1972 Perth Carnival
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
CityPerth
Dates17–24 June 1972 (1972-06-17 1972-06-24)
FormatRound-robin
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsVictoria

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
Ross Smith (c)29RoverSt Kilda
Stan Alves26WingmanMelbourne
Kevin Bartlett25RoverRichmond
Peter Bedford25CentremanSouth Melbourne
Francis Bourke25WingmanRichmond
David Clarke19Half forward flankerGeelong
Barry Davis28Half back flankerEssendon
Gary Dempsey23RuckmanFootscray
Keith Greig20WingmanNorth Melbourne
Gary Hardeman22Centre half backMelbourne
Alex Jesaulenko26ForwardCarlton
Peter Knights20Centre half backHawthorn
Barry Lawrence25Centre half backSt Kilda
Leigh Matthews20RoverHawthorn
Peter McKenna26Full-forwardCollingwood
John Murphy22RoverFitzroy
John Nicholls32RuckmanCarlton
Alan Noonan24Centre half forwardEssendon
Travis Payze25Ruck-roverSt Kilda
David Rhodes24WingmanFitzroy
Kevin Sheedy24Back pocketRichmond
Geoff Southby21Full-backCarlton
Len Thompson25RuckmanCollingwood
David Thorpe24UtilityFootscray
John Williams24Centre half backEssendon

Western Australia

Name Age Position Club
Mal Brown (c)25UtilityEast Perth
Ian Anderson23RuckmanWest Perth
Bob Beecroft20RuckmanSwan Districts
Greg Brehaut25WingmanPerth
Barry Cable28RoverPerth
Brian Ciccotosto24RoverSouth Fremantle
Bill Dempsey30RuckmanWest Perth
Mike Fitzpatrick19RuckmanSubiaco
Gary Gillespie28Half back flankerEast Perth
Doug Green20Centre half backEast Fremantle
Bob Greenwood24RoverClaremont
John Hayes22Ruck-roverEast Perth
David Hollins21CentremanEast Fremantle
Fred Lewis25Half forwardEast Fremantle
Ken McAullay22Centre half backEast Perth
Ian Miller22Centre half forwardPerth
Graham Moss22RuckmanClaremont
Leon O'Dwyer23Back pocketWest Perth
Peter Stephen23Half back flankerEast Fremantle
Peter Steward30Centre half backWest Perth
Phil Tierney30Full-forwardEast Perth
Colin Tully27CentremanClaremont
Alan Watling23WingmanWest Perth
Mel Whinnen29CentremanWest Perth
George Young23WingmanSubiaco

South Australia

Name Age Position Club
Peter Marker (c)23Half forwardGlenelg
Brenton Adcock29Back pocketSturt
Paul Bagshaw25Ruck-roverSturt
Malcolm Blight22Ruck-roverWoodville
Tony Burgan22WingmanSturt
Neil Button20RuckmanNorwood
Brian Colbey25Half backGlenelg
Mark Coombe21CentremanSouth Adelaide
Graham Cornes24Ruck-roverGlenelg
Russell Ebert22CentremanPort Adelaide
Glynn Hewitt19Full-forwardWest Adelaide
Ray Huppatz23RoverWoodville
Bohdan Jaworskyj24Centre half backNorth Adelaide
Bob Kingston27Centre half forwardPort Adelaide
Terry Moore20RuckmanCentral District
Robin Mulholland26RoverCentral District
Sandy Nelson26Half backSturt
Dean Ottens25RuckmanSturt
Dennis Phillis23Full-forwardGlenelg
Rodney Pope26Half backWest Adelaide
Barrie Robran24Centre half forwardNorth Adelaide
Ian Verrier22RuckmanWest Adelaide
Terry Von Bertouch22RoverNorth Adelaide
Peter Woite19WingmanPort Adelaide
John Wynne23Centre half forwardNorwood

Tasmania

Name Age Position Club
Ricky Graham (c)25UtilityNew Norfolk
Ian Barwick19Half backLongford
Mike Booth25RuckmanNew Norfolk
Gary Davis22Back pocketLaunceston
Kerry Doran26Back pocketSandy Bay
Jim Frost26RuckmanUlverstone
Carl Gaby22WingmanHobart
Max Hadley25RoverScottsdale
Tony Haenen25Centre half backNorth Launceston
Bill Harris20Full-forwardLatrobe
Jim Leitch26WingmanScottsdale
Graeme Mackey23Half forwardSandy Bay
George McInnes25RuckmanWynyard
Stephen Nicholls19Half forwardScottsdale
Robin Norris22Full-backClarence
Stewart Palfreyman22RoverSandy Bay
Stuart Palmer22WingmanCity-South
Graeme Shephard23RoverCooee
Mike Smart27Ruck-roverLongford
Trevor Sprigg25CentremanGlenorchy
Darryl Sutton19Full-forwardGlenorchy
Lance Styles20RuckmanScottsdale
Max Urquhart30UtilityWynyard
Bob Whitehouse23RuckmanClarence
Bob Wilson27RuckmanScottsdale

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
NameStateClub
Malcolm BlightSouth AustraliaWoodville
Tony BurganSouth AustraliaSturt
Jim LeitchTasmaniaScottsdale
David ClarkeVictoriaGeelong
Gary DempseyVictoriaFootscray
Gary HardemanVictoriaMelbourne
Alex JesaulenkoVictoriaCarlton
Leigh MatthewsVictoriaHawthorn
Peter McKennaVictoriaCollingwood
Travis PayzeVictoriaSt Kilda
Len ThompsonVictoriaCollingwood
David ThorpeVictoriaFootscray
John WilliamsVictoriaEssendon
Bob BeecroftWestern AustraliaSwan Districts
Malcolm BrownWestern AustraliaEast Perth (captain)
Brian CiccotostoWestern AustraliaSouth Fremantle
Ken McAullayWestern AustraliaEast Perth
Ian MillerWestern AustraliaPerth
Alan WatlingWestern AustraliaWest Perth
George YoungWestern AustraliaSubiaco

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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