Under pressure to respond after their poor showing against Melbourne the previous week, The MCG became Collingwood's predominant home ground for the first time, however they would still play sporadic home games at, This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 22:20. The AFL Commission, taking over the role from the NFL in 1991 ruled out the minor states including Queensland and New South Wales from again playing the major states under State of Origin rules. 1988 NSW State Team in Hobart: 1990 NSW State of Origin Team in Sydney . Report this user for behavior that violates our Community Guidelines. The state government will contribute $12 million per year over 12 years towards a team, $60 million for a high-performance centre, plus $375 million towards the stadium. [53] South Australia's rivalry towards Victoria was characterised during the 1980s with the slogan "Kick a Vic".[54]. Grand Finalists Richmond and Greater Western Sydney will have the biggest representation with six players each across the two teams. [19] Also the 1963 Tasmanian victory over reigning interstate carnival champions Western Australia. In the AFL Commission's five-year plan released in August 1994, the Commission announced further plans to reinvigorate State of Origin, attempting to establish a competition to rival Rugby League's equivalent; this included setting aside a free week in the fixture, and introducing a new composite team to be known as the Allies to represent all Between 1937 and 1988, the player judged the best at each of these carnivals was awarded the Tassie Medal; and between 1953 and 1988, the selection of All-Australian Teams was based on the player's performance during Australian Football Carnivals, and the team was named after each carnival concluded. Of the 82 AFL players from the NT in the draft era, only 14 have come from outside Darwin, and the NTFL, directly before being drafted. Otherwise would have been close to sneaking onto the bench. Followed categories will be added to My News. 183.0. dbo: Person/weight. The crowds drawn to interstate matches in those states regularly dwarfed home-and-away crowds, and at times throughout history would match or exceed grand final attendances. [50][51] The record crowd of 91,960 in Melbourne in 1989 came after South Australia had beaten Victoria three years in a row, demonstrating that Victorian fans were willing to embrace interstate football when the rivalry and contests were closely fought. David Hart (born 3 March 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL.Although he was born in Victoria he was brought up in the West Australian town of Bruce Rock.He played seven games for West Perth, followed by 55 games with South Fremantle before being recruited by West Coast.. A rover come defender, Hart played in West Coast's inaugural VFL side in 1987. Now, hes repaying the faith in spades. Given the non-support from the league, general lack of state pride among players and fixture issues its likely well never see State of Origin reborn in the AFL. The two states where rugby football is most popular have a rivalry in rugby and this is reflected also in their Australian rules encounters, having been evenly matched since they first met in the 1880s. I might not get around to 1999 games until Monday arvo, as there are not many places around here with a photocopier which are open on the weekend. The function was reported to be well received by both sides. Until June, 1977, interstate Australian rules football games were played by teams representing the major football leagues or organisations, with players representing the State or Territory they were playing in at the time. Would appreciate any information from any game. Modified Item. The same result followed in 1994, as NSW achieved three consecutive Origin series wins for the first time. Revel in the rich history of State of Origin football with this series of highlights and replays featuring champions of the game representing their states for pride and bragging rights. 2022-present. [23] When the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival ran at a loss, the carnival concept was considered near finished. The state league representative matches, like State of Origin matches, also have individual best on ground medals: Following the death of Ted Whitten who is regarded as one of the finest ever players of Australian rules from prostate cancer 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. Queensland's senior players of the 1980s had all retired, allowing New South Wales to win the 1992, 1993 and 1994 series, with the likes of Brett Mullins, Laurie Daley, Ricky Stuart, Bradley Clyde and Benny Elias all laying the foundations of becoming future Origin legends for the Blues. . [27] However, after 1986, the concept began to wane in popularity in Western Australia, with the entrance of West Coast into the expanded Victorian Football League in 1987. [47] The primary reason for the difference in popularity between Victoria and the other states was the Victorian team's historical dominance in interstate football. 