RALPH ROBERTSON MEMORIAL LECTURE 2007

Interstate Rivalry: True Blues v Big v 1881-1993 and beyond

Presented by Dr Rodney Gillett Tuesday 21st August 2016 6.00 pm SCG Cricket Theatre RALPH ROBERTSON

Played St Kilda 1899-1900 14 games 1 goal East 1903-1906 North Shore 1909-1914 Represented NSW 18 times – Captain 12 matches Captain NSW at ANFC Carnivals – 1908, 1911 & 1914 FIRST INTERCOLONIAL MATCHES

First inter-colonial match between NSW & Victoria was played in 1881at the MCG 1858 – first intercolonial cricket match 1882 – first intercolonial rugby match between NSW & Queensland 1908 – first interstate Match between NSW & Queensland

RESULTS 1881 – 1886

Year Date Venue N.S.W. Victoria

1881 July 1 Melbourne 0.1 9.24

1881 August 6 Sydney 1.8 9.16

1886 May 22 Melbourne 3.3 8.19 RESULTS 1905 - 1923

Year Date Venue N.S.W. Victoria 1905 August 12 Melbourne 10.10-70 12.18-90 1911 August 3 Adelaide 11.6-72 13.18-96 1914 August 11 Sydney 4.7-31 24.20-164 1920 Sept 25 Sydney 6.10-46 13.24-102 1921 August 6 Melbourne 4.7-31 7.17-59 1921 Sept 24 Sydney 11.9-75 17.19-121 1922 July 8 Sydney 9.15-60 17.12-114 1922 August 12 Melbourne 6.6-42 7.17-59 1923 June 30 Melbourne 13.8-86 14.18-102 1923 August 23 Sydney 15.11-101 11.19-85 RESULTS 1924 – 1929

Year Date Venue N.S.W. Opponent 1924 August 9 Sydney 13.13-91 15.14-104 1924 August 12 Hobart 4.6-30 14.26-110 1924 August 16 Melbourne 13.13-91 15.12-102 1925 July 4 Melbourne 12.17-89 19.16-130 1925 August 15 Sydney 13.10-88 13.9-87 1926 June 12 Sydney 7.12-54 12.15-87 1926 July 24 Melbourne 7.6-48 17.26-128 1927 August 19 Melbourne 9.12-66 24.10-154 1928 June 16 Melbourne 14.11-95 26.13-169 1929 June 8 Sydney 15.10-100 17.16-118 RESULTS 1930 - 1993

Year Date Venue N.S.W. Victoria 1930 August 5 Adelaide 9.11-65 27.20-182 1930 August Adelaide 9.6-60 17.16-118 1932 June 11 Sydney 9.12-66 13.13-91 1933 August 2 Sydney 14.18-102 23.17-155 1938 August Launceston 10.7-67 16.15-111 1941 May 24 Sydney 5.12-42 15.15-105 1948 June 26 Sydney 9.10-64 15.24-114 1949 July 16 Sydney 9.4-58 18.18-126 1990 May 22 (n) Sydney 13.8-86 10.16-76 1993 June 1 (n) Melbourne 8.17-65 19.16-130 1881 MATCH REPORTS WILLIAM GOER

Played for Carlton 1877- 1882 Captain 1882 Represented Victoria against NSW in 1881 Captain Sydney Club 1883- 1886 Captain NSW 1884-1886 Best Player against Victoria - 1886

1923 STATE TEAM MATCH REPORTS 1923 and 1925 1930 STATE TEAM STAN MILTON

Played 1919-1938 for Paddington & Eastern Suburbs Kicked more than 1200 goals Leading goalkicker 1922, 1924-25, 1927 & 1933 Represented NSW 26 times kicking 151 goals 1949 FOOTBALL RECORD COVER 1949 TEAM LISTS 1949 STATE TEAM FRANK DIXON

Played South Sydney 1930- 1940 125 games Captain-Coach 1934-1939 Premierships 1934 & 1935 Runners-up 1936 & 1937 Represented NSW 9 times Captain 1935-1937 Coach 1947-1952 including two ANFC Carnivals- 1947 & 1950

JACK DEAN

Played for East Sydney 1944-1958 & 1961 Coached Ardelthan 1959- 1960 Sydney Naval 1962-1966 Represented NSW 25 times Best player 1958 Carnival President Easts 1970-1982 State Selector for 12 years SELECTION LETTER ACTION SHOT 1949 1949 MATCH REPORT 1949 TEAM REUNION STATE OF ORIGIN

NSW were placed into Division One for the 1988 Bicentennial Carnival in Adelaide Defeated by South Australia in first round but beat WA for the first time ever in play-off for 3rd Terry Daniher and David Murphy selected in All-Australian team 1988 TEAM LIST 1988 STATE OF ORIGIN 1990 AFL RECORD COVER 1990 TEAM LISTS 1990 STATE OF ORIGIN

Played North Melbourne 1988-1999 200 games 511 goals Coleman Medallist 1990 Member Kangaroos premiership team 1990 Represented NSW 6 times Assistant Coach 2002 - BRETT ALLISON

Played North Melbourne 1987-1999 219 games 276 goals Sydney Swans 2000 9 games 9 goals Member North Melbourne/Kangaroos premiership teams 1996 & 1999 Represented NSW in 1990

2008 STATE OF ORIGIN POSSIBLE TEAM

BACKS

HALF BACKS Chris Hyde Lewis Roberts- Thompson CENTRES Richie Vandenberg

HALF FORWADS Mark McVeigh

FORWARDS Brett Staker

RUCKS Hamish McIntosh Daniel Cross

INTERCHANGE Jarrad McVeigh Ryan Houlihan

Tom Hawkins

EMERGENCIES Ben Fixter Dylan Addison

Ben McGlynn Henry Playfair Ray Hall

COACH John Longmire

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Craig Davis Ian Granland Kevin Taylor Sophie Pigott Brett Pettersen Neil Cordy AFL NSW/ACT