Tasmanian State Representative Games 1954
1954 Tasmanian State Representative Matches

Written by Greg Stock


The Australian Soccer Football Association held an interstate carnival in April 1954 in Adelaide. Six states were represented - Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland. Each side played one game against each state.
Played: Thursday April 15 1954 Venue: Norwood Oval, Adelaide South Australia
Tasmania
P.McGinlay, R.Ramsay, J.Woods, W.Smith, Jess Lancaster, Alastair Rattray, Robert Alexander, Jack Mooney, George Arnott, Adrian Harmsen, F.Flanagan
Goal: Arnott
1 - 10 New South Wales
Bill Henderson, Cliff Almond, Douh Wendt, Bill Williams, Lou Hearne, R.Herd. Frank Sands, Tom Rowles, Keith Learmonth, Jack Lennard, Jack Peel
Goals: Learmonth (x4), Lennard (x3), Rowles (x2), Sands
Referee: Vince Dobinson

The second game of the interstate carnival was against the home team South Australia.
Played: Friday April 16 1954 Venue: Norwood Oval, Adelaide South Australia
South Australia
C.Ritossa, S.Gennari, M.O'Malley, K.Lange, M.Busidoni, J.Benedek, R.Lee, K.Gein, A.Kitas, L.Toth, J.Keleman
Goals: Kitas (x3), Toth (x2) Lee (x2), Gein
8 - 5 Tasmania
P.McGinlay, R.Ramsay, Robert Alexander, Milne (M.Arnott), George Arnott, Adrian Harmsen (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: G.Arnott (x3), Harmsen, M.Arnott

The third game of the interstate carnival was against Western Australia.
Played: Saturday April 17 1954 Venue: Kensington Oval, Adelaide South Australia
Tasmania
McReadie, Jess Lancaster, George Arnott, Robert Alexander (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: G.Arnott (x2)
2 - 4 Western Australia
Ron Adair, Col Purser, Franchi, Bill Adair, Casotti, Symanski (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: Franchi (x2), Casotti (x2)

The fourth game of the interstate carnival was against Victoria and the Tasmanians best outing for the series.
Played: Sunday April 18 1954 Venue: British Tube Mills Ground, Kilburn, Adelaide South Australia
Tasmania
George Arnott, Alastair Rattray, Adrian Harmsen (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: G.Arnott, Rattray
2 - 2 Victoria
Tom Jack, Harry Sutherland, Angus Drennan, Gotterman (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: Drennan, Sutherland

The final game of the interstate carnival was against a rampaging Queensland.
Played: Monday April 19 1954 Venue: Norwood Oval, Adelaide South Australia
Tasmania
P.McGinlay, R.Ramsay, Adrian Harmsen, Robert Alexander (Lineup Incomplete)
Goal: Harmsen
1 - 7 Queensland
Cliff Sander, Brian Vogler, Spencer Kitching, Malcolm Wild, Takasc (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: C.Kitching (x2), Vogler (x2), S.Kitching, Wild, Takasc