'State of Origin', at least from a Victorian perspective, was finally back, in front of a packed crowd of 51,052 at Marvel Stadium and on television screens across the country. The same applies to the three versus four game and the five versus six game where the winner is promoted one ranking position and the loser is demoted one position. Victoria went through the competition undefeated. The final score was Victoria (represented by the Victorian Football Association) 7.14 to South Australia 0.3. Pick the best team and compete with other fans for daily prizes on Draftstars. WILLABEE & WARD CHIEFS 35TH ANNIVERSARY PATCH HIGHLIGHTS SHEET WORN 1994 (#115722880662) See . [47], Interstate football was less popular in Victoria than it was in the other states. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for State Of Origin Series Football Record Video AFL 1994 VHS - Brand New & Sealed at the best online prices at eBay! The idea of having just one SOO game per year between states that would actually care about it could work, i very much doubt the AFL would ever consider it but seriously one SOO game per year would be great for footy lovers and not inconvinience club very much at all. Midfield firepower would be their strength. bring it back. The following year the same system is in place and over time the possibility of any state winning the championship is real. CAPTAINS OF ORIGIN Game by game, state by state. Changes made in 1990 set a player's state of origin based on his registered state at age 15.[65]. The (WAFL) negotiated with the (VFL) for two years before agreement was reached on the format. $ 35.99 - $ 54.99. His form has suffered as a result. Patrick Dangerfield: Had an interrupted season so far. Interstate matches were, in most cases, sanctioned and coordinated by the Australian National Football Council (ANFC), which organised every national championship series from the first-ever national carnival, the Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival in 1908 with the exception of the last-ever series: the 1993 State of Origin Championships, which was run by the AFL Commission. . 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[39] However, Tom Hafey noted an increase in clubs discouraging players from playing due to risk of injury, and an increasing reluctance from players themselves.[40]. If there are any better ideas as to putting these stats into this thread, let me know, but I'm no computer wiz. The McIntyre "final eight" system would be used until 1999 and was then replaced by the AFLs Amended "final eight" system in 2000. It's the first game of its kind since the 2008 Hall of Fame Tribute Match that saw Victoria beat the Dream Team by 17 points in front of 69,294 fans at the MCG. See all Robbos likes and dislikes. The match dropped from the 2000 season because the season's compressed schedule which saw it played a month earlier than usual to accommodate the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney did not allow for the week's break;[42] but state of origin never returned to the calendar thereafter. State of Origin or international rules), pre-season and Night Series games are excluded . Personalized Greater Western Sydney GWS Giants Football Club AFL 2020 Cash Guernseys Hoodies Shirts For Men Women. We want to see it! Quiz is untimed. Back: Sam Docherty, Jacob Weitering, James Sicily, Halfback: Jack Sinclair, Jake Lever, Tom Stewart, Centre: Ed Langdon, Touk Miller, Bailey Smith, Half-forward: Toby Greene, Jeremy Cameron, Christian Petracca, Forward: Charlie Curnow, Max King, Dustin Martin, Ruck: Max Gawn, Clayton Oliver, Marcus Bontempelli, Interchange: Jack Crisp, Andrew Brayshaw, Sam Walsh, Sean Darcy. Victoria's long-term dominance of interstate football created a culture of disdain towards it and, as a result, the most popular games always involved Victoria and beating Victoria was considered the pinnacle of interstate football in South Australia and Western Australia. Rory Lobb: In career-best form. Players from all states, including Victoria, viewed selection and participation in interstate football with great importance. Likewise in Tasmania, carnival fixtures in 1924,[44] 1947[45] and 1966 each set new Tasmanian state football attendance records,[46] and the 1966 carnival crowd of 23,764 remains the third-highest football attendance in Tasmania's history. [20] Graham Cornes, who was coached by Kerley for South Australia and was later a coach and central figure in the promotion of interstate football in South Australia, later stated that his hatred for Victoria came from Neil Kerley, and in establishing the culture in South Australia of wanting to prove superiority over Victoria. [16] Tasmania finished of the decade strongly, with two surprise carnival upsets over South Australia in 1956 and 1958 and