▁championship ▁was ▁held ▁between ▁a ▁state ▁representative ▁team ▁from ▁Victoria ▁and ▁from ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁This ▁tournament ▁was ▁a ▁best - of - 3 ▁format ▁and ▁saw ▁Victoria ▁win ▁the ▁series ▁ 2 ▁games ▁to ▁ 1 . ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁a ▁newly ▁formed ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁travel led ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁which ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁national ▁inter state ▁competition ▁for ▁senior ▁men ' s ▁hockey ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁had ▁a ▁final ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 – 1 ▁with ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁defe ating ▁Victoria . ▁Friday ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁team ▁defeated ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁team ▁ 1 – 0 , ▁giving ▁Victor ian ▁go alt ender ▁Charles ▁W att ▁the ▁first ▁recorded ▁shut out ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Inter - State ▁Series . ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁both ▁teams ▁had ▁won ▁a ▁game ▁each . ▁Victoria ▁defeated ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁ 6 – 1 ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Inter - State ▁Series ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁propriet ors ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Mor itz ▁Ice ▁R ink ▁granted ▁ice ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Association , ▁free ▁of ▁charge ▁to ▁run ▁a ▁Light ning ▁premi ership ▁for ▁ 8 ▁B ▁grade ▁teams ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁All ▁proceed s ▁for ▁the