1972 Perth Carnival
Tournament details | |
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Country | Australia |
City | Perth |
Dates | 17–24 June 1972 (1972-06-17 – 1972-06-24) |
Format | Round-robin |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Victoria |
← 1969 1975 → |
The 1972 Perth Carnival was the 18th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian football interstate competition. It was the last of the traditional single-city round-robin carnivals in the residential qualification era of interstate football.
Four teams took part, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania, with each playing one another once in a round robin format. Victoria won the Carnival after finishing as the only undefeated team.
Peter McKenna was the most successful goal kicker with 19 goals, followed by Glynn Hewitt and Phil Tierney who kicked 11 each.
Squads
Victoria
Name | Age | Position | Club |
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Ross Smith (c) | 29 | Rover | St Kilda |
Stan Alves | 26 | Wingman | Melbourne |
Kevin Bartlett | 25 | Rover | Richmond |
Peter Bedford | 25 | Centreman | South Melbourne |
Francis Bourke | 25 | Wingman | Richmond |
David Clarke | 19 | Half forward flanker | Geelong |
Barry Davis | 28 | Half back flanker | Essendon |
Gary Dempsey | 23 | Ruckman | Footscray |
Keith Greig | 20 | Wingman | North Melbourne |
Gary Hardeman | 22 | Centre half back | Melbourne |
Alex Jesaulenko | 26 | Forward | Carlton |
Peter Knights | 20 | Centre half back | Hawthorn |
Barry Lawrence | 25 | Centre half back | St Kilda |
Leigh Matthews | 20 | Rover | Hawthorn |
Peter McKenna | 26 | Full-forward | Collingwood |
John Murphy | 22 | Rover | Fitzroy |
John Nicholls | 32 | Ruckman | Carlton |
Alan Noonan | 24 | Centre half forward | Essendon |
Travis Payze | 25 | Ruck-rover | St Kilda |
David Rhodes | 24 | Wingman | Fitzroy |
Kevin Sheedy | 24 | Back pocket | Richmond |
Geoff Southby | 21 | Full-back | Carlton |
Len Thompson | 25 | Ruckman | Collingwood |
David Thorpe | 24 | Utility | Footscray |
John Williams | 24 | Centre half back | Essendon |
Western Australia
Name | Age | Position | Club |
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Mal Brown (c) | 25 | Utility | East Perth |
Ian Anderson | 23 | Ruckman | West Perth |
Bob Beecroft | 20 | Ruckman | Swan Districts |
Greg Brehaut | 25 | Wingman | Perth |
Barry Cable | 28 | Rover | Perth |
Brian Ciccotosto | 24 | Rover | South Fremantle |
Bill Dempsey | 30 | Ruckman | West Perth |
Mike Fitzpatrick | 19 | Ruckman | Subiaco |
Gary Gillespie | 28 | Half back flanker | East Perth |
Doug Green | 20 | Centre half back | East Fremantle |
Bob Greenwood | 24 | Rover | Claremont |
John Hayes | 22 | Ruck-rover | East Perth |
David Hollins | 21 | Centreman | East Fremantle |
Fred Lewis | 25 | Half forward | East Fremantle |
Ken McAullay | 22 | Centre half back | East Perth |
Ian Miller | 22 | Centre half forward | Perth |
Graham Moss | 22 | Ruckman | Claremont |
Leon O'Dwyer | 23 | Back pocket | West Perth |
Peter Stephen | 23 | Half back flanker | East Fremantle |
Peter Steward | 30 | Centre half back | West Perth |
Phil Tierney | 30 | Full-forward | East Perth |
Colin Tully | 27 | Centreman | Claremont |
Alan Watling | 23 | Wingman | West Perth |
Mel Whinnen | 29 | Centreman | West Perth |
George Young | 23 | Wingman | Subiaco |
South Australia
Name | Age | Position | Club |
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Peter Marker (c) | 23 | Half forward | Glenelg |
Brenton Adcock | 29 | Back pocket | Sturt |
Paul Bagshaw | 25 | Ruck-rover | Sturt |
Malcolm Blight | 22 | Ruck-rover | Woodville |
Tony Burgan | 22 | Wingman | Sturt |
Neil Button | 20 | Ruckman | Norwood |
Brian Colbey | 25 | Half back | Glenelg |
Mark Coombe | 21 | Centreman | South Adelaide |
Graham Cornes | 24 | Ruck-rover | Glenelg |
Russell Ebert | 22 | Centreman | Port Adelaide |
Glynn Hewitt | 19 | Full-forward | West Adelaide |
Ray Huppatz | 23 | Rover | Woodville |
Bohdan Jaworskyj | 24 | Centre half back | North Adelaide |
Bob Kingston | 27 | Centre half forward | Port Adelaide |
Terry Moore | 20 | Ruckman | Central District |
Robin Mulholland | 26 | Rover | Central District |
Sandy Nelson | 26 | Half back | Sturt |
Dean Ottens | 25 | Ruckman | Sturt |
Dennis Phillis | 23 | Full-forward | Glenelg |
Rodney Pope | 26 | Half back | West Adelaide |
Barrie Robran | 24 | Centre half forward | North Adelaide |
Ian Verrier | 22 | Ruckman | West Adelaide |
Terry Von Bertouch | 22 | Rover | North Adelaide |
Peter Woite | 19 | Wingman | Port Adelaide |
