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THE HISTORY OF REPRESENTATIVE / INTERSTATE FOOTBALL

REPRESENTATIVE / INTERSTATE MATCHES

1920 - 1929

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1920

Date
Type

Teams

1/4

1/2

3/4

Final

Winner
Margin

Venue

Day
Crowd

1920

MAY - SAFL / VFL representative weekend

29-5-1920

Victoria

3.3 (21)

5.6 (36)

8.8 (56)

9.12 (66)

SA

MCG

Sat (D)

(STATE)

South Australia

2.3 (15)

5.7 (37)

7.11 (53)

10.11 (71)

5

29,943

JUNE - Tasmanian intra-state: North (NTFA) vs South (TFL)

19-6-1920

NTFA

2.7 (19)

2.12 (24)

5.14 (44)

7.15 (57)

TFL

NTCA Ground,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

TFL

1.5 (11)

4.7 (31)

9.9 (63)

10.11 (71)

14

Launceston

5000

JULY - New South Wales tour of Queensland

3-7-1920

QLD Probables

-

-

-

16.10 (106)

QLD-1

Perry Park,

Sat (D)

(PRAC.)

QLD Possibles

-

-

-

5.5 (35)

71

Brisbane

unknown

10-7-1920

Queensland

3.1 (19)

7.4 (46)

8.5 (53)

10.7 (67)

NSW

Exhibition Ground,

Sat (D)

(STATE)

New South Wales

2.3 (17)

4.7 (31)

9.11 (65)

9.15 (69)

2

Brisbane

3000

JULY - NWFU representative weekend

10-7-1920

Burnie FA

3.3 (21)

5.3 (33)

8.5 (53)

8.8 (56)

NWFU

South Burnie

Sat (D)

(REP.)

NWFU

1.3 (9)

3.7 (25)

6.8 (44)

9.14 (68)

12

Recreation Ground

unknown

JULY - SAFL / VFL representative weekend

24-7-1920

South Australia

1.1 (7)

3.3 (21)

3.4 (22)

3.6 (24)

VIC

Adelaide Oval

Sat (D)

(STATE)

Victoria

2.4 (16)

3.6 (24)

6.10 (46)

10.14 (74)

50

40,000

24-7-1920

Ballarat FL

2.1 (13)

6.5 (41)

7.5 (47)

9.8 (62)

VFL

Eastern Oval,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

VFL

5.3 (33)

5.5 (35)

10.10 (70)

13.15 (93)

31

Ballarat

unknown

24-7-1920

Bendigo FL

2.4 (16)

5.6 (36)

11.10 (76)

11.14 (80)

VFL

Upper Reserve,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

VFL

4.5 (29)

9.9 (61)

12.11 (83)

14.17 (101)

21

Bendigo

unknown

AUGUST - Sturt FC tour of Western Australia

31-7-1920

WAFL 1st XVIII (Maroons)

3.2 (20)

7.6 (48)

9.10 (64)

9.11 (65)

WAFL-2

Subiaco Oval

Sat (D)

(PRAC.)

WAFL 2nd XVIII (Greens)

1.3 (9)

3.7 (25)

9.11 (65)

14.15 (99)

34

unknown

7-8-1920

WAFL

3.5 (23)

7.8 (50)

8.10 (58)

9.20 (74)

WAFL

Fremantle Oval

Sat (D)

(REP.)

Sturt FC

0.3 (3)

1.5 (11)

4.7 (31)

6.9 (45)

29

8400

AUGUST - VFA tour of the West Australian Goldfields

1-8-1920

Goldfields FA

4.4 (28)

5.10 (40)

7.12 (54)

9.14 (68)

GFA

Boulder Reserve,

Sun (D)

(REP.)

VFA

1.3 (9)

3.8 (26)

4.13 (37)

6.18 (54)

14

Kalgoorlie

unknown

4-8-1920

Goldfields FA

2.2 (14)

6.2 (38)

7.8 (50)

11.11 (77)

(draw)

Boulder Reserve,

Wed (D)

(REP.)

