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South Australia was joined by teams representing
Victoria,
Western Australia,
Tasmania and
New South Wales. Two teams which had competed in the 1908 Melbourne Carnival –
Queensland and
New Zealand – did not send teams in 1911. The five teams competed in a single division, each playing the others once. The state with the best record from those games would win the tournament; or, if two teams shared the best record, a final would have been staged. All games were played at Adelaide Oval. The carnival made a small profit, taking £1,100 at the gate across six days of play, compared with the visiting teams' expenses of £1,025. == Squads ==