The earliest known event described as "grand" in Sydney was a cricket match in 1862. In The Argus of 1861, the Royal Caledonian Society of Melbourne invited clubs to compete in a "grand football-match" which was to be football's first ever trophy, the Caledonian Challenge Cup, however the match did not proceed until the following year.
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In 1859, a "grand football match" was advertised in Richmond, Tasmania for St Patrick's Day on Friday 18 March. The game was advertised as the "grand football match" in the Melbourne Morning Herald and several other local newspapers. Use of the term in Australian Football dates back to the first organised and widely publicised match between Melbourne Grammar School and Scotch College on 7 August 1858 at Yarra Park, Melbourne (formerly Richmond Park). A steeplechase in England has been called the " Grand National Steeple Chase" ("Grand National" alone for short) since at least 1839. The Anglo-Norman term "grand" to describe a sporting event, documented in England as "grand match" in 1836, was used in Australia from the 1850s.
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2 List of current notable competitions with grand finals.1.4 New South Wales Rugby Football League.1.3 Victorian Football League and Australian Football League.1.1 South Australian Football Association.