1900 MJFA season | |
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Date | ended 22 September 1900 |
Teams | 9 |
Premiers | Leopold 1st premiership |
Minor premiers | Leopold 1st minor premiership |
Wooden spooners | Brighton |
The 1900 MJFA season, also known as the 1900 MFA season, was the ninth season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA). [1] [2]
Leopold won the MJFA premiership for the first time, defeating South Melbourne Juniors in the 1900 MJFA Grand Final. This was the first time a grand final had been held in the MJFA, as prior to this season it was not necessary. [3]
On 27 March 1900, the MJFA decided on a change of name to the Metropolitan Football Association (MFA). [4] MJFA president Lawrence Adamson believed that his association was now a senior competition and the "junior" label no longer applied. [5] [6]
Adamson brokered a deal that the existing MFA (of 1899) became the MJFA, giving his MJFA (of 1892) the "Metropolitan Football Association" name. [5] [7]
Despite this, various newspaper reports from 1900 until 1912 still use the MJFA (or simply "Metropolitan Junior Association") name when referring to Adamson's competition. [14] Most consensus is that "MJFA" in this time period refers to the now-VAFA, and the VAFA's official history continues to use the MJFA name until 1912. [15] [16]
Like the previous season in 1899, a total of nine teams competed in the MJFA. St Francis Xavier and South St Kilda both disbanded during the 1899 season, while Parkville left at the end of the season. [17]
Three new clubs − Celtic, South Melbourne Juniors and St Ignatius − entered the association. South Melbourne Juniors was formed by the South Melbourne Football Club on 29 March 1900, acting as the junior (reserves) team for the senior club. [18]
In April 1900, The Argus reported Alberton, Scotch Collegians (both last competed in 1895), South Yarra (last competed in 1898) and South St Kilda were interested in re-joining the MJFA. [19] However, none returned for the 1900 season. [20]
St Ignatius won a game over Caulfield on protest. [21]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | Pts |
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1 | Leopold (P) | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1010 | 261 | 60 |
2 | South Melbourne Juniors | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60 | ||
3 | Collegians | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 44 | ||
4 | Caulfield | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 32 | ||
5 | St Ignatius | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 28 | ||
6 | Beverley | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 24 | ||
7 | Kew | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 20 | ||
8 | Celtic | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 12 | ||
9 | Brighton | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
At the time, the MJFA premiership was decided by the best overall record for the season. In the event of a tie, a playoff match would have been held.
1900 was the first time in MJFA history that such a match was required, with Leopold and South Melbourne Juniors finishing with 60 premiership points each. [25] [26] [27]
1900 MJFA Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 22 September | Leopold | def. | South Melbourne Juniors | South Melbourne Cricket Ground | [24] [28] [29] [30] |
1.3 (9) 3.7 (25) 4.9 (33) 7.10 (52) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 0.2 (2) 0.3 (3) 0.5 (5) 2.8 (20) | |||
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