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The Showdown is an Australian rules football local derby game played by the two Australian Football League teams from South Australia, the Adelaide and Port Adelaide football clubs. The South Australian Brewing Company, makers of West End beers, were the first sponsors of the game and decided that the "Showdown" would be an appropriate name as a promotional opportunity for games between these two clubs, since it was the first time two South Australian teams had played against each other in the AFL. ==Background== The Showdown's intense rivalry can be traced back to 1982 when the SANFL, along with Port Adelaide, approached the VFL in regards to entering two sides, itself and longtime major rival Norwood, in the Victorian league. This action was also taken by WAFL club East Perth in 1980. All approaches were ignored by the VFL at the time with the reason given by Jack Hamilton being that the VFL clubs thought that one or two SANFL teams would end up being too strong later admitting that they also wanted to continue to poach the states best players, which would soon include Craig Bradley and Stephen Kernahan. The Port Adelaide Football Club's annual report from late 1982 showed that the failure of these attempts significantly impacted the club's understanding of its future.〔'Port Adelaide Football Club Inc. Annual Report and Balance Sheet Season 1982', page 11〕 From this point Port Adelaide restructured the club in regards to economics, public relations and on-field performance for an attempt to enter the league in 1990. There was genuine feeling that failure to do this would result in the club ceasing to exist in the future.〔 In 1985 Port Adelaide registered itself as a national football club. The following year the SANFL registered the name "Adelaide Football Club" in 1986 but ended up deciding against entering a team into the VFL.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Revisiting the South Australian license saga of 1991 )〕 In 1986 Norwood Football Club made an independent approach to the VFL with entry into the league discussed in great detail but ultimately failed to materialise.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Port Adelaide Football Club..."one must ask does the 'Big V' want the game to go national" )〕 By 1989 seven out of ten SANFL clubs were recording losses and the combined income of the SANFL and WAFL had dropped to 40% of that of the VFL.〔 During early 1990 the SANFL had decided to wait three years before making any further decision. Frustrated with lack of progress, Port Adelaide were having secret negotiations in the town of Quorn for entry in 1991.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Port Adelaide from SANFL to AFL )〕 When the knowledge of Port Adelaide Football Club's negotiations to gain an AFL licence were made public, the other SANFL clubs saw it as an act of treachery. Subsequently the SANFL clubs, led by Glenelg, urged Justice Olssen to make an injunction against the bid, which he agreed to.〔 In total the SANFL spent $500,000 in legal fees to stop Port Adelaide's entry into the AFL, with the Magpies simply unable to compete in the court room. The SANFL promptly created a composite team to beat Port Adelaide's bid. The Adelaide Football Club gained what was very close to being Port Adelaide's licence to the AFL and began playing in 1991. The new Adelaide club would adopt the moniker of "Crows" after the states inhabitants oft used nickname "Crow-eaters". The front runners for the coaching job at the new club were 1990 SANFL Grand Final coaches John Cahill (Port Adelaide) and Graham Cornes (Glenelg) with the latter selected. The Adelaide Crows admission to the AFL had a devastating impact on the leagues attendances with the SANFL recording a 14% drop between 1990 and 1993. Port Adelaide defied this trend of falling SANFL attendances recorded an increase of 13% from 1990 to 1993. After winning the 1994 SANFL Grand Final, its fifth in seven years, Port Adelaide finally gained its AFL licence beating rival bids from other SANFL clubs and another from the Southport Sharks. Despite having received its licence the club had to wait for a vacancy in the league, which occurs when the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy Lions merge. Finally, in 1997, the club started playing in the AFL with John Cahill its inaugural national coach. During Port Adelaide's first year in the national competition it missed finals by percentage while the Adelaide Crows won the first of their consecutive premierships. The rivalry extends into the administration of both clubs as they vie for sponsorship from what is the smallest state economy hosting AFL teams. It also extends into the recruiting of both clubs who often find themselves competing for the same players when they declare homesickness or a desire to play for a South Australian club. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Showdown (AFL)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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