Tasmania, who traditionally struggle, lost all games but got within seven points of the South Australians.
Players: Trevor Anthony (East Devonport); John Archer (Launceston); Darrel Baldock (Latrobe), captain; Ted Banks (Clarence); Roger Browning (New Norfolk); Arthur Cole (Hobart); Neil Conlan (Devonport); John Fitzallen (Longford); Dale Flint (Sandy Bay); Don Gale (Burnie); Rex Geard (Sandy Bay); Ivan Hayes (Longford); Len Lawson (Latrobe); "Casey" Lawrence (Longford); Trevor Leo (Hobart); Rex Lethborg (Scottsdale); Ron Marney (Glenorchy); Peter Marquis (North Hobart); Stan Morcom (City-South); Colin Moore (North Hobart); John Noble (North Hobart); Garth Smith (Ulverstone); Murray Steele (Sandy Bay); Kevin Symons (Burnie); and Bob Withers (North Launceston), vice-captain.Coach: Jack Metherell.
[4][5] Players: Owen Abrahams (Fitzroy); Frank Adams (Melbourne); Allen Aylett (North Melbourne); Ron Barassi (Melbourne); Terry Callan (Geelong); Brian Dixon (Melbourne); Brian Gray (Collingwood); John Heriot (South Melbourne); John James (Carlton); Graeme MacKenzie (Fitzroy); Hugh Mitchell (Essendon); Ian Mort (Hawthorn); Kevin Murray (Fitzroy); John Nicholls (Carlton); Lance Oswald (St Kilda); John Peck (Hawthorn); Neil Roberts (St Kilda); John Schultz (Footscray); Fred Swift (Richmond); Jim Taylor (South Melbourne); Noel Teasdale (North Melbourne); Ken Turner (Collingwood); and Ted Whitten (Footscray).
[6] Players: Malcolm Atwell (East Perth); Ken Bagley (Swan Districts); Dinny Barron (Subiaco); Neville Beard (Perth); Haydn Bunton Jr. (Swan Districts), captain; Derek Chadwick (East Perth); Jack Clarke (East Fremantle); John Colgan (South Fremantle);[7] Lorne Cook (Claremont); John Dethridge (Claremont); Joe Fanchi (West Perth); Graham Farmer (East Perth); Ray Gabelich (West Perth); John Gerovich (South Fremantle); Bob Graham (East Perth); Ken Holt (East Fremantle); Denis Marshall (Claremont); Barry Metcalfe (Claremont); Les Mumme (Claremont); Con Regan (East Fremantle); Norm Rogers (East Fremantle); Keith Slater (Swan Districts); Ray Sorrell (East Fremantle); John Todd (South Fremantle), vice captain; John Turnbull (Swan Districts); and Don Williams (West Perth).Coach: Jack Sheedy, (East Perth).
[11] Brian Dixon of the VFL won the Tassie Medal after beating East Fremantle's Jack Clarke by one vote.