As had been the case in the
1934 tournament, each team met each other team twice over the course of the week. In each game, two competition points were on offer to the teams. The points were awarded as follows:
Win – two points
Tie – one point
Loss – no points
At the end of the tournament, the team with the most points was declared the winner, and awarded the
Claxton Shield.[4] Had there been a tie between
New South Wales and
Victoria for first place, they would have been declared joint winners. However had
South Australia been involved in a tie for first, they would have retained the Shield.[5]