1923 MAFA season | |
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Date | 5 May − 27 August 1923 |
Teams | 16 |
The 1923 MAFA season was the 28th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. [1] [2] The season began on 5 May and concluded on 25 August, with 16 teams participating across two divisions under a promotion and relegation system. [3] [4]
After splitting the competition into A Section and B Section for the first time in 1922, the MAFA introduced promotion and relegation in 1923, with the A Section wooden spooners relegated and the B Section premiers promoted. [5] [6] This system has remained in place in the MAFA (now VAFA) with minimal changes since 1923. [7] [8]
Black Rock lef the MAFA after one season, while Melbourne Shipping Company had disbanded during the 1922 season. [9] [10] Hampton and Murrumbeena both entered the competition, keeping the total number of clubs at 16. [9] [11]
1923 MAFA A Section season | |
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Date | 5 May − 18 August 1923 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Old Scotch 1st A Section premiership |
Minor premiers | University B 1st A Section minor premiership |
Old Scotch won its first MAFA premiership, defeating University B by 34 points in the grand final. [13] [14]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | University B | 14 | 1171 | 758 | 151.5 | 40 | Finals series | |||
2 | Old Scotch (P) | 14 | 1046 | 791 | 132.2 | 40 | ||||
3 | Hampton | 14 | 1006 | 700 | 143.7 | 36 | ||||
4 | University A | 14 | 969 | 685 | 141.5 | 36 | ||||
5 | Collegians | 14 | 1148 | 788 | 145.1 | 32 | ||||
6 | Elsternwick | 14 | 851 | 885 | 96.2 | 24 | ||||
7 | Old Melburnians | 14 | 713 | 1414 | 50.4 | 8 | ||||
8 | Old Xaverians | 14 | 615 | 1493 | 41.2 | 8 | Relegation |
Source: [15]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
1923 MAFA A Section Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 18 August | University B | def. by | Old Scotch | Elsternwick Park | [16] |
5.4 (34) 6.4 (40) 5 point lead 12.7 (79) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.0 (18) 6.5 (41) 17.11 (113) | |||
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1923 MAFA B Section season | |
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Date | 5 May − 25 August 1923 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Sandringham 1st B Section premiership |
Minor premiers | Murrumbeena 1st B Section minor premiership |
Leading goalkicker | A.Lundy [18] [19] (Murrumbeena) |
Sandringham won its first MAFA premiership, defeating Murrumbeena by four points in the first-ever B Section grand final.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Murrumbeena | 14 | 1101 | 720 | 152.9 | 52 | Finals series | |||
2 | Old Caulfield Grammarians | 14 | 921 | 784 | 117.5 | 34 | ||||
3 | Elsternwick B | 14 | 762 | 752 | 101.3 | 32 | ||||
4 | Sandringham (P) | 14 | 831 | 830 | 100.1 | 28 | ||||
5 | Melbourne Swimming Club | 14 | 829 | 871 | 95.2 | 28 | ||||
6 | Teachers' College | 14 | 698 | 900 | 75.6 | 20 | ||||
7 | Elwood | 14 | 791 | 1006 | 78.6 | 18 | ||||
8 | Old Trinity | 14 | 956 | 1026 | 93.2 | 12 |
Source: [15]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
1923 MAFA B Section Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 25 August | Murrumbeena | def. by | Sandringham | University Oval | [20] [21] |
4.6 (30) 7.7 (49) 8.7 (55) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.5 (17) 6.8 (44) 8.11 (59) | |||
Lundy 3 | Goals | Harris 4, Kenna 2, Morrison, Woods | |||
Cleal, Scott, Horwood, Lundy, Reeves, Callaghan | Best | Graham, Lee, Smith, Kenna, Harris, Wilson | |||