Representative Football
The first interstate match played by Western Australians was against the Northern Territory in 1956, with WA winning the series 2-1. In 1969 Darwin City invited the WARL to Darwin to play a match in celebration of Drawin's 100th founding anniversary in which WA won 23-19. In 1976 WA was invited to participate in the nationwide Amco Cup, where they defeated the Northern Territory 23-18.
NT toured again in 1983 & 1985 and since 1994 Western Australia has competed annually in the Affiliated States Championship, winning the most titles (ten) of any state.
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