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2024 Australian Defence Force
Australian Rules National Carnival

The 2024 Australian Defence Force Australian Rules (ADFAR) championships will be held 15-21 March in the Latrobe University precinct, Bundoora (Melbourne). 

The National Carnival draw is based on an agreed rotational system where each service will play on the final day of the carnival every second year. The draw allows for two days between all matches to provide adequate recovery time and to reduce soft tissue injuries.

 

The 2024 draw is as follows:

Monday 18 March

Army v Air Force

1130 Men

1400 Women

Thursday 21 March

Army v Navy

1130 Women

1400 Men

Friday 15 March

Air Force v Navy

0930 Opening Ceremony

1130 Women

1400 Men

2019 National Carnival

Game 1 - Wed 20 Mar 19 - Trevor Barker Oval, Sandringham

Women’s: Army 15.15.105 def RAAF 3.0.18

Men’s: Army 14.15.99 def RAAF 5.3.33

 

Game 2 - Sat 23 Mar 19 - Seaford Oval, Seaford

Women’s: Army 10.10.70 def Navy 0.1.1

Men’s: Army 7.9.51 def Navy 4.6.30

 

Men & Women were awarded 2019 ADF Champions

2018 National Carnival

Game 1 - Sun 18 Mar 18 - Punt Road Oval

Women: Navy 1.o.6 defeated by Army 5.7.37

Men: Navy 9.7.61 defeated by Army 13.10.88

 

Game 2 - Sat 24 Mar 18 - Punt Road Oval

Women: RAAF 0.1.1 defeated by Army 3.12.30

Men: RAAF 4.6.30 defeated by Army 23.18.156

 

Men and Women awarded 2018 ADF Champions

2017 National Carnival

Game 1 - Sun 12 Mar 17 - Melbourne

Women: Navy 0.0.00 defeated by Army 10.13.73

Men: RAAF 3.2.20 defeated by Army 24.15.159


Game 2 - Wed 15 Mar 17 - Melbourne

Men: Army 13.12.90 defeated Navy 7.3.45


Men and Women awarded 2017 ADF Champions

2016 National Carnival

Game 1 - Wed 6 Apr 16 - Moorabbin Oval

Women: RAAF 0.0.00 defeated by Army 19.16.130

Men: RAAF 5.7.35 defeated by Army 16.12.108


Game 2 - Sun 9 Apr 16 - Moorabbin Oval

Women: Army 12.9.81 defeated Navy 1.0.6

Men: Army 11.6.72 defeated Navy 8.9.57


Men and women awarded 2016 ADF Champion

2015 National Carnival

Game 1 - Sun 22 Mar 15 - Moorabbin Oval

Women: Army 6.9.45 defeated Navy 0.2.2

Men: Army defeated by Navy


Game 2 - Sat 28 Mar 15 - Moorabbin Oval

Women: Army 15.20.110 defeated Kew 0.0.0

Men: Army defeated RAAF


Women awarded 2015 ADF Champions

Navy Men awarded 2015 ADF Champions

2014 National Carnival

Game 1 - Sun 6 Apr 14 - Moorabbin Oval

Women: Army 2.3.15 defeated RAAF 1.2.8

Men: Army 23.17.155 defeated RAAF 10.15.75


Game 2 - Wed 9 Apr 14 - Moorabbin Oval

Women: Army 4.4.28 defeated Navy 3.5.23

Men: Army 13.31.109 defeated Navy 3.6.24


Men's and Women's Team Awarded 2014 ADF Champions

2013 National Carnival

Game 1 - Wed 17 Apr 13 - Moorabbin Oval

Women: Army 21.29.155 defeated RAAF 0.0.0

Men: Army 25.11.161 defeated RAAF 2.1.13


Game 2 - Sat 20 Apr 13 - Moorabbin Oval

Women: Army 6.12.48 defeated Navy 6.2.38

Men: Army 22.13.145 defeated Navy 4.9.33


Men's and Women's Team Awarded 2013 ADF Champions

2012 National Carnival

Game 1:

Women: Army 7.11 (53) defeated Navy 5.1 (31)

Men: Army 20.14 (134) defeated Navy 12.5 (79)Game 1


Game 2:

Women: Army 14.16 (100) defeated RAAF 0.1 (1)

Men: Army 18.22 (130) defeated RAAF 6.12 (48)


Men's and Women's Team Awarded 2012 ADF Champions

2011 National Carnival

Game 1 - Tue 12 Apr 11 - St Albans Oval

Women: Army 14.7 (91) defeated Air Force 0.0 (0)

Men: Army 12.15 (87) defeated Air Force 6.11 (47)


Game 2 - Sat 18 Apr 11 - St Albans Oval

Women: Navy 5.3 (33) defeated Army 4.7 (31)

Men: Army 12.7 (79) defeated Navy 8.12 (60)


Men's Team Awarded 2011 ADF Champions

2010 National Carnival

Game 1 - Wed 14 Apr 10 - Whitten Oval

Women: Army 10.10 (70) defeated Air Force 0.0 (0)

Men: Army 19.8 (122) defeated Air Force 9.9 (63)


Game 2 - Sun 18 Apr 10 - Whitten Oval

Women: Army 6.9 (45) defeated Navy 2.8 (20)

Men: Army 15.13 (103) defeated Navy 13.16 (94)


Men's and Women's Team Awarded 2010 ADF Champions

2009 National Carnival

Game 1 - Wed 15 Apr 09 - Port Melbourne (TEAC) Oval

Women: Air Force 6.5 (41) defeated Army 4.4 (28)

Men: Army 11.9 (75) defeated Air Force 10.5 (65)


Game 2 - Fri 17 Apr 09 - Whitten Oval

Women: Navy 17.4 (106) defeated Army 3.6 (24)


Game 2  - Sun 19 Apr 09 - Whitten Oval

Men: Navy 19.14 (128) defeated Army 11.5 (71)

2008 National Carnival

Game 1 - Fri 18 Apr 08 - Ainslie Oval

Women: Army 14.3 (87) defeated Air Force 4.3 (27)

Men: Army 22.8 (140) defeated Air Force 8.15 (63)


Game 2 - Tue 22 Apr 08 - Ainslie Oval

Women: Army 9.16 (70) defeated Navy 4.4 (28)

Men: Army 16.13 (109) defeated Navy 14.7 (91)


Men's and Women's Team Awarded 2008 ADF Champions

2007 National Carnival

Game 1 - 16 Apr 07 - Ainslie Oval

Men's Round 1 - RAAF 12.8 (80) defeated Army 10.13 (73)


Game 2 - 18 Apr 07 - Ainslie Oval

Men's Round 2 - Army 13.12 (90) defeated Navy 11.10 (76)


Men awarded 2007 ADF champions on percentage

2006 National Carnival

Game 1 Women:

Navy 3.3 (21) defeated Army 2.2 (14)


Game 1 Men:

Navy 13.11 (89) defeated Army 8.15 (63)

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