The City v Country West End Challenge was a one-off all-star game between two representative sides organised by the South Australian National Football League in the absence of a State of Origin game in 1990.
The match was played on 21 May 1990 at Football Park in West Lakes, South Australia, Australia, between The Advertiser Country All-Stars and The News City All-Stars. The Country All-Stars won the match by 41 points.
Uniforms
Teams
The Advertiser Country All-Stars
Coach: John Cahill
No. Name SANFL club Recruited from 2 West Torrens Dudley United/Keith 3 (c) Port Adelaide Port Lincoln 4 Glenelg South Gambier 5 Port Adelaide Rosewater 6 South Adelaide Booborowie Hallett 7 Port Adelaide Rudall 8 Glenelg Penola 9 Sturt Yankalilla 10 West Adelaide Quorn 11 Port Adelaide Sacred Heart 12 Central District Yallourn, Victoria 13 South Adelaide Deniliquin 14 West Adelaide South Gambier 15 Port Adelaide Wudinna 16 West Torrens South Cairns 17 Woodville Shepparton United 18 South Adelaide Dudley United 19 Glenelg Mount Burr 20 (vc) North Adelaide Orroroo 21 Central District South Alice Springs 22 Sturt Mildura 23 West Adelaide Loxton 24 West Torrens Hopetoun 26 Woodville Kadina
The News City All-Stars
Coach: Graham Cornes
No. Name SANFL club Originally from 1 Woodville North Hobart 2 (vc) Norwood Gaza 3 North Adelaide Modbury 4 Port Adelaide Rosewater 5 Glenelg Glenelg Juniors 6 Glenelg St Peters East Bentleigh (Vic) 7 West Torrens Henley High School 8 North Adelaide Gaza 9 Norwood Marryatville High School 10 Norwood St Ignatius' College 11 Norwood Pembroke School 12 Port Adelaide Salisbury West 13 Glenelg Marion 14 South Adelaide Christies Beach 16 Central District Elizabeth 17 West Torrens West Torrens Juniors 18 Woodville Southern Districts (NT) 19 Port Adelaide West Adelaide 20 Port Adelaide Ethelton 21 North Adelaide Modbury 22 (c) West Torrens Modbury 23 Sturt Brighton High School 24 South Adelaide Sturt 25 Glenelg Seacombe High School 27 Port Adelaide Port Adelaide Juniors
Best on ground award The Fos Williams Medal for best on ground was awarded to Andrew Jarman.
Aftermath and legacy
Start of AFL Era This match is notable as it was the final representative game involving the SANFL prior to the introduction of the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League the following season. 30 players from this game were included on AFL lists in 1991, along with the coach of the City All-Stars, Graham Cornes being appointed the inaugural coach of . Overall, 1,869 AFL games would be amassed following this event from players who played in this game.
Adelaide Football Club Inaugural Squad 1991 Name 1991 Club Later Club Post-1990 AFL Games Bruce Abernethy Crows 11 David Brown Crows Power 91 Trevor Clisby Crows 0 Grantley Fielke Crows 24 Scott Hodges Crows Power 38 Andrew Jarman Crows 110 Scott Lee Crows 86 Bruce Lindsay Crows 6 Matthew Liptak Crows 116 Peter McIntyre Crows 14 Romano Negri Crows 6 Andrew Payze Crows 14 Alan Schwartz Crows 0 Stephen Schwerdt Crows 25 Nigel Smart Crows 278 Darren Smith Crows 9 Robbie Thompson Crows 5 Simon Tregenza Crows 106 Tom Warhurst Jr. Crows 2
Other AFL Clubs
Name 1991 Club Later club Post-1990 AFL Games Richard Champion Brisbane Bears 183 Troy Clarke Brisbane Bears 68 John Fidge Bombers 0 David Hynes Eagles Dockers 86 Allen Jakovich Demons Footscray Bulldogs 54 Darren Jarman Hawks Crows 230 Gilbert McAdam Saints Brisbane Bears 111 Matthew Robran Hawks Crows 137 Laurence Schache Brisbane Bears 29 Justin Staritski Kangaroos Magpies 26 Greg Whittlesea Hawks 4
Hall of Fame Inductees Twelve players, and both coaches, from this game have been inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame. In 2007, Darren Jarman was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, whilst both coaches also have this honour.
Name South Australian Football Hall of Fame Australian Football Hall of Fame Bruce Abernethy 2007 John Cahill (Country Coach) 2002 2002 Graham Cornes (City Coach) 2002 2012 Grantley Fielke 2002 Scott Hodges 2007 Andrew Jarman 2007 Darren Jarman 2006 2007 Bruce Lindsay 2004 John Paynter 2015 Greg Phillips 2002 Michael Redden 2002 Nigel Smart 2008 Darren Smith 2018 Stephen Williams 2016
See also 1990 SANFL season
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