Sydney Derby (AFL)

File:Sydney Cricket Ground September 2018.jpg as seen during the 2018 second elimination final (Sydney Derby XVI)]]

The first Sydney Derby was held on 24 March 2012, serving as the Giants' first AFL premiership match in its inaugural season and the opening match of the 2012 season. Fielding a very young and inexperienced team, the Giants only won three games in their first two years in the competition and failed to win any derby games.

The Giants won their first derby in the opening clash of 2014. Later that year, The Daily Telegraph noted there was "genuine dislike off the field" between the clubs.{{cite news|last1=Cordy|first1=Neil|title=Just three years old, the Sydney Swans, GWS Giants rivalry is building into a classic|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/just-three-years-old-the-sydney-swans-gws-giants-rivalry-is-building-into-a-classic/news-story/75c0e319047b362f35293d0baf56de2e?nk=027c1df9ebf289600c73650ce0b76063-1466460200|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=27 June 2014}} Over the subsequent years, the Giants progressively moved up the AFL ladder and got closer to the Swans, who were premiership contenders during this time. The opening derby of 2015 attracted a crowd of over 30,000, the since the first derby. With both teams vying for a top-four spot at the end of the season, Derby X in 2016 was described as a blockbuster.{{cite news|last1=Horne|first1=Ben|title=GWS Giants v Sydney Swans: Young players won't rely on talent to succeed|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/gws-giants-v-sydney-swans-young-players-wont-rely-on-talent-to-succeed/news-story/2d18f8c41a7bd3ef9289e265d10a8855?nk=ffb4c22d157ff211b2e1c4ec5cda8e76-1466458317|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=10 June 2016}} In the lead up to the game, The Daily Telegraph published an article analysing the rivalry. Though noting that Sydney's surprise recruitment of Lance Franklin created some animosity between the clubs, the article went on to say, "What the rivalry needs is a flash point. ... Something to make it clear that when the Swans and Giants meet there is real feeling. Not the slightly awkward yet mutually respectful détente that currently exists."{{cite news|last1=Hinds|first1=Richard|title=Swans v GWS rivalry is building but yet to ignite, writes Richard Hinds.|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/sydney-swans/swans-v-gws-rivalry-is-building-but-yet-to-ignite-writes-richard-hinds/news-story/85eda2c11874a8e8498021f0d48b9eb8?nk=47e33516d0add01cd6dfcbc018c92a94-1466452127|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=9 June 2016}} After the game, the paper declared that an altercation between Steve Johnson and Lance Franklin "was the moment of sporting theatre that inspired a rivalry to truly ignite".{{cite news|last1=Horne|first1=Ben|title=Steve Johnson's bump on Lance Franklin showed GWS is no longer everyone's second favourite team|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/teams/gws/steve-johnsons-bump-on-lance-franklin-showed-gws-is-no-longer-everyones-second-favourite-team/news-story/82736076c812e8906c4148e6f99bcab8|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=13 June 2016}} It was the first AFL game at Sydney Showground Stadium to be declared a sell-out.{{cite news|last1=Wu|first1=Andrew|title=AFL 2016: Greater Western Sydney Giants want earlier home games for 2017|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-2016-greater-western-sydney-giants-want-earlier-home-games-for-2017-20160608-gpen62.html|work=The Age|date=9 June 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Horne|first1=Ben|title=GWS Giants demand TV prime time exposure on Friday nights|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/teams/gws/gws-giants-demand-tv-prime-time-exposure-on-friday-nights/news-story/bb63da0e5405d8452b60fa6a164692dd?nk=f3d74913809fcd26e3e6dfb0825073b6-1466456521|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=15 June 2016}}

