Interstate matches in Australian rules football

Australian rules football matches between teams representing Australian colonies/states and territories have been held since 1879. For most of the 20th century, the absence of a national club competition and international matches meant that football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

games between state

States and territories of Australia

The Commonwealth of Australia is a union of six states and various territories. The Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories, with the sixth state of Tasmania being made up of islands. In addition there are six island territories, known as external territories, and a...

representative teams were regarded with great importance. Football historian John Devaney has argued that: "some of the state of origin

State of Origin

State of Origin is the name used in Australia for one existing sporting event which involves domestic representative teams. The term, when used in isolation, usually refers to rugby league football, and occassionally Australian Football matches, in which players are selected for the Australian...

contests which took place during the 1980s constituted arguably the finest expositions of the game ever seen."http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/interstate_football.htm

Description

Until 1976, interstate Australian rules football games were played by teams representing the major football leagues or organisations. From 1977 to 1999, players were generally selected under State of Origin selection rules and they were chosen mostly from the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

(AFL). Since 2000, all matches have been between teams representing the second-tier state or territorial leagues. Players from the AFL no longer take part in interstate matches.

The matches have mostly been held on a stand-alone basis. However, an Australian Football Carnival, a national championship series, held in either one or two cities, took place between 1908 and 1993, usually at three year intervals. Teams which have taken part have included a combined Australian Amateurs team, Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...

(ACT), New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

(NSW), NSW-ACT, New Zealand (NZ; 1908 carnival only), Northern Territory

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...

, Queensland (Qld), Qld-NT, South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

(SA), Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

(Tas), Victoria (Vic), the Victorian Football League

Victorian Football League

The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...

(VFL), the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and Western Australia (WA). The Allies, a combined team representing the states and territories other than the three major Australian rules states — South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia — also took part in State of Origin games during the 1990s.

Between 1937 and 1988 the player judged the best at each of these carnivals was awarded the Tassie Medal

Tassie Medal

The Tassie Medal was awarded to the outstanding player at each Australian rules football Interstate Carnival or Australian interstate championship series held between 1937 and 1988 with the exception of the 1975 knock-out series....

.

Between 1953 and 1988, the selection of All Australian Teams was based on players' performance during Australian Football Carnivals, and the team was named after each carnival concluded.

1879–89

As the birthplace of Australian rules, and with advantages of population and finances, Victoria dominated the first hundred years of intercolonial

Self-governing colony

A self-governing colony is a colony with an elected legislature, in which politicians are able to make most decisions without reference to the colonial power with formal or nominal control of the colony...

and interstate football. This was the case in the first ever interstate game, held on Tuesday, 1 July 1879, at East Melbourne Cricket Ground

East Melbourne Cricket Ground

The East Melbourne Cricket Ground was a sports venue located at the corner of Wellington Parade and Jolimont Parade, in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...

. The final score was Victoria (represented by the VFA) 7 goals, 14 points to South Australia 0.3 — a margin of seven goals as points did not count unless both sides scored the same number of goals. The match was attended by more than 10,000 people, a big crowd for a weekday at that time.

The third and fourth teams to commence intercolonial competition were New South Wales and Queensland, playing each other in a two-game series in Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

in 1884; the result of the series was a one-all draw. Tasmania played its first game, against Victoria, in 1887. New Zealand entered the competition with a victory over NSW in Sydney, in 1889.

1890–1907

Victoria's long-term dominance briefly faltered in the 1890s, when other Colonies recorded their first ever wins over the VFA: South Australia in Adelaide in 1890 and 1891 and Tasmania in Hobart in 1893 (twice). In 1897, the VFL split from the VFA and the two selected separate representative teams, further weakening Victoria in intercolonial competition, which became interstate competition following Federation

Federation of Australia

The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed one nation...

of the six British colonies in Australia, in 1901.

Western Australia played its first two interstate games in 1904, including a win over SA in Adelaide.

1908–18

The VFL's dominance, at least within Victoria, was established by the time an interstate carnival was held for the first time — in Melbourne in 1908 — to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of "Australasian football"

1908 Melbourne Carnival

The 1908 Melbourne Carnival was the inaugural Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It was known at the time as the Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival as it commemorated 50 years of Australian rules football.-Teams:The Victorian team was...

(as it was known at the time). The widening gap between the three major footballing States/leagues and the others was shown in the organisation of the competition: the VFL, SA and WA constituted "Section A", and Tasmania, NSW, Queensland and NZ were relegated to "Section B". The VFA did not take part and the carnival was New Zealand's last appearance in representative football. The VFL team went through the competition undefeated.