VFA

6.2 (38)

8.6 (54)

9.10 (64)

11.11 (77)

Kalgoorlie

unknown

8-8-1920

Goldfields FA

2.0 (12)

6.3 (39)

8.5 (53)

11.6 (72)

GFA

Boulder Reserve,

Sun (D)

(REP.)

VFA

1.6 (12)

4.9 (33)

5.12 (42)

6.17 (53)

19

Kalgoorlie

6000

AUGUST - NSWAFL representative break

7-8-1920

New South Wales

4.2 (26)

5.6 (36)

11.6 (72)

11.17 (83)

NSW

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

South Adelaide FC

5.4 (34)

9.6 (60)

9.6 (60)

12.9 (81)

2

Sydney

8000

14-8-1920

New South Wales

3.4 (22)

5.7 (37)

8.9 (57)

9.11 (65)

NSW

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(STATE)

Queensland

0.3 (3)

2.5 (17)

3.12 (30)

5.16 (46)

19

Sydney

3000

21-8-1920

New South Wales

3.1 (19)

7.6 (48)

9.9 (63)

9.11 (65)

NAFC

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

North Adelaide FC

5.4 (34)

7.5 (47)

10.8 (68)

13.15 (93)

28

Sydney

10,000

AUGUST - Tasmanian intra-state: North (NTFA) vs South (TFL)

7-8-1920

TFL

3.9 (27)

7.11 (53)

9.13 (67)

12.15 (87)

TFL

TCA Ground,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

NTFA

2.1 (13)

3.6 (24)

7.10 (52)

9.12 (66)

21

Queens Domain

7000

AUGUST - West Adelaide FC tour of Tasmania

14-8-1920

NTFA

1.4 (10)

3.6 (24)

8.8 (56)

10.11 (71)

NTFA

NTCA Ground,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

West Adelaide FC

2.3 (15)

3.7 (25)

4.9 (33)

6.14 (50)

21

Launceston

unknown

21-8-1920

TFL

3.5 (23)

4.10 (34)

11.15 (81)

12.17 (89)

TFL

TCA Ground,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

West Adelaide FC

1.6 (12)

5.7 (37)

6.8 (44)

10.9 (69)

20

Queens Domain

4000

AUGUST - West Torrens FC tour of Tasmania

14-8-1920

TFL

1.2 (8)

4.3 (27)

8.9 (57)

10.13 (73)

TFL

TCA Ground,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

West Torrens FC

2.3 (15)

3.11 (29)

7.13 (55)

9.16 (70)

3

Queens Domain

5000-6000

21-8-1920

NTFA

1.2 (8)

5.7 (37)

5.7 (37)

8.8 (56)

WTFC

NTCA Ground,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

West Torrens FC

2.7 (19)

3.11 (29)

6.20 (56)

8.21 (69)

13

Launceston

unknown

AUGUST - NWFU representative weekend

21-8-1920

NWFU

7.3 (45)

-

-

11.3 (69)

NWFU

Ulverstone

Sat (D)

(REP.)

Burnie FA

1.3 (9)

-

-

9.11 (65)

4

Recreation Ground

1200

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER - NWFU end-of-season representative matches

18-9-1920

Burnie FA

Match cancelled (NWFU could not get their clubs
to form a team for a trip out of town)

South Burnie

Sat (D)

(REP.)

NWFU

Recreation Ground

-

25-9-1920

NWFU

Match cancelled (NWFU season was ended early)

Latrobe

Sat (D)

(REP.)

Lefroy FC

Recreation Ground

-

2-10-1920

NWFU

Match cancelled (NWFU season was ended early)

Devonport Oval

Sat (D)

(REP.)