The first finals series match between the teams was on 10 September 2016, when the Swans hosted the Giants in the 1st qualifying final of the 2016 season. The Giants defeated the Swans by 36 points, an historic victory considering it was the Giants' first win in a finals series match and was played before a record derby crowd of 60,222.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/gws-giants-come-of-age-to-upset-sydney-swans-in-first-qualifying-final/news-story/91e683a1d56034a46dd23c8eff3d833b|title=GWS Giants come of age to upset Sydney Swans in first qualifying final|work=News.com.au|date=10 September 2016|last1=Hinds|first1=Richard}}{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/afl/sydney-swans/afl-lands-nrl-huge-blow-with-bumper-crowd-for-sydney-swans-v-gws-giants-qualifying-final-20160910-grdee9.html|title=AFL lands NRL huge blow with bumper crowd for Sydney Swans v GWS Giants qualifying final|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=10 September 2016}} The two teams met again in a finals match in the 2018 second elimination final.{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/giants-to-meet-swans-in-finals-after-devil-of-a-day-against-demons-20180826-p4zzw4.html|title=Giants to meet Swans in finals after devil of a day against Demons|publisher=The Age|first=Andrew|last=Wu|date=26 August 2018|access-date=27 August 2018}} The Giants registered their biggest-ever victory over the Swans, winning by 49 points in front of a crowd of 40,350.{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/afl/afl-gws-giants-defeat-sydney-swans-in-elimination-final-at-scg/61505034-8666-4d36-a2f7-73175e168c4d|title=GWS Giants humiliate Sydney Swans in elimination final|publisher=Wide World of Sports|first=Chris|last=De Silva|date=8 September 2018|access-date=14 September 2018}}

In August 2020, the two teams contested a Sydney Derby at Optus Stadium in Perth, due to concerns over a second wave of coronavirus cases in Sydney,{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/468187/footy-every-day-check-out-the-next-four-rounds-of-the-afl-s-fixture|title=Footy every day: Check out the next four rounds of the AFL's fixture|publisher=AFL.com.au|first=Damian|last=Barrett|date=21 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}} while Sydney's outbreak in July 2021 saw that month's fixture moved first to Mars Stadium in Ballarat,{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/646978/fixture-update-giants-v-swans-r18-venue-locked-in|title=FIXTURE UPDATE: Giants v Swans R18 venue locked in|publisher=AFL.com.au|date=12 July 2021|access-date=12 July 2021}} then to Metricon Stadium following a COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria.{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/648008/statement-afl-confirms-round-18-fixture-update|title=Statement: AFL confirms round 18 fixture update|publisher=AFL.com.au|date=16 July 2021|access-date=18 July 2021}}

The two teams met in a Sydney Derby final for the third time in 2021, with that match taking place at University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston, Tasmania.{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/667009/it-s-finals-time-match-ups-venues-revealed-for-week-one|title=IT'S FINALS TIME: Match-ups, venues revealed for week one|publisher=AFL.com.au|date=22 August 2021|accessdate=22 August 2021}} In front of a crowd of 8,635, the Giants defeated the Swans by 1 point, the narrowest winning margin in the derby's history.

The two venues usually used for the Sydney Derby are the Sydney Cricket Ground for Swans home games and Sydney Showground Stadium for Giants home games. The first three Sydney Derbies and the 2016 finals series derby were held at Stadium Australia. During the COVID-19 pandemic, three Sydney Derbies were played at neutral grounds: Optus Stadium in Perth, Metricon Stadium in Gold Coast, University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston.

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(Sydney Swans)

File:Sydney Showground Stadium 2015-8-9.jpg|Sydney Showground Stadium
(GWS Giants)

File:ANZ Stadium, Essendon.jpg|Stadium Australia

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| Year

| Date

| {{Tooltip|Rd|Round}}

| Home Team

| {{Tooltip|Score|Goals - Behinds (Total)}}

| Away Team

| {{Tooltip|Score|Goals - Behinds (Total)}}

| Ground

| width="45" | Crowd

| Result/Winner

|{{Tooltip|M|Margin}}

||{{Tooltip|H2H|Head to head.}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

|I

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |2012

|24/03

|1

| 16x16px GWS

|5.7 (37)

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px Sydney

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |14.16 (100)

|rowspan="3"|Stadium Australia

|38,203

| bgcolor="red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 63

| bgcolor="red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+1}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

|II

|30/06

|14

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px Sydney

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |19.18 (132)

| 16x16px GWS

|5.8 (38)

|22,565

| bgcolor="red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 94

| bgcolor="red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+2}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

|III

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |2013

|30/03

|1

| 16x16px GWS

|11.10 (76)

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px Sydney

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16.10 (106)

|23,690

| bgcolor="red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 30

| bgcolor="red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+3}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

|IV

|14/07

|16

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px Sydney

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |24.27 (171)

| 16x16px GWS

|5.12 (42)

