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List of Western Australian State of Origin footballers
This is a list of players who represented the Western Australian football team in State of Origin, held between 1977 and 1998. State of Origin was introduced in 1977 to allow Western-Australia-born players in the Victorian Football League (VFL) to play for their home state. Previously, only players playing in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) or the Goldfields National Football League (GNFL) had qualified to represent Western Australia.
List of players Edit
| # | Name | Club(s) | First | Last | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Alexander | Fitzroy (VFL) East Fremantle | 1977 | 1982 | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | Neil Balme | Richmond (VFL) | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Barry Cable | North Melbourne (VFL) | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Basil Campbell | South Fremantle | 1977 | 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Stephen Curtis | East Perth | 1977 | 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Peter Featherby | Subiaco Geelong (VFL) | 1977 | 1980 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Ross Glendinning | East Perth North Melbourne (VFL) West Coast (VFL) | 1977 | 1988 | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | Ken Hunter | Claremont Carlton (VFL) | 1977 | 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Stan Magro | Collingwood (VFL) East Perth | 1977 | 1983 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Joe McKay | South Fremantle | 1977 | 1981 | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | Ian Miller | Fitzroy (VFL) East Perth | 1977 | 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Bruce Monteath | Richmond (VFL) | 1977 | 1982 | 8 | 13 |
| 13 | Tony Morley | South Fremantle | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Graham Moss | Claremont | 1977 | 1982 | 15 | 20 |
| 15 | Alan Reid | East Fremantle | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Max Richardson | Collingwood (VFL) | 1977 | 1978 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Jim Sewell | East Fremantle Footscray (VFL) | 1977 | 1983 | 7 | 9 |
| 18 | Garry Sidebottom | Swan Districts St Kilda (VFL) Fitzroy (VFL) | 1977 | 1985 | 10 | 19 |
| 19 | Bill Valli | West Perth | 1977 | 1978 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Kevin Worthington | Collingwood (VFL) | 1977 | 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | George Young | St Kilda (VFL) | 1977 | 1978 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Bob Beecroft | Fitzroy (VFL) | 1978 | 1979 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | Barry Day | West Perth | 1978 | 1978 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Alan Johnson | Perth Melbourne (VFL) | 1978 | 1988 | 6 | 2 |
| 25 | Graham Melrose | East Fremantle Geelong (VFL) | 1978 | 1979 | 4 | 5 |
| 25 | Robbie Melville | Claremont | 1978 | 1979 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Brian Peake | East Fremantle Geelong (VFL) | 1978 | 1987 | 16 | 14 |
| 27 | Robert Wiley | Perth Richmond (VFL) | 1978 | 1982 | 3 | 4 |
Captains Edit
A total of 15 different players captained Western Australia at State of Origin level:
| # | Name | Club(s) | First | Last | P | W | L | D | W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Moss | Claremont | 1977 | 1982 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% |
| 2 | Brian Peake | East Fremantle | 1979 | 1987 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.56% |
| 3 | Noel Carter | South Fremantle | 1981 | 1981 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | Stephen Michael | South Fremantle | 1982 | 1983 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
| 5 | Steve Malaxos | Claremont West Coast | 1984 | 1990 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
| 6 | Don Langsford | Swan Districts | 1985 | 1985 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | Ross Glendinning | North Melbourne West Coast | 1985 | 1988 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 8 | Maurice Rioli | Richmond | 1987 | 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 9 | Mark Watson | Perth | 1988 | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 10 | Gary Buckenara | Hawthorn | 1988 | 1989 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 11 | Chris Mainwaring | West Coast | 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 12 | John Worsfold | West Coast | 1992 | 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 13 | Ben Allan | Fremantle | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 14 | Guy McKenna | West Coast | 1996 | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 15 | Chris Waterman | West Coast | 1998 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Coaches Edit
A total of 15 different people coached Western Australia at State of Origin level:
| # | Name | First | Last | P | W | L | D | W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Farmer | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 2 | Ken Armstrong | 1978 | 1978 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
| 3 | Barry Cable | 1979 | 1979 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
| 4 | Brad Smith | 1980 | 1980 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% |
| 5 | Mal Brown | 1981 | 1988 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% |
| 6 | John Todd | 1983 | 1988 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.00% |
| 7 | Ron Alexander | 1986 | 1990 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% |
| 8 | Gerard Neesham | 1988 | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 9 | Mick Malthouse | 1991 | 1993 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% |
| 10 | Gary Buckenara | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 11 | Ross Glendinning | 1996 | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 12 | Robert Wiley | 1998 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |