1975 Knockout Carnival

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1975 Knockout Carnival
Tournament details
Country Australia
City Melbourne, Adelaide
Dates14–15 June 1975 (1975-06-14 1975-06-15)
Format Single-elimination
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Victoria
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The 1975 Knockout Carnival was the 19th Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian football interstate competition. The tournament was won by Victoria.

Contents

The 1975 carnival represented a significant change in format for the carnival. Previous carnivals had all been played as a stand-alone event in a single host city, with each team playing the others in a round robin competition; but the 1975 carnival was played as a shortened knock-out tournament and split between two cities. Just three games were played: two semi finals and a final. The semi-finals were played as a double-header in Melbourne, and the final was contested a month later in Adelaide. Unlike previous carnivals, no All-Australian team or Tassie Medalist was chosen.

Squads

South Australia

NameAgePositionClub
Russell Ebert (c)25Centreman Port Adelaide
Peter Marker (c)26Centreman Glenelg
Paul Bagshaw 28Ruck-rover Sturt
Greg Bennett26Rover Glenelg
Darrell Cahill 26Rover Port Adelaide
Peter Carey 21Ruckman Glenelg
Colin Casey22Half back Sturt
Bill Cochrane22Full-back Central District
Brian Colbey 28Half back flanker Glenelg
Graham Cornes 25Ruck-rover Glenelg
Rick Davies 22Ruckman Sturt
Ross Dillon 27Centre half forward Norwood
Phil Gallagher20Wingman Norwood
Michael Graham 22Half forward Sturt
Max James 23Full-back Port Adelaide
Bob Keddie 29Half forward flanker South Adelaide
Bruce Light26Wingman Port Adelaide
Colin MacVicar24Ruckman Woodville
John McFarlane23Wingman Glenelg
Sandy Nelson 28Centre half back Sturt
Barry Norsworthy 22Rover Central District
Michael Nunan 25Rover Sturt
Wayne Phillis25Centre half back Glenelg
Barrie Robran 26Ruck-rover North Adelaide
Rod Seekamp27Centre half back Norwood
Barry Stringer24Wingman North Adelaide
Michael Taylor 21Back pocket Norwood
Ken Whelan22Full-forward Sturt
Greg Wild25Ruckman Sturt
Peter Woite 24Utility Port Adelaide

Tasmania

NameAgePositionClub
Graeme Mackey (c)26Half forward Sandy Bay
Geoff Cayzer 28Ruckman Latrobe
Bob Cheek 29Ruckman Clarence
Peter Daniel 25Key position player North Launceston
John Emin 23Ruckman Hobart
Carl Gaby25Wingman Wynyard
Zigmont Haremza22Utility New Norfolk
Rod Hughes 20Rover Scottsdale
Steve Hywood 24Half back Sandy Bay
Peter King21Rover Wynyard
Greg Lethborg25Utility Scottsdale
Rod Mayne20Forward North Hobart
Leigh McConnon 21Wingman North Hobart
Donald McLeod20Centre half forward North Hobart
David Morrison24Back pocket Sandy Bay
Bruce Neish 25Half back North Launceston
Trevor Oakley22Half back flanker North Hobart
Peter Ratcliffe29Full-back Hobart
Kim Saltmarsh21Wingman City-South
Denis Scanlon 20Ruckman North Hobart
Darryl Shephard21Half forward flanker Cooee
Trevor Sprigg 28Centreman Glenorchy
Hugh Strahan 26Key position player Cooee
Darryl Sutton 22Forward Glenorchy
Bruce Tschirpig 25Rover Latrobe

Victoria

NameAgePositionClub
Alex Jesaulenko (c)29Full-forward Carlton
Ross Abbey 22Half back flanker Footscray
Stan Alves 29Wingman Melbourne
Kevin Bartlett 28Rover Richmond
Peter Bedford 27Half forward flanker South Melbourne
Malcolm Blight 25Centre half forward North Melbourne
Phil Carman 24Forward Collingwood
Gary Dempsey 26Ruckman Footscray
Glenn Elliott 24Utility St Kilda
Ken Fletcher 27Wingman Essendon
Keith Greig 23Wingman North Melbourne
Gary Hardeman 25Utility Melbourne
Warwick Irwin 23Ruck-rover Fitzroy
Wayne Judson 22Back pocket St Kilda
Peter Knights 23Centre half back Hawthorn
Leigh Matthews 23Rover Hawthorn
Craig McKellar 25Ruckman Richmond
Kevin Morris 23Half back flanker Richmond
Graham Moss 25Ruckman Essendon
Bruce Nankervis 24Half back flanker Geelong
John 'Sam' Newman 29Ruckman Geelong
Kevin O'Keeffe 22Half back flanker Fitzroy
Max Richardson 26Defender Collingwood
Wayne Richardson 28Rover Collingwood
Geoff Southby 24Full-back Carlton
Greg Wells 25Centreman Melbourne

Western Australia

NameAgePositionClub
Doug Green (c)23Centre half back East Fremantle
Ron Alexander 25Ruckman East Perth
Bob Beecroft 23Key forward Swan Districts
Peter Burton 28Ruckman Subiaco
Max George 23Full-forward Swan Districts
Dalton Gooding 20Wingman Claremont
David Hollins 24Centreman East Fremantle
Mick Jez 21Wingman East Fremantle
John Lewis 25Full-back Claremont
Stan Magro 20Centreman South Fremantle
Gary Malarkey 22Centre half back East Perth
Gary McDonald 22Ruck-rover Swan Districts
Tony Morley 24Half forward flanker South Fremantle
Jeff Murray 22Ruckman Claremont
Stan Nowotny 24Half back flanker Swan Districts
Leon O'Dwyer 26Back pocket West Perth
Brian Peake 21Utility East Fremantle
Garry Sidebottom 20Centre half forward Swan Districts
Bill Valli 25Rover West Perth
Robert Wiley 20Rover Perth
Kevin Worthington 21Ruckman Claremont

Results

GameHome teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Semi Final South Australia 17.16 (118) Tasmania 8.11 (59) VFL Park 40,00614 June 1975
Semi Final Victoria 20.24 (144) Western Australia 8.15 (63) VFL Park 40,00614 June 1975
Final South Australia 11.15 (81) Victoria 18.10 (118) Football Park 38,8555 July 1975

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