# 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival

The 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival was the 22nd edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football State of Origin competition. Australia was celebrating its Bicentenary in 1988, so the carnival was known as the 'Bicentennial Carnival'. It took place over four days from 2 March until 5 March, and the matches were played at Football Park and Norwood Oval.
Ten teams were involved, including all the states and territories, making it the most heavily contested competition. They were divided into two sections. South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and New South Wales were in Section One. Although, traditionally, Tasmania had enjoyed more success in the interstate arena than New South Wales, the latter had 22 VFL players in its squad compared to the island state's 15, which helped them obtain the final Section One spot.
Section Two was occupied by the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania and two non-regional teams. The Australian Amateurs was one of those, a squad of amateur players from across the country's leagues. Finally, the Victorian Association representative team made up the remainder of the group, but selection for this team was not restricted to Victorian Football Association players. If a footballer, now competing elsewhere, had started his career in the Victorian Football Association—such as Terry Wallace, for example—then he was eligible to join the squad. The same rules applied to the other teams, so, if a Tasmanian-born player had started his career at West Perth, he could be selected for either Tasmania or Western Australia.
Attendances at the tournament were lower than expected, and overall the tournament ran at a $30,000 loss. The team was originally to have received a $40,000 prize, with incrementally lower prizes for all other states; however, these prizes were abandoned due to the operating loss.

## Results

| Section | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Section Two Preliminary Stage | Northern Territory | 19.20 (134) | Tasmania | 10.8 (68) | Football Park | – | 2 March 1988 |
| Section Two Preliminary Stage | Amateurs | 14.12 (96) | Canberra | 12.11 (83) | Football Park | – | 2 March 1988 |
| Section One Semi Final | Victoria (VFL) | 20.13 (133) | West Australia | 10.13 (73) | Football Park | 5,195 | 2 March 1988 |
| Section Two Preliminary Stage | Victoria (VFA) | 17.10 (112) | Queensland | 4.11 (35) | Football Park | – | 3 March 1988 |
| Section Two Preliminary Stage | Northern Territory | 11.19 (85) | Amateurs | 8.9 (57) | Football Park | – | 3 March 1988 |
| Section One Semi Final | South Australia | 12.8 (80) | New South Wales | 8.11 (59) | Football Park | 5,755 | 3 March 1988 |
| Section Two Semi Final | Victoria (VFA) | 18.20 (128) | Canberra | 9.16 (70) | Norwood Oval | – | 4 March 1988 |
| Section Two Wooden Spoon Play Off | Tasmania | 11.16 (82) | Queensland | 10.10 (70) | Norwood Oval | – | 4 March 1988 |
| Section Two Final | Northern Territory | 17.10 (112) | Victoria (VFA) | 9.13 (63) | Football Park | – | 5 March 1988 |
| Section One 3rd Place Play Off | New South Wales | 10.8 (68) | West Australia | 9.12 (66) | Football Park | – | 5 March 1988 |
| Section One Final | South Australia | 15.12 (102) | Victoria (VFL) | 6.6 (42) | Football Park | 19,387 | 5 March 1988 |