North-Western FA

-

SEPTEMBER - interstate match played during the VFL finals series

25-9-1920

New South Wales

1.4 (10)

3.4 (22)

5.7 (37)

6.10 (46)

VIC

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(STATE)

Victoria

4.3 (27)

8.13 (61)

10.17 (77)

13.24 (102)

56

Sydney

15,000

 

1921

Date
Type

Teams

1/4

1/2

3/4

Final

Winner
Margin

Venue

Day
Crowd

1921

JUNE - NWFU representative weekend

6-6-1921

NWFU

1.4 (10)

4.9 (33)

-

9.16 (70)

NWFU

West Devonport

Mon (D)

(REP.)

Burnie FA

0.7 (7)

2.6 (18)

-

6.11 (47)

23

Oval

unknown

JUNE - Tasmanian intra-state: North (NTFA) vs South (TFL)

18-6-1921

TFL

2.6 (18)

6.14 (50)

9.19 (73)

9.26 (80)

TFL

TCA Ground,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

NTFA

3.2 (20)

4.3 (27)

7.3 (45)

10.3 (63)

17

Queens Domain

7000-8000

JULY - New South Wales 1st XVIII tour of Queensland

18-6-1921

Queensland

-

-

-

13.14 (92)

QLD

Wynnum Oval,

Sat (D)

(PRAC.)

Rest of Queensland

-

-

-

4.2 (26)

66

Brisbane

unknown

25-6-1921

Queensland

-

-

-

14.29 (113)

QLD

Exhibition Ground,

Sat (D)

(PRAC.)

Rest of Queensland

-

-

-

11.8 (74)

39

Brisbane

unknown

9-7-1921

Queensland

3.5 (23)

8.8 (56)

13.13 (91)

14.16 (100)

QLD

Exhibition Ground,

Sat (D)

(STATE)

New South Wales

2.0 (12)

4.4 (28)

6.5 (41)

11.10 (76)

24

Brisbane

unknown

13-7-1921

Queensland

5.0 (30)

6.2 (38)

8.3 (51)

10.5 (65)

NSW

North Ipswich CG

Wed (D)

(STATE)

New South Wales

4.3 (27)

8.3 (51)

12.12 (84)

18.20 (128)

63

500

16-7-1921

Queensland

3.2 (20)

3.6 (24)

8.10 (58)

12.13 (85)

QLD

Exhibition Ground,

Sat (D)

(STATE)

New South Wales

1.3 (9)

4.7 (31)

6.9 (45)

9.11 (65)

20

Brisbane

unknown

JULY - New South Wales 2nd XVIII representative match

9-7-1921

NSWFL (Combined Sydney)

8.3 (51)

8.14 (62)

15.20 (110)

23.27 (165)

NSWFL

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

Northern District FA

3.1 (19)

6.2 (38)

7.2 (44)

10.4 (64)

101

Sydney

3000

16-7-1921

NSW Probables (Blues)

0.1 (1)

7.7 (49)

10.10 (70)

13.12 (90)

NSW-1

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(PRAC.)

NSW Possibles (Reds)

4.8 (32)

4.11 (35)

6.17 (53)

9.22 (76)

14

Sydney

2000

JULY - NWFU representative weekend

16-7-1921

Burnie FA

Match cancelled due to torrential rain

West Park Oval,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

NWFU

Burnie

-

Pre-National Carnival practice & exhibition matches

23-7-1921

Combined Perth

3.4 (22)

4.5 (29)

9.8 (62)

11.10 (76)

CF

Subiaco Oval

Sat (D)

(PRAC.)

Combined Fremantle

2.1 (13)

8.5 (53)

11.12 (78)

15.19 (109)

33

unknown

1921 AFC NATIONAL CARNIVAL (Perth)

MATCH DAY 1 - Saturday

6-8-1921

Victoria

3.5 (23)

6.9 (45)

8.11 (59)

11.12 (78)

VIC

Fremantle Oval

(3:00pm)

(STATE)

South Australia

2.0 (12)

3.4 (22)

4.6 (30)

6.7 (43)

35

15,000

MATCH DAY 2 - Wednesday

10-8-1921

Western Australia

1.0 (6)

3.5 (23)

4.10 (34)

6.16 (52)

WA

Subiaco Oval

(3:00pm)

(STATE)

