26-666: The AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match was a one-off all-star game between two representative sides organised by the Australian Football League to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Australian rules football . The match was intended to celebrate the contribution of State of Origin and interstate matches to the history of the code. The match was played on 10 May 2008 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne , Australia , between Victoria (the " Big V ") and
52-425: A State of Origin selection basis. The match would be held as a stand-alone match on the weekend between Rounds 7 and 8, on Saturday 10 May. South Australia's Graham Cornes was critical of the format, saying that it deprived non-Victorian players of the honour of wearing a state guernsey. He felt that each state should have been given the opportunity to field their own team. Amid concerns over player participation,
78-557: A goaltender. Due to the reduced team sizes, penalties that normally cause the penalized team to lose a skater instead give the non-penalized team an extra skater. The term "all-star" is mainly used in North America. All-star games are rare in international sports, such as association football , where games between national teams are more popular than all-star games would be. In the United Kingdom, all-star teams are usually denoted with
104-605: A one-time event, its great success resulted in playing the game annually. Ward's contribution was recognized by Major League Baseball in 1962 with the creation of the Arch Ward Trophy, given to the All-Star Game's most valuable player each year. The 2024 All-Star Game reverted to its original East vs. West format. Football Basketball Other sports High school baseball High school basketball High school football (Longest running football all star game in
130-642: A predominantly white guernsey, with beige cuffs and collars, and blue numbers and side panels; the names of 1246 community and grass-roots football clubs competing within the Australian states and territories eligible for the Dream Team were also included in small beige text across the front. In April 2008 the AFL announced 40-man squads for both teams, which would later be trimmed to 25 per side. All AFL teams except Essendon and Melbourne had at least one player selected in one of
156-457: A single game, the event is organized as a four-team knockout tournament, with each team representing one of the league's divisions. Additionally, each game within the event is contested as a single 20-minute period, making the playing time of the All-Star Game identical to that of a regulation NHL game. The most radical difference is the on-ice team composition—instead of five skaters and one goaltender at full strength, each team has three skaters and
182-587: Is best known for his career as an administrator in the 1970s and 1980s. He was elected to the position of North Melbourne Football Club president in 1971, and his innovative off-field leadership in securing sponsorship and running corporate entertainment – including the rise of the North Melbourne Grand Final Breakfast as one of the Grand Final's most prominent events – followed by his aggressive recruitment of star players, particularly through
208-568: The Roman numeral corresponding to the number of players allowed on the field – for example, a soccer or cricket XI , a rugby league XIII and a rugby union XV . Major League Baseball organized the first professional league all-star game as part of the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago . It was the brainchild of Arch Ward , then sports editor for the Chicago Tribune . Initially intended to be
234-684: The VFL's Night Series in 1977, as a direct rival to the NFL 's Night Series , delivered both sponsorship opportunities and laid the platform for the VFL to supersede the NFL for control of football in Australia. Under his guidance, the league expanded into the Sydney market, making preparations for an expansion team before South Melbourne opted to relocate there; Aylett subsequently sat on
260-479: The " Dream Team ", with a crowd of 69,294 in attendance. Victoria won the match by 17 points: 21.11 (137) to 18.12 (120). In 2007, the AFL announced that it would support a return of the State of Origin concept as a once-off carnival as part of the 150th anniversary of Australian rules football scheduled for 2008. The format of the carnival was not announced at this early stage. The media featured several opinions on how
286-528: The AFL considered introducing penalties for selected players who refused to participate. Instead, players were paid A$ 5,000 each to compete in the match, and the players agreed to donate the money to the AFL Players Association to be to distributed to three charities, a special past players fund, the Ladder program to combat homelessness and RecLink , which funds football leagues in remote communities in
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#1733085498991312-478: The Northern Territory. In early 2008 the AFL announced the full details of the match and branded it as the "AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match", deliberately distancing it from the former State of Origin series. It promoted the event by announcing two captains would be Jonathon Brown (Victoria) and Andrew McLeod (Dream Team). Victoria wore its traditional navy blue guernsey with a white V. The Dream Team wore
338-692: The Swans' board of directors. Additionally, during his tenure, the VFL began to establish regular Sunday matches in Victoria; and he fought the Melbourne Cricket Club and the Victorian Government to move the Grand Final to VFL Park , ultimately failing to make the move, but securing a better financial deal for the VFL and better ticket access for VFL members. Aylett stepped down in December 1984 following
364-459: The competition's first expansion outside Victoria into the Sydney market with the establishment of the Sydney Swans , ultimately paving the way for it to become a national competition. Aylett was born in Melbourne on 24 April 1934. He attended University High School in his hometown. He made his debut for North Melbourne at the age of 17 while he was still in secondary school, a rare feat at
390-522: The country. EST. 1935) (www.CarolinaBowl.com / EST. 2015) High school hockey High school lacrosse Allen Aylett Allen James Aylett OBE (24 April 1934 – 16 September 2022) was an Australian rules football player and administrator, best known for his administrator career for which he was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2006. As chairman of the then Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1977 to 1984 he oversaw
416-649: The establishment of the VFL Commission . Aylett also served as president of the National Football League from 1978 until 1985. He subsequently returned for a second and final stint as North Melbourne Kangaroos president from 2001 to 2005. In the 1979 Birthday Honours , Aylett was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Australian rules football. On 24 October 2000, he
442-617: The game and to avoid injury. In ice hockey , for example, there is no serious checking , while in American football no blitzing is allowed. In basketball, there is virtually no defense played until the final quarter; instead, the Australian State of Origin series involves physicality that often leads to on-field scuffles. The current format of the NHL All-Star Game differs significantly from that of normal league games. Instead of
468-503: The options that the AFL considered featured composite teams of weaker states, similar to the Allies team which represented Tasmania, Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory collectively during State of Origin series in the 1990s. By December, the vision for a full carnival had been reduced to a single all-star match, to be played between Victoria and the Dream Team, a composite team of all other states, territories and countries, on
494-465: The players may be done by a vote of the coaches and/or news media; in professional leagues, fans may vote on some or all of the roster. An all-star game usually occurs at the midpoint of the regular season . An exception is American football 's NFL Pro Bowl , which occurs at the end of the season. All-star games are usually organized like regular games, but are often played with less emphasis on victory. Competing goals are to give many players time in
520-435: The series could work without unduly interrupting the AFL season. There were suggestions that each state be individually represented, with a two division format to ensure that there would be no one-sided matches between the stronger states and the weaker states, and there were also suggestions for Victoria to be divided into separate Metro and Country, both of which are features of the annual AFL Under-18 Championships . Many of
546-403: The sides. The match was played with an extended interchange bench of seven players instead of four. Several high-profile players pulled out of the match in the final weeks before the game. Gary Ablett Jr , Nick Dal Santo and Brad Johnson pulled out for Victoria, while Luke McPharlin and Irishman Tadhg Kennelly dropped out for the Dream Team. The Allen Aylett Medal for best on ground
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#1733085498991572-546: The time. It was as an Australian rules football rover that Aylett first made his mark. He played 220 games and kicked 311 goals, in a career spanning 1952–1964. He won North Melbourne's best and fairest award from 1958 to 1960, was All-Australian in 1958 and 1961, won the Tassie Medal in 1958 (the first player from Victoria to win), won the Simpson Medal in 1960, and was captain of his side from 1961 to 1964. He
598-467: The use of the short-lived "ten-year rule" in 1973, turned North Melbourne from perennial also-rans to a professionally run powerhouse of the 1970s, and the club contested five consecutive Grand Finals between 1974 and 1978, winning the 1975 and 1977 games. Aylett was elected president of the VFL in 1977 . He continued his aggressive efforts to push the game's administration towards professional and business-driven success. His actions in setting up
624-830: Was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australian Football. On 1 January 2001, he was awarded the Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through the sport of AFL football. He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame as an administrator in 2006. Aylett worked as a dentist throughout his career and into his eighties. Aylett was married to Marjorie "Marj" Wapet for 71 years until his death. They met while studying at University High together. Together, they had four children: Tony, Rick, Julie and Sam along with 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. He continued working as
650-429: Was awarded to Brendan Fevola , who kicked six goals for Victoria. All-star game An all-star game is an exhibition game that showcases the best players (the "stars") of a sports league . The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or division, but sometimes dividing the players by an attribute such as nationality . Selection of
676-604: Was selected in the North Melbourne Football Club 's Team of the Century . Aylett also had a brief cricketing career that he never fully pursued due to his interest in Australian rules football. He played as a batsman in 11 first-class matches in the 1950s for domestic cricket side Victoria but was not successful, finishing with a batting average of just 16. He played district cricket for Carlton (two seasons) and University (six seasons), averaging 27. Aylett
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