NSW Country Publications and other Material – NSW Australian Football History Society Inc

Senior

History of Football in Newcastle 1883-1983 – with thanks to Paul Stewart
A Brief History of Football on the North Coast (of NSW) – with thanks to Rod Gillett
‘Where the Big Men Fly” – part – with thanks to Rod Gillett [an extended version to come]
Rodney Gillett, The Frontier Thesis: How the Riverina was won. Presentation to AFL 150th History Conference, July 2008 Also available in original PowerPoint version (New)
Rodney Gillett, Interstate Rivalry: True Blues v Big V, 1881-1993 and beyond. Ralph Robertson Memorial Lecture, 2007 Also available in original PowerPoint version (New)
Rodney Gillett, Where the Big Men Fly; an early history of football in the Riverina of New South Wales. B Litt Thesis, UNE, 1983 (New)

Junior

1980 NSW Under 15 (Shell Cup) Team

UNDER 15 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Shell Cup was an interstate Australian Football Competition first played in 1961 between New South Wales and the ACT at an Under 14 age group.

The Shell Oil Company of Australia, through senior company executive, Frank Bird, a former West Australian who was coach of Sydney University and later NSW Senior Coach, donated a cup for the competition in that year which is the reason for the Shell logo.

Later Queensland joined in a round robin competition. Then Tasmania and the Northern Territory committed teams to this annual competition where the venue rotated from state to state.

The History Society has possession of this cup, together with another (duplicate) which was purchased when the original could not be found.

The competition originally was Under 14 but changed to Under 13 in 1962 back to Under 14 in 1963 then Under 15 in 1966 and then to Under 16 in 1996. The NSW team combined with the ACT in 1998.

1980 - Carnival in Canberra

After a virtual monopoly of this championship, the day had to come, due to a variety of reasons,
when we would temporarily lose the title. Congratulations to a much improved Tasmanian team.

THE OFFICIALS
Coach Bruce Beehag
Assistant Coach Pat Thompson
Manager John Tainsh
Trainer John Bell

Day 1 - N.S.W. d Queensland
Day 2 – Tasmania d N.S.W.
Day 3 – N.S.W. d A.C.T.
(we do not have the results of the games)

N.S.W. Best & Fairest - Craig Woodlands

THE PLAYERS
NAME CLUB
Douglas Allitt Deniliquin Rovers
Darren Chick Tocumwal
Brian Johnstone Ariah Park
Marl McRae St Josephs
Troy Conlan East Wagga-Kooringal
Greg Lyons Lavington
Michael McDonell Wagga Tigers
Elton Scheuner Turvey Park
Daryn Walker Croydon Park
Andrew Meadowcroft Deniliquin Rovers
Andrew Corbett Ganmain
Siddy Williams Narrandera
Jamie Murphy Moama
Darrin Falkner Lavington
Philip Angel Turvey Park
Craig Woodlands South Boys Club
David Hayes Lavington
David McLaurin Tocumwal
Troy Preiss St Josephs
Darren McGee East Wagga-Kooringal
Anthony Yates The Rock
Craig Ingram Narrandera
Gerrard Butts North Albury
Michael Phyland Mangoplah-Cookodinia Utd
Philip Brewer Corowa Rutherglen

If you have a Football Record from the series in Canberra or the intra-state trials, please contact us on admin@nswfootballhistory.com.au.

Further, the results of the games would also be appreciated.