1900 MJFA season

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1900 MJFA season
Dateended 22 September 1900
Teams9
Premiers Leopold
1st premiership
Minor premiers Leopold
1st minor premiership
Wooden spooners Brighton
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The 1900 MJFA season, also known as the 1900 MFA season, was the ninth season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA). [1] [2]

Contents

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]

Association name

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]

Association membership

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]

Ladder

St Ignatius won a game over Caulfield on protest. [21]

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPts
1 Leopold (P)161510101026160
2 South Melbourne Juniors 16151060
3 Collegians 16115044
4 Caulfield 1688032
5 St Ignatius 1679028
6 Beverley 16610024
7 Kew 16511020
8 Celtic 16313012
9 Brighton 1621408

Source: [22] [23] [24]
(P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew

Grand Final

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
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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