1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival

Football Park

The 1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival was the 21st Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football competition. It was just the second carnival to take place under the State of Origin format.

Four states took part, the hosts South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and the reigning carnival champions Western Australia. Football Park hosted all the fixtures, which took place in October after the football season had ended.

Results

Game	Winning team	Winning team score	Losing team	Losing team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Semi Final 1	South Australia	22.18 (150)	Tasmania	8.13 (61)	Football Park	10,666	11 October 1980
Semi Final 2	Victoria	14.20 (104)	Western Australia	9.15 (69)	Football Park	10,666 (double-header)	11 October 1980
3rd Place Final	Western Australia	17.23 (125)	Tasmania	12.18 (90)	Football Park	17,579	13 October 1980
Grand Final	Victoria	15.12 (102)	South Australia	12.13 (85)	Football Park	17,579 (double-header)	13 October 1980

Squads

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South Australia	Tasmania	Victoria	Western Australia
Coach: Neil Kerley Captain: Rick Davies Bruce Abernethy Darrell Cahill Peter Carey Graham Cornes Phil Heinrich Trevor Hill Max James Peter Jonas Dexter Kennedy Robbert Klomp Keith Kuhlmann Jim Lihou Kevin McSporran Greg Phillips John Roberts Michael Taylor Mark Williams	Coach: Peter Daniel Captain: Darryl Sutton Stephen Carey Noel Carter Craig Davis Rodney Eade Kerry Good Des James Gary Linton Phil Manassa Donald McLeod Dan Munnings Chris Reynolds Michael Roach Denis Scanlon Ron Stubbs Scott Wade	Coach: Tom Hafey Captain: Kevin Bartlett Robert Flower Jim Jess Mark Lee Michael Moncrieff Kelvin Moore Peter Moore Ian Nankervis Geoff Raines Ken Sheldon Geoff Southby Kelvin Templeton Michael Turner Dale Weightman Garry Wilson	Coach: Brad Smith Captain: Brian Peake Ron Alexander Paul Arnold Basil Campbell Brian Cook Stephen Curtis Bruce Duperouzel Peter Featherby Mike Fitzpatrick Les Fong Ross Glendinning Doug Green Ken Hunter Ken Judge Phil Krakouer Joe McKay Graham Moss Ross Prunster Mike Richardson Maurice Rioli Garry Sidebottom Mike Smith Peter Spencer Benny Vigona Robert Wiley

Honours

All-Australians

1980 All-Australian Team Coach: Tom Hafey
Name	State/League	Club
Peter Carey	South Australia	Glenelg
Graham Cornes	South Australia	Glenelg
Rick Davies	South Australia	Sturt (captain)
Robbert Klomp	South Australia	Carlton
Keith Kuhlmann	South Australia	Glenelg
Greg Phillips	South Australia	Port Adelaide
John Roberts	South Australia	South Melbourne
Mark Williams	South Australia	Port Adelaide
Ron Stubbs	Tasmania	Devonport
Darryl Sutton	Tasmania	North Melbourne
Robert Flower	Victoria	Melbourne
Jim Jess	Victoria	Richmond
Mark Lee	Victoria	Richmond
Ian Nankervis	Victoria	Geelong
Geoff Raines	Victoria	Richmond
Geoff Southby	Victoria	Carlton
Garry Wilson	Victoria	Fitzroy
Bruce Duperouzel	Western Australia	St Kilda
Ken Hunter	Western Australia	Claremont
Brian Peake	Western Australia	East Fremantle

Leading goal-kickers

• John Roberts (SA) - 9 goals
• Kelvin Templeton (VIC) - 6 goals
• Ken Judge (WA) - 5 goals
• Garry Sidebottom (WA) - 5 goals

Tassie Medalist

• Graham Cornes (SA)

References

• Full Points Footy: 1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival