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Many great champions have won this time honoured event with some household names on the honour role as well as some more anonymous winners.
Honour roll
| Year |
First |
Fastest |
Time |
| 1933 |
Col Sims |
Mt Gambier |
Frank Thomas |
Adelaide |
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1934 1935 |
Deane Toseland Merv Hearn |
Adelaide Adelaide |
J Van Damme Deane Toseland |
Unknown Adelaide |
4.58.10
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| 1936 |
Ian Jackson |
Adelaide |
Deane Toseland |
Adelaide |
4.44.42 |
| 1938 |
Neil Moffit |
Adelaide |
Deane Toseland |
Adelaide |
4.49.03 |
| 1939 |
Bill Dwyer |
Mount Gambier |
Deane Toseland |
Adelaide |
|
| 1940 |
Len Newton |
Mount Gambier |
Len Newton |
Mount Gambier |
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| 1941 |
Arthur Berkefeld |
Mount Gambier |
Arthur Berkefeld |
Mount Gambier |
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LAPSE |
THROUGH |
WAR |
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| 1945 |
Ross Richards |
Mount Gambier |
Keith Thurgood |
Adelaide |
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| 1946 |
Tom Hollingsworth |
Warrnambool |
Dave Humphries |
Melbourne |
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| 1947 |
Keith Bowden |
Adelaide |
Alby Barlow |
Melbourne |
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| 1948 |
Jack Brennan |
Warrnambool |
Duncan Hunter |
Melbourne |
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| 1949 |
Leo Boylan |
Colac |
Eddie Smith |
Melbourne |
4.25.37 |
| 1950 |
Roy Richards |
Mount Gambier |
Don Williams |
Melbourne |
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| 1951 |
John Hay |
Colac |
Duncan Hunter |
Melbourne |
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| 1952 |
Duncan Hunter |
Melbourne |
Duncan Hunter |
Melbourne |
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| 1953 |
Alex Waters |
Mount Gambier |
Roy Richards |
Mount Gambier |
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| 1954 |
Jack Forbes |
Casterton |
Jack Forbes |
Casterton |
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| 1955 |
Ray Vowles |
Mount Gambier |
Bruce L'Green |
Adelaide |
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| 1956 |
Allan Price |
Melbourne |
Sid Patterson |
Melbourne |
|
| 1957 |
Geoff Moritz |
Adelaide |
Russell Mockridge |
Geelong |
4.29.30 |
| 1958 |
Peter Lynch |
Mount Gambier |
John Moritz |
Adelaide |
4.29.18 |
| 1959 |
Sid Patterson |
Melbourne |
Sid Patterson |
Melbourne |
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| 1960 |
Des Keegan |
Adelaide |
Bruce Clark |
Melbourne |
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| 1961 |
Don Smith |
Murray Bridge |
Bruce Clark |
Melbourne |
4.06.00 |
| 1962 |
Derrick Anstice |
New Zealand |
John X McDonough |
Melbourne |
4.13.00 |
| 1963 |
Wal Smith |
Casterton |
John X McDonough |
Melbourne |
4.13.00 |
| 1964 |
Kevin Phillips |
Adelaide |
Giocomo Micich |
Ballarat |
4.31.00 |
| 1965 |
John Grima |
Melbourne |
Barry Waddell |
Melbourne |
4.05.32 |
| 1966 |
Barry Waddell |
Melbourne |
Barry Waddell |
Melbourne |
4.11.56 |
| 1967 |
Greg Wills |
New Zealand |
Peter Panton |
Perth |
4.06.40 |
| 1968 |
Barry Waddell |
Melbourne |
Barry Waddell |
Melbourne |
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| 1969 |
John Grima |
Melbourne |
John Grima |
Melbourne |
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| 1970 |
Graham McVilly |
Tasmania |
