▁K ilda ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁place ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁alignment ▁agreement ▁means ▁that ▁St ▁K ilda ▁listed ▁players ▁who ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁play ▁but ▁not ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁Sain ts ▁in ▁the ▁A FL ▁are ▁available ▁to ▁be ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁Z eb ras ▁in ▁the ▁V FL . ▁The ▁clubs ▁extended ▁their ▁agreement ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Pre viously , ▁Sand ring ham ▁had ▁an ▁alignment ▁with ▁Melbourne . ▁Sand ring ham ▁and ▁Melbourne ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁clubs ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁alignment . ▁This ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁season . ▁The ▁alignment ▁had ▁an ▁immediate ▁effect ▁with ▁Sand ring ham ▁winning ▁the ▁premi ership ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁a ▁further ▁three ▁premiers hips ▁( 2 0 0 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁were ▁won ▁during ▁the ▁affili ation . ▁ ▁The ▁Z eb ras ' ▁home ▁ground ▁is ▁and ▁almost ▁always ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁Beach ▁O val , ▁which ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Tre vor ▁B ark er ▁Beach ▁O val ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9