1927 Melbourne Carnival

The 1927 Melbourne Carnival was the sixth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition.

New South Wales caused the biggest upset of the carnival when they defeated Tasmania by three points and they also came close to beating Western Australia. Victoria again finished on top of the table.

Victoria caused a controversy when playing a second eighteen in matches against the weaker states, in order to keep its first eighteen fresher for the final match against Western Australia. Consequently, the Australian National Football Council passed a new rule for future carnivals that each state must select a squad of 25 at the start of the carnival which may not be altered.

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