1972 Perth Carnival

December 2017 December 2017 Perth Carnival 1972 Australia Perth 4 1972 06 17 1972 06 24 y Round-robin 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 ClubRoss Smith (c) 29 Rover St KildaStan Alves 26 Wingman MelbourneKevin Bartlett 25 Rover RichmondPeter Bedford 25 Centreman South MelbourneFrancis Bourke 25 Wingman RichmondDavid Clarke 19 Half forward flanker GeelongBarry Davis 28 Half back flanker EssendonGary Dempsey 23 Ruckman FootscrayKeith Greig 20 Wingman North MelbourneGary Hardeman 22 Centre half back MelbourneAlex Jesaulenko 26 Forward CarltonPeter Knights 20 Centre half back HawthornBarry Lawrence 25 Centre half back St KildaLeigh Matthews 20 Rover HawthornPeter McKenna 26 Full-forward CollingwoodJohn Murphy 22 Rover FitzroyJohn Nicholls 32 Ruckman CarltonAlan Noonan 24 Centre half forward EssendonTravis Payze 25 Ruck-rover St KildaDavid Rhodes 24 Wingman FitzroyKevin Sheedy 24 Back pocket RichmondGeoff Southby 21 Full-back CarltonLen Thompson 25 Ruckman CollingwoodDavid Thorpe 24 Utility FootscrayJohn Williams 24 Centre half back Essendon Western Australia Name Age Position ClubMal Brown (c) 25 Utility East PerthIan Anderson 23 Ruckman West PerthBob Beecroft 20 Ruckman Swan DistrictsGreg Brehaut 25 Wingman PerthBarry Cable 28 Rover PerthBrian Ciccotosto 24 Rover South FremantleBill Dempsey 30 Ruckman West PerthMike Fitzpatrick 19 Ruckman SubiacoGary Gillespie 28 Half back flanker East PerthDoug Green 20 Centre half back East FremantleBob Greenwood 24 Rover ClaremontJohn Hayes 22 Ruck-rover East PerthDavid Hollins 21 Centreman East FremantleFred Lewis 25 Half forward East FremantleKen McAullay 22 Centre half back East PerthIan Miller 22 Centre half forward PerthGraham Moss 22 Ruckman ClaremontLeon O'Dwyer 23 Back pocket West PerthPeter Stephen 23 Half back flanker East FremantlePeter Steward 30 Centre half back West PerthPhil Tierney 30 Full-forward East PerthColin Tully 27 Centreman ClaremontAlan Watling 23 Wingman West PerthMel Whinnen 29 Centreman West PerthGeorge Young 23 Wingman Subiaco South Australia Name Age Position ClubPeter Marker (c) 23 Half forward GlenelgBrenton Adcock 29 Back pocket SturtPaul Bagshaw 25 Ruck-rover SturtMalcolm Blight 22 Ruck-rover WoodvilleTony Burgan 22 Wingman SturtNeil Button 20 Ruckman NorwoodBrian Colbey 25 Half back GlenelgMark Coombe 21 Centreman South AdelaideGraham Cornes 24 Ruck-rover GlenelgRussell Ebert 22 Centreman Port AdelaideGlynn Hewitt 19 Full-forward West AdelaideRay Huppatz 23 Rover WoodvilleBohdan Jaworskyj 24 Centre half back North AdelaideBob Kingston 27 Centre half forward Port AdelaideTerry Moore 20 Ruckman Central DistrictRobin Mulholland 26 Rover Central DistrictSandy Nelson 26 Half back SturtDean Ottens 25 Ruckman SturtDennis Phillis 23 Full-forward GlenelgRodney Pope 26 Half back West AdelaideBarrie Robran 24 Centre half forward North AdelaideIan Verrier 22 Ruckman West AdelaideTerry Von Bertouch 22 Rover North AdelaidePeter Woite 19 Wingman Port AdelaideJohn Wynne 23 Centre half forward Norwood Tasmania Name Age Position Club 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 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. 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