1925 MAFA season | |
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Date | 2 May − 12 September 1925 |
Teams | 17 |
The 1925 MAFA season was the 30th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. [1] The season began on 2 May and concluded on 12 September, with 17 teams participating across two divisions under a promotion and relegation system. [2] [3]
The Burwood Football Club announced in March 1925 that it would withdraw from the MAFA after one season because of the difficulty in fielding a team. [4] Old Haileybury were admitted into the competition at a meeting on 6 April, keeping the total number of clubs at 17. [5] [6]
Caulfield City was renamed to simply Caulfield prior to the start of the season. [7]
Following a match between Caulfield and Old Caulfield Grammarians on 8 August, Old Caulfield made a formal complaint to the MAFA about the conduct of Caulfield's players and supporters, which was the fourth such complaint to be made against Caulfield. [8] [9] At a meeting on 17 August, the MAFA found that the conduct and language of the Caulfield supporters was objectionable and contributed to the extreme roughness of the game, and that a Caulfield supporter had run on to the playing area with the intention of hitting the Old Caulfield Grammarians' captain, Howell (and did strike him after the match). [9]
The decision was made to expel Caulfield for the remainder of the 1925 season, giving the club the ability to apply for readmittance as long as it guaranteed the conduct would be suppressed. [9] The expulsion meant that Elsternwick was guaranteed a place in the B Section finals series. [9]
1925 MAFA A Section season | |
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Date | 2 May − 22 August 1925 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Elsternwick 2nd A Section premiership |
Minor premiers | Old Scotch 1st A Section minor premiership |
Leading goalkicker | Ewing [14] (University A − 79 goals) |
Elsternwick won the A Section premiership for the second time, defeating minor premiers Old Scotchby 21 points in the grand final. [15] [16]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Old Scotch | 14 | 1233 | 847 | 146.7 | 44 | Finals series | |||
2 | Elsternwick (P) | 14 | 1082 | 870 | 124.4 | 40 | ||||
3 | Hampton | 14 | 1126 | 918 | 123.7 | 40 | ||||
4 | Old Melburnians | 14 | 1239 | 1066 | 116.3 | 32 | ||||
5 | University B | 14 | 1131 | 1058 | 106.9 | 30 | ||||
6 | University A | 14 | 1002 | 1035 | 96.8 | 18 | ||||
7 | Murrumbeena | 14 | 940 | 1330 | 70.1 | 12 | ||||
8 | Sandringham | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 688 | 1331 | 51.6 | 0 | Relegation |
Source: [14] [17] [18]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
1925 MAFA A Section Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 22 August (3:00pm) | Old Scotch | def. by | Elsternwick | University Oval | [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] |
2.1 (13) 3.4 (22) 3.12 (30) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.5 (11) 2.7 (19) 6.15 (51) | |||
D. Swann 2, Law | Goals | Simpson 2, Pick 2, Mountjoy, Strange | |||
1925 MAFA B Section season | |
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Date | 2 May − 12 September 1925 |
Teams | 9 |
Premiers | Old Caulfield Grammarians 1st B Section premiership |
Minor premiers | Old Caulfield Grammarians 1st B Section minor premiership |
Leading goalkicker | Dakin [27] (Old Caulfield Grammarians − 119 goals) |
Old Caulfield Grammarians won the B Section premiership for the first time, defeating Teachers' College by 37 points in the grand final. Both clubs were promoted to A Section in 1926. [28]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Old Caulfield Grammarians (P) | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 56 | Finals series | |||
2 | Collegians | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 48 | ||||
3 | Elsternwick B | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 42 | ||||
4 | Teachers' College | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 40 | ||||
5 | Old Xaverians | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 30 | ||||
6 | Old Haileybury | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 16 | ||||
7 | Old Trinity | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 12 | ||||
8 | Old Brighton | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | ||||
− | Caulfield (E) | 14 | 32 |
Source: [9] [29] [30]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (E) Expelled
1925 MAFA B Section Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 12 September | Old Caulfield Grammarians | def. | Teachers' College | Yarra Park [31] | [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] |
13.14 (92) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 8.7 (55) | Umpires: Davey, Hacking, Smith, Walters, McCann Best on ground: Salter (Teachers' College) | ||
Dakin 4, Cassidy 4, Dunstan 2, Kohn 2, Chafey | Goals | Soloman 3, Collins 2, Beaumont, Beed, Potter | |||
Dakin, Cassidy, Dunstan, Buntine, Pie | Best | Soloman, Salter, Beaumont, Moore, Meldrum | |||
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