The 1969 Adelaide Carnival was the 17th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian football interstate competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| City | Adelaide |
| Dates | 7–14 June 1969 |
| Format | Round-robin |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Victoria |
Four teams competed in the carnival, South Australia, the Victorian Football League, Tasmania and Western Australia. Victoria finished on top of the table after winning all of their games. Peter Hudson kicked 17 goals in the carnival, the next best was Austin Robertson with 15.
The Victorian Football Association was scheduled to have competed in the Carnival, but was disqualified after it allowed players to cross from the VFL to the VFA without formal clearances during the 1969 season, in defiance of an ANFC directive from the previous year.[1]
Squads
editVictoria
| Name | Club | Age |
|---|---|---|
| John Nicholls (c) | Carlton | 29 |
| Kevin Bartlett | Richmond | 22 |
| Peter Bedford | South Melbourne | 22 |
| Barry Bourke | Melbourne | 25 |
| George Bisset | Footscray | 26 |
| Barry Davis | Essendon | 25 |
| Ross Dillon | Melbourne | 21 |
| Darryl Gerlach | Essendon | 25 |
| Daryl Griffiths | St Kilda | 23 |
| Royce Hart | Richmond | 21 |
| Peter Hudson | Hawthorn | 23 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | Carlton | 23 |
| Bob Keddie | Hawthorn | 23 |
| Sam Kekovich | North Melbourne | 19 |
| Bob Murray | St Kilda | 26 |
| Kevin Murray | Fitzroy | 30 |
| John 'Sam' Newman | Geelong | 23 |
| John Newnham | Fitzroy | 26 |
| Peter Steward | North Melbourne | 27 |
| David Thorpe | Footscray | 21 |
| Peter Walker | Geelong | 26 |
| Terry Waters | Collingwood | 26 |
| Ricky Watt | Collingwood | 22 |
| Fred Way | South Melbourne | 25 |
South Australia
| Name | Club | Age |
|---|---|---|
| John Cahill (c) | Port Adelaide | 29 |
| Brenton Adcock | Sturt | 25 |
| John Birt | West Torrens | 32 |
| Keith Chessell | Sturt | 22 |
| Brian Colbey | Glenelg | 22 |
| Peter Darley | South Adelaide | 24 |
| Robert Day | West Adelaide | 25 |
| Ron Elleway | Port Adelaide | 26 |
| Ken Eustice | Glenelg | 29 |
| Jim Forsyth | West Torrens | 24 |
| Darryl Hicks | Sturt | 27 |
| Harry Kernahan | Glenelg | 31 |
| Peter Marker | Glenelg | 21 |
| Craig McKellar | Woodville | 19 |
| Graham Molloy | Norwood | 21 |
| Philip 'Sandy' Nelson | Sturt | 22 |
| Damien Nygaard | Norwood | 24 |
| Robert Oatey | Norwood | 25 |
| Jack Pannenburg | West Adelaide | 22 |
| Keith Pattinson | Glenelg | 23 |
| John Phillips | North Adelaide | 24 |
| Dennis 'Fred' Phillis | Glenelg | 20 |
| Rodney Pope | West Adelaide | 24 |
| Barrie Robran | North Adelaide | 21 |
| Rick Schoff | Sturt | 28 |
Western Australia
| Name | Club | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Chadwick (c) | East Perth | 28 |
| Paddy Astone | Perth | 25 |
| Greg Brehaut | Perth | 22 |
| Mal Brown | East Perth | 22 |
| Barry Cable | Perth | 25 |
| Tony Casserly | East Fremantle | 25 |
| Pat Dalton | Perth | 26 |
| Dave Dyson | West Perth | 24 |
| Peter Eakins | Subiaco | 21 |
| Graham Farmer | West Perth | 34 |
| Bob Graham | East Perth | 27 |
| Peter Manning | Swan Districts | 23 |
| John McIntosh | Claremont | 25 |
| Ian Miller | Perth | 19 |
| Graham Melrose | East Fremantle | 20 |
| Chris Mitchell | East Perth | 22 |
| Brian Roberts | East Fremantle | 24 |
| Austin Robertson | Subiaco | 26 |
| Graham Scott | South Fremantle | 22 |
| Brian Sierakowski | Subiaco | 23 |
| Brad Smith | East Perth | 20 |
| Peter Stephen | East Fremantle | 20 |
| John Turnbull | Swan Districts | 27 |
| Bill Walker | Swan Districts | 27 |
| John Wynne | West Perth | 21 |
Tasmania
| Name | Club | Age |
|---|---|---|
| John Devine (c) | North Hobart | 28 |
| Darrel Baldock | Latrobe | 30 |
| John Burns | East Launceston | 20 |
| Bob Cheek | Penguin | 23 |
| Phillip Dell | Wynyard | 22 |
| Kerry Doran | Sandy Bay | 23 |
| Alby Dunn | Launceston | 24 |
| Ray Groom | Cooee | 24 |
| Ron Hall | Scottsdale | 23 |
| Barry Hay | Launceston | 24 |
| Phil Lade | Penguin | 22 |
| Graeme Lee | East Devonport | 29 |
| Ted Lees | Devonport | 21 |
| Bob Lucas | Clarence | 25 |
| Bob Lynch | New Norfolk | 24 |
| Graeme Mackey | Sandy Bay | 20 |
| Max McMahon | Glenorchy | 27 |
| John Neal | Wynyard | 22 |
| Ben Nusteling | New Norfolk | 22 |
| Alf Oldenhof | City-South | 23 |
| Burnie Payne | Hobart | 29 |
| Kevin Pelham | Sandy Bay | 27 |
| John Richmond | Clarence | 26 |
| Paul Vinar | Longford | 28 |
| Graham Wise | Launceston | 26 |
Results
edit|
Game One
Game Three
Game Five
|
Game Two
Game Four
Game Six
|
All-Australian team
editIn 1969 the All-Australian team was picked based on the Adelaide Carnival.
Tassie Medal
editPeter Eakins of Western Australia and Graham Molloy of South Australia won the Tassie Medal after both tallying four votes.
References
edit- ^ "VFA excluded from ANFC carnival". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT. 16 May 1969. p. 20.
- 1969 Adelaide Carnival page on Full Points Footy (Archived 2009-05-08)