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Graham Moss Medal
The Graham Moss Medal was awarded to the best player on the ground for Western Australia in State Of Origin matches. It was only awarded from 1995 to 1998 and is named after Graham Moss. Winners *1995 – Tony Evans *1996 – Derek Kickett Derek Thomas Kickett (born 6 October 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer. Kickett played with seven different VFL/AFL, WAFL and SANFL clubs during his career. Early career Derek is related to a number of other past and present high ... *1997 – Scott Cummings *1998 – Peter Bell References {{Interstate matches in Australian rules football Australian rules football in Western Australia Australian Football League awards Australian rules football State of Origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of . It is the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. the state has 2.76 million inhabitants percent of the national total. The vast majority (92 percent) live in the south-west corner; 79 percent of the population lives in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated. The first Europeans to visit Western Australia belonged to the Dutch Dirk Hartog expedition, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The first permanent European colony of Western Australia occurred following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate Matches In Australian Rules Football
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 so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Moss
Graham Frank Moss (born 14 May 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and for the Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). A Legend in the West Australian Football Hall of Fame, Moss is recognized as one of the finest ruckmen of his era, winning the Brownlow Medal and then returning to Western Australia, eventually captain-coaching Claremont to the 1981 premiership. After finishing his on-field career, Moss became a respected football administrator, most notably serving as the inaugural chief executive officer of the West Coast Eagles. Football Career Moss debuted for Claremont Football Club in the WAFL in 1969. In 1970, he made his debut for the Western Australian state team. Essendon attempted to lure him to Melbourne several times, and finally succeeded before the 1973 season. In his first game, the opening round at Windy Hill against Richmond, Moss m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Evans (Australian Footballer Born 1969)
Tony Evans (born 14 June 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL during the 1990s. He was named on the forwardline on West Coast's 'Team of the Decade'. While statistically he had an unremarkable career, he is remembered for his brilliant performances in the club's first two premierships in 1992 and 1994, where he collected 20 disposals and three goals, and 17 disposals and three goals respectively. Statistics : , - , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 1991 , style="text-align:center;", , 40 , , 2 , , 1 , , 5 , , 15 , , 6 , , 21 , , 5 , , 1 , , 0.5 , , 2.5 , , 7.5 , , 3.0 , , 10.5 , , 2.5 , , 0.5 , , 0 , - , style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;", 1992† , style="text-align:center;", , 18 , , 16 , , 18 , , 8 , , 156 , , 105 , , 261 , , 43 , , 41 , , 1.1 , , 0.5 , , 9.8 , , 6.6 , , 16.3 , , 2.7 , , 2.6 , , 5 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Kickett
Derek Thomas Kickett (born 6 October 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer. Kickett played with seven different VFL/AFL, WAFL and SANFL clubs during his career. Early career Derek is related to a number of other past and present high-profile AFL footballers from the Kickett family, including Dale Kickett and Lance "Buddy" Franklin, who are both his nephews. His other nephews are Byron Pickett and Jarrod Garlett. A well-known cousin of Derek Kickett's is Nicky Winmar. Kickett played in the junior ranks at Central District in the South Australian National Football League, including their U-19s Premiership in 1981. Beginning his senior career in the West Australian Football League with , he was the leading goalkicker at West Perth in 1984. After falling out with the Falcons early in the 1986 season, Kickett, along with veteran Peter Spencer, applied for a clearance to Claremont, which at first was denied but accepted a week later. Whilst Spencer played only two seni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Cummings (footballer)
Scott Cummings (born 18 January 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for , , the West Coast Eagles, and in the Australian Football League. Cummings played primarily as a full forward and won the Coleman Medal in 1999 AFL season, 1999 for being the leading goalscorer for the season. Although he was well renowned for his goal kicking abilities, Cummings occasionally played centre half back while playing in the reserve team at Essendon. AFL career Cummings was selected at pick #20 in the 1992 AFL Draft from Swan Districts Football Club, Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League as a strong full forward. Essendon originally received this pick after trading Richard Ambrose, Ed Considine and Michael Werner (footballer), Michael Werner for it. Essendon career (1994–1996) Cummings made his VFL/AFL, AFL debut in 1994 AFL season, 1994 against Sydney Swans, Sydney, kicking eight goals and earning himself an AFL Rising Star nomination. Cummings went on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter F
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Australian Rules Football In Western Australia
Australian rules football in Western Australia (WA) is the most popular sport in the state and Western Australia has the second highest number of Australian rules football participants of any state. Western Australia was the last Australian colony to adopt Australian rules in 1881, however it managed to overtake Rugby union in Western Australia as the most popular code in 1885, and following the Federation of Australia, courtesy of pioneering junior and schools programs, grew faster than any other state. For much of the 20th Century the West Australian Football League was the third strongest state competition in the country. In 1967 the WAFL set a record season attendance of 960,169 and the 1981 WAFL Grand Final was attended by 55,517. While it is now a feeder competition for the more popular Australian Football League, the semi-professional WAFL still attracts around 200,000 fans through the gates each year. The sport in Western Australia is governed by the West Australian Footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Football League Awards
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