Australia and New Zealand in 1897

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Source: the site's AFL, NRL, cricket, rugby, football and basketball records · as of 19 Oct 2026

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National teamsWins-draws-losses

Australia

  • Men's cricket

    Test 0-0-1

Records come from the site's national-team Elo results (rugby union, football, basketball), its cricket results (Test, ODI and T20I; no-result matches left out) and the champions board (titles). Rugby league internationals, women's rugby and women's cricket are not tracked, so rugby league shows only in years with a World Cup title.

Year in perspective

The Line

Geelong AFL

Top club on the Line, 1618

City of the year

  • Melbourne1
  • Sydney1
Titles by metro
  • Melbourne: VFL
  • Sydney: Sheffield Shield

Since 1897, to 1897: Melbourne 1, Sydney 1

This year in history

  • The Victorian Football League played its first season. By 1989, Carlton had won the most premierships (15).