1893 MJFA season

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1893 MJFA season
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Premiers South St Kilda
1st premiership
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The 1893 MJFA season was the 2nd season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA). [1]

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South St Kilda won its first MJFA premiership, having finished first on the ladder at the end of the season. [2] Alberton finished in second place. [3]

Association membership

Like the previous season in 1892, a total of 10 teams competed in the MJFA. [4] [5] Two new clubs, Olinda and University 2nd (a reserves team for Melbourne University), joined the MJFA. [6] [7]

Edlington, which had withdraw during the 1892 season, and Footscray District did not compete in 1893. [8] Holy Trinity, which played several games after replacing Edlington, also did not return. [9] [10] [11]

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAPts
1 South St Kilda (P)
2 Alberton
St Jude's
Collegians
University 2nd
Olinda
Toorak-Grosvenor
St Mary's
Brighton
YMCA

Source:
(P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew

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References

  1. ↑ "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR LEAGUE". Trove. The Argus. 21 June 1893. p. 10. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Junior". Trove. Sportsman. 19 September 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 7 August 2024. South St. Kilda premiers of the Metropolitan Association
  3. ↑ "Premier Section Finals Series". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 13 June 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 27 June 1893. p. 7. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "OLINDA (ORIGINAL)". Australian Football. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "A BRIEF HISTORY" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". Trove. The Australasian. 1 October 1892. p. 18. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 5 June 1892. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "METROPOLITAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 21 June 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. 23 August 1892. p. 7. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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