The 1947 Hobart Carnival was the tenth 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...

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North Hobart Oval hosted the matches during the carnival, most of them under heavy rain. Western Australia, South Australia and the VFL were in Section A 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

1950 Brisbane Carnival

The 1950 Brisbane Carnival was the 11th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It was the first carnival to be hosted in Queensland....

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Results

Game One Team Score New South Wales 18.22 (130) Canberra 7.8 (50) Game Three Team Score South Australia 20.18 (138) Western Australia 15.12 (102) Game Five Team Score Tasmania 21.10 (136) Canberra 9.6 (60) Game Seven Team Score Queensland 11.10 (76) Canberra 7.24 (66) Game Nine Team Score VFL 18.19 (127) South Australia 7.9 (51)

Game Two Team Score Tasmania 22.26 (158) Queensland 6.8 (56) Game Four Team Score New South Wales 14.12 (96) Queensland 5.12 (42) Game Six Team Score Western Australia 16.10 (106) VFL 15.12 (102) Game Eight Team Score Tasmania 16.10 (106) New South Wales 13.18 (96)

Tassie Medal

Ranking	Player	Votes	Team
1	Les McClements Les McClements Les McClements was an Australian rules footballer who played for Claremont in the West Australian National Football League and in Tasmania with Clarence....	7	Western Australia
	Bob Furler Bob Furler Bob Furler was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League .Furler started his career in South Australia, playing first at North Adelaide and then with Whyalla. His next port of call was CANFL club Ainslie in Canberra...	7	Canberra
3	Bert Deacon Bert Deacon Bert Deacon was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League . He is remembered for being Carlton's first ever Brownlow Medal winner....	5	VFL
	Jim Matthews Jim A. Matthews James "Jim" Matthews was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League . He was also a tennis player and competed in the 1947 Australian Championships....	5	New South Wales
	Erwin Dornau Erwin Dornau Erwin Dornau was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the late 1940s and early 1950s....	5	Queensland
6	Stan Heal Stan Heal Stan "Pops" Heal was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League as well as West Perth in the West Australian National Football League during the 1940s and early 1950s.Heal played his best football as a wingman but was also used on occasions as a rover...	4	Western Australia
	Lou Richards Lou Richards Lewis Thomas Charles "Lou" Richards is a retired Australian rules footballer, who played 250 games with the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League between 1941 and 1955...	4	VFL