Victoria

3.5 (23)

5.5 (35)

6.7 (43)

6.11 (47)

5

18,200

MATCH DAY 3 - Saturday

13-8-1921

Western Australia

6.0 (36)

10.0 (60)

11.3 (69)

12.3 (75)

WA

Perth Oval

(3:00pm)

(STATE)

South Australia

5.3 (33)

7.7 (49)

9.8 (62)

9.11 (65)

10

26,461

State / representative matches played during the carnival break

6-8-1921

South Australia (2nd XVIII)

1.2 (8)

3.7 (25)

3.13 (31)

5.19 (49)

VIC-2

Adelaide Oval

Sat (D)

(STATE)

Victoria (2nd XVIII)

3.5 (23)

4.6 (30)

8.10 (58)

10.12 (72)

23

30,000

13-8-1921

Victoria (2nd XVIII)

7.1 (43)

9.2 (56)

11.4 (70)

15.8 (98)

VIC-2

MCG

Sat (D)

(STATE)

South Australia (2nd XVIII)

2.1 (13)

3.9 (27)

5.12 (42)

10.13 (73)

25

19,395

6-8-1921

Victoria (3rd XVIII)

1.10 (16)

3.12 (30)

6.15 (51)

7.17 (59)

VIC-3

MCG

Sat (D)

(STATE)

New South Wales

0.0 (0)

3.5 (23)

3.6 (24)

4.7 (31)

28

18,219

6-8-1921

Bendigo FL

1.1 (7)

1.1 (7)

4.2 (26)

5.7 (37)

VFL

Upper Reserve,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

VFL

3.2 (20)

6.4 (40)

8.5 (53)

11.6 (72)

35

Bendigo

2500

13-8-1921

Ballarat FL

0.4 (4)

2.5 (17)

5.5 (35)

5.9 (39)

VFL

City Oval,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

VFL

1.4 (10)

6.7 (43)

9.7 (61)

13.15 (93)

54

Ballarat

2500

AUGUST - Goldfields FA tour of Victoria

6-8-1921

VFA

6.2 (40)

8.4 (52)

11.8 (74)

18.10 (118)

VFA

East Melbourne CG

Sat (D)

(REP.)

Goldfields FA

1.0 (6)

1.2 (8)

1.5 (11)

2.5 (17)

101

6000

AUGUST - Tasmanian intra-state: North (NTFA) vs South (TFL)

6-8-1921

NTFA

0.3 (3)

3.5 (23)

6.11 (47)

8.15 (63)

TFL

NTCA Ground,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

TFL

3.4 (22)

3.8 (26)

6.9 (45)

9.14 (68)

5

Launceston

5000-9000

AUGUST - NSWFL representative break

6-8-1921

Victoria (3rd XVIII)

1.10 (16)

3.12 (30)

6.15 (51)

7.17 (59)

VIC-3

MCG

Sat (D)

(STATE)

New South Wales

0.0 (0)

3.5 (23)

3.6 (24)

4.7 (31)

28

18,219

10-8-1921

Albury & Border FA

0.2 (2)

2.7 (19)

3.7 (25)

7.10 (52)

NSW

Albury Sports

Wed (D)

(REP.)

New South Wales

3.4 (22)

4.7 (31)

13.12 (90)

13.15 (93)

41

Ground

unknown

6-8-1921

NSW (2nd XVIII)

Match cancelled (the QAFL notified the NSWFL the
week before that they were unable to tour)

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(STATE)

Queensland

Sydney

-

6-8-1921

NSW (2nd XVIII)

3.3 (21)

9.6 (60)

13.8 (86)

18.12 (120)

NSW-2

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(EX.)

The Rest

1.3 (9)

6.4 (40)

7.5 (47)

9.9 (63)

57

Sydney

unknown

AUGUST - Southern Tasmania (TFL) tour of New South Wales

17-8-1921

Albury & Border FA

5.3 (33)

7.6 (48)

7.9 (51)

11.12 (78)

S.TAS

Albury

Wed (D)

(REP.)

