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As Australian Football is essentially an Australian
Game it has lacked from the inability to play international teams. To try and
replace this top eschalot of Football there have been the Australian Football
carnivals. The first in Melbourne in 1908
involved the six states and New Zealand. which won two games. Victoria dominated
the initial carnivals winning in 1908, 1914, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1933, 1937, 1947,
1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1980. South Australia won in
1911 and 1988. Western Australia won in 1921, 1961 and 1979.
Initially all states played but after 1961 it
became a two divisional system. The last carnival was the 1988 Bicentennial
Carnival in Adelaide and since the State of Origin Concept has become more
popular. Since 1995 it has consisted of Victoria, South Australia, Western
Australia and The Allies made up of players from the other states and
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