Representative matches in Australian rules football

rdf:langString Representative matches in Australian rules football

rdf:langString Representative Australian Football

rdf:langString Bryce, Cheever, Rodger

rdf:langString Players contest a mark at the Australian Football Carnival, in 1933, at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The teams are New South Wales and Western Australia.

rdf:langString Victoria

rdf:langString AFLW State of Origin

rdf:langString State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match

rdf:langString AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match

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rdf:langString Representative football

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rdf:langString Best on ground

rdf:langString Best on Ground Medal

rdf:langString Allen Aylett Medal

rdf:langString Franklin 4

rdf:langString Davis 3

rdf:langString Super goals: Nil

rdf:langString C Cameron 3

rdf:langString Coniglio, Breust, Riewoldt, Smith 2

rdf:langString Neale, Weller, Walters, Hill 1

rdf:langString Motlop, Burton, Goodwin 2

rdf:langString Richardson, Kirk, S Burgoyne, Mooney, Stokes 1

rdf:langString All-Stars

rdf:langString Dream Team

rdf:langString Allies

rdf:langString Brendan Fevola

rdf:langString Dustin Martin

rdf:langString Garner 5, Blackburn 3, Ashmore 2, Eva, Lambert, Paxman, Kearney, Pearce, D'Arcy, Hope

rdf:langString Super goals: Nil

rdf:langString Dangerfield, J Cameron, Lynch 1

rdf:langString Kelly, Greene 4

rdf:langString Martin, Gaff, Bontempelli, Gresham 2

rdf:langString Papley 5

rdf:langString Fevola 6

rdf:langString J Brown, Johnson, Harvey 3

rdf:langString O'Keefe, Murphy, C Brown, Chapman, Bradshaw, Foley 1

rdf:langString Victoria

rdf:langString 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. 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. 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. The series took place on approximately three-yearly intervals between 1908 and 1993; these were usually a fortnight-long tournament staged in a single host city, although some – particularly those played in the 1980s – were based on the results of matches played in different cities throughout the year. 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. 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. From October, 1977 until May, 1999, players were selected for their states under partial or full State of Origin selection rules. Football historian John Devaney has argued that: "some of the state of origin contests which took place during the 1980s constituted arguably the finest expositions of the game ever seen". There have been no regular representative Australian rules football matches featuring players from the fully professional Australian Football League since 1999. Representatives matches continue to be played annually between teams representing the state or territorial leagues at the second tier or below. One senior women's State of Origin match was played in 2017. 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. Throughout its pre–State of Origin history, Victoria, as represented by the Victorian Football League, was the dominant state in representative football, winning 16 of the 19 carnivals up until 1975. Competition was more even during the nine competitions held in the State of Origin selection era, with championships shared among Western Australia (4), South Australia (3) and Victoria (2).

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