20-3906: The Graham Moss Medal was an Australian rules football award, presented to the best player on the ground for Western Australia in AFL representative State of Origin matches. It was awarded in each of the four State of Origin matches played by Western Australia from 1995 to 1998. The medal was named after champion Claremont and Essendon ruckman Graham Moss . Winners [ edit ] 1995 – Tony Evans 1996 – Derek Kickett 1997 – Scott Cummings 1998 – Peter Bell See also [ edit ] Simpson Medal References [ edit ] ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2010). AFL Record Season Guide 2010 . p. 529. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9 . v t e Interstate matches in Australian rules football Section A Championships 1908 Melbourne Carnival 1911 Adelaide Carnival 1914 Sydney Carnival 1921 Perth Carnival 1924 Hobart Carnival 1927 Melbourne Carnival 1930 Adelaide Carnival 1933 Sydney Carnival 1937 Perth Carnival 1947 Hobart Carnival 1950 Brisbane Carnival 1953 Adelaide Carnival 1956 Perth Carnival 1958 Melbourne Carnival 1961 Brisbane Carnival 1966 Hobart Carnival 1969 Adelaide Carnival 1972 Perth Carnival 1975 Knockout Carnival 1979 Perth Carnival 1980 Adelaide Carnival 1983 Championships 1984 Championships 1985 Championships 1986 Championships 1987 Championships 1988 Adelaide Carnival 1993 Championships Section B Championships 1908 Melbourne Carnival 1947 Hobart Carnival 1950 Brisbane Carnival 1951 Canberra Minor States Carnival 1954 North Hobart Minor States Carnival 1958 Melbourne Carnival 1960 Sydney Minor States Carnival 1965 Division 2 Championships 1968 Canberra Minor States Carnival 1971 Brisbane Minor States Carnival 1974 Sydney Minor States Carnival 1979 Perth Carnival 1988 Adelaide Carnival 1993 Championships Other Events Other State of Origin matches 2008 AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match 2020 State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match Women's AFL Women's National Championship 2017 State of Origin Underage AFL National Championships AFL Women's Under 18 Championships Awards National: Tassie Medal Allies: Alex Jesaulenko Medal Queensland: Zane Taylor Medal South Australia: Fos Williams Medal Tasmania: Lefroy Medal Victoria: E. J. Whitten Medal Frank Johnson Medal Allen Aylett Medal Western Australia: Simpson Medal Graham Moss Medal U/18: Larke Medal (Division 1) Hunter Harrison Medal (Division 2) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Graham_Moss_Medal&oldid=1251616406 " Categories : Australian rules football in Western Australia Australian Football League awards Australian rules football State of Origin Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from January 2018 Use Australian English from January 2018 All Misplaced Pages articles written in Australian English Western Australia Australian rules football team The Western Australia Australian rules football team
40-653: A 4-point win over the VFL, the first time the Victorians had lost at a carnival since 1921. The VFL however claimed the Championship on percentage after easily accounting for South Australia by 76 points. Tasmania topped the Section B ladder to gain promotion to the top flight in the 1950 Brisbane Carnival . The 1947 carnival began with the opening ceremony which 14,082 people attended in what The Mercury described as
60-576: A high hit, at Subiaco Oval. The incident caused an enormous amount of angst in Western Australia. The entire Western Australian team that won the 1961 Interstate Carnival was inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Champions , because they won a breakthrough carnival, which had been dominated by Victoria. Western Australia has an intense rivalry with South Australia . The best player for Western Australia
80-501: A holiday with few people out on the Hobart streets after the luncheon hour. The opening ceremony featured each captain carrying the state pennant around North Hobart with the governor of Tasmania, Hugh Binney , formally announcing the carnival beginning. The opening match of the 1947 carnival was between New South Wales and Canberra with New South Wales cruising to an 80 point victory over the team from Canberra after scoring eight goals in
100-522: A long and intense rivalry with Victoria . The 1986 game between Western Australia and Victoria is "regarded by many people as one of the greatest games – not just in State of Origin – but in the 150 years of Australian Football". The team has been known as the " Black Swans " after the Black swan which is the state symbol emblazoned on their guernsey; however, they are more popularly known by their rivals as
120-677: Is awarded the Simpson Medal . The medal has been awarded since 1946. Between 1995 and 1998 the Graham Moss Medal was awarded to the best player from a Western Australian team. 1947 Hobart Carnival The 1947 Hobart Carnival was the tenth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian football interstate competition. It was held from the July 30 to August 9 and
140-561: Is the state representative side of Western Australia in the sport of Australian rules football . Western Australia has a proud history in interstate football, having a successful historical record and winning three Australian Championships and a State of Origin Carnival Championship, in the State of Origin era. While the senior team no longer plays, it continues to contest the underage men's (5 division 1 titles) and underage women's championships. Western Australia has