Western Australia in 1958. [12], In the second game between South Australia and Victoria after war, the states participated in the second representative draw, in a high scoring affair with the side locked in at 123 to 123 at full time. [20] In the 1963 game, after Victorian Jack Dyer was asked what he would do if he was coaching Victoria, and disrespectfully responded I'd give them a pep talk and go to the races, Kerley opened the match by putting down two Victorians with heavy bumps, and South Australia went on to win by seven points. [5] The 1923 South Australian upset loss to an undermanned Tasmania. There have been no regular representative Australian rules football matches featuring players from the fully professional Australian Football League since 1999. Representative matches are played at underage level as part of the men's and women's Underage National Championships, notably the AFL Under-19 Championships and AFL Women's Under-18 Championships. Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory continued to play a part, while Tasmania's football system was split in half between north and south, as well as the state team being replaced by a clubTasmanian Devilswhich entered the VFL in 2001. Free shipping for many products! But ask a person a year down the track about that series, most people would need to be reminded of which teams actually played, let alone who won. [17] In 1974 the Northern Territory first participated in the concept, with a win over Queensland.[22]. Picture: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images. The widow of rescue pilot Roger Corbin says flight instructors like her late husband "just don't exist anymore". The games have often attracted crowds of over 10,000, and this has resulted in it being moved from the Whitten Oval to Optus Oval, to Adelaide Oval (South Australia) and finally to Etihad Stadium. Oops! One match in Victoria in 1989 against South Australia set the national interstate football record crowd of 91,960, with 10,000 people turned away at the gate,[47] and other large crowds at interstate games in Victoria were between 60,000 and 70,000,[48] on par with some large home-and-away games but lower than a typical finals attendance. This quiz has not been published by Sporcle. Dougal Howard: Grew up in Wagga Wagga, just misses out due to very strong key defensive stocks. NAB Cup | AFL State of Origin (Victoria State of Origin | All Stars State of Origin) Defunct AFLX (Bolts | Rampage | Flyers | Deadly) Current form just slightly below his lofty standards. Victoria's long-term dominance briefly faltered in the 1890s, when other Colonies recorded their first-ever wins over the Victoria: South Australia in Adelaide in 1890 and 1891 and Tasmania in Hobart in 1893 (twice). The 1994 AFL season was the 98th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. [10] In 1927, in the Australia National Football Carnival Victoria beat Western Australia 11.10 to 10.12, in what has been described as one of the hardest and fiercest games fought in the history of the code. At first the NEAFL's conference system would allow two representative sides with Queensland and the Northern Territory making up the Northern conference team and the New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory combination forming the Eastern conference side. [18], Neil Kerley and Graham Cornes were of significance in the rivalry between Victoria and South Australia, who played for and coached the South Australia team during this period. [71] Paul Roos commented about the first state game he played in South Australia that "when walking up the entrance and onto Football Park was an experience in itself. For most of the 20th century, the absence of a national club competition in Australia and international matches meant that intercolonial and later interstate matches were regarded with great importance. NFL. In reference to the Dream Team stats, the Distance of Goals stat down the bottom should have 11 goals from 40+ metres. With the advent of interstate teams into the expanding VFL and its eventual re-badging and change to a national league in 1990, the state leagues undertook steps to ensure that representative football would not be reserved solely for those players in the Australian Football League. Jack Darling: Starting to rediscover the form of seasons past after a late start to pre-season. Found the 1990 Tasmania vs Victoria teams, The year before Victoria played Tasmania, the Victorian squad appears to be. State of Origin has been a long-deceased format in the AFL landscape, but this time of year always tends to breathe some life into the topic. With rugby league's State of Origin series kicking off, WILL SCHOFIELD names his Victorian, South Australian, Western Australian and Allies sides, and ranks them 1-4. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. dbo: Person/height. I think there would be an appetite among players to play in the game, even if it wasnt at full throttle like we see in the NRL. [30] The minor-states carnival continued in 1989, although the Northern Territory withdrew due to financial reasons and because the carnival was played outside its conventional summer season timing. Jordan De Goey: Brings X-factor but I favoured the likes of Petracca, Dusty and Toby to fill the fwd/mid spots. Representative matches in Australian rules football, Intercolony / Interstate competition, 18791939, State & Territory & Representative Teams & Colours, State & Territory & Representative Teams & Games Played, State & Territory & Representative Teams & Team Awards, Australian National Football Carnival (19081993), Australian Rules State of Residence Matches (19042022), Australian Rules State of Origin Matches (19771999), AFL State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match (2020), State league representative matches (1990present), E. J. Whitten Legends Game (1996present), Victorian Football League record round 17 1985, (book) South Australian Football: the past and the present, author C.K. Lachie Weller: Unfortunately has just done his ACL ruling him out for 12 months. Players born in the ACT would represent NSW. The loser of that game is demoted to third-ranked status for the series the following year. [26], Between 1983 and 1987 there was a new format introduced, with only Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia competing, where each team would play each other once during the year, rather than in a standalone carnival, and with a points system and percentage used to declare the winner. Value. Representative matches in Australian rules football are matches between representative teams played under the Australian rules, most notably of the colonies and later Australian states and territories that have been held since 1879. Western Australia and South Australia began to win more games against Victoria. In the years following, the participation of the "non-traditional" football states was not as high as that of South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria. Open a modal to take you to registration information, Button that open a modal to initiate a challenge, Find the US States - No Outlines Minefield, Find the Countries of Europe - No Outlines Minefield, FIRST TEST XI's IN AUSTRALIA (CRICKET) 2000/01-2012/13, Universities with Most NFL Draft Picks By Position - OT, Harry Potter Hogwarts Students Logic Puzzle, Harry Potter Gryffindor Characters Logic Puzzle, Harry Potter Dead Characters Logic Puzzle. Andrew Dillon first walked through the AFL offices in August, 2000 three months after a young Gillon McLachlan. [79], There was also an intense rivalry between Western Australia and South Australia,[80] with fans at games between the states always vociferous and parochial.[81]. [88] A team of players born in Victoria played a single exhibition match against Allies (a team of players from the rest of Australia) at Etihad Stadium on the evening of Saturday 2 September.[89]. The Allies team, of NSW, Queensland, Northern Territory, Tasmanian and International players, will be selected by SEN Tassie's Jack Riewoldt and David Lithgow. State Of Origin was one of the highlights of the footy season before it died a slow death in the late 90s. With the expansion of the Australian Football League into Western Australia in 1987 and South Australia in 1991, the top Victorian players were now playing football matches in those states every second week as part of club matches, and a major part of the representative football's appeal disappeared. 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The first E. J. Whitten Legends Game was played at Whitten Oval in 1996, and it has become an annual event. The NRL State of Origin series has an immense following each and every year, why not the AFL? [47] Additionally, differences in supporter culture between the states meant that club football and club parochialism had much greater importance in Victoria than in the other states. Queensland's Ben Hunt in ecstasy after scoring late to seal game three for the Maroons at Suncorp Stadium and clinch the 2022 State of Origin series against the New South Wales Blues. Carlton midfielder Adam Cerra has come under fire for his output considering what the Blues gave up for him. The teams below have been selected with the assumption all players are fit and available. There was no relevance to the games, they were merely revenue-raising events to support the Test series, as they are today along with T20. Under the original rules, the logo was required to be consistent with the colour of the guernsey, a stipulation which has since been relaxed. New South Wales was allowed to be represented by players of New South Welsh origin and any player who had played for the Sydney Swans[64] and Queensland was allowed to be represented by players of Queensland origin and any player who had played for the Brisbane Bears/Lions. Property. Last