This impression was reiterated by the 1911 Carnival

1911 Adelaide Carnival

The 1911 Adelaide Carnival was the second edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition...

, in Adelaide, which also set the pattern of a carnival every three years. The VFL lost only one game, against SA. At the Sydney carnival of 1914, the VFL was once again undefeated. Following the onset of World War I, interstate matches then went into a five year hiatus.

State of origin

By the 1970s, VFL clubs were signing up an increasing number of the best players from other states and Victoria dominated state games. West Australians, led by the marketing manager of the Subiaco Football Club

Subiaco Football Club

The Subiaco Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . It was founded in 1896, and admitted to the WAFL in 1901, along with North Fremantle...

, Leon Larkin, began to campaign for players to be selected according to state-of-origin rules. The West Australian Football League

West Australian Football League

The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...

(WAFL) negotiated with the VFL for two years before agreement was reached on the format.

In the first such game, at Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

, on 8 October 1977, Western Australia defeated Victoria, 23.13 (151) to 8.9 (57), a huge reversal of the results in most previous games. In the words of one football historian:

"A Western Australian team composed entirely of home-based players had, on 25 June, taken on a VFL team containing many of the same players who would return to Perth three and a half months later for the state of origin clash. The respective scores of the two matches offered a persuasive argument, if such were needed, of the extent to which the VFL had denuded the WAFL of its elite talent:

On 25 June 1977 VFL 23.16 (154) defeated Western Australia 13.13 (91) – a margin of 63 points
On 8 October 1977 Western Australia 23.13 (151) defeated Victoria 8.9 (57) – a margin of 94 points, representing an overall turn around of 157 points

Western Australia's previous biggest winning margin against a Victorian state team had been a mere 38 points in 1948. Almost overnight, an inferiority complex was dismantled: Victoria, it seemed, was not intrinsically superior, only wealthier."

Games involving each of the other states soon followed. Western Australia and South Australia began to win many of their games against Victoria.

Possibly the largest attendance at a state of origin match was recorded in 1989, when a crowd of 91,960 people attended a game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

between Victoria, featuring greats of the game such as Gary Ablett, Tony Lockett

Tony Lockett

Anthony Howard "Tony" Lockett is a former Australian rules football player. Lockett is the highest goal scorer in the history of the VFL/AFL with 1,360 goals in a career of 281 games, that commenced in 1983 with the St Kilda Football Club, and finished in 2002 with the Sydney Swans...

, Jason Dunstall

Jason Dunstall

Jason Hadfield Dunstall is a former Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Club of the AFL. He is the third greatest goalkicker in the history of the VFL/AFL. Dunstall is regarded as one of the greatest full-forwards to have ever played, kicking 1254 goals, a feat only...

and Terry Daniher

Terry Daniher

Terrence "Terry" John Daniher is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the South Melbourne and Essendon Football Clubs in the Australian Football League . Terry was also an Assistant Coach to the Essendon, Collingwood, St Kilda and Carlton Football Clubs. Terry's brothers, Neale,...

, and South Australia, featuring Andrew Jarman

Andrew Jarman

Andrew Newton Jarman is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide in the Australian Football League...

, Stephen Kernahan

Stephen Kernahan

Stephen Scott Kernahan is a former Australian rules footballer best known for his career with the Carlton Football Club of the Australian Football League and the Glenelg Football Club of the SANFL from 1981 until 1997...

and Craig Bradley

Craig Bradley

Craig Edwin "Braddles" Bradley is a former South Australian Australian rules footballer and first class cricketer. He is currently a part-time assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club, the club he represented 375 times in the VFL/AFL....

. The selection of Dunstall (who won the E.J. Whitten Medal for best Victorian player) and Daniher, who were born in and recruited from Queensland and New South Wales

New South Wales

respectively, exemplified the often loose and constantly mutating selection rules applied in state of origin games. This reached farcical levels the following year, when the selectors of a "New South Wales" team (captained by Daniher) were allowed to include any player who had played for Sydney

Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...

, resulting in the inclusion of players from several states. Later, controversy also surrounded the selection for South Australia of the NSW-born and raised Wayne Carey

Wayne Carey

Wayne Carey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne and Adelaide Football Clubs in the Australian Football League ....

, after his best-on-ground performances.

However, during the 1990s, following the emergence of a national club competition, the Australian Football League, state of origin games declined in importance, relative to Origin games in the rival code of rugby league

Rugby League State of Origin

State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...

. There were an increasing number of withdrawals by AFL players, who were under increasing pressure from their clubs, concerned by the risk of injuries.

No official State of Origin matches were held between 1999 and 2008, when the concept made a return, to celebrate 150 years of Australian football. In spite of lobbying for three or more games, involving at least six different teams, or even an Interstate Carnival, only one all-star game

All-star game

An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league, except in the circumstances of professional sports systems in which a democratic voting system is used...

was played in 2008. The sides competing were Victoria and a "Dream Team

Dream Team Australian rules football team

The Dream Team was an AFL representative team created to take part in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match against a Victorian representative team....

", representing the rest of Australia.

Results

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 21.11 (137)
| Dream Team

Dream Team Australian rules football team

The Dream Team was an AFL representative team created to take part in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match against a Victorian representative team....

| 18.12 (120)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 69,294
| Date
| 7:40 PM
| Ten

Network Ten

Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 17.19 (121)
| South Australia

South Australia Australian rules football team

The Croweaters is the representative side of South Australia in the sport of Australian rules football. The team is currently the representative team of the South Australian National Football League and South Australian under-age footballers.-History:...

| 10.7 (67)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 26,063
| 29 May 1999
| 2:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 22.16 (148)
| The Gabba
| 13,977
| 10 July 1998
| 7:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| South Australia

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 22.11 (143)
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

The Sandgropers is the representative side of Western Australia in the sport of Australian rules football. The team is currently the representative team of the West Australian Football League and West Australian under-age footballers.-History:...

| 16.11 (107)
| Football Park
| 18,204
| 11 July 1998
| 4:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 12.13 (85)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 13.15 (93)
| Football Park
| 40,595
| 21 June 1997
| 8:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 16.12 (108)
| The Allies
| 18.8 (116)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

| 16,795
| 20 June 1997
| 6:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 20.6 (126)
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 13.13 (91)
| Football Park
| 16,722
| 2 June 1996
| 2:30 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 20.17 (137)
| The Allies
| 11.18 (84)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 35,612
| 1 June 1996
| 2:10 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 18.12 (120)
| South Australia

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 8.9 (57)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 64,186
| 17 June 1995
| 2:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 8.13 (61)
| The Allies
| 13.14 (92)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

| 15,722
| 18 June 1995
| 12:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 11.9 (75)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 10.13 (73)
| Football Park
| 44,598
| 3 May 1994
| 8:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 19.16 (130)
| ACT/New South Wales
| 8.17 (65)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 22,409
| 1 June 1993
| 7:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| South Australia

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 19.13 (127)
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 14.7 (91)
| Football Park
| 21,487
| 2 June 1993
| 8:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 14.13 (97)
| South Australia

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 16.13 (109)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 31,792
| 5 June 1993
| 2:30 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

Bellerive Oval

Bellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...

| 9,660
| 6 June 1993
| 12:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

Sydney Cricket Ground

The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...

| 7,223
| 12 May 1992
| 7:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 23.19 (157)
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 13.12 (90)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 32,152
| 26 May 1992
| 7:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| South Australia

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 19.19 (133)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 18.12 (120)
| Football Park
| 33,984
| 7 July 1992
| 12:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 17.14 (116)
| North Hobart Oval

North Hobart Oval

North Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...

| 16,000
| 28 May 1991
| 12:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| South Australia

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 11.4 (70)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 12.14 (86)
| Football Park
| 37,277
| 28 May 1991
| 8:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Queensland
| 23.14 (152)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 15.8 (108)
| Gabba

Brisbane Cricket Ground

The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as The Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. It is named after the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located....

| 8,519
| 16 July 1991
| 12:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 19.13 (127)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 7.9 (51)
| WACA

WACA Ground

The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....

| 24,397
| 16 July 1991
| 12:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 10.16 (76)
| SCG

Sydney Cricket Ground

| 13,482
| 22 May 1990
| 8:30 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Tasmania
| 20.14 (134)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 14.17 (101)
| North Hobart Oval

North Hobart Oval

| 18,649
| 24 June 1990
| 12:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 8.12 (60)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 14.13 (97)
| WACA

WACA Ground

The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....

| 21,897
| 26 June 1990
| 6:30 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 10.12 (72)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 19.12 (126)
| WACA

WACA Ground

The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....

| 20,993
| 16 May 1989
| 12:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 22.17 (149)
| South Australia

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 9.9 (63)
| MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

| 91,960
| 1 July 1989
| 2:10 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Tasmania
| 15.7 (107)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 25.13 (163)
| North Hobart Oval

North Hobart Oval

| 12,342
| 2 July 1989
| 12:00 PM
| Seven

Seven Network

Australian rules football in the Northern Territory

Australian rules football in the Northern Territory has a history dating back to the 1910s and is the most popular sport in the territory, particularly with indigenous Australian communities in Darwin, Alice Springs and the Tiwi Islands....

Australian Amateur Football Council

The Australian Amateur Football Council is the governing body of amateur Australian football in the states of Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania in Australia.The council was formed in 1933....

| 14.12 (96)
| ACT

Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory

Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory has a history dating back to the formation of the territory in the 1910s.Traditionally, Canberra was considered to be one of the points which define the Barassi Line, however the popularity of Australian rules football suffered...

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 20.13 (133)
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 10.13 (73)
| Football Park
| 5,195
| 2 March 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Section Two - Preliminary Stage
| VFA

Victorian Football League

Australian rules football in the Northern Territory

| 11.19 (85)
| Australian Amateurs

Australian Amateur Football Council

The Australian Amateur Football Council is the governing body of amateur Australian football in the states of Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania in Australia.The council was formed in 1933....

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 12.8 (80)
| New South Wales
| 8.11 (59)
| Football Park
| 5,755
| 3 March 1988
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Section Two - Semi Final
| VFA

Victorian Football League

| 18.20 (128)
| ACT

Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory

| 9.16 (70)
| Norwood Oval

Norwood Oval

Norwood Oval is a suburban oval in the western end of Norwood, an inner eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. Norwood, Payneham & St Peters Council own the Oval but rent it, for a peppercorn rental, to the Norwood Football Club...

Norwood Oval

Australian rules football in the Northern Territory

| 17.10 (112)
| VFA

Victorian Football League

Western Australia Australian rules football team

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 15.12 (102)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 15.9 (99)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 21.23 (149)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 12.13 (85)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 11.15 (81)
| Football Park
| 41,605
| 27 May 1987
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 13.14 (92)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 16.20 (116)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 18.17 (125)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 17.13 (115)
| Football Park
| 43,143
| 13 May 1986
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 21.11 (137)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 20.14 (134)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 11.10 (76)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 20.13 (133)
| Football Park
| 44,287
| 14 May 1985
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 9.11 (65)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 19.16 (130)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 16.8 (104)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 16.12 (108)
| Football Park
| 52,719
| 15 May 1984
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 21.16 (142)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 21.12 (138)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 26.16 (172)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 17.14 (16)
| Football Park
| 42,521
| 16 May 1983
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 16.22 (118)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 16.19 (115)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 18.19 (127)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 21.13 (139)
| Football Park
| 40,399
| 17 May 1982
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 15.11 (101)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 19.10 (124)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 16.23 (119)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 13.12 (90)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

| 26,000
| 27 May 1981
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Tasmania
| 16.12 (108)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 31.20 (206)
| North Hobart Oval

North Hobart Oval

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 32.29 (221)
| Gabba

Brisbane Cricket Ground

The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as The Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. It is named after the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located....

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 18.15 (123)
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 15.12 (102)
| Waverley Park

Waverley Park

Waverley Park was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian based Victorian Football League/Australian Football League clubs. However, during the 1990s it became the home ground of...

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 28.18 (186)
| Gabba

Brisbane Cricket Ground

The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as The Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. It is named after the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located....

| 16,000
| 6 July 1980
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| ACT

Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory

| 13.17 (95)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 11.16 (82)
| Manuka Oval

Manuka Oval

Manuka Oval is a 13,550 capacity ground located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia's capital....

| 10,600
| 6 July 1980
1980 – Second State-of-Origin Australian Championships
The second State-of-Origin Australian Championships were held in Adelaide in October 1980, but were a financial disaster for the organisers, with only 28,245 people attending the four games. Following this series, the VFL decided to not participate in any future carnivals which put the future of the carnival concept in doubt. Graham Cornes

Graham Cornes

Graham Studley Cornes OAM is a former Australian rules football player and coach, as well as a media personality with a weekday drivetime sports program that he hosts on Adelaide 5AA with Stephen Rowe....

was awarded the Tassie Medal

Tassie Medal

with 12 votes, ahead of Geoff Raines

Geoff Raines

Geoff Raines was a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1976 and 1982 for the Richmond Football Club, between 1983 and 1985 for the Collingwood Football Club, in 1986 for the Essendon Football Club and between 1987 and 1989 for the Brisbane Bears Football Club.-...

and Maurice Rioli

Maurice Rioli

Maurice Rioli was an Australian rules football player best known for his time spent with the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League...

with 6 votes and Mark Williams

Mark M. Williams

Mark "Choco" Williams is a former Australian rules footballer who coached the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League from 1999 to 2010...

