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| Date | 28 February 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Marvel Stadium | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 51,052 | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | Fisher,Stephens,Nicholls,Williamson | |||||||||||||||
| Broadcast in Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Network | Seven Network,Fox Footy | |||||||||||||||
| Commentators | Eddie McGuire,Bruce McAvaney,Anthony Hudson andBrian Taylor | |||||||||||||||
TheState of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match was a one-offall-star game between tworepresentative sides organised by theAustralian Football League (AFL) to raise funds for recovery efforts following the2019–20 Australian bushfire season.
The match was played on 28 February 2020 atMarvel Stadium inMelbourne,Australia, between Victoria (the "Big V") and the "All-Stars", with a crowd of 51,052 in attendance. Victoria won the match by 46 points.
On 9 January, the AFL announced a one-offbenefit match would be played on 28 February 2020, as a fundraiser for the relief effort for the2019–20 Australian bushfire season.[1] The league donated $2.5 million to disaster relief funds in association with the match.[2] Selection for the two teams was understate of origin rules – with players of Victorian origin eligible for Victoria, and all other players eligible for the All-Stars – and it was the first interstate representative match featuring AFL-listed players since theAFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match held in 2008.
On 18 February the AFL announced 27-player teams for each of the Victoria and All-Stars side. All AFL teams had at least one player selected in one of the sides. The match was played with an extendedinterchange bench of nine players instead of four.[3]
Three late changes were made to the side due to injuries between the initial team announcement and the game itself, withEddie Betts replacingDayne Zorko in the All-Stars side andTravis Boak andAndrew Gaff replacingRobbie Gray andBen Cunnington for Victoria.[4]
Damien Hardwick andJohn Longmire were the coaches of Victoria and the All-Stars, respectively, and were also primarily responsible for selecting players for their sides.
Richmond captainTrent Cotchin and Fremantle captainNat Fyfe were named to captain Victoria and the All-Stars, respectively.[4]
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The best-on-ground medal was awarded toDustin Martin, who kicked two goals and had 23 disposals for Victoria.[5]
| State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match | |||||
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| Friday, 28 February 2020 7:50 pm | Victoria | def. | All-Stars | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 51,052) | Report |
| 4.1 (25) 10.2 (62) 15.7 (97) 24.10 (154) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.7 (31) 9.14 (68) 15.16 (106) 15.18 (108) | Umpires:Fisher,Stephens,Nicholls,Williamson Best on Ground Medal:Dustin Martin (Victoria) | ||
| Papley 5 Kelly,Greene 4 Martin,Gaff,Bontempelli,Gresham 2 Dangerfield,J Cameron,Lynch 1 | Goals | C Cameron 3 Coniglio,Breust,Riewoldt,Smith 2 Neale,Weller,Walters,Hill 1 | |||
| Kelly,Martin,Greene,Papley,Pendlebury,Haynes,Cotchin,Dangerfield | Best | Coniglio,C Cameron,Mills,Cripps,Neale,Johannisen | |||
