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1961 Western Australian State Team: Carnival Winners, Brisbane |
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| BACK ROW: Denis Marshall (Claremont), Neville Beard (Perth), Ken Holt (East Fremantle), Ray Gabelich* (West Perth), Jack Clarke* (East Fremantle), Keith Slater (Swan Districts), Ken Bagley (Swan Districts), Lorne Cook (Claremont), John Turnbull (Swan Districts) |
| MIDDLE ROW: F.Fuhrmann (selector), T.Cross (head trainer), E.Holdsworth (selector), Dennis Barron (Subiaco), Mal Atwell (East Perth), Graham Farmer* (East Perth), John Gerovich (South Fremantle), Norm Rogers (South Fremantle), R.Mellowship (selector), J.Hampton (trainer), J.Sheedy (coach) |
| FRONT ROW: Bob Graham (East Perth), Ray Sorrell* (East Fremantle), Joe Fanchi (West Perth), Haydn Bunton (Swan Districts - captain), J.O'Dea (manager), John Colgan (South Fremantle), Les Mumme (Claremont), John Todd* (South Fremantle - vice captain), Derek Chadwick (East Perth) |
| ABSENT: Don Williams (West Perth), John Detheridge (Claremont), Barry Metcalfe (Claremont) |
| Note: An asterisk (*) next to a player's name indicates he was chosen in the 1961 All Australian team at the conclusion of the championships. |
1961: Western Australia win fifteenth Australian interstate championship series, held in Brisbane. Hawthorn clinch first ever VFL premiership with 13.16 (94) to 7.9 (51) grand final defeat of Footscray. Swan Districts 17.9 (111) defeat East Perth 12.15 (87) for first ever WANFL flag. VFA competition split into two divisions with promotion and relegation. Glen Waverley admitted to VFA, altering its name to Waverley. Other grand final results - SANFL: West Adelaide 16.13 (109) d. Norwood 11.7 (73) [See GREAT GAMES section]; VFA: Division One - Yarraville 22.7 (139) d. Williamstown 11.10 (76); Division Two - Northcote 12.15 (87) d. Dandenong 9.18 (72); TANFL: North Hobart 16.12 (108) d. Glenorchy 11.6 (72); NTFA: North Launceston 8.11 (59) d. Longford 8.10 (58); NSWANFL: North Shore 11.15 (81) d. Sydney Naval 4.11 (35); NTFL: Works and Housing 10.8 (68) d. St Marys 6.13 (49); QANFL: Mayne 13.18 (96) d. Coorparoo 11.14 (80); NWFU: Cooee 8.10 (58) d. Burnie 8.5 (53); CANFL: Ainslie 9.12 (66) d. Queanbeyan 9.4 (58); TSP: North Hobart 13.8 (86) d. Cooee 8.10 (58).
1962: Victoria win eighth AAFC interstate carnival, held in Melbourne. VFA club Brighton amalgamates with Federal Football League club South Caulfield and becomes known as Brighton-Caulfield. Grand final results - VFL: Essendon 13.12 (90) d. Carlton 8.10 (58); SANFL: Port Adelaide 8.10 (58) d. West Adelaide 7.13 (55); WANFL: Swan Districts 14.10 (94) d. East Fremantle 10.16 (76); VFA: Division One - Sandringham 14.10 (94) d. Moorabbin 13.15 (93) [See GREAT GAMES section]; Division Two - Dandenong 16.24 (120) d. Prahran 8.12 (60); TANFL: North Hobart 10.12 (72) d. Clarence 7.15 (57); NTFA: City-South 11.10 (76) d. Longford 8.13 (61); NSWANFL: Sydney Naval 18.20 (128) d. Newtown 14.13 (97); NTFL: St Marys 10.12 (972) d. Buffaloes 8.8 (56); QANFL: Mayne 16.13 (109) d. Coorparoo 9.13 (67); NWFU: Burnie 12.20 (92) d. Devonport 13.4 (82); CANFL: Eastlake 4.9 (33) d. Ainslie 2.6 (18); TSP: North Hobart 11.10 (76) d. Burnie 9.10 (64).
1963: Swan Districts 17.10 (112) defeat East Fremantle 13.12 (90) to clinch third successive WANFL premiership. Lindsay Head (West Torrens) wins third Magarey Medal. Geelong West cross from Ballarat Football League to VFA. Other grand final results - VFL: Geelong 15.19 (109) d. Hawthorn 8.12 (60); SANFL: Port Adelaide 11.14 (80) d. North Adelaide 6.11 (47); VFA: Division One - Moorabbin 19.16 (130) d. Sandringham 9.12 (66); Division Two - Preston 11.14 (80) d. Waverley 9.15 (69); TANFL: Hobart 10.4 (64) d. Sandy Bay 6.13 (49); NTFA: North Launceston 7.17 (59) d. Longford 8.9 (57); NSWANFL: Western Suburbs 14.14 (98) d. Newtown 12.16 (88); NTFL: Darwin 11.7 (73) d. St Marys 6.7 (43); QAFL: Coorparoo 18.23 (131) d. Mayne 11.6 (72); NWFU: Burnie 15.15 (105) d. Ulverstone 13.11 (89); CANFL: Eastlake 11.15 (81) d. Manuka 6.14 (50); TSP: Burnie 8.25 (73) d. North Launceston 6.13 (49).
