NFL - 1977 ARDATH CUP
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
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Date |
Teams |
1/4 |
1/2 |
3/4 |
Final |
Margin |
Venue |
Day / Time |
Crowd |
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ROUND 1 (QUALIFYING) |
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Mar-20 |
Claremont |
2.0 (12) |
4.3 (27) |
10.6 (66) |
13.7 (85) |
32 |
Claremont Oval, |
Sun |
5,195 |
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South Adelaide |
0.0 (0) |
2.3 (15) |
4.3 (27) |
8.5 (53) |
Perth |
(D) |
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Mar-27 |
Dandenong |
4.2 (26) |
7.5 (47) |
10.6 (66) |
14.8 (92) |
9 |
Lake Oval, |
Sun |
2,500 |
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Central District |
3.7 (25) |
5.9 (39) |
8.13 (61) |
11.17 (83) |
South Melbourne |
(D) |
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Apr-05 |
West Perth |
4.4 (28) |
8.8 (56) |
11.11 (77) |
16.20 (116) |
51 |
Leederville Oval, |
Tue |
- |
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North Adelaide |
3.1 (19) |
5.4 (34) |
7.10 (52) |
9.11 (65) |
Perth |
(D) |
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Apr-05 |
Preston |
4.2 (26) |
5.8 (38) |
11.9 (75) |
15.10 (100) |
27 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
- |
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New South Wales |
0.2 (2) |
2.4 (16) |
8.5 (53) |
11.7 (73) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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Apr-12 |
West Adelaide |
3.2 (20) |
4.5 (29) |
8.6 (54) |
9.9 (63) |
30 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
1,500 |
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East Fremantle |
2.3 (15) |
5.3 (33) |
7.4 (46) |
14.9 (93) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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Apr-19 |
Caulfield |
3.4 (22) |
6.6 (42) |
8.9 (57) |
11.10 (76) |
19 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
250 |
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A.C.T. |
2.0 (12) |
6.2 (38) |
9.6 (60) |
14.11 (95) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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ROUND 2 |
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Apr-26 |
Tasmania |
5.3 (33) |
9.5 (59) |
10.10 (70) |
13.11 (89) |
3 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
- |
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South Fremantle |
2.1 (13) |
6.4 (40) |
10.9 (69) |
13.14 (92) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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May-03 |
Sturt |
5.5 (35) |
11.8 (74) |
13.18 (96) |
18.23 (131) |
86 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
3,073 |
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Claremont |
3.2 (20) |
3.2 (20) |
4.2 (26) |
7.3 (45) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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May-10 |
Norwood |
4.1 (25) |
7.6 (48) |
13.10 (88) |
18.17 (125) |
66 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
2,000 |
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A.C.T. |
1.3 (9) |
4.5 (29) |
6.9 (45) |
8.11 (59) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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May-17 |
Port Melbourne |
4.3 (27) |
7.5 (47) |
11.8 (74) |
17.9 (111) |
31 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
500 |
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Queensland |
2.2 (14) |
4.2 (26) |
8.4 (52) |
12.8 (80) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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May-24 |
Preston |
1.6 (12) |
1.7 (13) |
5.11 (41) |
7.14 (56) |
69 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
- |
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East Fremantle |
2.4 (16) |
6.5 (41) |
12.9 (81) |
18.17 (125) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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May-31 |
Perth |
5.2 (32) |
9.4 (58) |
17.9 (111) |
21.14 (140) |
53 |
Lathlain Park, |
Tue |
5,000 |
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Glenelg |
4.2 (26) |
8.6 (54) |
9.6 (60) |
13.9 (87) |
Perth |
(D) |
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May-31 |
Port Adelaide |
4.6 (30) |
10.7 (67) |
16.12 (108) |
25.18 (168) |
141 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
- |
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West Perth |
3.0 (18) |
4.1 (25) |
4.2 (26) |
4.3 (27) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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Jun-07 |
East Perth |
2.2 (14) |
5.5 (35) |
6.9 (45) |
7.12 (54) |
11 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
- |
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Dandenong |
3.2 (20) |
4.4 (28) |
6.6 (42) |
6.7 (43) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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QUARTER FINALS |
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Jun-14 |
South Fremantle |
0.4 (4) |
2.6 (18) |
5.10 (40) |
9.14 (68) |
57 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
3,000 |
