1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival
The 1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival was the 20th Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football competition. It was the first carnival to take place under the State of Origin format.
All of the Section One finals were played on Subiaco Oval, in October. Western Australia won the final, defeating Victoria. WA's captain, Brian Peake won the Tassie Medal as the tournament's best player.[1]
Results
Section One
| Game | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Qualification Play Off | Tasmania | 17.20 (122) | Queensland | 13.12 (90) | Perth Oval | - | 4 October 1979 |
| Semi Final 1 | Western Australia | 23.33 (171) | Tasmania | 9.10 (64) | Subiaco Oval | - | 6 October 1979 |
| Semi Final 2 | Victoria | 25.30 (180) | South Australia | 20.15 (135) | Subiaco Oval | 15,186 | 6 October 1979 |
| 3rd Place Playoff | South Australia | 22.20 (152) | Tasmania | 17.11 (113) | Subiaco Oval | - | 8 October 1979 |
| Final | Western Australia | 17.21 (123) | Victoria | 16.12 (108) | Subiaco Oval | 30,876 | 8 October 1979 |
Section Two
The ACT, coached by Kevin Delmenico, had only two players with VFL experience in their team - captain Kevin Neale and Fitzroy's Michael Conlan. Their only match was against Warren Roper's Queensland, who had failed to qualify for Section One. The Canberrans themselves had qualified for the Section Two Final by winning a play-off against the Australian Amateurs, New South Wales and Northern Territory earlier in the year.
| Round | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Final | Queensland | 23.13 (151) | ACT | 18.12 (120) | Leederville Oval | - | 7 October 1979 [2] |
Section Two Qualifying
| Round | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Qualifying Semi-Final | Australian Amateurs | 27.17 (179) | Northern Territory | 13.15 (93) | VFL Park | - | 28 July 1979 [3] |
| Qualifying Semi-Final | Australian Capital Territory | 22.12 (144) | New South Wales | 19.21 (135) | Manuka Oval | - | 29 July 1979 [4] |
| Qualifying Final | Australian Capital Territory | 16.21 (117) | Australian Amateurs | 16.15 (111) | Manuka Oval | - | 5 August 1979 [5] |
Squads
Section One
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Section Two
| Queensland [2] | ACT [9][10][11] | Australian Amateurs [12] | New South Wales [9] | Northern Territory [13] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Coach: Warren Roper
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Coach: Kevin Delmenico
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Coach: Peter O'Donohue
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Coach: Allan Jeans
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Coach: Bob Elix
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Honours
All-Australians
At the conclusion of the tournament, the best players were selected in the All-Australian team. It was the first All-Australian team named since 1972. Victoria had the most representatives chosen, with seven, with Western Australia and South Australia each having five players selected.[14]
| B: | Des James (Sandy Bay, Tas) | Gary Malarkey (Geelong, WA) | Kelvin Moore (Hawthorn, Vic) |
| HB: | Bruce Doull (Carlton, Vic) | Darryl Sutton (North Melbourne, Tas) | Ken Hunter (Claremont, WA) |
| C: | Michael Turner (Geelong, Vic) | Brian Peake (East Fremantle, WA) (captain) | Geoff Morris (West Adelaide, SA) |
| HF: | Peter Jonas (Central District, SA) | David Cloke (Richmond, Vic) | Graham Cornes (Glenelg, SA) |
| F: | Peter Carey (Glenelg, SA) | Michael Roach (Richmond, Tas) | Tony Buhagiar (East Fremantle, WA) |
| Foll: | Peter Moore (Collingwood, Vic) | Michael Tuck (Hawthorn, Vic) | Garry Wilson (Fitzroy, Vic) (vice-captain) |
| Int: | Kym Hodgeman (Glenelg, SA ) | Bruce Monteath (Richmond, WA) | |
| Coach: | Barry Cable (Western Australia | ||
Leading goal-kickers
- Michael Roach (TAS) - 9 goals
- Richard Rushbrook (QLD) - 8 goals
- Tony Buhagiar (WA) - 7 goals
- Barry Clarke (QLD) - 7 goals
- Peter Hudson (TAS) - 7 goals
- Peter Spencer (WA) - 7 goals
- Garry Wilson (VIC) - 7 goals
Tassie Medalist
- Brian Peake (WA) - 11 votes
- Bruce Monteath (WA) - 7 votes
- Robert Flower (Vic) - 6 votes
- Kym Hodgeman (SA) - 5 votes
- Ken Hunter (WA) - 4 votes
- Bruce Lindsay - 3 votes
- David Cloke (Vic) - 2 votes
- Geoff Raines (Vic) - 2 votes
- Kevin Bartlett (Vic) - 2 votes
- Michael Roach (Tas) - 2 votes
- Peter Jonas (SA) - 1 vote
- Graham Cornes (SA) - 1 vote
- Darryl Sutton (Vic) - 1 vote
- Robert Shaw (Tas) - 1 vote
References
- ^ "1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011.
- ^ a b Rollings, Barry (8 October 1979). "Queensland too fit, too fast". The Canberra Times. p. Sport:16. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Bidmeade, Robert (5 August 1979). "ACT Must Attack: Coach". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ Bidmeade, Robert (30 July 1979). "Lucky to win: Coach". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ Bidmeade, Robert (6 August 1979). "Last Quarter Changes Pave Way For ACT". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Four Vics. in SA squad". The Age. 3 October 1979.
- ^ Carter, Ron (1 October 1979). "Kink on report". The Age.
- ^ Grant, Trevor (2 October 1979). "Kink guilty – out six". The Age.
- ^ a b "Pen pictures of teams". The Canberra Times. 29 July 1979. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Bidmeade, Robert (6 August 1979). "Last-quarter changes pave way for ACT". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Rollings, Barry (7 October 1979). "Davey only 'surprise' for ACT". The Canberra Times. pp. Sport:6-7. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Experienced Players in Amateurs Squad". The Canberra Times. 5 August 1979. p. Sport:3. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Barfoot, Michael; Lee, David (December 1995). History of the NTFL (Online). Darwin: Northern Territory Football League. p. 148. ISBN 0-646-26754-X. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Carter, Ron (9 October 1979). "Our seven make Australian team". The Age.