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|21,757

| bgcolor="red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 129

| bgcolor="red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+4}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

|V

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |2014

|15/03

|1

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px GWS

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |15.9 (99)

|16x16px Sydney

|9.13 (67)

|Sydney Showground Stadium

| 17,102

| bgcolor="#444444" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|Orange|GWS Giants}}

| 32

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+3}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

|VI

|28/06

|15

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px Sydney

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |15.16 (106)

|16x16pxGWS

|8.12 (60)

|rowspan="2"|Sydney Cricket Ground

| 27,778

| bgcolor="red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 46

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+4}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

|VII

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |2015

|18/04

|3

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px Sydney

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16.15 (111)

| 16x16px GWS

|12.18 (90)

|31,966

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 21

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+5}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

|VIII

|22/08

|21

|16x16px GWS

|6.8 (44)

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px Sydney

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |20.13 (133)

|Sydney Showground Stadium

| 19,507

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 89

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+6}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

|IX

| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |2016

|09/04

|3

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px Sydney

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |14.9 (93)

|16x16px GWS

|10.8 (68)

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|37,045

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 25

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+7}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

|X

|12/06

|12

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px GWS

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |15.15 (105)

|16x16px Sydney

| 9.9 (63)

|Sydney Showground Stadium

| 21,541

| bgcolor="#444444" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|Orange|GWS Giants}}

| 42

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+6}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

|XI

|10/09

|bgcolor="gold"| {{Tooltip|QF|Qualifying Final}}

|16x16px Sydney

| 7.13 (55)

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px GWS

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |12.19 (91)

|Stadium Australia

|bgcolor="Gold"| 60,222

| bgcolor="#444444" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|Orange|GWS Giants}}

| 36

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+5}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XII

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |2017

|22/04

|5

|16x16px Sydney

| 9.9 (63)

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 16x16px GWS

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 15.15 (105)

|Sydney Cricket Ground

| 34,824

| bgcolor="#444444" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|Orange|GWS Giants}}

| 42

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+4}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XIII

|15/07

|17

|16x16px GWS

| 12.11 (83)

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 16x16px Sydney

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 14.12 (96)

|Sydney Showground Stadium

|bgcolor="gold"| 21,924

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 13

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+5}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XIV

| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |2018

|07/04

|3

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 16x16px Sydney

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 16.7 (103)

|16x16px GWS

|12.15 (87)

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|34,711

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 16

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+6}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XV

|18/08

|22

|16x16px GWS

|8.12 (60)

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 16x16px Sydney

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 11.14 (80)

|Sydney Showground Stadium

| 21,433

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 20

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+7}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XVI

|08/09

|bgcolor="gold"| {{Tooltip|EF|Elimination Final}}

|16x16px Sydney

|4.6 (30)

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px GWS

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |10.19 (79)

|rowspan="2"|Sydney Cricket Ground

| 40,350

| bgcolor="#444444" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|Orange|GWS Giants}}

| 49

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+6}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XVII

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |2019

|27/04

|6

|16x16px Sydney

| 12.7 (79)

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px GWS

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |18.12 (120)

| 29,780

| bgcolor="#444444" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|Orange|GWS Giants}}

| 41

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+5}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XVIII

|03/08

|20

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px GWS

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |12.11 (83)

|16x16px Sydney

| 12.9 (81)

|Sydney Showground Stadium

| 16,116

| bgcolor="#444444" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|Orange|GWS Giants}}

| 2

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+4}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XIX

| style="text-align: center;" |2020

|13/08

|12

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 16x16px Sydney

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 10.6 (66)

|16x16px GWS

| 3.7 (25)

|Perth Stadium

|6,464{{ref label|A|a}}

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 41

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+5}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XX

| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |2021

|17/04

|5

|16x16px Sydney

| 10.9 (69)

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px GWS Giants

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 9.17 (71)

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|33,541

| bgcolor="#444444" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|Orange|GWS Giants}}

| 2

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+4}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XXI

|18/07

|18

|16x16px GWS

| 11.6 (72)

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 16x16px Sydney

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 15.8 (98)

|Carrara Stadium

|2,374{{ref label|A|a}}

| bgcolor= "Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 26

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White| +5}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XXII

|28/08

|bgcolor="gold"| {{Tooltip|EF|Elimination Final}}

|16x16px Sydney

| 10.13 (73)

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px GWS

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 11.8 (74)

|York Park

|8,635

| bgcolor="#444444" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|Orange|GWS Giants}}

| 1

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+4}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XXIII

