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And the stats from the other game, which was played as the curtain raiser:
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Goalkickers and best players are all I have:-The only State of Origin game we don't have detailed stats for now is the NSW versus Queensland match from May 12, 1992.
WA vs SA (non-S.O.O)
Subiaco Oval - 1985
Does anyone know if the Queensland team ever played an interstate match at Carrara?
Interesting. What a shame that the legendary Jason Dunstall didn't play in that historic win over Victoria in 1991.In terms of State of Origin specifically, the Queensland team never played at Carrara. They played Victoria at the Gabba in 1991. They also played at the SCG versus NSW in 1992, and at Leederville Oval versus ACT in 1979. Against Tasmania they played at Perth Oval (1979), Norwood (1988) and at Bellerive (1993) as a combined QLD/NT team.
Interesting. I presume no AFL players took part?Have not found any instances of Victoria or South Australia playing Queensland at Carrara. However, I have discovered a non State of Origin game between Queensland and Western Australia at Carrara. It was played on June 11, 2005, with WA winning 18.21 (129) to 11.5 (71).
That is a very fine team. It really looks pretty much like a State of Origin team (even though it was only a SANFL team), and probably an SA SoO lineup from that year would not have looked too much different. I'd say Helyar, and perhaps Cousins and Warhurst would have been the only ones who never played at the higher (representative) level. Obviously things started to change dramatically from the end of that year onwards, with the likes of Platten, Kernahan, Motley and co. heading interstate.A fair SA team, that one.
The only AFL names I recognise are Scott Harding and Cheynee Stiller but they were both in the QAFL at the time. I think it was more of a QAFL v WAFL game as opposed to a Queensland v Western Australia game.Without checking, I can give you the Queensland line up so you can look into it if you like (in alphabetical order).
Kent Abey, Bill Cleary, Luke Crane, Matt Dillon, Mark Dowley, Korey Fulton, Jacob Gough, Scott Harding, Mark Harris, David James, David Lillico, Lee McMahon, Shaun Mugavin, Darren O'Brien, Matt Pardew, David Round, Brent Rynehart, Cheynee Stiller, Clint Watts, Daniel Wehner, Luke Weller, Justin Wilson
David Round (the son of Barry) had a brief but unsuccessful AFL tilt. I don't think any of the others (apart from the two you mentioned) made it onto AFL lists, so clearly this was just a QAFL v WAFL game. Luke Crane, who I think was a Tasmanian, won a Magarey Medal in the SANFL a few years back.The only AFL names I recognise are Scott Harding and Cheynee Stiller but they were both in the QAFL at the time. I think it was more of a QAFL v WAFL game as opposed to a Queensland v Western Australia game.
I remember this game. Brian Beinke had generally played as a defender for the Port Adelaide Magpies, after playing in a flag in 96 I think he spent a year on North Melbourne's rookie list (no mention of this on Wikipedia though..) and then came back to Port. Spent the first half of the year back in defence, and started the State game as a defender, then after half time got thrown forward and managed to snag a few goals. He played the rest of the year up forward for Port, kicked a heap of goals and subsequently got picked up by the Crows. Was always a bit disappointed he didn't get selected in the Power's inaugural squad, especially when they picked no names like Scott Matthews, Jake Lynch and Jon Yerbury instead. Byron Pickett missed out too! But I digress...And the stats from the other game, which was played as the curtain raiser:
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Beinke was drafted by 3 clubs according to the AFL Record Season Guide 2014:-I remember this game. Brian Beinke had generally played as a defender for the Port Adelaide Magpies, after playing in a flag in 96 I think he spent a year on North Melbourne's rookie list (no mention of this on Wikipedia though..) and then came back to Port.
Beinke was drafted by 3 clubs according to the AFL Record Season Guide 2014:-
Adelaide - 1998 National Draft
Geelong - 1992 National Draft
North Melbourne - 1997 Rookie Draft
Strangely, the 1997 season guide (AFL '97) doesn't have him on North's player list, this presumably is a mistake. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers says "recruited from Port Magpies after a stint with the Kangaroo reserves".