1924 MAFA season | |
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Date | 3 May − 20 September 1924 |
Teams | 17 |
The 1924 MAFA season was the 29th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. [1] The season began on 3 May and concluded on 20 September, with 17 teams participating across two divisions under a promotion and relegation system. [2] [3]
1924 MAFA A Section season | |
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![]() Hampton and Old Scotch players contest the football during the A Section grand final | |
Date | 3 May − 23 August 1924 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Old Scotch 2nd A Section premiership |
Minor premiers | Hampton 1st A Section minor premiership |
Leading goalkicker | D. Dick [4] (Hampton − 76 goals) |
Old Scotch won the A Section premiership for the second time and the second year in a row, defeating minor premiers Hampton by 17 points in the grand final. [5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hampton | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 44 | Finals series | |||
2 | University B | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 40 | ||||
3 | Old Scotch (P) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 40 | ||||
4 | Elsternwick | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 36 | ||||
5 | University A | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 32 | ||||
6 | Old Melburnians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 16 | ||||
7 | Sandringham | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 12 | ||||
8 | Collegians | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | Relegation |
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Semi-finals | |||||
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Saturday, 9 August | University B 11.12 (78) | def. by | Elsternwick 11.13 (79) | [7] | |
Saturday, 9 August | Hampton 11.7 (73) | def. by | Old Scotch 13.14 (92) | [7] | |
Preliminary final | |||||
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Saturday, 16 August | Old Scotch 9.14 (68) | def. | Elsternwick 8.14 (62) | Albert Cricket Ground (crowd: 1,000) | [8] |
1924 MAFA A Section Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 23 August | Hampton | def. by | Old Scotch | Albert Cricket Ground (crowd: 1,500) | [4] [9] [10] [11] |
7.13 (55) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 11.6 (72) | |||
Costello 3, Willis, Cox, Spry, D. Dick | Goals | C.T. Chapman 3, A. Staley 2, Heatley, A. Grounds, Empey, Trethowan, Baird, G. Law | |||
Costello, G. Rees, Maudouit, Willis, Laver, Cutler | Best | C.T. Chapman, J. McLorinan, Wright, H. Staley, Baird | |||
1924 MAFA B Section season | |
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Date | 3 May − 20 September 1924 |
Teams | 9 |
Premiers | Murrumbeena 1st B Section premiership |
Minor premiers | Old Trinity 1st B Section minor premiership |
Leading goalkicker | Ryan [12] (Old Xaverians − 87 goals) |
Murrumbeena won the B Section premiership for the first time, defeating minor premiers Old Trinity by 31 points in the grand final, and were promoted to A Section for the 1925 season. [13]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Old Trinity | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 52 | Finals series | |||
2 | Old Caulfield Grammarians | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 48 | ||||
3 | Murrumbeena (P) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 44 | ||||
4 | Teachers' College | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 40 | ||||
5 | Old Xaverians | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 36 | ||||
6 | Burwood | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 28 | ||||
7 | Elsternwick B | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 20 | ||||
8 | Caulfield City | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 12 | ||||
9 | Old Brighton | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
1924 MAFA B Section Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 20 September | Old Trinity | def. by | Murrumbeena | Beach Road Oval (crowd: 1,000) | [12] [15] [16] [17] |
4.3 (27) 4.5 (29) 10.8 (68) 12.10 (82) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.3 (9) 7.10 (52) 11.12 (78) 16.17 (113) | |||
Boddington 3, Tanton 3, Mylius 2, Knutson, Edwards, Stewart, Mitchell | Goals | Lundy 6, Cleal 3, McAuley 2, Watt, Armstrong, Callaghan, Rochfort, Beardsley | |||
Boddington, Adams, T. Roberts, Knutson, Worrell | Best | Lundy, Cleal, McAuley, R. Scott, Callaghan | |||