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |2022

|19/03

|1

|16x16px GWS

| 13.14 (92)

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px Sydney

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 17.10 (112)

|Stadium Australia

|25,572

| bgcolor= "Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 20

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White| +5}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XXIV

|30/07

|20

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px Sydney

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 17.10 (112)

|16x16px GWS

| 5.9 (39)

|rowspan="2"|Sydney Cricket Ground

| 31,916

| bgcolor= "Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 73

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White| +6}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XXV

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |2023

|29/04

|7

|16x16px Sydney

|16.10 (106)

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px GWS

|style="background:#ccffcc;" | 17.5 (107)

| 31,615

| bgcolor="#444444" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|Orange|GWS Giants}}

| 1

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White| +5}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XXVI

|05/08

|21

|16x16px GWS

|12.13 (85)

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px Sydney

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |15.6 (96)

|Sydney Showground Stadium

| 19,332

| bgcolor= "Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 11

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White| +6}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XXVII

| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |2024

|04/05

|8

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px Sydney

| style="background:#ccffcc;"|14.14 (98)

|16x16px GWS

|10.9 (69)

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|40,337

| bgcolor="red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 29

| bgcolor="red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|+7}}

|- style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XXVIII

|22/06

|15

|16x16px GWS

|11.9 (75)

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px Sydney

|style="background:#ccffcc;" |15.12 (102)

|Sydney Showground Stadium

| 19,751

| bgcolor= "Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 27

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White| +8}}

|-style="background:#fff;font-size: 80%;"

| XXIX

|07/09

|bgcolor="gold"| {{Tooltip|QF|Qualifying Final}}

| style="background:#ccffcc;" |16x16px Sydney

| style="background:#ccffcc;"|13.10 (88)

|16x16px GWS

|12.10 (82)

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|bgcolor="Gold"| 43,189

| bgcolor= "Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White|Sydney}}

| 6

| bgcolor="Red" style="text-align: center;" div |{{font color|White| +9}}

{{S-end}}

Source: [http://finalsiren.com/PreviousGames.asp?Team1ID=15&Team2ID=21&Go=Go Click here]

{{note label|A|a}} Crowds impacted by COVID-19

File:Luke Parker 2017.jpg holds the record for most Brett Kirk medals (5).]]

File:Toby Greene 2017.2.jpg is the most recent recipient of the award to represent Greater Western Sydney.]]

The Brett Kirk Medal is awarded to the player deemed to be the best player on the ground after the match. It is named after Sydney Swans AFL premiership player Brett Kirk, who was born and raised in country New South Wales and played junior football for North Albury.

Players highlighted in green are current players for either club.

NOTE: No medal was awarded in Sydney Derby XI, Sydney Derby XVI, Sydney Derby XXII or Sydney Derby XXIX due to those matches being finals matches.

Below are listed statistics from the Sydney Derby only.

Players highlighted in green are still on AFL lists for either Sydney or Greater Western Sydney. Updated to the end of 2024.

File:Lance_Franklin_2017.4.jpg has kicked the most goals for Sydney in Sydney Derby history (36).]]

File:John_Longmire_2017.2.jpg holds the best winning percentage of any coach in Sydney Derby history (68.75%).{{Clarification needed|reason=As of when? Update potentially needed|date=December 2023}}]]

Brownlow Votes as of the end of the 2023 AFL season.

Coaches highlighted in green are the current head coach for either Sydney or Greater Western Sydney.

Like both the "Western Derby" and the "Showdown", pre-season matches do not count towards the overall Sydney Derby results and statistics. However, The first ever match between the GW. Sydney Giants and the Sydney Swans occurred during the 2011 pre-season. To date GW. Sydney and Sydney have played 10 pre-season fixtures including annually from 2013 to 2021.

{{Incomplete list|date=February 2025}}

{{Portal|Sports|Australia|New South Wales}}

• Western Derby: The AFL Intrastate Derby of Western Australia, first played in 1995. (West Coast Eagles Vs. Fremantle Dockers).
• Showdown: The AFL Intrastate Derby of South Australia, first played in 1997. (Adelaide Crows Vs. Port Adelaide Power).
• QClash: The AFL intrastate Derby of Queensland, first played in 2011. (Brisbane Lions Vs. Gold Coast Suns)

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