2025 Big V Men’s Centenary squad announced
The VAFA congratulates the 37 players selected in the initial Big V Men’s Centenary Squad to host the Perth Football League at Sportscover Arena, Elsternwick Park on Saturday July 12.
VAFA vs SAAFL: A storied history
The Big V senior representative squad of 44 completed their first training session under first-time representative coach, Stuart Powell, at Sportscover Arena last night ahead of their match against the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) on June 11.
Despite not having faced the SAAFL at senior level since 2004, the VAFA and its South Australian counterpart share a storied history of representative clashes, totalling 70 matches over the past 91 years. The first match was held in 1925 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the most recent at Elsternwick Park.
The VAFA currently holds the ascendancy on the scoreboard, with 54 victories at a 77% win rate and is on a seven-game winning streak. A VAFA win in June will equal the longest winning streak between the two sides, which is currently held by the VAFA from 1977 – 1984.
The SAAFL’s strongest period of dominance came between 1969 and 1973, defeating the VAFA four out of the five times they met by an average winning margin of 29 points.
Further information on each of the 70 matches between the two sides can be found in the table below.
| Match ID | Year | Opponent | Location | VAFA | Margin | Opposition | W/L |
| 154 | 2004 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Elsternwick Park) | 19.18.132 | 85 | 6.11.47 | W |
| 151 | 2002 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Woodville Oval) | 15.13.103 | 62 | 6.5.41 | W |
| 149 | 2001 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Elsternwick Park) | 19.14.128 | 32 | 14.12.96 | W |
| 148 | 2000 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Norwood Oval) | 16.13.109 | 54 | 8.7.55 | W |
| 146 | 1999 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Elsternwick Park) | 15.11.101 | 66 | 4.11.35 | W |
| 144 | 1998 | SAAFL# | Adelaide (Woodville Oval) | 11.12.78 | 3 | 11.9.75 | W |
| 141 | 1997 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Elsternwick Park) | 18.16.124 | 7 | 17.15.117 | W |
| 139 | 1995 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Elsternwick Park) | 7.9.51 | 12 | 9.9.63 | L |
| 136 | 1994 | SAAFL# | Melbourne (Elsternwick Park) | 17.25.127 | 56 | 10.11.71 | W |
| 134 | 1993 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Football Park) | 14.17.101 | 68 | 4.9.33 | W |
| 133 | 1992 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Waverley Park) | 19.18.132 | 83 | 7.7.49 | W |
| 131 | 1991 | SAAFL# | Perth (Subiaco Oval) | 11.17.83 | 10 | 14.9.93 | L |
| 129 | 1990 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Adelaide Oval) | 18.15.123 | 46 | 11.11.77 | W |
| 128 | 1989 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Elsternwick Park) | 22.16.148 | 60 | 13.10.88 | W |
| 127 | 1988 | SAAFL# | Launceston (York Park) | 27.11.173 | 84 | 13.11.89 | W |
| 123 | 1987 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Adelaide Oval) | 16.16.112 | 8 | 18.12.120 | L |
| 122 | 1986 | SAAFL# | Adelaide (Adelaide Oval) | 17.10.112 | 36 | 11.8.74 | W |
| 117 | 1985 | SAAFL# | Melbourne (Elsternwick Park) | 12.12.84 | 60 | 23.6.144 | L |
| 111 | 1984 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Elsternwick Park) | 21.20.146 | 60 | 13.8.86 | W |
| 110 | 1983 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Kilburn) | 15.14.104 | 38 | 9.12.66 | W |
| 106 | 1982 | SAAFL# | Perth (Leederville Oval) | 25.12.162 | 68 | 14.10.94 | W |
| 103 | 1981 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Elsternwick Park) | 13.22.100 | 66 | 4.10.34 | W |
| 101 | 1980 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Alberton Oval) | 16.10.106 | 26 | 12.8.80 | W |
| 99 | 1979 | SAAFL# | Hobart (North Hobart Oval) | 5.17.47 | 8 | 4.15.39 | W |
| 96 | 1978 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Elsternwick Park) | 12.31.103 | 13 | 13.12.90 | W |
| 94 | 1977 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Woodville Oval) | 25.12.162 | 71 | 13.13.91 | W |