160-826: The West Australian Football League . Between 1977 and 1999, West Australian players in the Victorian Football League played State of Origin football for the Sandgropers . Western Australia has won three State of Origin Carnival championships. The 1980s were Western Australia's most successful period, winning the Australian Championship three times. Western Australia won the historic first State of Origin game against Victoria in 1977 by 94 points. This game
180-497: The " Sandgropers " after the West Australian insect , a nickname also more generally used for West Australians. Western Australia played several interstate matches annually from 1904 until when State of Origin ended in 1999. Western Australia has participated in every Australian National Football Carnival , and always in section 1 when there were divisions. Throughout the majority of the team's history, its players came from
200-460: The Wednesday, after South Australia defeated New South Wales by 71 points in the last inter-section game of the carnival, Western Australia and Victoria played in the second match of Section A. In what The Mercury described as worthy of the highest traditions of the game, the two teams battled throughout the match with Western Australia holding a five point lead after the bell. Fred Fanning has
220-480: The chance to win the game for Victoria but his shot went wide as WA won by four points. The Friday matches saw convincing wins from New South Wales and Tasmania who defeated Queensland and Canberra by 58 and 78 points respectively. This also meant Tasmania won the Division B title and would compete in Division A in the following carnival . Before the final match of the carnival between Victoria and South Australia
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#1732800861188240-431: The credit they deserve, despite some of the best players of all time coming from the state. Some games widely regarded as some of the best in the history of Australian football were played between Western Australia and Victoria in the 1980s. Some include the games in 1986 and 1984, which were high scoring, with multiple high goal-scorers. Leigh Matthews in a game against Western Australia knocked out Barry Cable with
260-531: The first quarter to the Canberrans two goals with the final score being 18.12 (130) to 7.8 (50). The second match of the double-header was much the same with the Tasmanian team giving systematic football to the home ground as Lance Collins scored nine goals in the team's 114 points thrashing over Queensland with an eight goal term in the second quarter sealing a comfortable victory. After a one day break,
280-473: The last goal of the match to seal the victory. The following day saw inaccurate kicking from Canberra with poor position play and lack of cohesion but stayed in the match with Queensland giving opportunities away. It would not be until the final quarter where Queensland, 15 points down at three quarter time would play their best football with four goals giving Queensland an 11 point lead but was then wiped away with two goals from H. Madigan gave Canberra hope but it
300-523: The match by 36 points with the final scores being 20.18 (138) to 15.12 (102). The following day, Victoria played their first game of the Hobart Carnival, with Lindsay White kicking 11 goals in the Victorian demolition of Queensland with the final margin being 214 points with Queensland not scoring a single goal in the second half. The following match saw Tasmania take on Western Australia with
320-422: The second round of Section B started on the 1 August with Tasmania taking on New South Wales. A crowd of 5,785 people attended the match which saw Tasmania defeat New South Wales by 10 points. This was after scores were level with the swing of the match in favor of New South Wales. But Tasmania found an extra gear with a goal to Terry Cashion from a dazzling run through the half-forward. Dave Challender later scored
340-498: The winner of the match staying in the A-division and be able to take on Victoria on Wednesday. For almost three quarters of the match, the Tasmanian's stayed close to Western Australia with them only being behind by 13 points at one stage of the final quarter. Western Australia though had the superior team which with the steadiness in attack lead them to a 44 point victory and staying in Division A. Two more matches were played on
360-511: Was a significant endorsement of the concept, as a Victorian team had defeated the West Australian team under the previous selection rules by 64 points in the same year. Although Western Australia has a very strong rivalry with South Australia, the rivalry with Victoria is the state's strongest. Western Australia's rivalry stems from dislike coming from a number of reasons, like a feeling in Western Australia that Victoria never gave them
380-542: Was not to be with Queensland getting a 10 point victory. The second match of the day saw the first match of Section A between South Australia and Western Australia. With an almost record crowd of 14,867, the South Australians dominated Western Australia across the centre with the only period of play being in the third quarter where the Western Australians attacked vigorously. South Australia won
400-501: Was the second time (first being 1924 ) to be held in Hobart with North Hobart Oval once again being the host stadium throughout the carnival. The carnival was expanded to seven teams from the three that played in the previous edition which meant for the first time since 1908 , the competition saw two sections. Section A being South Australia, VFL and Western Australia while Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland and Canberra took part in Section B. Western Australia caused an upset with
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