Tasmanian State Representative Games 1963
1963 Tasmanian State Representative Matches

Written by Greg Stock


The newly formed Australian Federation held an interstate carnival over 1963 & 1964 including seven teams. Tasmania played South Australia in the first game of the series.
Played: Thursday April 11 1963 Venue: South Hobart Oval, Hobart, Tasmania
Tasmania
Harry Alexiadis, Steve Prsa, George Arnott, Tom McLaughlin, Ismet Gjurbuzovic, Tony Goodman, Peter Wood, Fritz Umgeher, Ivo Kerschebaum, Ivan Bartolic, Walter Nikolai

0 - 0 South Australia
Jan Korver, Charlie Di Bartolo, Frank Balter, Karl Marton, S.Szabo, Peter West, John Moriarty, W.Sinclair, Les Matiscak, Roy Felton, Steve Herczeg

Referee: Geoff Harrison (Victoria)
Attendance: 1,500

South Australian tour of Tasmania saw a second game against the state side in the North West coastal town of Burnie.
Played: Saturday April 8 1963 Venue: Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Queensland
Queensland
Brian Topfer, Graham Kathage, H.Gani, T.Bewick, Les McCrea, Cliff Sander, Brian Vogler, Col Kitching, E.Pattison, G.Shearer, Graham McMillan
Goals: Gjurbuzovic Own Goal, Kitching, McMillan (x2)
4 - 2 Tasmania
Harry Alexiadis, George Arnott, Steve Prsa, Jim Scally, Ismet Gjurbuzovic, Tony Goodman, Richard Girling, Ivan Bartolic, Walter Worsey, John Gazzignato, Hans Paterson
Goals: Paterson, Scally
Referee: Stan Pundyk (New South Wales)
Attendance: 3,000

Tasmania played New South Wales (Sydney only players) in their third game played on the Monday of the Queens Birthday long weekend.
Played: Monday April 10 1963 Venue: Sydney Sports Ground, New South Wales
New South Wales
Ron Lord, Pat Woods, Stuart Sherwin, Jimmy Kelly, Mita Stojanovic, Ferdo Dunaj, Roy Blitz, Graham Barnett, Herbert Ninaus, Alick Jeffrey, Les Scheinflug
Goals: Barnett (x4), Ninaus (x2), Jeffrey
7 - 0 Tasmania
Harry Alexiadis, Tom McLaughlin, George Arnott, Tony Goodman, Ismet Gjurbuzovic, Jim Scally, Richard Girling, Ivan Bartolic, Walter Worsey, John Gazzignato, Hans Peterson

Referee: Keith Irwin (Newcastle)
Attendance: 7,400