1911 Adelaide Carnival

The 1911 Adelaide Carnival was the second edition of the Australasian Football Carnival, an Australian football interstate competition. It took place from 2 to 12 August at Adelaide Oval.

1911 Adelaide Carnival

Tournament details
Country	Australia
City	Adelaide
Dates	2–11 August 1911 (1911-08-02 – 1911-08-11)
Format	Round-robin
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	South Australia
← 1908 1914 →

A crowd of 20,000 witnessed South Australia convincingly defeat Victoria in the final to win the championship.

Organisation

Home state South Australia was joined by teams representing Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania and New South Wales. Two teams which had competed in the 1908 Melbourne Carnival – Queensland and New Zealand – did not send teams in 1911.

The five teams competed in a single division, each playing the others once. The state with the best record from those games would win the tournament; or, if two teams shared the best record, a final would have been staged. All games were played at Adelaide Oval.^[1]

The carnival made a small profit, taking £1,100 at the gate across six days of play, compared with the visiting teams' expenses of £1,025.^[2]

Squads

Fred Baring

Charles Doig

Port Adelaide's 1911 State Representatives: Angelo Congear, Harold Oliver, Sampson Hosking and Frank Hansen.

Victoria

Victoria Carnival Squad[3]
Manager: T. Fleming Cooke
Carlton: T. A. Clancy, V. S. Gardiner, E. Jamieson, V. G. Valentine, J. Wells Collingwood: W. H. Lee, J. F. McHale (vice-capt.), E. M. Rowell, J. M. Sadler, J. Sharp Essendon: F. A. Baring, A. Belcher, E. J. Cameron, D. Smith Fitzroy: J. Cooper, G. Holden Geelong: W. Eason (capt.), R. R. Grigg, G. V. Heinz Richmond: B. V. Herbert, L. Incigneri St Kilda: R.B. Pierce University: G. S. Elliott, D. Greenham.[4]

Sharp was not selected in the original squad, but was called up due to injuries and absences in the primary squad. Sharp was in Adelaide because Collingwood and North Adelaide played an exhibition match during the week of the carnival.^[5]

Western Australia

Western Australian Carnival Squad[6][7][8]
Boulder City: J. Baker, H. Denton, H. Gavin, R. Hebbard, T. Puddy East Fremantle: W. Craig, C. Doig, E. Riley, A. Strang North Fremantle: P. Matson, G. Toohey Mines Rovers: A. Daykin, W. Mayman, W. Truscott Perth: W.D. Moffat, C. Waugh, T. R. Willoughby Railways: A. J. Aldridge, W. Smith, G. Tyson South Fremantle: E. Ralston Warriors: W. Tremberth West Perth: G. Balme, G. Barnes.[9]

The Western Australian chose its squad from an even split of twelve players from the West Australian Football League and twelve players from the Goldfields Football League.

South Australia

South Australian Carnival Squad[10][11]
Managers: J. Hodge (Port Adelaide), A. C. Thomas (Sturt)
North Adelaide: E. Johns, T. Leahy Norwood: L. A. Lewis, P. Robin Port Adelaide: A. Congear, F. J. Hansen, S. Hosking, H. W. Oliver South Adelaide: A. Job, E. Jones, J. J. Treadrea (vice-capt.) Sturt: H. V. Cumberland, E. L. Renfrey (capt.) West Adelaide: A. Conlin, W. Dowling, G. Oakley, H. R. Read West Torrens: S. D. Geddes, D. Low, A. Taylor.[12]

Tasmania

Tasmanian Carnival Squad[13][14]
TFL (Hobart): E. Absolom, R. Bailey, T. Bastick, L. Bennison, C. Bryan, T. Carroll, C. Dunn, C. Edwards, J. Gardiner (capt.), H. Hay, P. Jory, H. Kelly, G. Morrissey, J. Mulross, J. Pennicott, B. Reardon, H. Reid, E. Russell, E.J. Tudor. NTFA (Launceston): G. Challis, R.H.P. Hutchinson, M. S. McKenzie, A. D. Tynan, H. Webster.[15]

New South Wales

New South Wales Carnival Squad[16]
Manager: E.W. Butler
Broken Hill: J. Lord East Sydney: J. Ashley, H. Welsh Newtown: J. Dawson, H.P. Hortin, A. Provan North Broken Hill: A. Beck, J. Incoll, A. Matheson, R. Monroe, A. Pincombe North Shore: R. Robertson (capt.), H. Teague Paddington: F. Beaver, G. Parr South Broken Hill: C. Zeugofsge Sydney: J. Lynch, F.R. McCargill , W. Muggivan, R. Pascoe, A. Vincent (vice-capt.) West Broken Hill: J. Yuill Y.M.C.A.: T. Dickson, R. Ellis, P. McCann, A. Rial.[17]

The New South Wales squad comprised seventeen players from Sydney and eight players from Broken Hill.

Results

Matches

Saturday 2 August

	Day 1
Wednesday, 2 August (2:45pm)	Victoria 13.18 (96)	def.	New South Wales 11.6 (72)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 4,000)	[18]

Saturday 5 August

	Day 2
Saturday, 5 August (1:15pm)	Victoria 8.22 (70)	def.	Tasmania 6.3 (39)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 18,000 (C-R))	[19]
Saturday, 5 August (3:15pm)	South Australia 13.18 (96)	def.	Western Australia 3.5 (23)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 18,000)	[19]

Monday 7 August

	Day 3
Monday, 7 August (1:15pm)	Western Australia 9.13 (67)	def.	New South Wales 8.18 (66)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,500 (C-R))	[20]
Monday, 7 August (3:15pm)	South Australia 13.13 (91)	def.	Tasmania 3.6 (24)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,500)	[20]

Wednesday 9 August

	Day 4
Wednesday, 9 August (1:15pm)	South Australia 12.20 (92)	def.	New South Wales 2.9 (21)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,000 (C-R))	[21]
Wednesday, 9 August (3:00pm)	Victoria 10.15 (75)	def.	Western Australia 8.9 (57)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,000)	[21]

Thursday 10 August

	Day 5
Thursday, 10 August (3:00pm)	Tasmania 15.11 (101)	def.	New South Wales 3.9 (27)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 300)	[22]

Saturday 12 August

	Day 6
Saturday, 12 August (1:00pm)	Tasmania 8.14 (62)	def.	Western Australia 8.9 (57)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 20,000 (C-R))	[2]
Saturday, 12 August (3:00pm)	South Australia 11.11 (77)	def.	Victoria 5.4 (34)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 20,000)	[2]

Ladder

1911 Adelaide Carnival ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	Pts
1	South Australia	4	4	0	0	356	102	8
2	Victoria	4	3	1	0	275	245	6
3	Tasmania	4	2	2	0	225	245	4
4	Western Australia	4	1	3	0	204	299	2
5	New South Wales	4	0	4	0	186	356	0

Source: ^[2]