1972 Perth Carnival

The 1972 Perth Carnival was the 18th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules 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)	29	Rover	St Kilda
Stan Alves	26	Wingman	Melbourne
Kevin Bartlett	25	Rover	Richmond
Peter Bedford	25	Centreman	South Melbourne
Francis Bourke	25	Wingman	Richmond
David Clarke	19	Half forward flanker	Geelong
Barry Davis	28	Half back flanker	Essendon
Gary Dempsey	23	Ruckman	Footscray
Keith Greig	20	Wingman	North Melbourne
Gary Hardeman	22	Centre half back	Melbourne
Alex Jesaulenko	26	Forward	Carlton
Peter Knights	20	Centre half back	Hawthorn
Barry Lawrence	25	Centre half back	St Kilda
Leigh Matthews	20	Rover	Hawthorn
Peter McKenna	26	Full-forward	Collingwood
John Murphy	22	Rover	Fitzroy
John Nicholls	32	Ruckman	Carlton
Alan Noonan	24	Centre half forward	Essendon
Travis Payze	25	Ruck-rover	St Kilda
David Rhodes	24	Wingman	Fitzroy
Kevin Sheedy	24	Back pocket	Richmond
Geoff Southby	21	Full-back	Carlton
Len Thompson	25	Ruckman	Collingwood
David Thorpe	24	Utility	Footscray
John Williams	24	Centre half back	Essendon

Western Australia

Name	Age	Position	Club
Mal Brown (c)	25	Utility	East Perth
Ian Anderson	23	Ruckman	West Perth
Bob Beecroft	20	Ruckman	Swan Districts
Greg Brehaut	25	Wingman	Perth
Barry Cable	28	Rover	Perth
Brian Ciccotosto	24	Rover	South Fremantle
Bill Dempsey	30	Ruckman	West Perth
Mike Fitzpatrick	19	Ruckman	Subiaco
Gary Gillespie	28	Half back flanker	East Perth
Doug Green	20	Centre half back	East Fremantle
Bob Greenwood	24	Rover	Claremont
John Hayes	22	Ruck-rover	East Perth
David Hollins	21	Centreman	East Fremantle
Fred Lewis	25	Half forward	East Fremantle
Ken McAullay	22	Centre half back	East Perth
Ian Miller	22	Centre half forward	Perth
Graham Moss	22	Ruckman	Claremont
Leon O'Dwyer	23	Back pocket	West Perth
Peter Stephen	23	Half back flanker	East Fremantle
Peter Steward	30	Centre half back	West Perth
Phil Tierney	30	Full-forward	East Perth
Colin Tully	27	Centreman	Claremont
Alan Watling	23	Wingman	West Perth
Mel Whinnen	29	Centreman	West Perth
George Young	23	Wingman	Subiaco

South Australia

Name	Age	Position	Club
Peter Marker (c)	23	Half forward	Glenelg
Brenton Adcock	29	Back pocket	Sturt
Paul Bagshaw	25	Ruck-rover	Sturt
Malcolm Blight	22	Ruck-rover	Woodville
Tony Burgan	22	Wingman	Sturt
Neil Button	20	Ruckman	Norwood
Brian Colbey	25	Half back	Glenelg
Mark Coombe	21	Centreman	South Adelaide
Graham Cornes	24	Ruck-rover	Glenelg
Russell Ebert	22	Centreman	Port Adelaide
Glynn Hewitt	19	Full-forward	West Adelaide
Ray Huppatz	23	Rover	Woodville
Bohdan Jaworskyj	24	Centre half back	North Adelaide
Bob Kingston	27	Centre half forward	Port Adelaide
Terry Moore	20	Ruckman	Central District
Robin Mulholland	26	Rover	Central District
Sandy Nelson	26	Half back	Sturt
Dean Ottens	25	Ruckman	Sturt
Dennis Phillis	23	Full-forward	Glenelg
Rodney Pope	26	Half back	West Adelaide
Barrie Robran	24	Centre half forward	North Adelaide
Ian Verrier	22	Ruckman	West Adelaide
Terry Von Bertouch	22	Rover	North Adelaide
Peter Woite	19	Wingman	Port Adelaide
John Wynne	23	Centre half forward	Norwood

Tasmania

Name	Age	Position	Club
Ricky Graham (c)	25	Utility	New Norfolk
Ian Barwick	19	Half back	Longford
Mike Booth	25	Ruckman	New Norfolk
Gary Davis	22	Back pocket	Launceston
Kerry Doran	26	Back pocket	Sandy Bay
Jim Frost	26	Ruckman	Ulverstone
Carl Gaby	22	Wingman	Hobart
Max Hadley	25	Rover	Scottsdale
Tony Haenen	25	Centre half back	North Launceston
Bill Harris	20	Full-forward	Latrobe
Jim Leitch	26	Wingman	Scottsdale
Graeme Mackey	23	Half forward	Sandy Bay
George McInnes	25	Ruckman	Wynyard
Stephen Nicholls	19	Half forward	Scottsdale
Robin Norris	22	Full-back	Clarence
Stewart Palfreyman	22	Rover	Sandy Bay
Stuart Palmer	22	Wingman	City-South
Graeme Shephard	23	Rover	Cooee
Mike Smart	27	Ruck-rover	Longford
Trevor Sprigg	25	Centreman	Glenorchy
Darryl Sutton	19	Full-forward	Glenorchy
Lance Styles	20	Ruckman	Scottsdale
Max Urquhart	30	Utility	Wynyard
Bob Whitehouse	23	Ruckman	Clarence
Bob Wilson	27	Ruckman	Scottsdale

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
Name	State	Club
Malcolm Blight	South Australia	Woodville
Tony Burgan	South Australia	Sturt
Jim Leitch	Tasmania	Scottsdale
David Clarke	Victoria	Geelong
Gary Dempsey	Victoria	Footscray
Gary Hardeman	Victoria	Melbourne
Alex Jesaulenko	Victoria	Carlton
Leigh Matthews	Victoria	Hawthorn
Peter McKenna	Victoria	Collingwood
Travis Payze	Victoria	St Kilda
Len Thompson	Victoria	Collingwood
David Thorpe	Victoria	Footscray
John Williams	Victoria	Essendon
Bob Beecroft	Western Australia	Swan Districts
Malcolm Brown	Western Australia	East Perth (captain)
Brian Ciccotosto	Western Australia	South Fremantle
Ken McAullay	Western Australia	East Perth
Ian Miller	Western Australia	Perth
Alan Watling	Western Australia	West Perth
George Young	Western Australia	Subiaco

Tassie Medal

Ken McAullay of Western Australia won the Tassie Medal with 17 votes, eight more than the runner-up Len Thompson received.

References

• 1972 Perth Carnival page on Fullpointsfooty