1980 Escort Championships

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1980 AFC Night Series
AFC Escort Championships
Tournament details
Dates2 March – 15 July 1980
Teams 34
Venue(s) 10  (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions North Melbourne (1st title)
Runners-up Collingwood
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Attendance223,562 (6,775 per match)
← 1979
1981 →

The 1980 Escort Championships was an Australian rules football knock-out tournament held between March and July 1980. The tournament was organised by Australian Football Championships, and was contested by teams from the Victorian Football League, South Australian National Football League and West Australian Football League, and the representative teams from New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. The tournament was won by North Melbourne, who defeated Collingwood in the grand final. [1]

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Background

The 1980 Escort Championships was the fourth season of the national night premiership competition. The size of the competition consisted 34 teams. The competing teams were all VFL, SANFL and WAFL teams, and the representative teams from New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. [2]

The format for the competition was a simple knock-out tournament. Round one featured the VFL teams that finished 7th to 12th in 1979; the SANFL teams that finished 3rd to 10th in 1979; the WAFL teams that finished 3rd to 8th in 1979; plus a playoff between the four minor states.

Round two involved the teams that survived round one.

In round three, the winners of round two were joined by the VFL's top six of 1979, the SANFL's top two of 1979, and the WAFL's top two of 1979.

Matches in Rounds 1 and 2 were played in various venues across Australia. With the exception of one Round 3 match, all matches from Round 3 onwards were played at VFL Park on Tuesday nights. Matches were televised directly to Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. [2] The tournament was mostly played concurrently with the premiership season, although some matches in the first three rounds were played during the pre-season.

Qualified teams

TeamNicknameLeagueQualificationParticipation (bold indicates winners) 1
Enter in Round 3
Carlton Blues VFL Winners of the 1979 Victorian Football League 9th (Previous: 1907, 1908, 1914, 1968 , 1970 , 1972, 1976, 1979)
Collingwood Magpies VFL Runners-up in the 1979 Victorian Football League 4th (Previous: 1896 , 1910, 1979 )
North Melbourne Kangaroos VFL Third Place in the 1979 Victorian Football League 4th (Previous: 1975 , 1976, 1979)
Fitzroy Lions VFL Fourth Place in the 1979 Victorian Football League 3rd (Previous: 1913, 1979)
Essendon Bombers VFL Fifth Place in the 1979 Victorian Football League 4th (Previous: 1893 , 1911, 1979)
Geelong Cats VFL Sixth Place in the 1979 Victorian Football League 2nd (Previous: 1979)
Port Adelaide Magpies SANFL Winners of the 1979 South Australian National Football League 9th (Previous: 1890 , 1910 , 1913 , 1914 , 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
South Adelaide Panthers SANFL Runners-up in the 1979 South Australian National Football League 6th (Previous: 1893, 1896, 1977, 1978 , 1979 )
East Fremantle Sharks WAFL Winners of the 1979 West Australian Football League 5th (Previous: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979)
South Fremantle Bulldogs WAFL Runners-up in the 1979 West Australian Football League 4th (Previous: 1976, 1977, 1979)
Enter in Round 1
Hawthorn Hawks VFL Seventh Place in the 1979 Victorian Football League 4th (Previous: 1971 , 1976 , 1979)
Richmond Tigers VFL Eighth Place in the 1979 Victorian Football League 6th (Previous: 1969 , 1973 , 1974 , 1976, 1979)
Footscray Bulldogs VFL Ninth Place in the 1979 Victorian Football League 3rd (Previous: 1976, 1979)
South Melbourne Swans VFL Tenth Place in the 1979 Victorian Football League 5th (Previous: 1888, 1890, 1909 , 1979)
Melbourne Demons VFL Eleventh Place in the 1979 Victorian Football League 2nd (Previous: 1979)
St Kilda Saints VFL Twelfth Place in the 1979 Victorian Football League 2nd (Previous: 1979)
Central District Bulldogs SANFL Third Place in the 1979 South Australian National Football League 3rd (Previous: 1977, 1979)
Norwood Redlegs SANFL Fourth Place in the 1979 South Australian National Football League 8th (Previous: 1888 , 1907 , 1975, 1976, 1977 , 1978, 1979)
Woodville Woodpeckers SANFL Fifth Place in the 1979 South Australian National Football League 2nd (Previous: 1979)
North Adelaide Roosters SANFL Sixth Place in the 1979 South Australian National Football League 5th (Previous: 1971, 1972 , 1977, 1979)
Glenelg Tigers SANFL Seventh Place in the 1979 South Australian National Football League 6th (Previous: 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
West Torrens Eagles SANFL Eighth Place in the 1979 South Australian National Football League 2nd (Previous: 1979)
Sturt Double Blues SANFL Ninth Place in the 1979 South Australian National Football League 8th (Previous: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979)
West Adelaide Bloods SANFL Tenth Place in the 1979 South Australian National Football League 7th (Previous: 1908 , 1909, 1911 , 1977, 1978, 1979)
Claremont Tigers WAFL Third Place in the 1979 West Australian Football League 3rd (Previous: 1977, 1979)
East Perth Royals WAFL Fourth Place in the 1979 West Australian Football League 4th (Previous: 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Swan Districts Swans WAFL Fifth Place in the 1979 West Australian Football League 3rd (Previous: 1976, 1979)
Perth Demons WAFL Sixth Place in the 1979 West Australian Football League 4th (Previous: 1977, 1978, 1979)
West Perth Falcons WAFL Seventh Place in the 1979 West Australian Football League 6th (Previous: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Subiaco Lions WAFL Eighth Place in the 1979 West Australian Football League 3rd (Previous: 1973, 1979)
Australian Capital Territory Rams ACTAFL State Representative Team4th (Previous: 1977, 1978, 1979)
New South Wales Blues NSWAFL State Representative Team4th (Previous: 1977, 1978, 1979)
Queensland Maroons QAFL State Representative Team3rd (Previous: 1977, 1978)
Tasmania Devils TANFL State Representative Team5th (Previous: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979)
1 Includes previous appearances in the Championship of Australia and NFL Night Series.