## Squads

Team captains and vice captains: Amateurs: Dave Perry
Australian Capital Territory:
New South Wales: Terry Daniher
Northern Territory: Maurice Rioli (C), Michael McLean (VC)
Queensland:
South Australia: Chris McDermott
Tasmania:
Victoria (VFA): Barry Round
Victoria (VFL):
West Australia: Ross Glendinning
| Amateurs (AAFC) | Australian Capital Territory (ACTAFL) | New South Wales (NSWAFL) | Northern Territory (NTFL) | Queensland (QAFL) |
| Coach: Bernie Sheehy Bill Armstrong (Perth) Simon Beasley (Footscray) Bill Botten (St Mary's) Nick Burne (Old Xaverians) Peter Curtain (St Kilda) John Gastev (West Coast) Terry Holtzman (Swan Districts) Alex Ishchenko (West Coast) Ricky Jackson (Melbourne) Craig Kettlewell (Sydney) Sean King (West Coast) Paul Meldrum (Carlton) Geoff Miles (West Coast) James Morrissey (Hawthorn) Andrew Obst (Port Adelaide) Dave Perry (North Beach) Leigh Sprylan (East Perth) Mark Summers (Richmond) Dominic Spillane (Old Paradians) | Coach: Brian Quade Brett Allison (North Melbourne) Adrian Barich (West Coast) Andrew Bishop (Ainslie) Russel Durnan (Ainslie) Craig Elias (Queanbeyan) Shane Fitzsimmons Brett Hannam (Ainslie) Phil Harper (Ainslie) Geoff Hocking (Carlton) Geoff James Michael Kennedy (Brisbane) Mark Killer (Ainslie) Terry Libbis (Eastlake) Mark McClelland Michael Richardson (Ainslie) Wayne Rogers (Ainslie) Peter Scully Shaun Smith (North Melbourne) Barry Suckling (Queanbeyan) Mark Thompson (Queanbeyan) Michael Werner (West Torrens) Tony Wynd (Queanbeyan) | Phil Bradmore (West Perth) Billy Brownless (Geelong) Dennis Carroll (Sydney) Neil Cordy (Sydney) Terry Daniher (Essendon) Paul Hawke (Collingwood) Tony Morwood (Sydney) David Murphy (Sydney) Mark O'Donoghue (North Melbourne) Terry Thripp (Sydney) Stephen Wright (Sydney) | Coach: John Taylor Maurice Rioli (South Fremantle) Joe Ah Mat (Swan Districts) Michael Athanasiou (Nightcliff) Damien Berto (St Kilda) William (Ninny) Briston (Darwin) Greg Bruce (Darwin) Roy Cassetti (St Mary's) Kevin Caton (West Coast) Eddie Cubillo (St Mary's) Cadji Dunn (St Mary's) Dennis Dunn (St Mary's) Rohan Helyar (Norwood) Brentley Hughes (Southern Districts) Russell Jeffrey (St Kilda) Bob Jones (St Kilda) Teddy Liddy (St Mary's) Bruno Long (St Mary's) Michael Long (St Mary's) Peter McGann (Nightcliff) Michael McLean (Footscray) Adrian Moscheni (St Mary's) Mark Motlop (Nightcliff) Paul Motlop (Nightcliff) Kelly O'Donnell (Melbourne) Cyril Rioli Sr. (St Mary's) Willie Rioli Sr. (Tiwi) William Roe (St Mary's) Tony Vigona Jabiru Kevin Wanganeen (Wanderers) Lance White (Pioneer) | Coach: Peter Knights Cameron Buchanen (Windsor-Zillmere) Darren Carlson (Brisbane) Jason Cotter (Southport) Gavin Crosisca (Collingwood) Craig Crowley (Collingwood) Frank Dunell (Brisbane) Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn) Michael Gibson (Brisbane) Stuart Glascott (Brisbane) John Glynn (Southport) Jason Grimley (Wilston Grange) Carl Herbert (Mayne) Robert Mace (Brisbane) Mark Maclure (Carlton) Ross McIvor (Brisbane) Scott McIvor (Brisbane) Kevin O'Keefe (Coorparoo) Terry O'Neill (Coorparoo) Peter Riewoldt (Southport) Ray Sarcevic (Kedron) Jim Sewell Trevor Spencer (Essendon) Tony Smith (Sydney) Brenton Tapp (Mayne) Zane Taylor (Southport) Paul Ugle Dean Warren (Wilston Grange) Rod Willet (Subiaco) |
| South Australia (SANFL) | Tasmania (TFL) | Victoria (VFA) | Victoria (VFL) | West Australia (WAFL) |
| Coach: Graham Cornes Chris McDermott (Glenelg) Stephen Kernahan (Carlton) John Platten (Hawthorn) Craig Bradley (Carlton) Tony Hall (Hawthorn) Tony McGuinness (Footscray) Mark Naley (Carlton) Michael Aish (Norwood) Bruce Lindner (Geelong) Mark Mickan (Brisbane) Andrew Payze (West Torrens) Matthew Campbell (Brisbane) Steven Stretch (Melbourne) Andrew Rogers (Essendon) Danny Hughes (Melbourne) Martin Leslie (Port Adelaide) Greg Whittlesea (Sturt) Scott Salisbury (Glenelg) Russell Johnston (Port Adelaide) Garry McIntosh (Norwood) Andrew Jarman (North Adelaide) Peter Bubner (Central District) | Coach: Robert Shaw Matthew Armstrong (Fitzroy) Simon Atkins (Footscray) Doug Barwick (Collingwood) Scott Clayton (Fitzroy) Rodney Eade (Brisbane) Michael Gale (Fitzroy) David Grant (St Kilda) Steve Goulding (North Launceston) Alastair Lynch (Fitzroy) James Manson (Collingwood) Stephen MacPherson (Footscray) John McCarthy (North Melbourne) Simon Minton-Connell (Carlton) Robert Neal (St Kilda) Stephen Nichols (Woodville) Michael Parsons (Sydney) Ian Paton (South Launceston) David Pearce (Glenorchy) Bradley Plain (Essendon) Darrin Pritchard (Hawthorn) Michael Roach (Richmond) Colin Robertson (Burnie) Chris Riewoldt (Clarence) Justin Stubbs (Essendon) Michael Templeton (Brisbane) Michael Webster (Hobart) Shane Williams (Footscray) | Coach: Terry Wheeler Barry Round (Williamstown) Terry Wallace (Richmond) Paul Dudley (Springvale) Allen Eade (Coburg) Alan Ezard (Essendon) Ron James (Footscray) Adrian Marcon (Preston) Fraser Murphy (Carlton) Grant O'Riley (Fitzroy) Tony Pastore (Williamstown) Jeff Sarau (Frankston) Gary Sheldon (Coburg) | Coach: Bill Goggin Tom Alvin (Carlton) Andrew Bews (Geelong) David Bolton (Sydney) Mark Bos (Geelong) Dermott Brereton (Hawthorn) Peter Daicos (Collingwood) Robert DiPierdomenico (Hawthorn) Danny Frawley (St Kilda) Leon Harris (Fitzroy) Gerard Healy (Sydney) Chris Langford (Hawthorn) Simon Madden (Essendon) Chris Mew (Hawthorn) Russell Morris (Hawthorn) Richard Osborne (Fitzroy) Gary Pert (Fitzroy) Paul Roos (Fitzroy) Brian Royal (Footscray) Paul Salmon (Essendon) Stephen Silvagni (Carlton) Ross Smith (North Melbourne) Tim Watson (Essendon) Dale Weightman (Richmond) Greg Williams (Carlton) | John Annear (West Coast) Mark Bairstow (Geelong) Peter Bosustow (Perth) Gary Buckenara (Hawthorn) Joe Cormack (West Coast) Warren Dean (Melbourne) Richard Dennis (Carlton) Jon Dorotich (Carlton) Ross Glendinning (West Coast) Brad Hardie (Brisbane) Wayne Henwood (Sydney) Dean Laidley (West Coast) Dwayne Lamb (West Coast) Karl Langdon (West Coast) Andrew Lockyer (West Coast) Chris Mainwaring (West Coast) Steve Malaxos (West Coast) Paul Mifka (West Coast) Mike Richardson (Brisbane) Phil Scott (West Coast) Earl Spalding (Melbourne) Craig Starcevich (Collingwood) Nicky Winmar (St Kilda) John Worsfold (West Coast) Murray Wrensted (West Coast) Mark Zanotti (West Coast) |

