1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival

The 1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival was the 21st Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football competition. It was just the second carnival to take place under the State of Origin format.

Four states took part, the hosts South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and the reigning carnival champions Western Australia. Football Park hosted all the fixtures, which took place in October after the football season had ended.

Results

Game	Winning team	Winning team score	Losing team	Losing team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Semi Final 1	South Australia	22.18 (150)	Tasmania	8.13 (61)	Football Park	10,666	11 October 1980
Semi Final 2	Victoria	14.20 (104)	Western Australia	9.15 (69)	Football Park	10,666 (double-header)	11 October 1980
3rd Place Final	Western Australia	17.23 (125)	Tasmania	12.18 (90)	Football Park	17,579	13 October 1980
Grand Final	Victoria	15.12 (102)	South Australia	12.13 (85)	Football Park	17,579 (double-header)	13 October 1980

Squads

South Australia

Tasmania^[1]

Victoria^[2]

Western Australia

Coach: Neil Kerley
Captain: Rick Davies

Bruce Abernethy
Darrell Cahill
Peter Carey
Graham Cornes
Phil Heinrich
Trevor Hill
Max James
Peter Jonas
Dexter Kennedy
Robbert Klomp
Keith Kuhlmann
Jim Lihou
Kevin McSporran
Greg Phillips
John Roberts
Michael Taylor
Mark Williams
Russell Ebert
Phillip Galleghar
Phil Maylin
Ralph Sewer
Paul Weston
Andy Bennett

Coach: Peter Daniel
Captain: Darryl Sutton

Coach: Tom Hafey
Captain: Kevin Bartlett

Coach: Brad Smith
Captain: Brian Peake

Honours

All-Australians

At the completion of the tournament, the All-Australian team was named, based on performances during the carnival.^[3]

1980 State of Origin Carnival Team
B:	Ian Nankervis (Vic, Geelong)	Keith Kuhlmann (SA, Glenelg)	Geoff Southby (Vic, Carlton)
HB:	Ken Hunter (WA, Claremont)	Greg Phillips (SA, Port Adelaide)	Robbert Klomp (SA, Carlton)
C:	Robert Flower (Vic, Melbourne)	Geoff Raines (Vic, Richmond)	Brian Peake (WA, East Fremantle)
HF:	Darryl Sutton (Tas, North Melbourne)	Rick Davies (captain) (SA, Sturt)	Jim Jess (Vic, Richmond)
F:	Bruce Duperouzel (WA, St Kilda)	John Roberts (SA, South Melbourne)	Peter Carey (SA, Glenelg)
Foll:	Mark Lee (Vic, Richmond)	Graham Cornes (SA, Glenelg)	Garry Wilson (Vic, Fitzroy)
Int:	Mark Williams (SA, Port Adelaide)	Ron Stubbs (Tas, Devonport)
Coach:	Tom Hafey (Vic, Collingwood)

Leading goal-kickers

John Roberts (SA) - 9 goals
Kelvin Templeton (VIC) - 6 goals
Ken Judge (WA) - 5 goals
Garry Sidebottom (WA) - 5 goals

Tassie Medalist

Graham Cornes (SA)

References

^ "Tasmania, 'going for a win'". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16452. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 October 1980. p. 49. Retrieved 9 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Carter, Rod (13 October 1980). "NFL rejects Vic plea on injuries". The Age. p. 34.
^ "Davies captain of All-Australia". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16455. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 October 1980. p. 20. Retrieved 9 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

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[1] "Tasmania, 'going for a win'". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16452. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 October 1980. p. 49. Retrieved 9 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] Carter, Rod (13 October 1980). "NFL rejects Vic plea on injuries". The Age. p. 34.

[3] "Davies captain of All-Australia". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16455. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 October 1980. p. 20. Retrieved 9 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

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