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Sturt |
4.4 (28) |
9.6 (60) |
15.10 (100) |
19.11 (125) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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Jun-21 |
Norwood |
4.5 (29) |
13.6 (84) |
18.8 (116) |
23.14 (152) |
70 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
2,500 |
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Port Melbourne |
3.3 (21) |
6.6 (42) |
9.7 (61) |
12.10 (82) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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Jun-28 |
East Fremantle |
3.2 (20) |
6.5 (41) |
7.7 (49) |
14.14 (98) |
25 |
Leederville Oval, |
Tue |
3,500 |
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Perth |
1.2 (8) |
4.3 (27) |
10.6 (66) |
11.7 (73) |
Perth |
(D) |
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Jul-05 |
Port Adelaide |
1.3 (9) |
4.4 (28) |
9.6 (60) |
13.6 (84) |
2 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
- |
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East Perth |
3.3 (21) |
6.3 (39) |
9.6 (60) |
13.8 (86) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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SEMI FINALS |
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Jul-12 |
Sturt |
0.1 (1) |
0.4 (4) |
2.7 (19) |
8.9 (57) |
56 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
8,000 |
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Norwood |
3.3 (21) |
7.7 (49) |
13.8 (86) |
17.11 (113) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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Jul-19 |
East Fremantle |
1.4 (10) |
2.5 (17) |
2.8 (20) |
3.11 (29) |
56 |
Leederville Oval, |
Tue |
- |
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East Perth |
2.2 (14) |
6.6 (42) |
10.8 (68) |
12.13 (85) |
Perth |
(D) |
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GRAND FINAL |
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Jul-26 |
Norwood |
3.0 (18) |
6.2 (38) |
8.3 (51) |
10.9 (69) |
8 |
Norwood Oval, |
Tue |
12,000 |
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East Perth |
2.1 (13) |
4.4 (28) |
8.7 (55) |
9.7 (61) |
Adelaide |
(7:00pm) |
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ABOUT THE 1977 SERIES
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This new series would be Australian football's first truly national competition, featuring all of the VFL, SANFL, and WAFL clubs plus state representative teams from Tasmania, Queensland, New South Wales, and the ACT. [Canberra Times, 18-6-1976, p.18]
Not only had the 1976 Wills Cup been well attended but it had also generated surprisingly strong television ratings; the latter alerting football administrators, particularly those at the Victorian Football League (VFL), to the increased marketing possibilities and revenue that could be generated by a national broadcasting deal. The NFL's dreams of a national competition were shattered when the VFL announced they were withdrawing from the 1977 competition to form their own rival night series, the Amco-Herald Cup. Their series would be based at the League's headquarters, VFL Park and new light towers would be constructed specifically for the event. The series would be broadcast by the Channel Seven network and contested by the 12 League teams, with plans for future expansion. |
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The NFL were forced to downgrade their plans for the series, reducing the number of teams involved to 22 and inviting the Victorian Football Association to enter their top four teams, a surprising move considering the VFA's expulsion from the NFL (then known as the ANFC) in 1970.
The 1977 series was again based at Norwood Oval in suburban Adelaide, with a handful of matches played in Perth at Leederville Oval, Claremont Oval and Lathlain Park, and in Melbourne at the Lake Oval, home ground of the South Melbourne VFL club and former home of the VFL Night Series.
W.D. and H.O. Wills continued as naming rights sponsor and the competition was renamed the NFL-Ardath Cup in order to promote one of Wills' leading cigarette brands; prize money was increased to $130,000 with the winning team receiving $30,000.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
The clubs were ranked by their placings in their respective premiership competitions the previous season.
The state teams were ranked by their placings in the previous national carnivals.
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SANFL
(1st) Sturt (2nd) Port Adelaide (3rd) Glenelg (4th) Norwood (5th) West Adelaide (6th) Central District (7th) South Adelaide (8th) North Adelaide Woodville (9th) & West Torrens (10th) did not participate |
WANFL
(1st) Perth (2nd) East Perth (3rd) South Fremantle (4th) West Perth (5th) East Fremantle (6th) Claremont Subiaco (7th) & Swan Districts (8th) did not participate |
VFA
(1st) Port Melbourne (2nd) Dandenong (3rd) Preston (4th) Caulfield Teams ranked 5th to 10th did not participate |
REP. TEAMS
(1st) Tasmania (2nd) Queensland (3rd) ACT (4th) New South Wales |
SERIES FORMAT
which was a qualifying round.
The higher-ranked clubs bypassed this stage, entering the competition in Round 2 and playing against the clubs that had
survived qualifying.
NOTABLE EVENTS
Since the first night matches in 1879 a white football had been the standard. However, the 1977 VFL Night Series was the first competition to adopt a yellow football for night play (the only documented use prior to this was a 1950 Western Australian state team night practice match when yellow footballs were trialled for a half).
Although yellow footballs quickly became the standard for night play, the NFL series continued to use the white ball in 1977-78 (and possibly 1979 as well, this still needs to be confirmed).
ROUND 1 - CLAREMONT vs SOUTH ADELAIDE
This match was originally scheduled for Subiaco Oval but, for reasons unknown, was transferred to Claremont Oval.
ROUND 1 - CAULFIELD vs AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
A mere 250 spectators witnessed one of the biggest upsets of the NFL Championships era when the ACT team - minus their captain Kevin Delmenico - overran a strong Caulfield line-up by 19 points.
ROUND 2 - PORT MELBOURNE v QUEENSLAND
Queensland fought hard against the reigning VFA premiers but eventually lost by 31 points. A month later the Queensland side gained their revenge, defeating a VFA representative team by 7 points at the Gabba.
ROUND 2 - PORT ADELAIDE v WEST PERTH
West Perth trailed by just 12 points at quarter time but it was only Port Adelaide's poor kicking at goal that had kept the scores close. Port had 10 scoring shots in the first term but kicked 4.6, while West Perth kicked 3 goals straight. The rest of the match was a massacre with Port Adelaide kicking 21.12 to 1.3 to register a 141 point victory - the biggest winning margin of the NFL Championships era.
QUARTER FINALS - EAST FREMANTLE v PERTH
This match was originally scheduled for Norwood Oval but with two Western Australian teams involved the WAFL requested the match be held in Perth. The NFL agreed to the request and the match was transferred to Leederville Oval.
GRAND FINAL - NORWOOD v EAST PERTH
The lead changed eight times in a tight match that ebbed and flowed throughout. East Perth trailed at half-time by 10 points but controlled the third quarter, kicking 4.3 to 2.1 and entering the final quarter with a four point lead. The final term was a defensive struggle but Norwood eventually broke free and, with their home crowd cheering them on, claimed the title by 8 points.
MATCH FOOTAGE
MATCH REPORTS
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The Advertiser (Adelaide)
The West Australian (Perth) The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne) |
ROUND 1 (QUALIFYING)
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Match
#1 - Sunday, March 20 |
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CLAREMONT |
2.0
(12) |
4.3
(27) |
10.6
(66) |
13.7
(85) |
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SOUTH
ADELAIDE |
0.0
(0) |
2.3
(15) |
4.3
(27) |
8.5
(53) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Claremont |
Moss,
Hunter, Hayes, Price, Orr, Lewis |
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South
Adelaide |
Earl,
Schultz, Palmer, Baynes, Hateley,
Karklis |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Claremont |
Uncle
3, Hayes 3, Lemm 2, Gooding, Moss, Salomons, Allford, Moylon |
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South
Adelaide |
McKinnes 2, Doyle, Schneebichler,
Cock, Karklis, Cox, Hateley |
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UMPIRE: |
Buckey (WAFL) |
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VENUE: |
Claremont
Oval, Perth |
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CROWD: |
5,195 |
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NOTES: |
The
match was originally scheduled for Subiaco Oval but
was transferred (reasons unknown) |
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Match
#2 - Sunday, March 27 |
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DANDENONG |
4.2
(26) |
7.5
(47) |
10.6
(66) |
14.8
(92) |
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CENTRAL
DISTRICT |
3.7
(25) |
5.9
(39) |
8.13
(61) |
11.17
(83) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Dandenong |
Hibbert, Payze,
Lukas, Van de Beek, McConnell, Reid |
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Central
District |
Vivien,
Morey, Skinner, Nalder, M. Norsworthy |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Dandenong |
Lukas
3, Payze 2, Flaherty 2, Hibbert,
Bevan, Wright, Thompson, Miller, McConnell, Van de Beek |
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Central
District |
Harrington
3, M. Norsworthy 2, Reed 2, Price, Beythien, Hughes, Heinrich |
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UMPIRE: |
Marcy
(VFA) |
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VENUE: |
Lake
Oval, South Melbourne |
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CROWD: |
2,500 |
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NOTES: |
- |
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Match
#3 - Tuesday, April 5 |
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WEST
PERTH |
4.4
(28) |
8.8
(56) |
11.11
(77) |
16.20
(116) |
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NORTH
ADELAIDE |
3.1
(19) |
5.4
(34) |
7.10
(52) |
9.11
(65) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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West
Perth |
Day,
Whinnen, McGuinness,
Sheridan, Logan |
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North
Adelaide |
Cloke, Reedman, Hill, R. Robran, Palmer, Doszna |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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West
Perth |
Heal
4, Day 3, Smeath 2, Sheridan 2, Wilson, Fong,
Hillier, Watling, Logan |
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North
Adelaide |
Hill
3, Cloke, R. Robran, B.
Stringer, Smith, Diorio, Doszna |
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UMPIRE: |
Buckey (WAFL) |
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VENUE: |
Leederville Oval, Perth |
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CROWD: |
unknown |
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NOTES: |
- |
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Match
#4 - Tuesday, April 5 |
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PRESTON |
4.2
(26) |
5.8
(38) |
11.9
(75) |
15.10
(100) |
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NEW
SOUTH WALES |
0.2
(2) |
2.4
(16) |
8.5
(53) |
11.7
(73) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Preston |
Marshall,
Wood, O’Sullivan, Saltmarsh, Sanderson |
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NSW |
Pendrick, Prentice, Peris,
Goss, Jewell |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Preston |
O’Sullivan
4, Wood 3, Ringin 2, Smith 2, Newton, Wilmot,
Sanderson, Durwood |
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NSW |
Peris 3, Pendrick
3, Goss 2, McLean 2, Prentice |
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UMPIRE: |
Bennet (SANFL) |
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VENUE: |
Norwood
Oval, Adelaide |
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CROWD: |
unknown |
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NOTES: |
- |
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Match
#5 - Tuesday, April 12 |
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EAST
FREMANTLE |
2.3
(15) |
5.3
(33) |
7.4
(46) |
14.9
(93) |
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WEST
ADELAIDE |
3.2
(20) |
4.5
(29) |
8.6
(54) |
9.9
(63) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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East
Fremantle |
Hollins, Tschirpig,
Magee, Peake, Ryan |
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West
Adelaide |
Buckley,
Hayes, Hewitt, Summerton, Davoren |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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East
Fremantle |
Sime 6, Sewell 3, Becu
3, Hollins, Turco |
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West
Adelaide |
Ravlich 2, Kennedy 2, Hewitt 2, Davoren 2, Grimwood |
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UMPIRE: |
Mead
(SANFL) |
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VENUE: |
Norwood
Oval, Adelaide |
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CROWD: |
1,500 |
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NOTES: |
- |
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Match
#6 - Tuesday, April 19 |
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ACT |
2.0
(12) |
6.2
(38) |
9.6
(60) |
14.11
(95) |
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CAULFIELD |
3.4
(22) |
6.6
(42) |
8.9
(57) |
11.10
(76) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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ACT |
Demaine, Wiasak,
Black, Gilbert, Grigg |
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Caulfield |
Davidson,
Einsidel, Beck, O’Sullivan |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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ACT |
Black
4, Macdonald 2, Lysewycz 2, Pellow
2, Widera, Blackaby,
Payne, Zeltner |
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Caulfield |
O’Sullivan
4, Milner 2, Beck, Hunt, Richards, Davidson |
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UMPIRE: |
Argent
(SANFL) |
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VENUE: |
Norwood
Oval, Adelaide |
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CROWD: |
250 |
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NOTES: |
Delmenico (ACT Captain) withdrew due to
injury; the side was led by Mike Demaine |
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ROUND 2
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Match
#7 - Tuesday, April 26 |
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SOUTH
FREMANTLE |
2.1
(13) |
6.4
(40) |
10.9
(69) |
13.14
(92) |
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TASMANIA |
5.3
(33) |
9.5
(59) |
10.10
(70) |
13.11
(89) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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South
Fremantle |
Campbell,
Ciccotosto, McKay, Haddow,
R. Bouskis |
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Tasmania |
Reinmuth, King, Beaumont, Sproule,
Kuipers, Smith |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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South
Fremantle |
R.
Bouskis 5, Mountain 3, Brown 2, E. Bouskis, Johnson, Campbell |
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Tasmania |
Reinmuth 5, Sproule
3, Kuipers 2, Barclay, King, Beaumont |
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UMPIRE: |
Scholefield (SANFL) |
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VENUE: |
Norwood
Oval, Adelaide |
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CROWD: |
unknown |
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NOTES: |
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Match
#8 - Tuesday, May 3 |
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STURT |
5.5
(35) |
11.8
(74) |
13.18
(96) |
18.23
(131) |
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CLAREMONT |
3.2
(20) |
3.2
(20) |
4.2
(26) |
7.3
(45) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Sturt |
Davies,
Bagshaw, Klomp, Oatey, Graham |
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Claremont |
Bridgewood, Allford,
Curran, Theedom, Trew |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Sturt |
Klomp 4, Greenslade
3, Graham 3, Oatey 3, Wild 2, Davies 2, Burgan |
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Claremont |
Theedom 3, Uncle, Ditchburn,
Trew, Boucher |
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UMPIRE: |
Foster
(SANFL) |
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|
VENUE: |
Norwood
Oval, Adelaide |
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CROWD: |
3,073 |
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|
NOTES: |
- |
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Match
#9 - Tuesday, May 10 |
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NORWOOD |
4.1
(25) |
7.6
(48) |
13.10
(88) |
18.17
(125) |
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ACT |
1.3
(9) |
4.5
(29) |
6.9
(45) |
8.11
(59) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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|
Norwood |
Palm,
Taylor, Sapwell, Gallagher, Craig, Thiel |
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ACT |
Blackaby, Payne, Gallagher, Ash, Zeitner |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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|
Norwood |
Adler
4, Woodcock 3, Palm 3, Thiel 2, Sapwell
2, Zubrinich 2, Gallagher, Olsen |
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|
ACT |
Gallagher
2, Wiasak, Pellow, Blackaby, Franklin, Payne, Gilbert |
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|
UMPIRE: |
Field
(SANFL) |
||||||||||||
|
VENUE: |
Norwood
Oval, Adelaide |
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|
CROWD: |
2,000 |
||||||||||||
|
NOTES: |
- |
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|
Match
#10 - Tuesday, May 17 |
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PORT
MELBOURNE |
4.3
(27) |
7.5
(47) |
11.8
(74) |
17.9
(111) |
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QUEENSLAND |
2.2
(14) |
4.2
(26) |
8.4
(52) |
12.8
(80) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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|
Port
Melbourne |
K.
Goss, P. Goss, Evans, Swan, Rasmussen, Cook |
||||||||||||
|
Queensland |
Farrer, Weller, Stackpoole,
Omelanuik, Maloney |
||||||||||||
|
GOALKICKERS: |
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|
Port
Melbourne |
Cook
5, Rasmussen 5, Christou 2, Holt 2, Haenen, P. Goss, K. Goss |
||||||||||||
|
Queensland |
Craig
3, Browne 2, Bachwell 2, Clarke, Lake, Omelanuik, Heathcote,
Fitzpatrick |
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|
UMPIRE: |
unknown |
||||||||||||
|
VENUE: |
Norwood
Oval, Adelaide |
||||||||||||
|
CROWD: |
500 |
||||||||||||
|
NOTES: |
- |
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|
Match
#11 - Tuesday, May 24 |
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|
EAST
FREMANTLE |
2.4
(16) |
6.5
(41) |
12.9
(81) |
18.17
(125) |
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PRESTON |
1.6
(12) |
1.7
(13) |
5.11
(41) |
7.14
(56) |
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|
BEST
PLAYERS: |
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|
East
Fremantle |
Hollins, Jezd, Peake, Hicks, Magee, Angel |
||||||||||||
|
Preston |
Renwick,
Marks, Croxford, Constantine |
||||||||||||
|
GOALKICKERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
East
Fremantle |
Hollins 4, Sprigg
3, Jezd 2, Carrot 2, Neesham,
Johnson, Hicks, Magee, Angel, Brenton, Needle |
||||||||||||
|
Preston |
O’Sullivan
3, Marks, Clifford, King, Stewart |
||||||||||||
|
UMPIRE: |
Scholefield (SANFL) |
||||||||||||
|
VENUE: |
Norwood
Oval, Adelaide |
||||||||||||
|
CROWD: |
unknown |
||||||||||||
|
NOTES: |
- |
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|
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|
Match
#12 - Tuesday, May 31 |
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|
PERTH |
5.2
(32) |
9.4
(58) |
17.9
(111) |
21.14
(140) |
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|
GLENELG |
4.2
(26) |
8.6
(54) |
9.6
(60) |
13.9
(87) |
|||||||||
|
BEST
PLAYERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
Perth |
Wiley,
Currie, Mitsopoulos, Rosbender,
Bowyer, Gibelline |
||||||||||||
|
Glenelg |
Carey,
Hodgeman, Phillis, Lihou, Cornes, Holst |
||||||||||||
|
GOALKICKERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
Perth |
Wiley
5, Couper 4, Bosustow 4, Mitsopoulos 2, MacKean 2, Rosbender 2, Hill, Hargrave |
||||||||||||
|
Glenelg |
Avery
3, Holst 3, Cornes 2,
Copping, Carey, Hodgeman, Keddie,
Caldwell |
||||||||||||
|
UMPIRE: |
Phillips
(WAFL) |
||||||||||||
|
VENUE: |
Lathlain Park, Perth |
||||||||||||
|
CROWD: |
5,000 |
||||||||||||
|
NOTES: |
Some
sources have the venue as Leederville Oval but
newspaper reports clearly state Lathlain Park |
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|
Match
#13 - Tuesday, May 31 |
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|
PORT
ADELAIDE |
4.6
(30) |
10.7
(67) |
16.12
(108) |
25.18
(168) |
|||||||||
|
WEST
PERTH |
3.0
(18) |
4.1
(25) |
4.2
(26) |
4.3
(27) |
|||||||||
|
BEST
PLAYERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
Port
Adelaide |
Ebert,
Cahill, Cunningham, Spry, G. Phillips, Sorrell |
||||||||||||
|
West
Perth |
Taylor,
Valli, Fong, Whinnen |
||||||||||||
|
GOALKICKERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
Port
Adelaide |
Cahill
5, Sorrell 4, Cunningham 4, G. Phillips 3, Whatman
2, Gerlach, Spry, Ebert, Kinnear,
Light, Bolton, James |
||||||||||||
|
West
Perth |
Day,
Fong, McEvoy, Smeath |
||||||||||||
|
UMPIRE: |
Bennet (SANFL) |
||||||||||||
|
VENUE: |
Norwood
Oval, Adelaide |
||||||||||||
|
CROWD: |
unknown |
||||||||||||
|
NOTES: |
- |
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|
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|
|
Match
#14 - Tuesday, June 7 |
|||||||||||||
|
EAST
PERTH |
2.2
(14) |
5.5
(35) |
6.9
(45) |
7.12
(54) |
|||||||||
|
DANDENONG |
3.2
(20) |
4.4
(28) |
6.6
(42) |
6.7
(43) |
|||||||||
|
BEST
PLAYERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
East
Perth |
Otway,
Taylor, McCulloch, Smith, Hamilton |
||||||||||||
|
Dandenong |
Harper,
Payze, Van de Beek,
McConnell, Thompson |
||||||||||||
|
GOALKICKERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
East
Perth |
Duda 4, Verstegen,
Otway, Stewart |
||||||||||||
|
Dandenong |
Wright
2, Shevlin 2, Payze, Hibbert |
||||||||||||
|
UMPIRE: |
Mead
(SANFL) |
||||||||||||
|
VENUE: |
Norwood
Oval, Adelaide |
||||||||||||
|
CROWD: |
unknown |
||||||||||||
|
NOTES: |
- |
||||||||||||
QUARTER FINALS
|
Match
#15 - Tuesday, June 14 |
|||||||||||||
|
STURT |
4.4
(28) |
9.6
(60) |
15.10
(100) |
19.11
(125) |
|||||||||
|
SOUTH
FREMANTLE |
0.4
(4) |
2.6
(18) |
5.10
(40) |
9.14
(68) |
|||||||||
|
BEST
PLAYERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
Sturt |
Bagshaw, Graham, Davies, Oatey,
Louder, Klomp |
||||||||||||
|
South
Fremantle |
Rioli, Barrett, Cornell, McKay |
||||||||||||
|
GOALKICKERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
Sturt |
Davies
6, Greenslade 3, Graham 2, Bagshaw
2, Sims 2, Cece, Barton, Oatey,
Casey |
||||||||||||
|
South
Fremantle |
Barrett
2, Frazer 2, Mountain, Rioli, Johnson, Michael,
Coles |
||||||||||||
|
UMPIRE: |
Scholefield (SANFL) |
||||||||||||
|
VENUE: |
Norwood
Oval, Adelaide |
||||||||||||
|
CROWD: |
3,000 |
||||||||||||
|
NOTES: |
- |
||||||||||||
|
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|
|
|
Match
#16 - Tuesday, June 21 |
|||||||||||||
|
NORWOOD |
4.5
(29) |
13.6
(84) |
18.8
(116) |
23.14
(152) |
|||||||||
|
PORT
MELBOURNE |
3.3
(21) |
6.6
(42) |
9.7
(61) |
12.10
(82) |
|||||||||
|
BEST
PLAYERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
Norwood |
Button,
Rosser, Fienemann, Kerley,
Craig, Dillon |
||||||||||||
|
Port
Melbourne |
Cook,
Christou, Evans |
||||||||||||
|
GOALKICKERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
Norwood |
Adler
6, Maddison 4, Fienemann
2, Rosser 2, Craig 2, Zubrinich 2, Dillon, Button, Kerley, Gregg, Michalanney |
||||||||||||
|
Port
Melbourne |
Cook
7, Holt 2, Evans, Christou, Rasmussen |
||||||||||||
|
UMPIRE: |
Scholefield (SANFL) |
||||||||||||
|
VENUE: |
Norwood
Oval, Adelaide |
||||||||||||
|
CROWD: |
2,500 |
||||||||||||
|
NOTES: |
- |
||||||||||||
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Match
#17 - Tuesday, June 28 |
|||||||||||||
|
EAST
FREMANTLE |
3.2
(20) |
6.5
(41) |
7.7
(49) |
14.14
(98) |
|||||||||
|
PERTH |
1.2
(8) |
4.3
(27) |
10.6
(66) |
11.7
(73) |
|||||||||
|
BEST
PLAYERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
East
Fremantle |
Feltham, Hicks, Dobson, Ryan, Brenton, Sewell |
||||||||||||
|
Perth |
Cook,
Day, Hargrave, Mitsopoulos,
Johnson, Farrant |
||||||||||||
|
GOALKICKERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
East
Fremantle |
Sewell
5, Feltham 2, Turco 2,
Kay 2, Judge, Brenton, Simms |
||||||||||||
|
Perth |
Farrant 4, Wiley 2, Doyle 2, Hargrave 2, Johnson |
||||||||||||
|
UMPIRE: |
Gillies (WAFL) |
||||||||||||
|
VENUE: |
Leederville Oval, Perth |
||||||||||||
|
CROWD: |
3,500 |
||||||||||||
|
NOTES: |
Transferred
from Norwood Oval at the WAFL's request. |
||||||||||||
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Match
#18 - Tuesday, July 5 |
|||||||||||||
|
EAST
PERTH |
3.3
(21) |
6.3
(39) |
9.6
(60) |
13.8
(86) |
|||||||||
|
PORT
ADELAIDE |
1.3
(9) |
4.4
(28) |
9.6
(60) |
13.6
(84) |
|||||||||
|
BEST
PLAYERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
East
Perth |
Otway,
Glendinning, Quartermaine,
Michalczyk, Stewart |
||||||||||||
|
Port
Adelaide |
Light,
Blethyn, Marrett, Porplyzia, Belton |
||||||||||||
|
GOALKICKERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
East
Perth |
Arnold
3, Michalczyk 2, Otway 2, Duda
2, Quartermaine, Stewart, Verstegen,
Kickett |
||||||||||||
|
Port
Adelaide |
Evans
4, Blethyn 3, Belton 2, Burgoyne 2, Light, Sorrell |
||||||||||||
|
UMPIRE: |
Mead
(SANFL) |
||||||||||||
|
VENUE: |
Norwood
Oval, Adelaide |
||||||||||||
|
CROWD: |
unknown |
||||||||||||
|
NOTES: |
- |
||||||||||||
SEMI FINALS
|
Match
#19 - Tuesday, July 12 |
|||||||||||||
|
NORWOOD |
3.3
(21) |
7.7
(49) |
13.8
(86) |
17.11
(113) |
|||||||||
|
STURT |
0.1
(1) |
0.4
(4) |
2.7
(19) |
8.9
(57) |
|||||||||
|
BEST
PLAYERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
Norwood |
Gregg,
Craig, Button, Kerley, Michalanney,
Olsen, Taylor |
||||||||||||
|
Sturt |
Winter,
Greenslade, Leonard |
||||||||||||
|
GOALKICKERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
Norwood |
Woodcock
5, Dillon 3, Michalanney 3, Taylor 2, Von Bertouch 2, Button, Palm |
||||||||||||
|
Sturt |
Greenslade 2, Leonard 2, Bagshaw,
Oatey, Derrington, Whelan |
||||||||||||
|
UMPIRE: |
Foster
(SANFL) |
||||||||||||
|
VENUE: |
Norwood
Oval, Adelaide |
||||||||||||
|
CROWD: |
8,000 |
||||||||||||
|
NOTES: |
- |
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Match
#20 - Tuesday, July 19 |
|||||||||||||
|
EAST
PERTH |
2.2
(14) |
6.6
(42) |
10.8
(68) |
12.13
(85) |
|||||||||
|
EAST
FREMANTLE |
1.4
(10) |
2.5
(17) |
2.8
(20) |
3.11
(29) |
|||||||||
|
BEST
PLAYERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
East
Perth |
Spencer,
McCulloch, Armour, Kickett, Otway, Glendinning |
||||||||||||
|
East
Fremantle |
Peake, Bentley, Neesham,
Green, Sewell, Reid |
||||||||||||
|
GOALKICKERS: |
|||||||||||||
|
East
Perth |
Spencer
4, Ray 2, Arnold 2, Otway 2, Quartermaine, Kickett |
||||||||||||
|
East
Fremantle |
Peake, Jez,
Sewell |
||||||||||||
|
UMPIRE: |
Powell
(WAFL) |
||||||||||||
|
VENUE: |
Leederville Oval, Perth |
||||||||||||
|
CROWD: |
unknown |
||||||||||||
|
NOTES: |
- |
||||||||||||
GRAND FINAL TEAMS
|
NORWOOD |
||||
|
COACH |
Bob Hammond |
|||
|
|
||||
|
BACKS |
Olsen |
Stasinowsky |
Zubrinich |
|
|
HALF-BACKS |
Clarke |
Kerley |
Dunstan |
|
|
CENTRES |
Fienemann |
Craig |
Rosser |
|
|
HALF-FORWARDS |
Gallagher |
Michalanney |
Woodcock |
|
|
FORWARDS |
Gregg |
Adler |
Von Bertouch |
|
|
FOLLOWERS |
Button |
Wynne (C) |
||
|
ROVER |
Taylor |
|||
|
|
||||
|
RESERVES |
Sapwell |
Armour |
||
|
EMERGENCIES |
from Palm, Dillon, Pope,
Leahy, Turbill |
|||
|
EAST PERTH |
||||
|
COACH |
Graham
'Polly' Farmer |
|||
|
|
||||
|
BACKS |
Curtis |
Glendinning |
Smith (C) |
|
|
HALF-BACKS |
Martin |
Armour |
Bryant |
|
|
CENTRES |
Kelly |
Walsh |
Robertson |
|
|
HALF-FORWARDS |
Spencer |
Ray |
Quartermaine |
|
|
FORWARDS |
Otway |
Duda* |
Arnold |
|
|
FOLLOWERS |
McCulloch |
Michalczyk |
||
|
ROVER |
Hamilton |
|||
|
|
||||
|
RESERVES |
Verstegen* |
Kickett |
||
|
EMERGENCIES |
Duggan |
|||
1977 NFL ARDATH CUP - GRAND FINAL
|
Match #21 - Tuesday, July
26 |
||||||||||
|
NORWOOD |
3.0 (18) |
6.2 (38) |
8.3 (51) |
10.9 (69) |
||||||
|
EAST PERTH |
2.1 (13) |
4.4 (28) |
8.7 (55) |
9.7 (61) |
||||||
|
BEST PLAYERS: |
||||||||||
|
Norwood |
Button, Kerley, Taylor, Olsen, Rosser, Craig, Michalanney |
|||||||||
|
East Perth |
Hamilton, Curtis, Otway, Michalczyk, Bryant, Spencer |
|||||||||
|
GOALKICKERS: |
||||||||||
|
Norwood |
Button 2, Michalanney 2, Gallagher, Gregg, Woodcock, Rosser, Adler,
Von Bertouch |
|||||||||
|
East Perth |
Spencer 3, Arnold 2,
Otway, Verstegen, Stewart, Hamilton |
|||||||||
|
UMPIRE: |
Mead (SANFL) |
|||||||||
|
VENUE: |
Norwood Oval, Adelaide |
|||||||||
|
CROWD: |
12,000 |
|||||||||
|
NOTES: |
Norwood won $30,000 – the
most prize money awarded in Australian Football to that point; |
|||||||||
|
East Perth received
$21,000 |
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