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==History== |
==History== |
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Throughout the majority of the team's history its players came from the [[South Australian National Football League]]. Between 1977-1999 South Australian players played [[State of Origin]] football for the Croweaters. Since 1999 the team reverted to a league representative team for the [[South Australian National Football League|SANFL]]. South Australian [[Australian Football League|AFL]] players were represented in the [[AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match]] against Victoria in 2008. |
Throughout the majority of the team's history its players came from the [[South Australian National Football League]]. Between 1977-1999 South Australian players playing in leagues around Australia (e.g the SANFL and the AFL) played [[State of Origin]] football for the Croweaters. Since 1999 the team reverted to a league representative team for the [[South Australian National Football League|SANFL]]. South Australian [[Australian Football League|AFL]] players were represented in the [[AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match]] against Victoria in 2008. |
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==Carnival History== |
==Carnival History== |
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Revision as of 06:08, 14 June 2012
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| Nickname | The Croweaters | |||||
| Governing body | South Australian National Football League | |||||
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 Victoria 7–0 South Australia  1879 | ||||||
The Croweaters is the representative side of South Australia in the sport of Australian rules football. The team is currently the representative team of the South Australian National Football League and South Australian under-age footballers.
History
Throughout the majority of the team's history its players came from the South Australian National Football League. Between 1977-1999 South Australian players playing in leagues around Australia (e.g the SANFL and the AFL) played State of Origin football for the Croweaters. Since 1999 the team reverted to a league representative team for the SANFL. South Australian AFL players were represented in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match against Victoria in 2008.
Carnival History
- 1908: 3rd
- 1911: 1st
- 1914: 2nd
- 1921: 3rd
- 1924: 3rd
- 1927: 3rd
- 1930: 2nd
- 1933: 2nd
- 1937: 3rd
- 1947: 3rd
- 1950: 2nd
- 1953: 2nd
- 1956: 4th
- 1958: 4th
- 1961: 3rd
- 1966: 3rd
- 1969: 2nd
- 1972: 3rd
- 1975: 2nd
- 1979: 3rd
- 1980: 2nd
- 1988: 1st, Section 1 [1]
National Under 18 Championships
- 5: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1995
Fos Williams Medal
Since 1981, the best player for the South Australian state team has been awarded the Fos Williams Medal.