, Brian Peake

Brian Peake

Brian Francis Peake OAM is a former Australian rules footballer. He played for and in the Western Australian National Football League/West Australian Football League/WA State League and in the Victorian Football League...

and Geoff Southby

Geoff Southby

Geoff Southby was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .An attacking full-back who ran hard from defence and stopped the best full-forwards, Southby was a key contributor to Carlton Football Club's success in the 1970s.In 2000 Southby was inducted into the Australian...

South Australia Australian rules football team

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 14.20 (104)
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

Western Australia Australian rules football team

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 15.12 (102)
| South Australia

South Australia Australian rules football team

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 6.13 (49)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 15.20 (110)
| Football Park
| 32,054
| 21 May 1979
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Tasmania
| 8.14 (62)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 26.21 (177)
| North Hobart Oval

North Hobart Oval

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 23.33 (171)
| Tasmania
| 9.10 (64)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 25.30 (180)
| South Australia

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 20.15 (135)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

| 15,186
| 6 October 1979
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Section 2 Final
| Queensland
| 23.13 (151)
| ACT

Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory

South Australia Australian rules football team

| 22.20 (152)
| Tasmania
| 17.11 (113)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 17.21 (123)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 16.12 (108)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 25.11 (161)
| North Hobart Oval

North Hobart Oval

| 16,776
| 10 June 1978
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 25.13 (163)
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 8.15 (63)
| Waverley Park

Waverley Park

| 45,192
| 10 July 1978
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| ACT

Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory

| 12.11 (83)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 21.21 (147)
| Manuka Oval

Manuka Oval

Manuka Oval is a 13,550 capacity ground located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia's capital....

| 10,300
| 11 June 1978
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 14.17 (101)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 17.13 (115)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 13.12 (90)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 23.16 (154)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

| 44,891
| 25 June 1977
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Western Australia

Western Australia Australian rules football team

| 23.13 (151)
| Victoria

Victoria Australian rules football team

The Victorian Australian rules football team, also known as the Big V is the representative side of Victoria, Australia in the sport of Australian rules football....

| 8.9 (57)
| Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

| 25,467
| 8 October 1977

Awards

The best player on the ground during these State of Origin matches was awarded a particular medal.

Victoria – E. J. Whitten Medal
E. J. Whitten Medal
The E.J. Whitten Medal is awarded to the best Victorian player in a VFL/AFL State of Origin football match. The award is named after the late and great Ted Whitten, also known as Mr. Football, who played for and coached Footscray and known for his role in Victorian football...
Western Australia – Simpson Medal
Simpson Medal
The Simpson Medal, a prize for Australian rules football, has been donated by Dr. Fred Simpson and family since 1945. It is awarded to the best player in a WAFL Grand Final and the best player in an interstate game involving Western Australia....

and Graham Moss Medal
Graham Moss Medal
The Graham Moss Medal was awarded to the best player on the ground for Western Australia in State Of Origin matches. It was only awarded from 1995 to 1998 and is named after Graham Moss.-Winners:*1995 - Tony Evans*1996 - Derek Kickett*1997 - Scott Cummings...
South Australia – Fos Williams Medal
Fos Williams Medal
The Fos Williams Medal has been awarded since 1981 to the best Australian rules football player from South Australia during Inter-State or Inter-Competition matches. The medal is named in honour of legendary South Australian National Football League player and coach Fos Williams.Originally the...
The Allies – Alex Jesaulenko Medal
Alex Jesaulenko Medal
The Alex Jesaulenko Medal refers to three unrelated medals in Australian rules football, all named in honour of Alex Jesaulenko, a legend in the Australian Football Hall of Fame. The medals are currently awarded annually to the best player in the grand final of the AFL Canberra league and to the...

E. J. Whitten Legends game

Following the death of Ted Whitten

Ted Whitten

Edward James "EJ" Whitten was an Australian rules football player and media personality. He played a then-record 321 Victorian Football League games for the Footscray Football Club between 1951 and 1970...

— who is regarded as one of the finest ever players of Australian rules — from prostate cancer

Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...

in 1995, his son Ted Whitten Jr organised an interstate charity match between teams of retired players, to raise money for research into the disease. The only two teams which have taken part in these games are Victoria and the All Stars (similar to the AFL's "Allies"), who represent the rest of Australia. The first E. J. Whitten Legends Game

E. J. Whitten Legends Game

The E. J. Whitten Legends Game is an annual charity Australian rules football All-star game, where retired star players are reunited, along with selected non-footballing celebrities, in a State of Origin interstate game, between Victoria and the All Stars .-History:E. J...

was played at Whitten Oval

Whitten Oval

Whitten Oval is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located at 417 Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administrative headquarters of the Western Bulldogs Football Club, which competes in the Australian Football League.Formerly known as the...

in 1995, and it has become an annual event. The games have often attracted crowds of over 10,000, and this has resulted in them being moved from Whitten Oval to Optus Oval, Adelaide Oval

Adelaide Oval

The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...

(South Australia) and the Telstra Dome

Telstra Dome

Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...

Games between state leagues, 1991–

Games between representative teams of players in the several competitions – VFL (VFA before 1996), SANFL, WAFL, AFL Queensland, AFL Canberra and AFL Sydney – still occur, with most leagues usually playing one interstate game each year. Frontline AFL players are generally excluded from these games, although members of AFL rookie lists often play. Tasmania left representative matches off the calendar after 1999, after the statewide league folded and separate North and South leagues were introduced. They re-entered the state league arena in 2007 at Launceston, in addition to the intrastate match between the North and South leagues, AFL Tasmania put together a team to play AFL Queensland. The Northern Territory Football League (now AFL-NT) has opted for challenging AFL or other league clubs just before the end of their season. They haven't played against another league since 1995.

An agreement was reached between the South Australian, Western Australian and Victorian leagues in 2003 following that year's match between the WAFL and the SANFL, in which a three-match rotation system was introduced. This would see each league play each other once every three years which also involved a rotation of hosting rights. Under this agreement, unless alternative competition could be arranged, one of the three participating leagues would not be involved in interstate competition for one season. However, with the introduction of the AFL's state league club-based Foxtel Cup, these matches are currently in limbo with the 2011 contest between the SA and Victorian leagues subsequently cancelled.

State League awards

The State League Representative matches, like State of Origin, have individual best on ground medals as well.

VFA/VFL (Victoria) – Frank Johnson Medal
WAFL (Western Australia)- Simpson Medal
Simpson Medal
The Simpson Medal, a prize for Australian rules football, has been donated by Dr. Fred Simpson and family since 1945. It is awarded to the best player in a WAFL Grand Final and the best player in an interstate game involving Western Australia....
SANFL (South Australia) – Fos Williams Medal
Fos Williams Medal
The Fos Williams Medal has been awarded since 1981 to the best Australian rules football player from South Australia during Inter-State or Inter-Competition matches. The medal is named in honour of legendary South Australian National Football League player and coach Fos Williams.Originally the...

