1968 Minor States Carnival
Appearance
The 1968 Minor States Carnival, known more formally as the 1968 ANFC Division 2 Championship was an edition of the lower division of Australian National Football Carnival, an
interstate competition. The competition was won by the Australian Amateurs
.
The competition was held in Canberra on the Queen's Birthday long weekend. The format was a simple knock-out tournament. The winner received the R. T. Rush Trophy, named after ANFC president Bob Rush.[1]
Results
Semi-finals | |||||
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Saturday, 8 June (11:20am) | Australian Amateurs 20.18 (138) | def. | Queensland 9.12 (66)
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Manuka Oval | [2] |
Saturday, 8 June (2:15pm) | Canberra 15.16 (106) | def. | New South Wales 15.12 (102)
|
Manuka Oval | [2] |
Third place playoff | |||||
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Monday, 10 June (11:30am) | Queensland 20.13 (133)
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def. | New South Wales 11.15 (81)
|
Manuka Oval | [3] |
Final | |||||
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Monday, 10 June (2:15pm) | Australian Amateurs 19.19 (133) | def. | Canberra 5.4 (34) | Manuka Oval | [3] |
References
- ^ Ray Donnellan (8 June 1968). "First matches in rules title". The Canberra Times. Melbourne, VIC. p. 34.
- ^ a b Ray Donnellan (10 June 1968). "ACT has big chance for rules title". The Canberra Times. Melbourne, VIC. p. 12.
- ^ a b Ray Donnellan (11 June 1968). "Amateurs too polished in Rules". The Canberra Times. Melbourne, VIC. p. 18.