The 1914 Sydney Carnival was the third edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football

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.

The carnival, which was the first to take place in New South Wales, saw many one sided affairs, particularly involving Queensland who lost games by 189, 182 and 163 points. Western Australia put on the highest score of the carnival, 223 against Queensland with William 'Digger' Thomas

William 'Digger' Thomas

William 'Digger' Thomas was an Australian rules footballer who played with East Perth and Subiaco in the WAFL. He is always mentioned in football records with his nickname Digger as there was another William Thomas who appeared for East Perth and won a Sandover Medal just six years after Digger...

 kicking 14 goals.

Teams

Six teams competed in the Sydney Carnival, the Victorian Football League

Victorian Football League

The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...

(VFL), South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Queensland and the hosts New South Wales.

Results

• Western Australia 23 24 162 defeated New South Wales 8 10 58
• South Australia 32 18 210 defeated Queensland 2 9 21
• VFL 28 20 188 defeated Tasmania 8 9 57
• South Australia 13 16 94 defeated Western Australia 13 11 89
• VFL 24 20 164 defeated New South Wales 4 7 31
• Tasmania 15 17 107 defeated Queensland 4 5 29
• VFL 13 16 94 defeated Western Australia 11 14 80
• South Australia 18 23 131 defeated Tasmania 5 7 37
• New South Wales 13 15 93 defeated Queensland 2 4 16
• Western Australia 30 14 194 defeated Tasmania 12 8 80
• VFL 28 22 190 defeated Queensland 4 3 27
• New South Wales 15 14 104 defeated Tasmania 5 13 43
• Western Australia 32 31 223 defeated Queensland 6 5 41
• South Australia 16 20 116 defeated New South Wales 10 3 63
• VFL 11 11 77 defeated South Australia 5 10 40