Two Mins: SA v VIC, 1994 - 'The best football game I've seen' . There have been two once-off representative matches played during the 21st century, each between Victoria and a single composite team representing the rest of Australia under state of origin selection rules. Drew Banfield can relate to how Reuben Ginbey feels right now. Join FREE and support Australia's favourite footy community. Anything close to his best has him as an automatic selection in this side. Players contest a mark at the Australian Football Carnival, in 1933, at the Sydney Cricket Ground. All times AEST (GMT +10). A fantasy footy aficionado, he's turning his skills to SuperCoach for the first time this season. Watch the Official NRL.com's match archive. "[72], There is also an intense rivalry between Victoria and Western Australia. origin postcode, destination postcode and time of acceptance and will depend on postage service selected and receipt of cleared payment. Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors. Newly appointed chief executive Andrew Dillon has made an indication on when he would like the grand final to be held. The Australasian Football Council was established 1906, and it assumed administration for interstate football. The Allies are a dark horse in this race, with the best of the rest pulling together quite a team. For the most part during the ensuing years between the inception of State League and the end of Origin, it was the South Australian and Western Australian leagues championing the concept with the two leagues facing off many times. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images). At the Sydney carnival of 1914, Victoria was once again undefeated. In some other carnivals the format was a round-robin format, with a points system in which the team with most points at the end of the tournament was declared the winner. The VFL's dominance 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" (as it was known at the time). B: Brandon Starcevich, Tom Barrass, Sam Taylor, HB: Wil Powell, Jeremy McGovern, Daniel Rich, C: Mitch Duncan, Patrick Cripps, Brad Hill, HF: Stephen Coniglio, Lance Franklin, Tim Kelly, F: Luke Jackson, Aaron Naughton, Liam Ryan, I: Nic Naitanui, Jaeger OMeara, Oscar Allen, Michael Walters. Round 7 teams for my rolling All-Australian and State of Origin sides. Banfield was Ginbey 30 years ago and, for what it's worth, he reckons Ginbey is going to be okay despite . A handful of big stars, including Max Gawn, Lance Franklin, Joel Selwood and Jeremy McGovern, were unavailable due to injury. The selling price for a signed Anzac Day Nick Daicos jumper was double the next best player. The other state leagues did take part in the concept, but on a far more limited basis. Stats from the Herald-Sun for the 2008 game. [32], The last interstate series recognised as a carnival was played in 1993; as a once-off, the AFL season was shortened from 22 rounds to 20 to accommodate it, and two new composite teams QLD/NT and NSW/ACT were introduced. If we did want to entertain the return of Origin, I think the only feasible way to fit something like this in would be to move the pre-finals bye to a pre-grand final bye and have all players not playing in the grand final available for selection. A second carnival was held the following October in Adelaide, but it was a financial disaster for the organisers, with only 28,245 people attending the four games. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1994 SELECT AFL Sticker Lot: CARLTON (Blues) x 12 at the best online prices at eBay! Elliot Yeo: Just cant get his body right at the moment. Would make a fantastic sub with his pace and flexibility. I have an idea that I proposed about 20 years ago and that was actually published in the West Australian and I see dont see any reasons for it to fail. [37] Before a large crowd in 1995, between the Victoria and South Australia game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground[38] Ted Whitten, promoter of Victoria and State of Origin, was terminally ill with prostate cancer, and was paraded around the ground prior to the match, with Mariah Carey's Hero being played over the PA system, for his service to the concept and the game, in a moment which has been voted as the most memorable moment in the game's history. Led by Leon Larkin, marketing manager of the Subiaco Football Club, Western Australia began to campaign for players to be selected according to state-of-origin rules. Can be heard on Fox Footy, Perth radio 6PR and his podcast Backchat. The teams are New South Wales and Western Australia. But can consider himself unlucky as one of only two genuine key forward options. Jumping Jeremy; Sydney Footy's ANZAC Heroes; Heroic Harry; Tex is True Blue; The second was the State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match, a benefit match played during the 2020 preseason to raise funds for the recovery after the 201920 Australian bushfire season.