Venues

Melbourne Adelaide Perth
Waverley Park Norwood Oval Richmond Oval Perth Oval East Fremantle Oval Leederville Oval
Capacity: 72,000Capacity: 22,000Capacity: 16,500Capacity: 27,000Capacity: 22,000Capacity: 25,000
Waverley Park.jpg OIC norwood oval 1.jpg Bloods vs Tigers @ Richmond Oval 005.jpg Perth Glory v North Queensland Fury.jpg East Fremantle Oval - stands (cropped - 1).jpg
Sydney Wagga Wagga Ulverstone Brisbane
Sydney Cricket Ground McPherson OvalUlverstone Recreation GroundWindsor Park
Capacity: 45,000Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 10,000
Moore Park Sydney Cricket Ground 1.JPG

Games

Round 1

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
West Perth 11.15 (81) Hawthorn 18.13 (121) Perth Oval Sunday, 2 March
Claremont 22.10 (142) East Perth 4.16 (40) Leederville Oval, PerthMonday, 3 March
Subiaco 15.9 (99) Perth 11.14 (80) Perth Oval Monday, 3 March
Melbourne 22.16 (148) Swan Districts 8.18 (66) VFL Park 3,040Tuesday, 4 March
St Kilda 19.6 (120) Sturt 8.11 (59) VFL Park 6,436Saturday, 8 March
South Melbourne 10.16 (76) West Adelaide 7.18 (60) Richmond Oval, AdelaideSaturday, 8 March
West Torrens 12.3 (75) Footscray 17.10 (112) VFL Park 2,108Tuesday, 11 March
North Adelaide 14.11 (95) Norwood 13.13 (91) Norwood Oval Tuesday, 11 March
Glenelg 11.13 (79) Central District 6.8 (44) Norwood Oval Friday, 14 March
Richmond 20.17 (137) Woodville 9.3 (57) VFL Park 5,031Saturday, 15 March
Tasmania9.15 (69)Queensland15.17 (107)Ulverstone, Tasmania2,174Sunday, 16 March
New South Wales17.10 (112)Australian Capital Territory10.11 (71)McPherson Oval, North Wagga Wagga 3,500Sunday, 16 March

Round 2

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Claremont 16.20 (116) Subiaco 12.9 (81) Leederville Oval, PerthSaturday, 15 March
Hawthorn 17.17 (119) Melbourne 14.4 (88) VFL Park 6,005Tuesday, 18 March
North Adelaide 13.12 (90) Glenelg 22.11 (143) Norwood Oval Friday, 21 March
St Kilda 17.15 (117) South Melbourne 10.6 (66) VFL Park 10,308Saturday, 22 March
Footscray 18.14 (122)Queensland10.8 (68)Windsor Park, MayneSunday, 23 March
Richmond 17.19 (121)New South Wales14.16 (100) Sydney Cricket Ground Sunday, 23 March

Round 3

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Port Adelaide 12.14 (86) Essendon 18.10 (118) VFL Park 5,261Friday, 14 March
South Fremantle 23.19 (157) Carlton 9.12 (66) East Fremantle Oval, Perth6,000Sunday, 16 March
Claremont 10.13 (73) Geelong 9.14 (68) VFL Park 3,783Tuesday, 25 March
Hawthorn 20.20 (140) East Fremantle 4.11 (35) VFL Park 2,919Tuesday, 1 April
Glenelg 9.11 (65) North Melbourne 9.16 (70) VFL Park 4,419Tuesday, 15 April
St Kilda 16.11 (107) South Adelaide 13.11 (89) VFL Park 3,594Tuesday, 29 April
Footscray 11.9 (75) Collingwood 18.13 (121) VFL Park 9,995Tuesday, 6 May
Richmond 16.13 (109) Fitzroy 13.12 (90) VFL Park 10,626Tuesday, 13 May

Quarter-finals

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Claremont 12.12 (84) Hawthorn 7.10 (52) VFL Park 5,326Tuesday, 20 May
North Melbourne 18.11 (119) St Kilda 13.11 (89) VFL Park 6,223Tuesday, 27 May
Collingwood 10.14 (74) Richmond 5.13 (43) VFL Park 17,950Tuesday, 3 June
Essendon 12.14 (86) South Fremantle 6.11 (47) VFL Park 4,060Tuesday, 10 June

Semi-finals

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
North Melbourne 15.10 (100) Claremont 9.9 (63) VFL Park 4,299Tuesday, 24 June
Collingwood 15.10 (100) Essendon 12.9 (81) VFL Park 16,527Tuesday, 1 July

Grand final

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
North Melbourne 8.9 (57) Collingwood 7.12 (54) VFL Park 50,478 [2] Tuesday, 15 July

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References

  1. ↑ "1980 AFC ESCORT CHAMPIONSHIPS". Hard Ball Get. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Main, Jim (1981), "A national series - at last", Hutton's 1981 Footy Book, Melbourne, VIC: The Market Place Marketing Group, pp. 1, 2, 3
  3. ↑ Trevor Grant (14 August 1980). "Beepers". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 26.


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