1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival Explained

1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival
Sport:Australian football
Location:Adelaide, Australia
Start Date:2 March 1988
End Date:5 March 1988
Teams:10
Format:Knockout
Final Champion:SECTION One: South Australia
SECTION Two: Northern Territory
Previous:1987
Next:1993

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

SectionWinning teamWinning team scoreLosing teamLosing team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Section Two
Preliminary Stage
Northern Territory19.20 (134)Tasmania10.8 (68)Football Park2 March 1988 [2]
Section Two
Preliminary Stage
Amateurs14.12 (96)Canberra12.11 (83)Football Park2 March 1988
Section One
Semi Final
Victoria (VFL)20.13 (133)West Australia10.13 (73)Football Park5,1952 March 1988
Section Two
Preliminary Stage
Victoria (VFA)17.10 (112)Queensland4.11 (35)Football Park3 March 1988 [3]
Section Two
Preliminary Stage
Northern Territory11.19 (85)Amateurs8.9 (57)Football Park3 March 1988
Section One
Semi Final
South Australia12.8 (80)New South Wales8.11 (59)Football Park5,7553 March 1988
Section Two
Semi Final
Victoria (VFA)18.20 (128)Canberra9.16 (70)Norwood Oval4 March 1988 [4]
Section Two
Wooden Spoon Play Off
Tasmania11.16 (82)Queensland10.10 (70)Norwood Oval4 March 1988
Section Two
Final
Northern Territory17.10 (112)Victoria (VFA)9.13 (63)Football Park5 March 1988 [5]
Section One
3rd Place Play Off
New South Wales10.8 (68)West Australia9.12 (66)Football Park5 March 1988
Section One
Final
South Australia15.12 (102)Victoria (VFL)6.6 (42)Football Park19,3875 March 1988 [6]

Squads

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

Honours

All-Australians

1988 All-Australian Team
Name Football League State/Territory Football Club
Essendon Bombers
Sydney Swans
St Mary's Saints
Footscray Bulldogs
St Mary's Saints
Glenelg Tigers
Melbourne Demons
Carlton Blues
Port Adelaide Magpies
Geelong Cats
Footscray Bulldogs
Brisbane Bears
Hawthorn Hawks
Sturt Double Blues
Glenelg Tigers (Coach)
Richmond Tigers
St Kilda Saints
Sydney Swans
Essendon Bombers
Fitzroy Lions
Essendon Bombers
Richmond Tigers
West Coast Eagles

Leading goal-kickers

Medalists

Fos Williams Medals

Simpson Medal

Tassie Medal

Dolphin Medal

References

Notes and References

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