Southern Tasmania (TFL)

6.5 (41)

7.10 (52)

12.20 (92)

17.23 (125)

47

Showgrounds

unknown

20-8-1921

New South Wales

7.4 (46)

9.6 (60)

11.9 (75)

12.11 (83)

S.TAS

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(STATE)

Southern Tasmania (TFL)

3.3 (21)

10.7 (67)

12.11 (83)

13.16 (94)

11

Sydney

8000

SEPTEMBER - West Adelaide FC tour of Queensland & New South Wales

10-9-1921

Queensland

3.5 (23)

5.7 (37)

8.10 (58)

10.18 (78)

WAFC

Exhibition Ground,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

West Adelaide FC

5.8 (38)

9.12 (66)

14.16 (100)

18.20 (128)

50

Brisbane

unknown

17-9-1921

New South Wales

0.1 (1)

9.3 (57)

9.4 (58)

11.5 (71)

WAFC

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

West Adelaide FC

5.9 (39)

5.13 (43)

8.18 (66)

12.24 (96)

25

Sydney

6000

SEPTEMBER - NWFU representative weekend

17-9-1921

Burnie FA

2.3 (15)

3.3 (21)

7.14 (56)

10.16 (76)

BFA

West Park Oval,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

NWFU

2.2 (14)

3.8 (26)

5.10 (40)

7.12 (54)

22

Burnie

unknown

SEPTEMBER - interstate match played during the VFL finals series

24-9-1921

New South Wales

4.5 (29)

5.6 (36)

10.9 (69)

11.9 (75)

VIC

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(STATE)

Victoria

3.3 (21)

9.11 (65)

13.14 (92)

17.19 (121)

46

Sydney

8000

OCTOBER - Sturt FC tour of New South Wales

1-10-1921

New South Wales

Match cancelled due to a drawn final in the SAFL extending Sturt's season an extra week

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

Sturt FC

Sydney

-

OCTOBER - NWFU end-of-season representative match

8-10-1921

NWFU

0.4 (4)

2.4 (16)

3.5 (23)

3.9 (27)

LDFA

West Devonport

Sat (D)

(REP.)

Lyell District FA

1.4 (10)

1.8 (14)

4.8 (32)

4.8 (32)

5

Oval

unknown

 

1922

Date
Type

Teams

1/4

1/2

3/4

Final

Winner
Margin

Venue

Day
Crowd

1922

JUNE - Tasmanian intra-state: North (NTFA) vs South (TFL)

17-6-1922

NTFA

3.2 (20)

4.3 (27)

6.5 (41)

8.10 (58)

TFL

NTCA Ground,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

TFL

5.3 (33)

8.5 (53)

8.9 (57)

12.12 (84)

23

Launceston

6000-7000

JULY - NSWFL / SAFL / VFL representative weekend

8-7-1922

Victoria

1.3 (9)

7.7 (49)

9.9 (63)

9.10 (64)

VIC

MCG

Sat (D)

(STATE)

South Australia

2.3 (15)

2.5 (17)

4.9 (33)

5.12 (42)

22

19,500

8-7-1922

New South Wales

0.3 (3)

2.5 (17)

3.11 (29)

9.15 (69)

VIC-2

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(STATE)

Victoria (2nd XVIII)

4.4 (28)

7.7 (49)

14.10 (94)

17.12 (114)

45

Sydney

12,000

8-7-1922

Bendigo FL

0.2 (2)

2.4 (16)

4.5 (29)

6.7 (43)

VFL

Upper Reserve,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

VFL

4.8 (32)

8.11 (59)

13.12 (90)

21.14 (140)

97

Bendigo

unknown

JULY - West Torrens FC tour of New South Wales

15-7-1922

New South Wales

0.0 (0)

5.7 (37)

10.9 (69)

13.12 (90)

NSW

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

West Torrens FC

8.4 (52)

9.6 (60)

10.9 (69)

12.11 (83)

7

Sydney

6000

AUGUST - Tasmanian intra-state: North (NTFA) vs South (TFL) - first intra-state game at North Hobart

5-8-1922

TFL

3.5 (23)

5.9 (39)

8.15 (63)

10.19 (79)

NTFA

North Hobart Oval

Sat (D)

(REP.)