John Wynne | 23 | Centre half forward | Norwood |
Tasmania
Name | Age | Position | Club |
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Ricky Graham (c) | 25 | Utility | New Norfolk |
Ian Barwick | 19 | Half back | Longford |
Mike Booth | 25 | Ruckman | New Norfolk |
Gary Davis | 22 | Back pocket | Launceston |
Kerry Doran | 26 | Back pocket | Sandy Bay |
Jim Frost | 26 | Ruckman | Ulverstone |
Carl Gaby | 22 | Wingman | Hobart |
Max Hadley | 25 | Rover | Scottsdale |
Tony Haenen | 25 | Centre half back | North Launceston |
Bill Harris | 20 | Full-forward | Latrobe |
Jim Leitch | 26 | Wingman | Scottsdale |
Graeme Mackey | 23 | Half forward | Sandy Bay |
George McInnes | 25 | Ruckman | Wynyard |
Stephen Nicholls | 19 | Half forward | Scottsdale |
Robin Norris | 22 | Full-back | Clarence |
Stewart Palfreyman | 22 | Rover | Sandy Bay |
Stuart Palmer | 22 | Wingman | City-South |
Graeme Shephard | 23 | Rover | Cooee |
Mike Smart | 27 | Ruck-rover | Longford |
Trevor Sprigg | 25 | Centreman | Glenorchy |
Darryl Sutton | 19 | Full-forward | Glenorchy |
Lance Styles | 20 | Ruckman | Scottsdale |
Max Urquhart | 30 | Utility | Wynyard |
Bob Whitehouse | 23 | Ruckman | Clarence |
Bob Wilson | 27 | Ruckman | Scottsdale |
Results
Game | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Score |
1. | Victoria | 32.22 (214) | Tasmania | 4.8 (32) |
2. | Western Australia | 15.11 (101) | South Australia | 6.17 (53) |
3. | Western Australia | 17.22 (124) | Tasmania | 12.7 (79) |
4. | Victoria | 17.9 (111) | South Australia | 8.9 (57) |
5. | South Australia | 22.24 (156) | Tasmania | 9.12 (66) |
6. | Victoria | 15.19 (109) | Western Australia | 9.11 (65) |
All-Australian team
In 1972 the All-Australian team was picked based on the Perth Carnival.
1972 Perth Carnival All-Australian team | |||||||||
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Name | State | Club | |||||||
Malcolm Blight | South Australia | Woodville | |||||||
Tony Burgan | South Australia | Sturt | |||||||
Jim Leitch | Tasmania | Scottsdale | |||||||
David Clarke | Victoria | Geelong | |||||||
Gary Dempsey | Victoria | Footscray | |||||||
Gary Hardeman | Victoria | Melbourne | |||||||
Alex Jesaulenko | Victoria | Carlton | |||||||
Leigh Matthews | Victoria | Hawthorn | |||||||
Peter McKenna | Victoria | Collingwood | |||||||
Travis Payze | Victoria | St Kilda | |||||||
Len Thompson | Victoria | Collingwood | |||||||
David Thorpe | Victoria | Footscray | |||||||
John Williams | Victoria | Essendon | |||||||
Bob Beecroft | Western Australia | Swan Districts | |||||||
Malcolm Brown | Western Australia | East Perth (captain) | |||||||
Brian Ciccotosto | Western Australia | South Fremantle | |||||||
Ken McAullay | Western Australia | East Perth | |||||||
Ian Miller | Western Australia | Perth | |||||||
Alan Watling | Western Australia | West Perth | |||||||
George Young | Western Australia | Subiaco |
Tassie Medal
Ken McAullay of Western Australia won the Tassie Medal with 17 votes, eight more than the runner-up Len Thompson received.
References
- 1972 Perth Carnival page on Fullpointsfooty
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Championships
- 1908 Melbourne Carnival
- 1911 Adelaide Carnival
- 1914 Sydney Carnival
- 1921 Perth Carnival
- 1924 Hobart Carnival
- 1927 Melbourne Carnival
- 1930 Adelaide Carnival
- 1933 Sydney Carnival
- 1937 Perth Carnival
- 1947 Hobart Carnival
- 1950 Brisbane Carnival
- 1953 Adelaide Carnival
- 1956 Perth Carnival
- 1958 Melbourne Carnival
- 1961 Brisbane Carnival
- 1966 Hobart Carnival
- 1969 Adelaide Carnival
- 1972 Perth Carnival
- 1975 Knockout Carnival
- 1979 Perth Carnival
- 1980 Adelaide Carnival
- 1983 Championships
- 1984 Championships
- 1985 Championships
- 1986 Championships
- 1987 Championships
- 1988 Adelaide Carnival
- 1993 Championships
Championships
- 1908 Melbourne Carnival
- 1947 Hobart Carnival
- 1950 Brisbane Carnival
- 1951 Canberra Minor States Carnival
- 1954 North Hobart Minor States Carnival
- 1958 Melbourne Carnival
- 1960 Sydney Minor States Carnival
- 1965 Division 2 Championships
- 1968 Canberra Minor States Carnival
- 1971 Brisbane Minor States Carnival
- 1974 Sydney Minor States Carnival
- 1979 Perth Carnival
- 1988 Adelaide Carnival
- 1993 Championships
- National: Tassie Medal
- Allies: Alex Jesaulenko Medal
- Queensland: Zane Taylor Medal
- South Australia: Fos Williams Medal
- Tasmania: Lefroy Medal
- Victoria: E. J. Whitten Medal
- Frank Johnson Medal
- Allen Aylett Medal
- Western Australia: Simpson Medal
- Graham Moss Medal
- U/18: Larke Medal (Division 1)
- Hunter Harrison Medal (Division 2)