1914 Championship of Australia

1914 Championship of Australia

Port Adelaide

Carlton
9.16 (70) 5.6 (36)
1 2 3 4
PTA 2.4 (16) 5.6 (36) 6.9 (45) 9.16 (70)
CAR 1.3 (9) 3.4 (22) 4.4 (28) 5.6 (36)
Date Saturday, 3 October
Stadium Adelaide Oval
Attendance 5,000
 1913


The 1914 Championship of Australia was an Australian rules football match that took place on 3 October 1914.

The championship was contested by the premiers of the VFL, Carlton and the premiers of the SAFL, Port Adelaide.

The match was played at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, South Australia.

The match, played in front of 5,000, was won by Port Adelaide by a margin of 34 points, giving Port Adelaide its record 4th Championship of Australia Title.[1]

This was the last Championship of Australia match to be held until 1968.

Teams

Note: Port Adelaide's team listed is their SAFL Grand Final team and not the team used for this match.

Port Adelaide
B: William Boon Horace Pope Thomas McFarlane
HB: Jack Londrigan (c) John Robertson Henry Eaton
C: Joseph Middleton Harold Oliver (vc) Sampson Hosking
HF: Joseph Watson Francis Magor Albert Chaplin
F: Charles Andersen John Dunn Angelo Congear
Foll: Alan Maynard John Ashley William Drummond
Int:
Coach: Jack Londrigan

Carlton
B: Paddy O'Brien Joe Andrews Harry Haughton (c)
HB: Steve Leehane Dan Keily Andy McDonald
C: Alf Baud Rod McGregor Ted Brown
HF: Jack Lowe Andy O'Donnell Stanley McKenzie
F: Charlie Fisher Athol Sharp Percy Daykin
Foll: George Calwell George Topping Jimmy Morris
Int:
Coach: Norm Clark

Scorecard

Championship of Australia
Wednesday, 3 October 1914 Port Adelaide def. Carlton Adelaide Oval (Crowd: 5,000)
2.4 (16)
5.6 (36)
6.9 (45)
9.16 (70)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
1.3 (9)
3.3 (21)
4.4 (28)
5.6 (36)
Umpires: O'Connor
A Congear 4
J Watson 2
A Chaplin, W Drummond, L Wisdom 1
Goals S McKenzie 2
A Baud, J Morris, A Sharp 1

References

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