1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival

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Teams

Some Stars of the 1980 Adelaide Carnival

Graham Cornes (SA) - Tassie Medallist

Ian Nankervis (Vic) - All Australian team

Bruce Duperouzel (WA) - All Australian team

Rick Davies (SA) - All Australian team captain

Geoff Southby (Vic) - All Australian team

1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival: Competing Teams
Team	Coach	Captain	Information
Victoria	Tom Hafey	Kevin Bartlett	Having lost the interstate crown to Western Australia in Perth in 1979 the Big V empire had shown further signs of crumbling in 1980 with an unthinkable loss to the ACT in Canberra. Needless to say, all 28 members of the Victorian squad were with VFL clubs.
South Australia	Neil Kerley	Rick Davies	South Australia's form in 1980 (admittedly in non-state of origin contests) had been resplendent, with convincing home wins against Queensland, Western Australia and the VFA. As in 1979, the vast majority of the squad (23 out of 28 players) were based in South Australia.
Western Australia	Bradley Smith	Brian Peake	Reigning champions Western Australia had lost the only state of origin game of the season to date when they had succumbed by 21 points against Victoria in Melbourne. On neutral turf they were given a fair chance of turning the tables, but they would need to be at their best. All but 8 members of Western Australia's 28 man squad were on the lists of WANFL clubs.
Tasmania	Peter Daniel	Darryl Sutton	With nothing to lose, and a strong complement of VFL (11) and WANFL (1) based players, Tasmania was expected to pose a stern challenge to the host state in the opening game. As in 1979, the Tasmanian selectors were permitted to select any Tasmanian-based Victorian, South Australian or Western Australian players not required by their home states.

Following the significant financial loss incurred by the Western Australian National Football League over the staging of the 1979 carnival it was only after the procurement of a solid sponsorship deal that the 1980 championships went ahead. In the event, this proved to be a wise move as the 1980 carnival, which just as in 1979 took place at the end of the season, was poorly patronised, with an overall aggregate attendance of just 28,258 (337 spectators fewer than turned up for the SA-WA clash on 14 June).

On a more positive note, the quality of the football on display was arguably as high as had ever been witnessed in the history of the game. South Australia played brilliant, effervescent football to outclass Tasmania by 89 points in the opening game, while by contrast the Victorians' 35 point defeat of Western Australia was a quintessential example of tough, resolute, 'pressure cooker' style football.

Tasmania fought hard against Western Australia in the 3rd place final, only to lose in the end by 35 points. In the championship final, Victoria and South Australia staged a thrilling, electrifying tussle in which the result was in doubt until the closing moments, the Vics eventually nosing home by 17 points. The consensus of opinion after the game appeared to be that the South Australians were capable of matching their opponents in every facet of the game except fitness.

Despite the unarguable fact that the football being produced was of unequalled excellence, it was clear that the public's appetite for end of season competition was limited. Accordingly, when the interstate championship series resurfaced in 1983 it was as a mid season, round robin affair between the 3 main states, with state of origin criteria applying only to matches involving Victoria.

1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival: Match Results
Saturday 11 October - Football Park: Semi Final 1
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Pts
South Australia	6.1	10.12	17.13	22.18	150
Tasmania	0.8	2.9	4.12	8.13	61
Goals -	South Australia:	Roberts 5; Williams 4; Hill 3; Cahill, Jonas, McSporran 2; Abernethy, Bennett, Cornes, Kennedy
	Tasmania:	Reynolds 2; Davis, Eade, Linton, Roach, Wade, Williams
Best -	South Australia:	Cornes, Carey, Williams, Cahill, Lihou, McSporran
	Tasmania:	James, Linton, Eade, Carey, Carter, Williams
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Saturday 11 October - Football Park: Semi Final 2
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Pts
Victoria	6.10	10.11	13.18	14.20	104
Western Australia	2.3	5.10	7.12	9.15	69
Goals -	Victoria:	Wilson 4; Sheldon, Templeton 3; Bartlett, Flower, Raines, Weightman
	Western Australia:	Duperouzel, Spencer 2; Fitzpatrick, J.Krakouer, Peake, Rioli, Wiley
Best -	Victoria:	Wilson, Sheldon, Moore, Weightman, Templeton, Nankervis
	Western Australia:	Peake, Hunter, Duperouzel, Wiley, Green, Prunster
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Monday 13 October - Football Park: 3rd Place Final
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Pts
Western Australia	3.5	10.10	14.20	17.23	125
Tasmania	0.3	3.9	4.12	12.18	90
Goals -	Western Australia:	Judge, Sidebottom 5; Arnold 3; Smith 2; Alexander, Fong
	Tasmania:	Roach 3; Good, McLeod 2; Carter, Davis, Manassa, Sutton, Wade
Best -	Western Australia:	Duperouzel, Rioli, Spencer, Fong, Featherby, Hunter
	Tasmania:	Scanlon, James, Sutton, Manassa, Eade, Davis
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Monday 13 October - Football Park: Final
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Pts
Victoria	5.5	6.9	9.11	15.12	102
South Australia	1.2	6.5	10.7	12.13	85
Goals -	Victoria:	Bartlett, Templeton 3; Flower, Jess, Moncrieff 2; Raines, Sheldon, Turner
	South Australia:	Roberts 4; McSporran 2; Cornes, Davies, Heinrich, James, Phillips, Taylor
Best -	Victoria:	Southby, Flower, Lee, I.Nankervis, Raines, Turner
	South Australia:	Cornes, Davies, Phillips, McSporran, Kuhlmann, Williams

1980 All Australian Team

South Australia	Peter Carey (Glenelg), Graham Cornes (Glenelg), Rick Davies (Sturt - captain), Robbert Klomp (Carlton), Keith Kuhlmann (Glenelg), Greg Phillips (Port Adelaide), John Roberts (South Melbourne), Mark Williams (Port Adelaide)
Tasmania	Ron Stubbs (Devonport), Darryl Sutton (North Melbourne)
Victoria	Robert Flower (Melbourne), Jim Jess (Richmond), Mark Lee (Richmond), Ian Nankervis (Geelong), Geoff Raines (Richmond), Geoff Southby (Carlton), Garry Wilson (Fitzroy)
Western Australia	Bruce Duperouzel (St Kilda), Ken Hunter (Claremont), Brian Peake (East Fremantle)

1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival: Tassie Medal

WINNER: Graham Cornes (South Australia)

1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival: Leading Goalkickers

J.Roberts (South Australia) 9; K.Templeton (Victoria) 6; K.Judge (Western Australia) & G.Sidebottom (Western Australia) 5