| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| City | Hobart |
| Dates | 9–18 June 1966 |
| Format | Round-robin |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Victoria (VFL) |
The 1966 Hobart Carnival was the 16th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian football interstate competition. It was the final time that Tasmania hosted a carnival.
It was competed by two Victorian sides, one from the Victorian Football League (VFL) and another from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), as well as South Australia, Western Australia and the home state Tasmania.
The VFL topped the ladder as the only undefeated team and Peter Hudson was the leading goal-kicker with 20 goals.
Squads
Victoria (VFL)
| Victoria (VFL) Carnival Squad | |
|---|---|
| Coach: Alan Killigrew | |
| Captain: Ken Fraser | Darrel Baldock | Bill Barrot | Ken Beck | John Birt | Barry Bourke | Norm Brown | Morton Browne | Ian Bryant | Neville Crowe | Michael Gaudion | John Goold | Graeme John | Stuart Magee | Hassa Mann | Denis Marshall | John Newnham | John Nicholls | Ted Potter | Ian Stewart | Noel Teasdale | Peter Walker | Terry Waters | Ted Whitten | |
WA
| Western Australian Carnival Squad | |
|---|---|
| Coach: Kevin Murray | |
| Captain: Kevin Murray | Ian Abraham | Mal Atwell | Ken Bagley | Greg Brehaut | Mal Brown | Barry Cable | Tony Casserly | Derek Chadwick | Keith Doncon | Brian France | Col Hebbard | Bob Johnson | Fred Lewis | Cyril Litterick | John McIntosh | Bob Page | Norm Rogers | Brian Sarre | Gary Scott | Keith Slater | Bert Thornley | Bill Walker | Bob Whalley | Mel Whinnen | |
SA
| South Australian Carnival Squad | |
|---|---|
| Coach: Fos Williams | |
| Captain: Neil Kerley | Brenton Adcock | Peter Anderson | Paul Bagshaw | John Cahill | Tony Clarkson | Robert Day | Roger Dunn | Ron Elleway | Ken Eustice | Tom Grljusich | Darryl Hicks | Geoff Kingston | Ron Kneebone | John Murphy | Robert Oatey | John Phillips | Jeff Potter | Don Roach | Brian Roberts | Bob Schmidt | Rick Schoff | Bob Simunsen | Alf Skuse | Bill Wedding | |
TAS
| Tasmanian Carnival Squad | |
|---|---|
| Coach: Trevor Leo | |
| Captain: Graeme Lee | Roy Apted | Kevin Baker | John Bonney | Barry Browning | Berkley Cox | Brian Donohoe | Peter Fromberg | Dick Grimmond | Peter Hudson | John Kingston | Barry Lawrence | Len Lawson | Brian Lowe | Ron Marney | Kevin McLean | Max McMahon | Burnie Payne | Noel Raitt | Garth Smith | David Sullivan | Charlie Thompson | Ray Walker | Geoff Whitton | Graeme Wilkinson | |
Victoria (VFA)
| Victoria (VFA) Carnival Squad | |
|---|---|
| Coach: Perc Bushby | |
| Terry Alexander | Peter Bedford | Brian Bibby | Ron Brown | Keith Burns | John Caulfield | Ted Crosher | Brian Dineen | Geoff Grover | Peter Howell | Norm Luff | Darryl McKenzie | Kevin Meddings | John Mickelson | John Nation | Alan Osborne | Alan Poore | Keith Robins | Fred Robinson | Colin Sleep | Peter Stedwell | Brian Trezise | Vasil Varlamos | John Walker | Bob Ware | |
Results: Opening Day
Match One (Thursday, 9 June 1966)
- Western Australia: 3.10 (28) | 11.12 (78) | 20.14 (134) | 26.18 (174)
- Victoria (VFA): 1.0 (6) | 2.2 (14) | 4.5 (29) | 5.11 (41)
Attendance: 20,047 at North Hobart Oval (Double header)
Match Two (Thursday, 9 June 1966)
- Victoria (VFL): 5.6 (36) | 12.13 (85) | 21.21 (147) | 26.24 (180)
- Tasmania: 4.1 (25) | 7.2 (44) | 10.4 (64) | 11.13 (79)
Attendance: 20,047 at North Hobart Oval (Double header)
Results: Day Two
Match Three (Saturday, 11 June 1966)
- Victoria (VFL): 1.7 (13) | 5.13 (43) | 11.17 (83) | 16.23 (119)
- South Australia: 1.1 (7) | 2.2 (14) | 3.7 (25) | 7.9 (51)
Attendance: 23,764 at North Hobart Oval (Double header)
Match Four (Saturday, 11 June 1966)
- Tasmania: 4.6 (30) | 6.13 (49) | 13.22 (100) | 19.27 (141)
- Victoria (VFA): 3.1 (19) | 4.3 (27) | 5.5 (35) | 7.11 (53)
Attendance: 23,764 at North Hobart Oval (Double header) *Ground Record
Results: Day Three
Match Five (Monday, 13 June 1966)
- Victoria (VFL): 3.3 (21) | 7.7 (49) | 12.12 (84) | 14.17 (101)
- Victoria (VFA:) 1.2 (8) | 3.3 (21) | 6.6 (42) | 9.7 (61)
Attendance: 13,969 at North Hobart Oval (Double header)
Match Six (Monday, 13 June 1966)
- Western Australia: 1.3 (9) | 4.5 (29) | 7.7 (49) | 13.11 (89)
- South Australia: 2.4 (16) | 4.9 (33) | 8.13 (61) | 10.14 (74)
Attendance: 13,969 at North Hobart Oval (Double header)
Results: Day Four
Match Seven (Thursday, 16 June 1966)
- Western Australia: 3.6 (24) | 8.8 (56) | 15.12 (102) | 17.13 (115)
- Tasmania: 5.2 (32) | 11.4 (70) | 13.8 (86) | 16.10 (106)
Attendance: 10,199 at North Hobart Oval (Double header)
Match Eight (Thursday, 16 June 1966)
- South Australia: 6.4 (40) | 8.8 (56) | 14.13 (97) | 21.20 (146)
- Victoria (VFA): 3.2 (20) | 5.7 (37) | 8.10 (58) | 9.11 (65)
Attendance: 10,199 at North Hobart Oval (Double header)
Results: Final Day
Match Nine (Saturday, 18 June 1966)
- South Australia: 3.0 (18) | 7.3 (45) | 11.5 (71) | 14.7 (91)
- Tasmania: 1.3 (9) | 2.7 (19) | 4.9 (33) | 9.13 (67)
Attendance: 23,368 at North Hobart Oval (Double header)
Match Ten (Saturday, 18 June 1966)
- Victoria (VFL): 4.4 (28) | 6.5 (41) | 10.8 (68) | 15.10 (100)
- Western Australia: 5.1 (31) | 9.3 (57) | 11.3 (69) | 13.7 (85)
Attendance: 23,368 at North Hobart Oval (Double header)
All-Australian team
In 1966 the All-Australian team was picked based on the Hobart Carnival.
Tassie Medal
Western Australian Barry Cable won the Tassie Medal on eight votes, two clear of runner up John Goold.