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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.
. Between 1977-1999 West Australian players in the Victorian Football League
played State of Origin
football for the Sandgropers. Since 1999 the team reverted to a league representative team for the WAFL
. West Australian AFL
players were represented in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match
against Victoria in 2008.
Western Australia won the historic first State of Origin game against Victoria
in 1977 by 94 points. This game was a significant endorsement of the concept since the Victorian Football League team beat the West Australian Football League team by 64 points in the same year.
National Under 18 Championships
. The Simpson Medal has been awarded since 1946. Between 1995-1998 the Simpson medal was awarded only for games played representing the West Australian Football League
, with the Graham Moss Medal
being awarded in State of Origin games.
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...
. The team is currently the representative team of 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...
and West Australian under-age footballers.
History
Throughout the majority of the team's history its players came from the West Australian Football LeagueWest 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...
. Between 1977-1999 West Australian players in the Victorian 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...
played 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...
football for the Sandgropers. Since 1999 the team reverted to a league representative team for the 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...
. West Australian AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
players were represented in 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....
against Victoria in 2008.
Western Australia won the historic first State of Origin game against 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....
in 1977 by 94 points. This game was a significant endorsement of the concept since the Victorian Football League team beat the West Australian Football League team by 64 points in the same year.
Carnival History
- 19081908 Melbourne CarnivalThe 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...
: 2nd - 19111911 Adelaide CarnivalThe 1911 Adelaide Carnival was the second edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition...
: 4th - 19141914 Sydney CarnivalThe 1914 Sydney Carnival was the third edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition....
: 3rd - 19211921 Perth CarnivalThe 1921 Perth Carnival was the fourth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition...
: 1st - 19241924 Hobart CarnivalThe 1924 Hobart Carnival was the fifth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition...
: 2nd - 19271927 Melbourne CarnivalThe 1927 Melbourne Carnival was the sixth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition....
: 2nd - 19301930 Adelaide CarnivalThe 1930 Adelaide Carnival was the seventh edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition....
: 3d - 19331933 Sydney CarnivalThe 1933 Sydney Carnival was the eighth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition....
: 3rd - 19371937 Perth CarnivalThe 1937 Perth Carnival was the ninth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition.-Overview:...
: 2nd - 19471947 Hobart CarnivalThe 1947 Hobart Carnival was the tenth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition.North Hobart Oval hosted the matches during the carnival, most of them under heavy rain...
: 2nd - 19501950 Brisbane CarnivalThe 1950 Brisbane Carnival was the 11th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It was the first carnival to be hosted in Queensland....
: 3rd - 19531953 Adelaide CarnivalThe 1953 Adelaide Carnival was the 12th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition...
: 3rd - 19561956 Perth CarnivalThe 1956 Perth Carnival was the 13th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It took place from 11 June to 23 June at Subiaco Oval, Perth....
: 2nd - 19581958 Melbourne CarnivalThe 1958 Melbourne Carnival was the 14th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition...
: 2nd - 19611961 Brisbane CarnivalThe 1961 Brisbane Carnival was the 15th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It was the last carnival to be held in Queensland....
: 1st - 19661966 Hobart CarnivalThe 1966 Hobart Carnival was the 16th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It was the final time that Tasmania hosted a carnival....
: 2nd - 19691969 Adelaide CarnivalThe 1969 Adelaide Carnival was the 17th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition....
: 3rd - 19721972 Perth CarnivalThe 1972 Perth Carnival was the 18th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition....
: 2nd - 19751975 Knockout CarnivalThe 1975 Knockout Carnival was the 19th Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition .The carnival was due to take place in Melbourne but as it would have interrupted the 1975 VFL season the organisers made a shortened version. Just three games were to...
: 4th - 19791979 Perth State of Origin CarnivalThe 1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival was the 20th Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football competition. It was the first carnival to take place under the State of Origin format....
: 1st - 19801980 Adelaide State of Origin CarnivalThe 1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival was the 21st Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football competition. It was just the second carnival to take place under the State of Origin format....
: 3rd - 19881988 Adelaide Bicentennial CarnivalThe 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival was the 22nd edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football State of Origin competition. Australia was celebrating its Bicentenary in 1988 so the carnival was known as the 'Bicentennial Carnival'...
: 4th, Section 1
National Under 18 ChampionshipsAFL National Under 18 ChampionshipsThe NAB AFL Under 18 Championships are the annual national Australian rules football championships for players aged 18 years or younger. The competition is seen as one of the main pathways towards being drafted into a team in the fully professional Australian Football League...
- 4: 1985, 1999, 2007, 2009
Simpson and Moss Medals
The best player for Western Australia is awarded the Simpson MedalSimpson 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....
. The Simpson Medal has been awarded since 1946. Between 1995-1998 the Simpson medal was awarded only for games played representing 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...
, with the 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...
being awarded in State of Origin games.