Affiliated States Championship

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The Affiliated States Championship is an annual rugby league competition run by the Australian Rugby League involving the five affiliated states (Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia) plus the Australian Federal Police and Australian Defence Force.

Following the Championship, a Combined Affiliated States (CAS) representative side is selected from the teams to tour the Pacific islands.

History

The initial Championship had Australian Capital Territory and Newcastle in it because they were the two strongest competitions outside of the Queensland Rugby League and New South Wales Rugby League.

The Championship resumed in 2003 with just the four Affiliated states. The PRLA Australian team joined the competition in 2005.

The Affiliated Championships have over the past few years (2010–2014) been held at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, however in 2015 they were held in Darwin Northern Territory.

2016 saw the championships return to Adelaide, and were played at Thebarton Oval in Torrensville, with Western Australia winning their seventh consecutive title.

Representative/State/Territory Teams Currently Or Formerly Competing

South Australia and Tasmania field a joint team as the least developed rugby league states.

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|+ NRL Affiliated Championship Teams

! Affiliated Championship Team

!Colours

!Titles

!Years Of Affiliated Championship Titles Won

!Current Championship Status

{{Flagicon|ACT}} Australian Capital Territory

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|1997

| Currently Competing

{{Flagicon|NSW}} Newcastle (Firsts)

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|1995

| Formerly Competing

{{Flagicon|Northern Territory}} Northern Territory

|File:Balmain_colours.svg

|2004

| Currently Competing

{{Flagicon|South Australia}} South Australia

|File:Redscolours.svg

|None

| Currently Competing

{{Flagicon|Tasmania}} Tasmania

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|None

| Currently Competing

{{Flagicon|Victoria}} Victoria

|File:Scotland_colours.svg

|2009, 2019, 2023, 2024

| Currently Competing

{{Flagicon|Western Australia}} Western Australia

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|16

|1994, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

| Currently Competing

Combined Affiliated States

On 20 October 2017, a Combined Affiliated States team played the English national team as a warm-up for the 2017 World Cup.{{cite web|date=18 October 2017|title=England fully fit for Affiliated States clash|url=http://www.nrl.com/england-fully-fit-for-affiliated-states-clash/tabid/10874/newsid/113904/default.aspx|publisher=NRL.com|access-date=23 October 2017}} England won 74–12 at Perth Oval.{{cite web|date=21 October 2017|title=England prepare for World Cup with romp|url=http://www.nrl.com/england-prepare-for-world-cup-with-romp/tabid/10874/newsid/113950/default.aspx|publisher=NRL.com|access-date=23 October 2017}}

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|list2a={{Rls player|no=8|name=Benjamin Bolth|club=Rockingham Coastal Sharks (WA)}}

|list2b={{Rls player|no=9|name=Andrew Jeffrey|club=Rockingham Coastal Sharks (WA)}}

|list2c={{Rls player|no=10|name=Paul Jennings|club=Katherine Cowboys (NT)}}

|list2d={{Rls player|no=11|name=Brandon Taua'a|club=Casey Warriors (Vic)}}

|list2e={{Rls player|no=12|name=Bradley Gibson|club=Fremantle Roosers (WA)}}

|list2f={{Rls player|no=13|name=Jarrod Thompson|club=Fremantle Roosters (WA)}}

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|list4c={{Rls player|no=16|name=Gillespie Fai|club=Joondalup Giants (WA)}}

|list4d={{Rls player|no=17|name=Tere Kaue|club=Western Districts Warriors (SA)}}

|list4e={{Rls player|no=18|name=Jerome Edwards|club=Palmerston Raiders (NT)}}

|list4f={{Rls player|no=19|name=Tiaan Wilkins|club=Sunbury Tigers (Vic)}}

|list4g={{Rls player|no=20|name=Jake Busby|club=Central Districts Roosters (SA)}}

|coach={{Rls player|name=Merg Mikaelian}}

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