1956 Perth Carnival

The 1956 Perth Carnival was the 13th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It took place from 11 to 23 June at Subiaco Oval, Perth.

Five teams automatically qualified for the carnival as a result of their finishing positions at the 1953 Adelaide Carnival: two Victorian teams Victoria (VFL) and Victoria (VFA), the hosts Western Australia, South Australia &. Tasmania, which had finished last at the 1953 Carnival, qualified only after defeating the winners of the lower division, the Australian Amateurs, in a playoff at North Hobart Oval on 10 July 1954, by the score of 16.21 (117) to 9.10 (64).[1]

Victoria finished the fortnight unbeaten while Tasmania equaled their best performance ever by finishing third.

Results

Game One

TeamScore
South Australia16.14 (110)
Victoria (VFA)11.10 (76)

Game Three

TeamScore
Victoria (VFL)21.17 (143)
Victoria (VFA)3.5 (23)

Game Five

TeamScore
Tasmania27.22 (184)
Victoria (VFA)12.12 (84)

Game Seven

TeamScore
Western Australia22.20 (152)
Victoria (VFA)9.15 (69)

Game Nine

TeamScore
Tasmania10.20 (80)
South Australia8.19 (67)

Game Two

TeamScore
Western Australia14.19 (103)
Tasmania11.14 (80)

Game Four

TeamScore
Western Australia11.9 (75)
South Australia9.10 (64)

Game Six

TeamScore
Victoria (VFL)14.27 (111)
South Australia9.7 (61)

Game Eight

TeamScore
Victoria (VFL)22.19 (151)
Tasmania14.6 (90)

Game Ten

TeamScore
Victoria (VFL)20.17 (137)
Western Australia9.19 (73)

All-Australian team

In 1956 the All-Australian team was picked based on the performances at the Perth Carnival.

1956 All-Australian Team

Perth Carnival

NameState/LeagueClub
John AbleySouth AustraliaPort Adelaide
Haydn Bunton, JrSouth AustraliaNorth Adelaide
Stan CostelloSouth AustraliaWest Adelaide
Lindsay HeadSouth AustraliaWest Torrens
Geoff LongTasmaniaCity
Barry StrangeTasmaniaNew Town
Frank JohnsonVictoria (VFA)Port Melbourne (captain)
Ron BarassiVictoriaMelbourne
John ChickVictoriaCarlton
Jack ClarkeVictoriaEssendon
Bill HutchisonVictoriaEssendon
Peter PiantoVictoriaGeelong
Des RoweVictoriaRichmond
Ted WhittenVictoriaFootscray
Roy WrightVictoriaRichmond
Jack ClarkeWestern AustraliaEast Fremantle
Graham FarmerWestern AustraliaEast Perth
John GerovichWestern AustraliaSouth Fremantle
Keith HarperWestern AustraliaPerth
Cliff HillierWestern AustraliaSouth Fremantle

Tassie Medal

Ruckman Graham Farmer won the Tassie Medal, making it four wins out of five in carnivals for Western Australian players.

Ranking Player Votes
1 Graham Farmer 6 Western Australia
2 Ron Barassi 4 Victoria
Peter Pianto 4 Victoria

Goalkicking
Ranking Player Goals Team
1 Jock Spencer 17 Victoria
2 Noel Clarke 15 Tasmania
3 John Gerovich 13 Western Australia
4 Lindsay Head 12 South Australia

References
  1. Flanker (12 July 1954). "Tasmania easily retains senior status in rugged match with amateurs". The Advocate. Burnie, Tas. p. 10.


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