1921 MAFA season | |
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Date | 7 May − 3 September 1921 |
Teams | 14 |
Premiers | University B 1st premiership |
Minor premiers | University A 1st minor premiership |
The 1921 MAFA season was the 26th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. The season began on 7 May and concluded on 3 September, comprising a 13-match home-and-away season, followed by a two-week finals series. [1] [2]
University B won the MAFA premiership for the first time, defeating University A by five points in the 1921 MAFA Grand Final. [3]
Six new teams entered the MAFA in 1921 – Hampton, Old Brightonians, Old Scotch Collegians, Old Trinity, Sandringham and University A. [4] [5] [6]
University A joined the MAFA after leaving the Victorian Junior Football League (VJFL). [7] They joined the University Football Club's other team, University B, which had crossed from the VJFL in 1920. [8] [9] The teams were known as the "Blues" and the "Blacks" respectively, although the nicknames were not formally used until 1930. [1] [10]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | University A | 13 | 44 | Finals series | |||
2 | University B (P) | 13 | 44 | ||||
3 | Hampton | 13 | 44 | ||||
4 | Old Melburnians | 13 | 40 | ||||
5 | Elsternwick | 13 | 36 | ||||
6 | Sandringham | 13 | 32 | ||||
7 | Old Scotch | 13 | 28 | ||||
8 | Collegians | 13 | 24 | ||||
9 | Old Caulfield Grammarians | 13 | 20 | ||||
10 | South Yarra | 13 | 16 | ||||
11 | Melbourne Swimming Club | 13 | 12 | ||||
12 | Old Trinity | 13 | 8 | ||||
13 | Teachers College | 13 | 4 | ||||
14 | Old Brightonians | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Semi-finals | |||||
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Saturday, 13 August | University B 10.12 (72) | def. | Hampton 8.6 (54) | Melbourne Grammar School | [13] |
Saturday, 13 August | University A 18.19 (127) | def. | Old Melburnians 5.9 (39) | Scotch College | [14] [15] |
1921 MAFA Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 3 September | University A | def. by | University B | University Oval | [16] [17] |
9.8 (62) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 9.13 (67) | |||
Cook 6, Morrison, Howells, Rush | Goals | Flemming 3, Taylor 2, Grounds 2, Lennon, Hasker | |||
Howells, Richardson, Lockwood, Ross, Rush, Stephens | Best | Orchard, Dunn, Lennon, McClean, Grounds | |||
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