State League Representative Match Results (1991–)****

Year	Result	Venue
1991	WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 17.20 (122) SANFL 11.12 (78)	Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...
1992	SANFL 9.18 (72) WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 9.12 (66)	AAMI Stadium AAMI Stadium Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia...
1993	WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 15.20 (110) SANFL 13.8 (86)	WACA Ground WACA Ground The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....
	TFL Tasmanian Football League Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian... 11.8 (74) QLD AFL Queensland AFL Queensland is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. It was formed in 2000 after the previous governing body for the sport in Queensland, the Queensland Australian Football League , went into voluntary liquidation... 9.10 (64)	Bellerive Oval Bellerive Oval Bellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
1994	AFL-NT AFL Northern Territory AFL Northern Territory is the governing body for Australian rules football in the Northern Territory, Australia. It supervises multiple leagues, but is mainly concerned with the co-ordination of the Northern Territory Football League... 15.13(103) VFA 12.8 (80)	Melbourne
	WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 10.14 (74) SANFL 7.18 (60)	AAMI Stadium AAMI Stadium Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia...
	QLD AFL Queensland AFL Queensland is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. It was formed in 2000 after the previous governing body for the sport in Queensland, the Queensland Australian Football League , went into voluntary liquidation... 18.18 (126) TFL Tasmanian Football League Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian... 10.10 (70)	Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
1995	AFL-NT AFL Northern Territory AFL Northern Territory is the governing body for Australian rules football in the Northern Territory, Australia. It supervises multiple leagues, but is mainly concerned with the co-ordination of the Northern Territory Football League... 11.11 (77) ACT AFL Canberra AFL Canberra is the governing body for Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory.In November 2010 the five AFL Canberra Premier Division clubs merged with the Premier Division clubs of the Queensland Australian Football League to form the North East Australian Football League... 9.16 (70)	Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
	TFL Tasmanian Football League Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian... 14.15 (99) SANFL 12.12 (84)	North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
	WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 14.14 (98) QLD AFL Queensland AFL Queensland is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. It was formed in 2000 after the previous governing body for the sport in Queensland, the Queensland Australian Football League , went into voluntary liquidation... 8.17 (65)	Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
	VFA 16.15 (111) NSW Sydney AFL The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:... 2.7 (19)	Melbourne
1996	VFL VFL VFL can refer to:Sport* Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996.... 15.18 (108) TFL Tasmanian Football League Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian... 13.8 (86)	Melbourne
	SANFL 15.20 (110) WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 6.9 (45)	Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...
1997	SANFL 13.17 (95) ACT AFL Canberra AFL Canberra is the governing body for Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory.In November 2010 the five AFL Canberra Premier Division clubs merged with the Premier Division clubs of the Queensland Australian Football League to form the North East Australian Football League... 8.5 (53)	Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
	VFL VFL VFL can refer to:Sport* Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996.... 11.25 (91) ACT AFL Canberra AFL Canberra is the governing body for Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory.In November 2010 the five AFL Canberra Premier Division clubs merged with the Premier Division clubs of the Queensland Australian Football League to form the North East Australian Football League... 10.6 (66)	Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
1998	SANFL 17.13 (115) WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 10.10 (70)	AAMI Stadium AAMI Stadium Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia...
	TFL Tasmanian Football League Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian... 13.10 (88) VFL VFL VFL can refer to:Sport* Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996.... 6.17 (53)	North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval North Hobart Oval is a sports venue in North Hobart, Tasmania, used for Australian rules football.-History:North Hobart Oval started its existence as Hobart Town's brickfields in 1844 before becoming a convict women's housing site, an immigration depot and an invalid persons' depot before closing...
1999	SANFL 12.11 (83) VFL VFL VFL can refer to:Sport* Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996.... 8.11 (59)	MCG McG Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer....
	ACT AFL Canberra AFL Canberra is the governing body for Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory.In November 2010 the five AFL Canberra Premier Division clubs merged with the Premier Division clubs of the Queensland Australian Football League to form the North East Australian Football League... 9.11 (65) NSW Sydney AFL The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:... 9.6 (60)	Sydney
	WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 20.12 (132) TSFL Tasmanian Football League Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian... 10.14 (74)	Kalgoorlie
2000	SANFL 15.17 (107) def. WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 8.17 (65)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide Oval The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
2001	SANFL 20.14 (134) def. VFL VFL VFL can refer to:Sport* Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996.... 14.12 (96)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide Oval The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
2002	VFL VFL VFL can refer to:Sport* Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996.... 18.17 (125) def. SANFL 10.9 (69)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide Oval The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
	WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 24.15 (159) def. QLD AFL Queensland AFL Queensland is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. It was formed in 2000 after the previous governing body for the sport in Queensland, the Queensland Australian Football League , went into voluntary liquidation... 6.12 (48)	Fremantle Oval Fremantle Oval Fremantle Oval is a stadium in the centre of Fremantle, Western Australia. It currently has a capacity of 17,500 with terracing and a members area holding 750. Fremantle Oval was originally used for cricket, but in 1895 hosted its first game of Australian rules football...
2003	SANFL 17.16 (118) def. WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 8.10 (58)	Fremantle Oval Fremantle Oval Fremantle Oval is a stadium in the centre of Fremantle, Western Australia. It currently has a capacity of 17,500 with terracing and a members area holding 750. Fremantle Oval was originally used for cricket, but in 1895 hosted its first game of Australian rules football...
