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The '''1947 Hobart Carnival''' was the tenth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an [[Australian rules football]] [[Australian states and territories|interstate]] competition. |
The '''1947 Hobart Carnival''' was the tenth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an [[Australian rules football]] [[Australian states and territories|interstate]] competition. It was held from the August _ to 9 and was the second time (first being [[1924 Hobart Carnival|1924]]) to be held in Hobart with [[North Hobart Oval]] once again being the host stadium throughout the carnival. |
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The carnival was expanded to seven teams from the three that played in the [[1937 Perth Carnival|previous edition]] which meant for the first time since [[1908 Melbourne Carnival|1908]], the competition saw two sections. Section A being South Australia, VFL and Western Australia while Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland and Canberra took part in Section B. |
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Western Australia caused an upset with a 4-point win over the VFL, the first time the Victorians had lost at a carnival since 1921. The VFL however claimed the Championship on percentage after easily accounting for South Australia by 76 points. Tasmania topped the Section B ladder to gain promotion to the top flight in the [[1950 Brisbane Carnival]]. |
Western Australia caused an upset with a 4-point win over the VFL, the first time the Victorians had lost at a carnival since 1921. The VFL however claimed the Championship on percentage after easily accounting for South Australia by 76 points. Tasmania topped the Section B ladder to gain promotion to the top flight in the [[1950 Brisbane Carnival]]. |
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Revision as of 03:10, 30 June 2020
The 1947 Hobart Carnival was the tenth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It was held from the August _ to 9 and was the second time (first being 1924) to be held in Hobart with North Hobart Oval once again being the host stadium throughout the carnival.
The carnival was expanded to seven teams from the three that played in the previous edition which meant for the first time since 1908, the competition saw two sections. Section A being South Australia, VFL and Western Australia while Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland and Canberra took part in Section B.
Western Australia caused an upset with a 4-point win over the VFL, the first time the Victorians had lost at a carnival since 1921. The VFL however claimed the Championship on percentage after easily accounting for South Australia by 76 points. Tasmania topped the Section B ladder to gain promotion to the top flight in the 1950 Brisbane Carnival.
Results
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Game One
Game Three
Game Five
Game Seven
Game Nine
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Game Two
Game Four
Game Six
Game Eight
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Tassie Medal
| Ranking | Player | Votes | Team |
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| 1 | Les McClements | 7 | Western Australia |
| Bob Furler | 7 | Canberra | |
| 3 | Bert Deacon | 5 | Victoria |
| Jim Matthews | 5 | New South Wales | |
| Erwin Dornau | 5 | Queensland | |
| 6 | Stan Heal | 4 | Western Australia |
| Lou Richards | 4 | Victoria |
Squads
Section A
Section B
| TAS | NSW | QLD | Canberra |
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Manager: K. Downie
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Manager: R. Onians
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Manager C. Ryan
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Coach: Dave Elliman
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References
- ^ Australian National Football Carnival (Framed Photographic Display). State Library of South Australia. 1947.
- ^ Riley, Michael. "ANFC Football Carnival - Hobart 1947". Boyles Football Photos. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Alan Roy Smythe". NSW Australian Football History Society Inc. NSW Australian Football History Society Inc. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
External links
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