Affiliated States Championship

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Affiliated States Championship
Sport Rugby league
Instituted1994
Number of teams4 (current)
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Champions Victoria (2019)
Most titles Western Australia (16 titles)

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.

Contents

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/TerritoryColoursTitlesYears Of Titles WonStatus
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Aust. Cap. Territory
Parramatta colours.svg
11997Formerly
Flag of New South Wales.svg Newcastle (Firsts)
Canadacolours.png
11995Formerly
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Northern Territory
Wests Tigers colours.svg
12004Currently
Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia
South Queensland colours.svg
0NoneCurrently
Flag of Tasmania.svg Tasmania
South Sydney colours.svg
0NoneCurrently
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria
Brothers Colours.svg
22009, 2019Currently
Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
161994, 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-upInterchangeCoaching 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 Roosters (WA)

Head coach

  • Merg Mikaelian



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


Men's Open Winners

YearColoursChampions
1994
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
1995
Canadacolours.png
Newcastle (Firsts)
1996
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
1997
Parramatta colours.svg
Australian Capital Territory
2003
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2004
Wests Tigers colours.svg
Northern Territory
2005
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2006
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2007
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2008
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2009
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria
2010
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2011
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2012
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2013
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2014
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2015
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2016
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia [3]
2017
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2018
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2019
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria
2020
Australian colours.svg
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Australian colours.svg
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2023

Women's Winners

YearColoursChampions
2015
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia [4]
2016
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia [5]
2017
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia
2018
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria
2019
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria
2020
Australian colours.svg
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Western Australia [6]
2022
2023

Under 18's Winners

YearColoursChampions
2009
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria
2010
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria
2011
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria
2012
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria
2013
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria [7]
2014
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria
2015
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria
2016
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria [8]
2017
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria
2018
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria
2019
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria
2020
Australian colours.svg
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Australian colours.svg
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Brothers Colours.svg
Victoria
2023

Results

2019

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

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