## Honours
### All-Australians

1988 All-Australian Team :
| Name | Football League | State/Territory | Football Club |
| Terry Daniher | NSWAFL | New South Wales | Essendon Bombers |
| David Murphy | NSWAFL | New South Wales | Sydney Swans |
| Michael Long | NTFL | Northern Territory | St Mary's Saints |
| Michael McLean | NTFL | Northern Territory | Footscray Bulldogs |
| Maurice Rioli | NTFL | Northern Territory | St Mary's Saints |
| Tony Hall | SANFL | South Australia | Glenelg Tigers |
| Danny Hughes | SANFL | South Australia | Melbourne Demons |
| Stephen Kernahan | SANFL | South Australia | Carlton Blues |
| Martin Leslie | SANFL | South Australia | Port Adelaide Magpies |
| Bruce Lindner | SANFL | South Australia | Geelong Cats |
| Tony McGuinness | SANFL | South Australia | Footscray Bulldogs |
| Mark Mickan | SANFL | South Australia | Brisbane Bears |
| John Platten | SANFL | South Australia | Hawthorn Hawks |
| Greg Whittlesea | SANFL | South Australia | Sturt Double Blues |
| Graham Cornes | SANFL | South Australia | Glenelg Tigers (Coach) |
| Terry Wallace | VFA | Victoria | Richmond Tigers |
| Danny Frawley | VFL | Victoria | St Kilda Saints |
| Gerard Healy | VFL | Victoria | Sydney Swans |
| Simon Madden | VFL | Victoria | Essendon Bombers |
| Paul Roos | VFL | Victoria | Fitzroy Lions |
| Paul Salmon | VFL | Victoria | Essendon Bombers |
| Dale Weightman | VFL | Victoria | Richmond Tigers |
| Steve Malaxos | WAFL | Western Australia | West Coast Eagles |

### Leading goal-kickers

* Dennis Dunn (NT) – 16 goals
* Michael Long (NT) – 9 goals
* Stephen Kernahan (SA) – 8 goals
* Stephen Nichols (TAS) – 8 goals
* Paul Salmon (VIC) – 8 goals
* Bruce Lindner (SA) – 6 goals

### Medalists

Fos Williams Medals
* Stephen Kernahan (SA)
* Mark Mickan (SA)
Simpson Medal
* Dwayne Lamb (WA)
Tassie Medal
* Paul Salmon (VIC (VFL))
Dolphin Medal
* Terry Wallace (VIC (VFA))