1984, against South Australia, kicking 5 goals. Salmon next played at State of Origin level in 1986 against South Australia, kicking 4 goals. In the same year, he participated in a game against Western Australia that has been regarded as "one of the greatest games in the 150-year history of Australian Football", but didn't trouble the scoreboard. In 1987, he performed well, kicking 5 goals and being named in the best players, against Western Australia in Perth. The following year Salmon performed in the State of Origin Carnival, winning the Tassie Medal, kicking 7 goals in the semi-final, and 1 goal in the final. In 1990, he was picked against New South Wales, in a wet day at the SCG, scoring 1 goal, in an upset loss against favourites Victoria. In 1992, he kicked 5 goals against South Australia and was named in the best players. In 1993, in the State of Origin Carnival, Salmon kicked 6 goals in the semi-final against the combined New South Wales–Australian Capital Territory side, but he didn't perform in the Grand Final, failing to score a goal. Salmon last played for Victoria in 1997, against South Australia. Being named in the Ruck for the first time, Salmon performed well, being named best on ground. Statistics |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1983 | | 3 || 9 || 14 || 4 || 40 || 17 || 57 || 23 || || 44 || 1.6 || 0.4 || 4.4 || 1.9 || 6.3 || 2.6 || || 4.9 || 0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1984 | | 3 || 13 || 63 || 36 || 137 || 22 || 159 || 91 || || 84 || 4.8 || 2.8 || 10.5 || 1.7 || 12.2 || 7.0 || || 6.5 || 10 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" |style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|1985† | | 3 || 4 || 15 || 10 || 28 || 4 || 32 || 21 || || 4 || 3.8 || 2.5 || 7.0 || 1.0 || 8.0 || 5.3 || || 1.0 || 0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1986 | | 3 || 21 || 46 || 32 || 163 || 64 || 227 || 124 || || 154 || 2.2 || 1.5 || 7.8 || 3.0 || 10.8 || 5.9 || || 7.3 || 5 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1987 | | 3 || 22 || 43 || 22