In Section 1, the Victoria (VFL) was the only undefeated team; forward
John Dugdale was the carnival's leading goalkicker with 18. Western Australia and Tasmania each finished with records of 2–2; it was the most successful carnival result in Tasmania's history, with wins against both South Australia and Western Australia. Last place was decided in the match on 11 July, when South Australia's large win over the VFA saw the clubs equal on 1–3, and saw South Australia overtake the VFA on percentage. In Section 2, the Australian Amateurs were undefeated. Canberra, which had contested the carnivals since 1933, recorded its first and second carnival wins of all time. New South Wales was the only winless team for the carnival. CR: indicates that this match was a
curtain-raiser; the crowd figure given is for the main match. ==Squads==