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.

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.

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.

Squads

Victoria Victoria Carnival Squad 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.1911 Victoria Carnival Team photograph at: The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Saturday, 12 August 1911), p.31. 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.

Western Australia Western Australian Carnival Squad 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.1911 Western Australia Carnival Team photograph at: The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Saturday, 12 August 1911), p.31. 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 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.1911 South Australia Carnival Team photograph at: The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Saturday, 12 August 1911), p.31.

Tasmania Tasmanian Carnival Squad 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.1911 Tasmania Carnival Team photograph at: The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Saturday, 12 August 1911), p.31.

New South Wales New South Wales Carnival Squad 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.1911 New South Wales Carnival Team photograph at: The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Saturday, 12 August 1911), p.31. The New South Wales squad comprised seventeen players from Sydney and eight players from Broken Hill.

Results

Matches

Saturday 2 August

Saturday 5 August

Monday 7 August

Wednesday 9 August

Thursday 10 August

Saturday 12 August

Ladder

Footnotes

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