Affiliated States Championship

The Affiliated States Championship is an annual rugby league competition run by the Australian Rugby League involving the four affiliated states (Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia) plus the Australian Federal Police and Australian Defence Force.

Affiliated States Championship
SportRugby league
Instituted1994
Number of teams4 (current)
Country Australia
ChampionsVictoria (2019)
Most titlesWestern Australia (16 titles)

Following the Championship, a Combined Affiliated States (CAS) representative side is selected from the teams to tour the Pacific islands.

History

The initial Championship had Australian Capital Territory and Newcastle in it because they were the two strongest competitions outside of the Queensland Rugby League and New South Wales Rugby League.

The Championship resumed in 2003 with just the four Affiliated states. The PRLA Australian team joined the competition in 2005.

The Affiliated Championships have over the past few years (2010–2014) been held at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, however in 2015 they were held in Darwin Northern Territory.

2016 saw the championships return to Adelaide, and were played at Thebarton Oval in Torrensville, with Western Australia winning their seventh consecutive title.

Representative/State/Territory Teams Current Or Formerly Competing

South Australia and Tasmania field a joint team as the least developed rugby league states.

CAS Championship Teams
State/Territory Colours Titles Years Of Titles Won Status
Australian Capital Territory Aust. Cap. Territory
1 1997 Formerly
New South Wales Newcastle (Firsts)
1 1995 Formerly
Northern Territory Northern Territory
1 2004 Currently
South Australia South Australia
0 None Currently
Tasmania Tasmania
0 None Currently
Victoria (state) Victoria
2 2009, 2019 Currently
Western Australia Western Australia
16 1994, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018		 Currently

Combined Affiliated States

On 20 October 2017, a Combined Affiliated States team played the English national team as a warm-up for the 2017 World Cup.[1] England won 74–12 at Perth Oval.[2]

Combined Affiliated States
Starting line-up Interchange Coaching staff
  • 8 Benjamin Bolth – Rockingham Coastal Sharks (WA)
  • 9 Andrew Jeffrey – Rockingham Coastal Sharks (WA)
  • 10 Paul Jennings – Katherine Cowboys (NT)
  • 11 Brandon Taua'a – Casey Warriors (Vic)
  • 12 Bradley Gibson – Fremantle Roosers (WA)
  • 13 Jarrod Thompson – Fremantle Roosers (WA)
  • 14 Terry Constantinou – Sunbury Tigers (Vic)
  • 15 Scott Jones – South Perth Lions (WA)
  • 16 Gillespie Fai – Joondalup Giants (WA)
  • 17 Tere Kaue – Western Districts Warriors (SA)
  • 18 Jerome Edwards – Palmerston Raiders (NT)
  • 19 Tiaan Wilkins – Sunbury Tigers (Vic)
  • 20 Jake Busby – Central Districts Roosters (SA)

Head coach

  • Merg Mikaelian


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)


Men's Open Winners
Year Colours Champions
1994
Western Australia
1995
Newcastle (Firsts)
1996
Western Australia
1997
Australian Capital Territory
2003
Western Australia
2004
Northern Territory
2005
Western Australia
2006
Western Australia
2007
Western Australia
2008
Western Australia
2009
Victoria
2010
Western Australia
2011
Western Australia
2012
Western Australia
2013
Western Australia
2014
Western Australia
2015
Western Australia
2016
Western Australia[3]
2017
Western Australia
2018
Western Australia
2019
Victoria
2020
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Western Australia
2023

Women's Winners
Year Colours Champions
2015
Western Australia[4]
2016
Western Australia[5]
2017
Western Australia
2018
Victoria
2019
Victoria
2020
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Western Australia[6]
2022
2023

Under 18's Winners
Year Colours Champions
2009
Victoria
2010
Victoria
2011
Victoria
2012
Victoria
2013
Victoria[7]
2014
Victoria
2015
Victoria
2016
Victoria[8]
2017
Victoria
2018
Victoria
2019
Victoria
2020
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Victoria
2023

Results

Under-18's

Day 1: Northern Territory U18 34 def Presidents XIII 8, Victoria U18 68 def Western Australia U18 0

Day 2: Presidents XIII 8 lost to Western Australia U18 26, Northern Territory U18 10 lost to Victoria U18 44

Day 3: Presidents XIII 6 lost to Victoria U18 44, Northern Territory U18 10 lost to Western Australia U18 20

Men's Open

Day 1: Western Australia 46 def South Australia 6, Northern Territory 12 lost to Victoria 26

Day 2: Victoria 40 def South Australia 10, Northern Territory 4 lost to Western Australia 40

Day 3: Northern Territory 32 def South Australia 0, Western Australia 14 lost to Victoria 16

See also

References
  1. "England fully fit for Affiliated States clash". NRL.com. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  2. "England prepare for World Cup with romp". NRL.com. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. "Australian Affiliate States Championship results". 12 June 2016.
  4. "RESULTS – 2015 Affiliated States Championships".
  5. "Australian Affiliate States Championship results". 12 June 2016.
  6. "Debutantes WA claim national women's title in golden-point thriller". 23 May 2021.
  7. http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-2121-0-0-0&sID=195322&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=25276805
  8. "Australian Affiliate States Championship results". 12 June 2016.


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