Carlton F Club: Premiers of Vic Visit to Adelaide 1914

The 1914 Premiership. The Carlton team and officials photographed in Adelaide, with hand-written title at base 'Carlton F Club. Premiers of Vic. Visit to Adelaide 2/10/14. Framed & glazed, overall 42 x 52 cm. Following their success in the Grand Final, in which the Carlton team defeated South Melbourne by six points, the team was rewarded with an end-of-season trip to South Australia. While there, they participated in the 1914 Championship of Australia. The match took place on 3rd October 1914 against the premiers of the Safl, Port Adelaide. The match, played in front of 5,000 fans, was won by Port Adelaide by a margin of 34 points, giving Port Adelaide its record 4th Championship of Australia title. This was the last Championship of Australia match to be held until 1968.