	QLD AFL Queensland AFL Queensland is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. It was formed in 2000 after the previous governing body for the sport in Queensland, the Queensland Australian Football League , went into voluntary liquidation... 10.9 (69) def. ACT AFL Canberra AFL Canberra is the governing body for Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory.In November 2010 the five AFL Canberra Premier Division clubs merged with the Premier Division clubs of the Queensland Australian Football League to form the North East Australian Football League... 5.13 (43)	Brisbane Cricket Ground Brisbane Cricket Ground The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as The Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. It is named after the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located....
2004	VFL VFL VFL can refer to:Sport* Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996.... 10.9 (69) def. WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 8.10 (58)	Leederville Oval
	QLD AFL Queensland AFL Queensland is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. It was formed in 2000 after the previous governing body for the sport in Queensland, the Queensland Australian Football League , went into voluntary liquidation... 10.11 (71) def. ACT AFL Canberra AFL Canberra is the governing body for Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory.In November 2010 the five AFL Canberra Premier Division clubs merged with the Premier Division clubs of the Queensland Australian Football League to form the North East Australian Football League... 8.9 (57)	Manuka Oval Manuka Oval Manuka Oval is a 13,550 capacity ground located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia's capital....
2005	SANFL 20.8 (128) def. VFL VFL VFL can refer to:Sport* Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996.... 18.16 (124)	TEAC Oval TEAC Oval TEAC Oval, also known as North Port Oval and previously as the Port Melbourne Cricket and Recreation Reserve, is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Port Melbourne, Australia. The capacity of the venue is 12,000 people... , Port Melbourne
	WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 18.21 (129) QLD AFL Queensland AFL Queensland is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. It was formed in 2000 after the previous governing body for the sport in Queensland, the Queensland Australian Football League , went into voluntary liquidation... 11.5 (71)	Carrara Oval
	QLD AFL Queensland AFL Queensland is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. It was formed in 2000 after the previous governing body for the sport in Queensland, the Queensland Australian Football League , went into voluntary liquidation... 18.14 (122) ACT AFL Canberra AFL Canberra is the governing body for Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory.In November 2010 the five AFL Canberra Premier Division clubs merged with the Premier Division clubs of the Queensland Australian Football League to form the North East Australian Football League... 12.12 (84)	Manuka Oval Manuka Oval Manuka Oval is a 13,550 capacity ground located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia's capital....
2006	SANFL 14.14 (98) def. WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 12.9 (81)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide Oval The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
2007	VFL VFL VFL can refer to:Sport* Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996.... 25.11 (161) def. WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 5.12 (42)	TEAC Oval TEAC Oval TEAC Oval, also known as North Port Oval and previously as the Port Melbourne Cricket and Recreation Reserve, is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Port Melbourne, Australia. The capacity of the venue is 12,000 people... , Port Melbourne
	ACT AFL Canberra AFL Canberra is the governing body for Australian rules football in the Australian Capital Territory.In November 2010 the five AFL Canberra Premier Division clubs merged with the Premier Division clubs of the Queensland Australian Football League to form the North East Australian Football League... 16.11 (107) def. NSW Sydney AFL The "AFL Sydney" is an Australian rules football League, based in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.The AFL Sydney competition comprises 21 clubs playing across 5 senior divisions with 2 under 18 competitions.-History:... 14.9 (93)	Manuka Oval Manuka Oval Manuka Oval is a 13,550 capacity ground located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia's capital....
	QLD AFL Queensland AFL Queensland is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. It was formed in 2000 after the previous governing body for the sport in Queensland, the Queensland Australian Football League , went into voluntary liquidation... 13.7 (85) def. TAS AFL Tasmania AFL Tasmania is the governing body for Australian rules football in Tasmania.The organisation is responsible for game development in the state. The organisation recently became affiliated with the Australian Football League and was formerly known as Football Tasmania.The body is responsible for... 10.14 (74)	Aurora Stadium Aurora Stadium York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 20,000 people—more than any other stadium in Tasmania—York Park has been known as Aurora Stadium under a six-year naming rights agreement signed with Aurora Energy in 2004... , Launceston Launceston, Tasmania Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
2008	SANFL 25.11 (161) def. VFL VFL VFL can refer to:Sport* Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996.... 14.12 (96)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide Oval The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
	WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 24.20 (164) def. QLD AFL Queensland AFL Queensland is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. It was formed in 2000 after the previous governing body for the sport in Queensland, the Queensland Australian Football League , went into voluntary liquidation... 14.7 (97)	Tony Ireland Stadium Tony Ireland Stadium The Tony Ireland Stadium is an international standard AFL and cricket stadium in Thuringowa Central, Townsville, Australia. The stadium is a part of the Riverway sporting and cultural complex.-Facilities:... , Townsville
2009	WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 12.10 (82) def. SANFL 12.9 (81)	Leederville Oval
	TSL Tasmanian Football League Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian... 20.9 (129) def. QLD AFL Queensland AFL Queensland is the governing body of Australian rules football in Queensland. It was formed in 2000 after the previous governing body for the sport in Queensland, the Queensland Australian Football League , went into voluntary liquidation... 11.14 (80)	Bellerive Oval Bellerive Oval Bellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
2010	VFL Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association... 20.11 (131) def. WAFL West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League... 11.11 (77)	Leederville Oval

2008 – AFL Tribute Match

For the 150th celebrations of Australian Football, the AFL staged a once-off interstate match, the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match

AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match

The AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match was a one-off all-star game between two representative sides organised by the Australian Football League to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Australian rules football....

Interstate Aussie Rules in Popular Media

Greg Champion

Greg Champion is an Australian songwriter, guitarist, radio personality and athlete.Born in Benalla, Victoria, Champion is most recognised for his work as part of the Coodabeen Champions as a songwriter and guitarist. Greg often appears on the program writing songs about both Aussies rules football...

performed a song called Don't let the Big V Down after the traditional navy blue jumper with a large white V used to represent Victoria in such games. It tells the story of a young man playing his first game for the state, when he's approached by a man who advises him to not "let the Big V down, not when EJ's around"

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