Carnival Longest Kick Winners

At each AFL Masters National Carnival, there is a longest kick competition for each age group. Here are the winners from over the years. The record longest kick is 67.2m which was booted in the inaugural drop kick competition in 1984 by Ray Buckley from the NT (subsequently more famous for being the father of former Collingwood legend Nathan Buckley). Don Dykes from Tasmania has won the longest kick title a record 9 times, stretching back from 2003 to his most recent win in 2021.

Carnival Longest Kick Winners

 35 / 40’s 45’s  50’s   55’s    60’s  65’s Women
32s-35s
Women
38s-40s
2022 35s
Dean Vallve (WA)
51.1m

40s
Troy Tickner (VicC)
50.4m

Andrew Naffin (SA)
53.2m
Leigh Heith (TAS)
54.6m
Stephen Cox (TAS)
51.4m
Michael Kath (Qld)
41.5m
Doug Cornish (WA)
41m
Alycio Watt (Qld)
31m
Katie McGlade (Qld)
36m
2021

Rob Harwood (TAS)

57.2m

Mark Lothian (WA)

51.7m

Michael Farito (WA)

55.6m

Troy McKenna (WA)

47.8m

Don Dykes (TAS)

52.2m

Michelle MacDonald (WA)

35.5m

2020 Carnival Postponed              
2019

Matt Edgeworth (QLD)

 

Chris Revell (TAS)

 

Daryl McLauchlin (WA)

 

Don Dykes (TAS)

 

Don Dykes (TAS)

 

Deena Bassett (NSW)

 

2018

Saverio Scalzo (Vic C)

38m

Kevin Semmens (Vic C)

42.7m

Gary Fuss (NSW)

42.7m

David Jeffreys (Vic M)

33.3m

Garry Ross (WA)

36m

Tara Crisp (Vic M)

37.2m

Markita Bond (SA)

35.1m

2017

Matt Edgeworth (QLD)

 

Mark Sanders (Vic C)

 

Glenn Wilson

 

Peter Ramia (Vic C)

 

Don Dykes (TAS)

 

Brooke Atkins (NSW)

 

Heather Noblett (NSW)

 

 2016

Matt Edgeworth (QLD)

47.5m

Stuart Rough (WA)

51m

David Girvan (ACT)

46.4m

Mark Hope (QLD)

31.8m

Mark Worrell (QLD)

38.7m

 2015

Jarrod Free (TAS)

Todd Pepper (TAS)

49m

David Girvan (ACT)

Paul Meyer (NSW)

50m

Russ King (Vic M)

51.5m

Don Dykes (TAS)

48.8m

 

35’s
(Superules)
40’s
(Masters)
45’s
(Seniors)
50’s
(Super Seniors)
55+
(Veterans)
60+
(Legends)
2014

Darren Etherington (SA)

41.2m

Mark Cornish (QLD)

48.7m

David Gerbon (ACT)

48m

Russ King (Vic M)

51.2m

Bob Morcom (SA)

52.9m

Gary Conway (Vic M)

44.9m

2013

Mark Renner (NT)

51.5m

Wayne Paulet (Vic C)

54.6m

Wayne Tyquin (Vic C)

52.4m

Glen Wilson (Vic M)

49.4m

Garry Ross (WA)

47.6m

Gary Conway (Vic M)

44.7m

2012

Robert Hope (TAS)

44.7m

Wayne Paulet (Vic C)

55.8m

David Girvan (ACT)

47.8m

Garry Sandy (SA)

45.6m

Don Dykes (TAS)

44.5m

Gary Conway (Vic M)

44.2m

2011

Simon Deegan (QLD)

49.7m

Wayne Paulet (Vic C)

48.0m

Tassie Strong (TAS)

45.6m

Bob Morcom (SA)

50.1m

Rob Neve (NT)

44.4m

Laurie Lyttleton (NSW)

41.8m

2010

Michael McGregor (TAS)

55.9m

Wayne Paulet (Vic C)

52.2m

Tassie Strong (TAS)

47.2m

Don Dykes (TAS)

47.2m

John Edwards (ACT)

43.8m

2009

Heath Gurney (SA)

61.1m

Chris Pearson (ACT)

56.4m

Glenn Wilson (Vic M)

Tassie Strong (TAS)

52.3m

Steve Rechner (SA)

45.5m

Alan Stilsby (Vic M)

46.7m

2008

Mark Jones (Vic M)

57.1m

Russ King (Vic M)

48.4m

Greg Smith (NT)

45.1m

Steve Rechner (SA)

49.1m

Kerry O’Callagan

41.6m

2007

Damien Hofert (QLD)

58.6m

Peter Spriggs (NSW)

56.9m

Mark Flavel (SA)

54.8m

Kim Cowan (NT)

48.8m

Roscoe McGorman (NT)

46.3m

2006

Kyran O’Shaughnessy (ACT)

56.8m

Eric Bowman (ACT)

57.0m

Dave Watson (SA)

54.3m

Peter Alison (TAS)

45.1m

2005 

Eric Bowman (NSW)

54.8m

Wayne Tyquin (Vic C)

57.1m

Mark Hope (NSW)

48.6m

Ross McGorman (NT)

47.5m

2004

Tim Adams (WA)

57.0m

Peter Spriggs (NSW)

55.9m

Don Dykes (TAS)

54.8m

Alan Stilsby (Vic M)

50.7m

2003 

Donald Wheadon (Vic C)

53.6m

Tassie Strong (TAS)

52.0m

Don Dykes (TAS)

53.9m

Alan Stilsby (Vic M)

50.7m

2002 

Jason Kearney (QLD)

51.5m

Mark Hofert (ACT)

49.4m

Peter Hams (WA)

46.3m

Ron Winfield (WA)

44.7m

2001

Paul Fairchild (Vic M)

59.4m

Steve Robbins (QLD)

56.5m

Noel Doody (Vic C)

54.3m

Gary Conway (Vic M)

50.0m

2000

Frank Loveluck (TAS)

61.5m

Peter Brain (Vic C)

56.4m

Gary Conway (Vic M)

56.5m

Ron Winfield (WA)

51.7m

1999

Neil Daniels (WA)

55.2m

Lee Forrester (SA)

58.2m

Ken Pense (WA)

47.4m

1998

Mark Hofert (ACT)

55.8m

Roy Baehnisch (NT)

54.2m

Jeff Hawke (Vic C)

45.2m

1997

Mark Clark (NSW)

50.0m

Roy Baehnisch (NT)

49.0m

Jeff Hawkins (Vic C)

43.5m

1996

Peter Brain (Vic C)

49.9m

Bruce Tschirip (WA)

49.3m

Ron Fenton (NSW)

48.6m

1995

Shane Shorter (QLD)

59.2m

Craig Davis (NSW)

61.2m

Jeff Hankins (Vic C)

53.1m

1994

Lee Forrester (SA)

61.2m

Mick Graham (NT)

55.1m

1993

Roy Baehnisch (NT)

61.2m

Kerry Viney (TAS)

58.8m

1992

Ken Sage (Vic M)

57.0m

Laurie Tognolini (WA)

55.5m

1991

Michael Graham (NT)

54.4m

Bruce Kuchel (SA)

53.6m

1990

Ken Sage (Vic M)

62.3m

Tim Sanford (WA)

62.1m

1989

Fred Dobra (QLD)

48.1m

1988

Trevor Zeltner (ACT)

61.3m

1987

Trevor Zeltner (ACT)

57.5m

1986

Eric Lake (Vic C)

57.5m

1985

George Ilich (WA)

64.5m

1984

Ray Buckley (NT)

67.2m