NTFA

1.2 (8)

3.4 (22)

5.8 (38)

7.10 (52)

3

9 to 11,000

AUGUST - NSWFL / SAFL / VFL representative weekend

12-8-1922

South Australia

1.4 (10)

4.10 (34)

7.13 (55)

7.14 (56)

SA

Adelaide Oval

Sat (D)

(STATE)

Victoria

2.3 (15)

4.4 (28)

6.9 (45)

6.14 (50)

6

36,200

12-8-1922

Victoria (2nd XVIII)

5.5 (35)

6.12 (48)

6.15 (51)

7.17 (59)

VIC-2

MCG

Sat (D)

(STATE)

New South Wales

1.0 (6)

2.2 (14)

3.3 (21)

6.6 (42)

17

11,500

12-8-1922

Ballarat FL

1.3 (9)

7.8 (50)

8.8 (56)

12.11 (83)

BFL

Eastern Oval,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

VFL

3.3 (21)

4.7 (31)

9.9 (63)

9.11 (65)

18

Ballarat

unknown

AUGUST - NSWAFL / QAFL representative weekend

12-8-1922

NSW (2nd XVIII)

1.2 (8)

6.10 (46)

9.12 (66)

11.18 (84)

NSW-2

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(STATE)

Queensland

4.3 (27)

4.3 (27)

7.7 (49)

10.9 (69)

15

Sydney

3000

12-8-1922

Queensland (2nd XVIII)

6.7 (43)

6.8 (44)

9.14 (68)

9.14 (68)

QLD-2

Perry Park,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

HMAS Melbourne/Platypus

6.0 (36)

6.7 (43)

6.8 (44)

7.13 (55)

13

Brisbane

unknown

AUGUST - Fitzroy FC tour of Western Australia

19-8-1922

WAFL

2.2 (14)

4.7 (31)

5.7 (37)

7.8 (50)

WAFL

Perth Oval

Sat (D)

(REP.)

Fitzroy FC

2.1 (13)

2.1 (13)

5.2 (32)

5.4 (34)

16

18,862

20-8-1922

Goldfields FA

4.7 (31)

6.12 (48)

9.16 (70)

9.18 (72)

GFA

Boulder Reserve,

Sun (D)

(EX.)

Fitzroy FC

0.3 (3)

3.6 (24)

3.7 (25)

7.10 (52)

20

Kalgoorlie

4000

AUGUST - Port Adelaide FC tour of New South Wales

19-8-1922

New South Wales

4.4 (28)

5.6 (36)

11.8 (74)

13.11 (89)

NSW

Erskineville Oval,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

Port Adelaide FC

1.2 (8)

6.9 (45)

7.9 (51)

12.15 (87)

2

Sydney

7000

23-8-1922

New South Wales

1.2 (8)

4.6 (30)

5.6 (36)

7.8 (50)

PAFC

SCG

Wed (D)

(REP.)

Port Adelaide FC

3.9 (27)

4.10 (34)

6.15 (51)

7.20 (62)

12

8000

AUGUST - South Adelaide FC tour of Tasmania

26-8-1922

TFL

2.2 (14)

6.5 (41)

6.9 (45)

8.13 (61)

SAFC

TCA Ground,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

South Adelaide FC

4.3 (27)

4.6 (30)

10.6 (66)

12.9 (81)

20

Queens Domain

6000-7000

30-8-1922

NWFU

1.4 (10)

2.5 (17)

6.9 (45)

7.10 (52)

SAFC

Latrobe

Wed (D)

(REP.)

South Adelaide FC

3.7 (25)

5.12 (42)

8.13 (61)

13.17 (95)

43

Recreation Ground

3000

SEPTEMBER - Northern Tasmania (NTFA) vs North-West Tasmania (NWFU)

9-9-1922

NTFA

2.2 (14)

6.4 (40)

10.9 (69)

13.15 (93)

NTFA

NTCA Ground,

Sat (D)

(REP.)

