State of Origin Football was the pinnacle of our great game.
00:27 It was clear that the bushfires have had a widespread affect across many local football communities" Mr Tanner said.
RESERVED SEAT. Snapchat Catchup on all the latest action from I took some grim satisfaction in watching the West Aussies, led by North Melbourne’s Barry Cable, win their first win against Victoria in 15 years and humiliate Barassi.
00:49 "Western Districts FC (Kangaroo Island) president Tony Nolan. 00:52 With every team in a grand final since 1999, the novelty has worn off. Share this Stream Telstra Though, this is hardly a good option as both states have be a solid claim to being a part of the game, and none really more so than the other.Besides, excluding all players outside of two states from the game is hardly the result anyone is after. Instagram West Coast Eagles Instagram Youtube
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State of Origin for Bushfire Relief The AFL, its 18 Clubs and AFL / AFLW players through the AFL Players’ Association, are pleased to announce that collectively we have raised $8 million dollars for Bushfire Relief. Foxtel from Telstra So the novelty of an interstate game once a year became uninteresting.Finally, Victorian people just never really liked state of origin. But things didnt alwys go to plan.
00:37 Then you’re a Queensland tonight – Carn the Maroons!Do you think anyone in New South Wales would really care who wins an AFL State of Origin match between Victoria and Western Australia?The AFL’s State of Origin does not have the power of the NRL version and it never will.The NRL has two clear superpowers unlike the AFL who would have SA and WA fighting to be the second banana to Victoria.While the NRL does not have a strong following outside of New South Wales and Queensland, the AFL is a commanding force in four states and is working heavily on the other two.Although, this makes State of Origin difficult, this is a point in its favour not against. North Melbourne The Big V certainly conjures up more loyalty and pride in football than… the golden A? 04:29 Prices. You can access more content with Plus, more than $1 million was raised in the AFL’s T20 Showdown hosted at Adelaide Oval earlier this month.However, strictly speaking, ‘State of Origin’ is only returning in name alone for the upcoming battle between Victoria and the ‘All Stars’.Surely, this anticipated clash more easily compares to the 2008 exhibition match between Victoria and the rest (this time badged as the ‘Dream Team’) than when the Big V defeated South Australia in 1999 in the final annual State of Origin fixture?Back in 2008 the AFL made the strategic decision not to label the one-off contest to celebrate the 150The league originally floated the idea of a fully-fledged State of Origin carnival but when that was abandoned, the name was too, and instead it was dubbed the ‘AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match’The concept was an overwhelming success with 69,000 packing the MCG to witness Victoria defeat the All Stars by 17 points in a high scoring thriller. However, are Victorians as desperate to see the Big V ‘stick it up’ the miscellaneous All Stars than a rival state?A poll conducted on my personal Twitter page (shamelessly plug… @_TomBasso) had only 21 per cent of respondents preferring the Victoria v All Stars concept to a two-game series where the Big V played old foes South Australia and Western Australia played the Allies.However, in the context of the bushfire appeal a blockbuster one-off game is more appropriate than a more drawn out traditional State of Origin model. Snapchat