1924 Hobart Carnival
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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.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
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
Bonny Campbell
Hugh 'Bonny' Campbell was an Australian rules footballer who played 188 Western Australian Football League games and kicked 630 goals. A regular West Australian interstate representative, he is famous for kicking 23 goals in a game for Western Australia against Queensland at the 1924 Hobart...
.
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
Lloyd Hagger
Lloyd Hagger was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League from 1917 to 1929. Recruited from Barwon, Hagger played as a centre half forward and was known for his high marking and ability to kick goals from difficult angles...
, 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) |