1964: Central District and Woodville enter SANFL producing a 10 club competition. QANFL becomes Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL). Moorabbin suspended by VFA after announcing that it would be sharing its facilities with VFL club St Kilda in 1965. Ninth AAFC interstate carnival held in Adelaide; Victoria win for eighth time. Grand final results - VFL: Melbourne 8.16 (64) d. Collingwood 8.12 (60) (Norm Smith's 6th VFL flag as coach of the Demons) [See GREAT GAMES section]; SANFL: South Adelaide 9.15 (69) d. Port Adelaide 5.12 (42); WANFL: Claremont 14.18 (102) d. East Fremantle 15.8 (98) [See GREAT GAMES section]; VFA: Division One - Port Melbourne 14.17 (101) d. Williamstown 10.5 (65); Division Two - Geelong West 14.14 (98) d. Sunshine 11.11 (77); TANFL: Sandy Bay 11.11 (77) d. New Norfolk 9.11 (65); NTFA: Scottsdale 8.15 (63) d. City-South 6.7 (43); NSWANFL: St George 14.18 (102) d. Western Suburbs 4.18 (42); NTFL: Darwin 8.9 (57) d. St Marys 4.10 (34); QAFL: Coorparoo 18.18 (126) d. Mayne 12.21 (93); NWFU: Cooee 17.12 (114) d. Ulverstone 5.14 (44); CANFL: Eastlake 14.11 (95) d. Manuka 10.9 (69); TSP: Cooee 15.16 (106) d. Scottsdale 14.14 (98).
1965: Section Two of Australian interstate championships, held in Sydney and Brisbane, won by Australian Amateurs. South Australia 12.11 (83) defeat VFL 3.1 (19) in Adelaide - VFL's lowest interstate match score since the inception of the system of scoring by points in 1897. Port Adelaide 12.8 (80) defeat Sturt 12.5 (77) before record SANFL grand final crowd of 62,543. Brighton-Caulfield (VFA) renamed Caulfield. Werribee admitted to VFA. The VFA cancels its permit agreement with the VFL in protest at St Kilda's move to Moorabbin and North Melbourne's displacement of Coburg. Other grand final results - VFL: Essendon 14.21 (105) d. St Kilda 9.16 (70); WANFL: East Fremantle 18.18 (126) d. Swan Districts 16.6 (102) [See GREAT GAMES section]; VFA: Division One - Waverley 14.13 (97) d. Port Melbourne 10.25 (85); Division Two - Preston 15.12 (102) d. Mordialloc 9.10 (64); TANFL: Glenorchy 10.15 (75) d. North Hobart 6.8 (44); NTFA: Scottsdale 19.21 (135) d. North Launceston 11.13 (79); NSWANFL: Western Suburbs 17.15 (117) d. St George 12.9 (81); NTFL: Nightcliff (formerly Works and Housing) 11.13 (79) d. Darwin 5.10 (40); QAFL: Morningside 20.15 (135) d. Mayne 9.8 (62); NWFU: Cooee 12.14 (86) d. Ulverstone 7.9 (51); CANFL: Eastlake 20.16 (136) d. Manuka 8.14 (62); TSP: Glenorchy 11.16 (84) d. Scottsdale 9.8 (62).
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1966 VFL Representative Team: Carnival Winners, Hobart |
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| INSET: Noel Teasdale* (North Melbourne) - replaced injured Bob Pascoe in final squad |
| BACK ROW (L-R): Ian Bryant* (Footscray), John Newnham (Fitzroy), Stuart Magee (South Melbourne), Ian Stewart* (St Kilda), Dr A. Cooper (medical officer), Bill Barrot (Richmond), Michael Gaudion (North Melbourne), John Birt (Essendon) |
| MIDDLE ROW (L-R): J. Crowe (selector), E. Tomlinson (head trainer), Denis Marshall* (Geelong), Terry Waters (Collingwood), Ted Potter (Collingwood), Graeme John* (South Melbourne), Ken Beck (Hawthorn), Morton Browne (Hawthorn), Peter Walker (Geelong), Barry Bourke (Melbourne), Hassa Mann* (Melbourne), H. Oakey (selector) |
| FRONT ROW (L-R): W. Collings (property steward), Bob Pascoe (North Melbourne), John Goold* (Carlton), Ted Whitten (Footscray), Ken Fraser (Essendon, captain), J. Parker (manager), Darrel Baldock* (St Kilda, vice-captain), John Nicholls* (Carlton), Neville Crowe* (Richmond), Norm Brown (Fitzroy), A. Killigrew (coach) |
| Note: An asterisk (*) next to a player's name indicates he was chosen in the 1966 All Australian team at the conclusion of the championships. |
1966: The VFL (see squad picture above) win sixteenth Australian interstate championship series, held in Hobart. VFL grand final sees St Kilda 10.14 (74) overcome Collingwood 10.13 (73) for first ever premiership. Eastlake 13.16 (94) defeat Ainslie 8.17 (65) for fifth successive CANFL flag. Frankston enter VFA. Other grand final results - SANFL: Sturt 16.16 (112) d. Port Adelaide 8.8 (56); WANFL: Perth 11.25 (91) d. East Perth 10.15 (75); VFA: Division One - Port Melbourne 13.12 (90) d. Waverley 6.11 (47); Division Two - Prahran 17.12 (114) d. Geelong West 5.15 (45); TANFL: Hobart 10.14 (74) d. Glenorchy 11.7 (73); NTFA: City-South 9.13 (67) d. Scottsdale 7.7 (49); NSWANFL: Western Suburbs 15.22 (112) d. St George 10.10 (70); NTFL: St Marys 17.11 (113) d. Nightcliff 11.10 (76); QAFL: Mayne 16.18 (114) d. Western Districts 16.10 (106); NWFU: Burnie 7.7 (49) d. Latrobe 5.11 (41); TSP: City-South 10.15 (75) d. Hobart 9.13 (67).