Graham McVilly |
Tasmania |
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| 1971 |
Dale Richards |
Mount Gambier |
Graham Rowley |
Gippsland |
|
| 1972 |
John Simpson |
Melbourne |
Zecho Perovich |
Ballarat |
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| 1973 |
Graham Rowley |
Gippsland |
Graham Rowley |
Gippsland |
|
| 1974 |
Richard Stevenson |
Hamilton |
Hilton Clarke |
Melbourne |
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| 1975 |
Eddie Stewart |
Portland |
Hilton Clarke |
Melbourne |
3.56.48 |
| 1976 |
Wal Smith |
Casterton |
Tony Branchflower |
Melbourne |
4.03.05 |
| 1977 |
Robert Johnson |
Melbourne |
Brian Tilley |
Mount Gambier |
3.54.13 |
| 1978 |
Kevin Radburnd |
New Zealand |
Terry Hammond |
Melbourne |
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| 1979 |
Gerherd Anfried |
Gippsland |
Terry Stacey |
Warrnambool |
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| 1980 |
Bill McMahon |
Adelaide |
John Grima |
Melbourne |
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| 1981 |
Greg Bobridge |
Adelaide |
Paul Medhurst |
Perth |
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| 1982 |
Frank Moore |
Adelaide |
Terry Hammond |
Melbourne |
3.42.00 |
| 1983 |
Terry Hammond |
Melbourne |
Terry Hammond |
Melbourne |
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| 1984 |
Terry Hammond |
Melbourne |
Terry Hammond |
Melbourne |
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| 1985 |
Gus Hoseman |
Geelong |
Peter Provis |
Melbourne |
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| 1986 |
Neil Stephens |
Canberra |
Neil Stephens |
Canberra |
3.40.10 |
| 1987 |
Wayne Vassalo |
Mount Gambier |
Geoff Stevenson |
Shepparton |
3.48.52 |
| 1988 |
Ian Roney |
Camperdown |
Geoff Stevenson |
Shepparton |
3.47.16 |
| 1989 |
Darren Straunch |
Bendigo |
Peter Besanko |
Melbourne |
3.55.50 |
| 1990 |
Rick Smith |
Portland |
Peter Besanko |
Melbourne |
3.39.06 |
| 1991 |
Shane Crumpton |
Hamilton |
Tony Pickles |
Camperdown |
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| 1992 |
Gordon Cram |
Mount Gambier |
Stephen Blackburn |
Adelaide |
3.58.26 |
| 1993 |
Barry Warren |
Warrnambool |
Victor Phillips |
Adelaide |
4.02.08 |
| 1994 |
Bill Crowe |
Mount Gambier |
David Lunn |
Colac |
3.59.34 |
| 1995 |
Hayden Bradbury |
AIS |
Hayden Bradbury |
AIS |
3.50.31 |
| 1996 |
Dean Menzel |
Hamilton |
Jamie Kelly |
Great Western |
3.39.06 |
| 1997 |
Brett Aitken |
Adelaide |
Brett Aitken |
Adelaide |
3.49.21 |
| 1998 |
Matthew Jackson |
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Matthew Jackson |
|
3.38.24 |
| 1999 |
Colin Morris |
Melbourne |
Robert Tighello |
Melbourne |
3.42.33 |
| 2000 |
Darren Payne |
Melbourne |
Tim Decker |
Bendigo |
3.41.58 |
| 2001 |
Brett Aitken |
Adelaide |
Brett Aitken |
Adelaide |
3.36.05 |
| 2002 |
Leigh Egan |
Shepparton |
Leigh Egan |
Shepparton |
3.36.54 |
| 2003 |
Leigh Egan |
Shepparton |
Leigh Egan |
Shepparton |
3.33.02 |
| 2004 |
Chris Jongewaard |
Kilkenny |
Chris Jongewaard |
Kilkenny |
3.40.20 |
| 2005 |
Robert Gaggini |
Adelaide |
S Cunningham |
Norwood |
3.35.25 |
| 2006 |
Kieren Bannon |
Mount Gambier |
Leigh Egan |
Shepparton |
3.48.17 |
| 2007 |
Stephen Cunningham |
Norwood |
S Cunningham |
Norwood |
3.35.25 |
| 2008 |
Carl Maroney |
St Kilda |
Tim Roe |
Norwood |
3.27.35 |
| 2009 |
Tim Roe |
Norwood |
Tim Roe |
Norwood |
3.24.17 |
| 2010 |
Cameron Stewart |
Geelong |
Dale Parker |
Central Districts |
3.35.39 |
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