NWFU

2.4 (16)

3.8 (26)

4.12 (36)

10.16 (76)

17

Launceston

7000

SEPTEMBER - Glenelg FC tour of Tasmania

16-9-1922

TFL

3.1 (19)

8.4 (52)

10.7 (67)

14.9 (93)

TFL

North Hobart Oval

Sat (D)

(REP.)

Glenelg FC

1.5 (11)

3.8 (25)

6.12 (48)

10.19 (79)

14

5000

SEPTEMBER - first match involving a Canberra representative team (curtain-raiser for St Kilda v North Adelaide)

23-9-1922

Paddington FC

-

-

-

14.17 (101)

PFC

Agricultural Ground

Sat (D)

(EX.)

Canberra XVIII

-

-

-

6.5 (41)

60

(Sydney Showground)

(C/R)

SEPTEMBER - Richmond FC tour of Tasmania

30-9-1922

TFL

2.3 (15)

4.4 (28)

6.10 (46)

9.12 (66)

RFC

North Hobart Oval

Sat (D)

(REP.)

Richmond FC

2.2 (14)

6.5 (41)

9.7 (61)

10.9 (69)

3

3000

OCTOBER - West Adelaide FC end-of-season visit to Western Australia

15-10-1922

Goldfields FA

1.1 (7)

4.3 (27)

6.8 (44)

6.9 (45)

WAFC

Boulder Reserve,

Sun (D)

(EX.)

West Adelaide FC

5.2 (32)

8.6 (54)

8.10 (58)

11.15 (81)

36

Kalgoorlie

unknown

OCTOBER - second known match between Aboriginal footballers and a top-flight League or Association club

1922 / 23

Lake Tyers XVIII*

-

-

-

tbd

FFC

Bairnsdale Oval

unknown

(EX.)

Fitzroy FC

-

-

-

tbd

tbd

 

*Lake Tyers XVIII vs Fitzroy FC - a match played for charity while Fitzroy were premiers (this means the match had to be played post-season in 1922 or sometime during the 1923 season but the exact date and scores remain unknown).

For more information on this and other matches involving Aboriginal teams and VFL clubs, refer to this article on the excellent website www.shootfarken.com.au
1923

Date
Type

Teams

1/4

1/2

3/4

Final

Winner
Margin

Venue

Day
Crowd

1923

JUNE - West Australian intra-state and tour of South Australia

4-6-1923

WAFL

2.2 (14)

3.5 (23)

7.11 (53)

9.12 (66)

WAFL

Subiaco Oval

Mon (D)

(REP.)

Goldfields FA

2.2 (14)

5.4 (34)

5.4 (34)

5.8 (38)

28

unknown

9-6-1923

South Australia

3.3 (21)

6.6 (42)

9.7 (61)

10.13 (73)

SA

Adelaide Oval

Sat (D)

(STATE)

Western Australia

1.3 (9)

1.3 (9)

1.5 (11)

3.5 (23)

50

31,500

JUNE - Tasmanian intra-state (inaugural triangular series including the NWFU)

16-6-1923

TFL

2.7 (19)

6.8 (44)

9.11 (65)

10.18 (78)

TFL

North Hobart Oval

Sat (D)

(REP.)

NTFA

2.2 (14)

3.8 (26)

7.11 (53)

8.13 (61)

17

12,000

JUNE - NSWFL / SAFL / VFL representative weekend

30-6-1923

South Australia

4.2 (26)

6.11 (47)

9.13 (67)

13.14 (92)

SA

Adelaide Oval

Sat (D)

(STATE)

Victoria

1.2 (8)

2.5 (17)

3.7 (25)

6.9 (45)

47

35,200

30-6-1923

Victoria (2nd XVIII)

4.2 (26)

7.7 (49)

10.13 (73)

14.18 (102)<