| 92 | 1976 | SAAFL# | Adelaide (Thebarton Oval) | 14.8.92 | 34 | 19.12.126 | L |
| 89 | 1975 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Elsternwick Park) | 13.24.102 | 12 | 13.12.90 | W |
| 87 | 1974 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Norwood Oval) | 18.14.122 | 11 | 17.9.111 | W |
| 85 | 1973 | SAAFL# | Melbourne (MCG) | 7.18.60 | 22 | 12.10.82 | L |
| 81 | 1972 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Alberton Oval) | 13.5.83 | 31 | 16.18.114 | L |
| 80 | 1971 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Elsternwick Park) | 18.14.122 | 55 | 9.13.67 | W |
| 76 | 1970 | SAAFL# | Perth (Perth Oval) | 12.15.87 | 8 | 14.11.95 | L |
| 75 | 1969 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Alberton Oval) | 6.13.49 | 55 | 15.14.104 | L |
| 73 | 1968 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Elsternwick Park) | 13.11.89 | 35 | 7.12.54 | W |
| 71 | 1967 | SAAFL# | Launceston (York Park) | 14.16.100 | 90 | 1.4.10 | W |
| 67 | 1966 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Adelaide Oval) | 15.9.99 | 26 | 10.13.73 | W |
| 66 | 1965 | SAAFL | Melbourne (St. Kilda CG) | 15.11.101 | 56 | 6.9.45 | W |
| 64 | 1964 | SAAFL# | Adelaide (Adelaide Oval) | 11.16.82 | 42 | 5.10.40 | W |
| 60 | 1963 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Adelaide Oval) | 10.14.74 | 21 | 7.11.53 | W |
| 58 | 1962 | SAAFL# | Melbourne (MCG) | 13.19.97 | 64 | 4.9.33 | W |
| 55 | 1961 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Adelaide Oval) | 9.19.73 | 11 | 12.12.84 | L |
| 53 | 1960 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 19.19.133 | 92 | 6.5.41 | W |
| 49 | 1959 | SAAFL# | Perth (Subiaco Oval) | 13.21.99 | 31 | 10.8.68 | W |
| 48 | 1958 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Adelaide Oval) | 13.16.94 | 4 | 12.18.90 | W |
| 47 | 1957 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Olympic Park) | 15.9.99 | 48 | 8.3.51 | W |
| 43 | 1956 | SAAFL# | Hobart (TCA Ground) | 20.15.135 | 77 | 8.10.58 | W |
| 42 | 1955 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Alberton Oval) | 12.10.82 | 3 | 13.7.85 | L |
| 40 | 1954 | SAAFL | Melbourne (St. Kilda CG) | 12.14.86 | 11 | 10.15.75 | W |
| 37 | 1953 | SAAFL# | Adelaide (University Oval) | 16.16.112 | 58 | 8.6.54 | W |
| 36 | 1952 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Alberton Oval) | 9.15.69 | 6 | 9.9.63 | W |
| 32 | 1950 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Norwood Oval) | 21.14.140 | 66 | 10.14.74 | W |
| 31 | 1949 | SAAFL | Melbourne (St. Kilda CG) | 15.18.108 | 82 | 3.8.26 | W |
| 28 | 1948 | SAAFL# | Perth (Subiaco Oval) | 10.14.74 | 13 | 11.21.87 | L |
| 25 | 1947 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Adelaide Oval) | 11.14.80 | 64 | 18.16.124 | L |
| 24 | 1939 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Norwood Oval) | 15.16.106 | 29 | 10.17.77 | W |
| 23 | 1938 | SAAFL# | Launceston (York Park) | 17.19.121 | 57 | 9.10.64 | W |
| 20 | 1937 | SAAFL | Melbourne (St. Kilda CG) | 14.10.94 | 22 | 17.14.116 | L |
| 18 | 1936 | SAAFL# | Adelaide (Adelaide Oval) | 18.7.115 | 5 | 16.14.110 | W |
| 13 | 1935 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Richmond CG) | 24.15.159 | 52 | 15.17.107 | W |
| 12 | 1934 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Norwood Oval) | 11.14.80 | 24 | 6.20.56 | W |
| 10 | 1933 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Richmond CG) | 21.14.140 | 54 | 12.14.86 | W |
| 8 | 1932 | SAAMFA (SAAFL) | Adelaide (Norwood Oval) | 10.12.72 | 5 | 10.17.77 | L |
| 7 | 1931 | SAAFL | Melbourne (MCG) | 15.16.106 | 54 | 6.16.52 | W |
| 6 | 1930 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Kensington Oval) | 14.9.93 | 63 | 22.24.156 | L |
| 5 | 1929 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Albert Ground) | 14.16.100 | 24 | 10.16.76 | W |
| 4 | 1928 | SAAFL | Adelaide (Unley Oval) | 11.20.86 | 12 | 11.8.74 | W |
| 3 | 1927 | SAAFL | Melbourne (Albert Ground) Or (MCG) | 13.17.95 | 18 | 11.11.77 | W |
| 2 | 1926 | SAAFL | Adelaide (University Oval) | 17.10.112 | 2 | 16.14.110 | W |
| 1 | 1925 | SAAFL | Melbourne (MCG) | 22.22.154 | 96 | 8.10.58 | W |
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