1924 Hobart Carnival

The 1924 Hobart Carnival was the fifth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It was the first carnival to be hosted by the Tasmanian city of Hobart and was won by the Victorian Football League team.

With the weaker footballing states in Queensland and New South Wales being grouped together with the likes of the VFL, there were many one sided affairs. Western Australia managed to kick no less than 43 goals in one match against the Queenslanders, 23 of them from full-forward Bonny Campbell.

In the end the Championship was decided by a match between the two strongest sides, the VFL and Western Australia. The game was played in front of 15,687 people at North Hobart Oval and Campbell again starred with seven goals but it wasn't enough to get Western Australia over the line. On the back of a seven goal haul from Lloyd Hagger, the Victorians won the encounter by eight points.

Results

Winning team Score Losing team Score
Western Australia 16.13 (109) South Australia 10.12 (72)
New South Wales 16.22 (118) Queensland 6.3 (39)
VFL 13.16 (94) Tasmania 7.13 (55)
South Australia 37.46 (268) Queensland 4.2 (26)
Tasmania 22.12 (144) New South Wales 10.13 (73)
VFL 15.13 (103) Western Australia 14.11 (95)
Tasmania 33.25 (223) Queensland 3.7 (25)
South Australia 18.15 (123) New South Wales 9.12 (66)
Western Australia 43.19 (277) Queensland 2.1 (13)
VFL 14.26 (110) New South Wales 4.6 (30)
South Australia 11.10 (76) Tasmania 3.10 (28)
VFL 31.23 (209) Queensland 17.12 (114)
Western Australia 27.21 (183) New South Wales 9.12 (66)
Western Australia 13.5 (83) Tasmania 5.14 (44)
VFL 17.16 (118) South Australia 9.11 (65)

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