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1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival

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1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival
Tournament information
SportAustralian football
LocationAdelaide, Australia
Dates2 March 1988–5 March 1988
FormatKnockout
Teams10
Final champion
SECTION One: South Australia
SECTION Two: Northern Territory
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The 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival was the 22nd edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football State of Origin competition. Australia was celebrating its Bicentenary in 1988, so the carnival was known as the 'Bicentennial Carnival'. It took place over four days from 2 March until 5 March, and the matches were played at Football Park and Norwood Oval.

Ten teams were involved, including all the states and territories, making it the most heavily contested competition. They were divided into two sections. South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and New South Wales were in Section One. Although, traditionally, Tasmania had enjoyed more success in the interstate arena than New South Wales, the latter had 22 VFL players in its squad compared to the island state's 15, which helped them obtain the final Section One spot.

Section Two was occupied by the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania and two non-regional teams. The Australian Amateurs was one of those, a squad of amateur players from across the country's leagues. Finally, the Victorian Association representative team made up the remainder of the group, but selection for this team was not restricted to Victorian Football Association players. If a footballer, now competing elsewhere, had started his career in the Victorian Football Association—such as Terry Wallace, for example—then he was eligible to join the squad. The same rules applied to the other teams, so, if a Tasmanian-born player had started his career at West Perth, he could be selected for either Tasmania or Western Australia.

Attendances at the tournament were lower than expected, and overall the tournament ran at a $30,000 loss. The team was originally to have received a $40,000 prize, with incrementally lower prizes for all other states; however, these prizes were abandoned due to the operating loss.[1]

Results

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Section Winning team Winning team score Losing team Losing team score Ground Crowd Date
Section Two
Preliminary Stage
Northern Territory 19.20 (134) Tasmania 10.8 (68) Football Park 2 March 1988 [2]
Section Two
Preliminary Stage
Amateurs 14.12 (96) Canberra 12.11 (83) Football Park 2 March 1988 [2]
Section One
Semi Final
Victoria (VFL) 20.13 (133) West Australia 10.13 (73) Football Park 5,195 2 March 1988
Section Two
Preliminary Stage
Victoria (VFA) 17.10 (112) Queensland 4.11 (35) Football Park 3 March 1988 [3]
Section Two
Preliminary Stage
Northern Territory 11.19 (85) Amateurs 8.9 (57) Football Park 3 March 1988 [3]
Section One
Semi Final
South Australia 12.8 (80) New South Wales 8.11 (59) Football Park 5,755 3 March 1988 [3]
Section Two
Semi Final
Victoria (VFA) 18.20 (128) Canberra 9.16 (70) Norwood Oval 4 March 1988 [4]
Section Two
Wooden Spoon Play Off
Tasmania 11.16 (82) Queensland 10.10 (70) Norwood Oval 4 March 1988
Section Two
Final
Northern Territory 17.10 (112) Victoria (VFA) 9.13 (63) Football Park 5 March 1988 [5]
Section One
3rd Place Play Off
New South Wales 10.8 (68) West Australia 9.12 (66) Football Park 5 March 1988 [5]
Section One
Final
South Australia 15.12 (102) Victoria (VFL) 6.6 (42) Football Park 19,387 5 March 1988 [6]

Squads

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Team captains and vice captains:
Amateurs: Dave Perry
ACT:
New South Wales: Terry Daniher
Northern Territory: Maurice Rioli (C), Michael McLean (VC)
Queensland:
South Australia: Chris McDermott
Tasmania:
Victoria (VFA): Barry Round
Victoria (VFL):
West Australia: Ross Glendinning

ACT
[7]
Amateurs (AAFC)
[7][8]
New South Wales (NSWAFL)
Northern Territory (NTFL)
[9]
Queensland (QAFL)

Coach: Brian Quade

Coach: Bernie Sheehy

Coach: John Taylor

Coach: Peter Knights

South Australia (SANFL)
Tasmania (TFL)
Victoria (VFA)
Victoria (VFL)
West Australia (WAFL)
[10]

Coach: Graham Cornes

Coach: Robert Shaw

Coach: Terry Wheeler

Coach: Bill Goggin

Honours

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All-Australians

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All-Australian coach Graham Cornes
1988 All-Australian Team
Name Football League State/Territory Football Club
Terry Daniher NSWAFL New South Wales Essendon Bombers
David Murphy NSWAFL New South Wales Sydney Swans
Michael Long NTFL Northern Territory St Mary's Saints
Michael McLean NTFL Northern Territory Footscray Bulldogs
Maurice Rioli NTFL Northern Territory St Mary's Saints
Tony Hall SANFL South Australia Glenelg Tigers
Danny Hughes SANFL South Australia Melbourne Demons
Stephen Kernahan SANFL South Australia Carlton Blues
Martin Leslie SANFL South Australia Port Adelaide Magpies
Bruce Lindner SANFL South Australia Geelong Cats
Tony McGuinness SANFL South Australia Footscray Bulldogs
Mark Mickan SANFL South Australia Brisbane Bears
John Platten SANFL South Australia Hawthorn Hawks
Greg Whittlesea SANFL South Australia Sturt Double Blues
Graham Cornes SANFL South Australia Glenelg Tigers (Coach)
Terry Wallace VFA Victoria Richmond Tigers
Danny Frawley VFL Victoria St Kilda Saints
Gerard Healy VFL Victoria Sydney Swans
Simon Madden VFL Victoria Essendon Bombers
Paul Roos VFL Victoria Fitzroy Lions
Paul Salmon VFL Victoria Essendon Bombers
Dale Weightman VFL Victoria Richmond Tigers
Steve Malaxos WAFL Western Australia West Coast Eagles

Leading goal-kickers

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Medalists

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Fos Williams Medals

Simpson Medal

Tassie Medal

Dolphin Medal

References

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  1. ^ Peter Simunovich (7 March 1988). "Poor crowd stops prizes". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 92.
  2. ^ a b "Amateurs hold out ACT rally". The Canberra Times. 3 March 1988. p. 20. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "South Australia struggles". The Canberra Times. 4 March 1988. p. 24. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. ^ "VFA stars hammer the ACT". The Canberra Times. 5 March 1988. p. 24. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Sports Results and Details". The Canberra Times. 6 March 1988. p. Sport-12. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Sports results and details". The Canberra Times. 7 March 1988. p. 23. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Footballers' 'biggest gathering' for bicentennial title – Amateur council favoured". The Canberra Times. 2 March 1988. p. 40. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  8. ^ Poat, Peter (ed.). 1988 West Australian Football Register. p. 138.
  9. ^ Barfoot, Michael; Lee, David (December 1995). History of the NTFL (Online). Darwin: Northern Territory Football League. p. 1. ISBN 0-646-26754-X. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  10. ^ "WA State Match Results". pp. 103–104.
  11. ^ Daryl Timms (7 March 1988). "It's VFL or goodbye, says Wallace". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 92.