 Some of the games between South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia in the 1980s and 1990s have been described as "some of greatest games in the history of Australian football".The rivalry with Victoria stems from before State of Origin started, when the standard rules prior to 1977 was that all VFL players played interstate football for Victoria.As most of the country's best players played in the VFL, Victoria dominated the pre-State of Origin era, it created a culture of disdain towards Victoria.