THE HISTORY OF REPRESENTATIVE / INTERSTATE FOOTBALL
REPRESENTATIVE / INTERCOLONIAL MATCHES
1877 - 1879
|
Date |
Teams |
1/2 |
Final |
Winner |
Venue |
Day |
|
1877 |
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JULY
- inaugural inter-colonial match |
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|
2-7-1877 |
Victoria (VFA) |
Match cancelled (see notes below) |
Madeline Street |
Mon (D) |
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|
(INTER-C.) |
South Australia |
Reserve, Parkville |
- |
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|
AUGUST
- SAFA exhibition match (SAFA players from South Australia vs SAFA players from Victoria) |
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|
6-8-1877 |
SA "Natives" |
0 |
2 |
SA "N" |
Exhibition Grounds, |
Mon (D) |
|
(EX.) |
"Victorians" |
0 |
1 |
1 goal |
Adelaide |
700 |
|
AUGUST
- representative match played during Melbourne FC's tour of South Australia |
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|
13-8-1877 |
SAFA |
0 |
0 |
MFC |
Exhibition Grounds, |
Mon (D) |
|
(REP.) |
Melbourne FC |
1 |
5 |
5 goals |
Adelaide |
2000 |
|
AUGUST
- exhibition match played during St Kilda FC's tour of South Australia |
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|
20-8-1877 |
SA "Natives" |
1 |
2 |
SKFC |
Adelaide Oval |
Mon (D) |
|
(EX.) |
St Kilda FC |
5 |
7 |
5 goals |
800 |
|
The match was then moved to the Civil Service Cricket Ground, located at Flinders Park (near the current site of Rod Laver Arena).
However, a suitable date could not be agreed upon (the SAFA wanted July 14, the VFA wanted July 21) and the match was cancelled.
|
Date |
Teams |
1/2 |
Final |
Winner |
Venue |
Day |
|
1878 |
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|
MAY
- SAFA exhibition match (SAFA players from South Australia vs SAFA players from Victoria) |
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|
11-5-1878 |
SA "Natives" |
1 |
1 |
SA "N" |
The Oval, |
Sat (D) |
|
(EX.) |
"Victorians" |
0 |
0 |
1 goal |
North Park Lands |
400 |
|
MAY
- SAFA representative match |
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|
31-8-1878 |
SAFA |
1 |
5 |
SAFA |
Adelaide Oval |
Sat (D) |
|
(REP.) |
Gawler-Kapunda-Willunga |
0 |
1 |
4 goals |
700 |
|
|
Date |
Teams |
1/2 |
Final |
Winner |
Venue |
Day |
|
1879 |
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|
MAY
- SAFA exhibition match (SAFA players from South Australia vs SAFA players from other colonies) |
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|
10-5-1879 |
SA "Natives" |
1.? |
1.? |
(draw) |
Adelaide Oval |
Sat (D) |
|
(EX.) |
All-Comers |
0.? |
1.? |
1200 |
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|
JULY
- South Australia tour of Victoria |
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|
20-6-1879 |
South Australia |
1.8 |
1.10 |
SA |
Adelaide Oval |
Fri (D) |
|
(PRAC.) |
All-Comers (25) |
0.2 |
2.4 |
1 goal |
2000 |
|
|
28-6-1879 |
Victoria |
0.2 |
1.3 |
VIC |
East Melbourne CG |
Sat (D) |
|
(PRAC.) |
Hotham-Essendon FCs (23) |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1 goal |
1000 |
|
|
1-7-1879 |
Victoria (VFA) |
4.6 |
7.14 |
VIC |
East Melbourne CG |
Tue (D) |
|
(INTER-C.) |
South Australia |
0.2 |
0.8 |
7 goals |
10,000 |
|
|
5-7-1879 |
Victoria (VFA) |
2.4 |
4.9 |
VIC |
East Melbourne CG |
Sat (D) |
|
(INTER-C.) |
South Australia |
0.4 |
1.4 |
3 goals |
6000-8000 |
|
|
8-7-1879 |
Ballarat & District |
0.5 |
0.7 |
(draw) |
Western Oval, |
Tue (D) |
|
(REP.) |
South Australia |
0.? |
0.2 |
Ballarat |
350 |
|
|
JULY
- exhibition match played while the SA colonial team was away on tour |
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|
5-7-1879 |
SAFA Firsts (20) |
0.? |
0.? |
(draw) |
Adelaide FC Ground |
Sat (D) |
|
(EX.) |
SAFA Seconds (25) |
0.? |
0.? |
300 |
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|
JULY
- representative match played during Geelong FC's tour of South Australia |
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|
24-7-1879 |
SAFA |
1.4 |
1.3 |
GFC |
Adelaide Oval |
Wed (D) |
|
(REP.) |
Geelong FC |
1.2 |
4.7 |
3 goals |
2000 |
|
|
JULY
- first "representative" match played in Tasmania (local TFA
players vs TFA players from other colonies) |
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|
27-7-1879 |
Tasmanian "Natives" |
0.6 |
3.? |
TAS "N" |
Battery Ground, |
Sat (D) |
|
(EX.) |
All-Comers |
0.4 |
0.? |
3 goals |
Queen's Domain |
4000 |
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Written and researched by David Eastman
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First published 23/2/2020
Last updated 15/6/2020 |
- 23/2/2020 - page published
- 15/6/2020 - table formatting improved (orientation of Venue and Day/Crowd shifted left)
