1926 MAFA season

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1926 MAFA season
Date1 May − 25 September 1925
Teams26
←  1925
1927  →

The 1926 MAFA season was the 31st 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 1 May and concluded on 25 September, with 26 teams participating across three divisions under a promotion and relegation system. [3] [4]

Contents

This was the first MAFA season with three divisions, with C Section established in response to an influx of new clubs. [5]

Association membership

Eight clubs − Brunswick, Gardenvale-Middle Brighton, Geelong, Glen Huntly, Kew Juniors, Sandringham Juniors, South Caulfield and St Paul's Ascot Vale − entered the MAFA in 1926. [6] [7] [8] Gardenvale-Middle Brighton was renamed to Brightonvale (also spelt "Brighton Vale") prior to the start of the season. [9] Old Melburnians and Teachers' College also entered second teams, just as Elsternwick had been fielding an "Elsternwick B" team since 1923. [5] [10] [11]

Caulfield applied to return to the MAFA after being expelled during the 1925 season, but its application was refused. [10] [12]

A Section

1926 MAFA A Section season
Date1 May − 11 September 1926
Teams10
Premiers Old Scotch
3rd A Section premiership
Minor premiers Old Scotch
2nd A Section minor premiership
←  1925
1927  →

Old Scotch won the A Section premiership for the third time, defeating Elsternwick by 12 points in the grand final. [13]

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Old Scotch (P)181620191952.764Finals series
2 Old Melburnians 18144073.856
3 Elsternwick 18144075.956
4 University A 18125196.550
5 University B 18108080.540
6 Teachers' College 1824
7 Geelong 1822
8 Old Caulfield Grammarians 1820
9 Murrumbeena 1816 Relegation
10 Hampton 1812

Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

1926 MAFA A Section Grand Final
Saturday, 11 September Old Scotch def. Elsternwick Elsternwick Park (crowd: 2,000) [15] [16] [17] [18]


7.14 (56)
9.16 (70)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final

6.14 (50)
7.16 (58)
W. Vickers 3, J. McLorrinan 2, Barnett, Fergle, G. Law, DawesGoalsLamplough 2, Strange, Heard, Dodd, Morris, Howell
McTaggart, A. Stanley, Francis, A. Moore, GroundsBestDodd, Shaw, Heard, Thomas, Loughrey

B Section

1926 MAFA B Section season
Date1 May − 18 September 1926
Teams8
Premiers Collegians
1st B Section premiership
Minor premiers St Paul's Ascot Vale
1st B Section minor premiership
←  1925
1927  →

Collegians won the B Section premiership for the first time, defeating minor premiers St Paul's Ascot Vale by 53 points in the grand final. Both clubs were promoted to A Section for the 1927 season. [19] [20]

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 St Paul's Ascot Vale 14122075.148Finals series
2 Sandringham 14112171.346
3 Collegians (P)14102261.144
4 Old Trinity 1495091.636
5 Old Xaverians 1416
6 Old Brighton 1414
7 Elsternwick B 1412
8 Old Haileybury 148 Relegation [a]

Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

1926 MAFA B Section Grand Final
Sunday, 18 September St Paul's Ascot Vale def. by Collegians Tulip Street Reserve [21] [22]
3.4 (22)
7.8 (50)
8.9 (57)
8.9 (57)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		4.2 (26)
7.3 (45)
10.4 (64)
17.8 (110)
Mulgahy 3, A. Cope 2, Gillard, R. Kerr, JenningsGoalsCook 9, Oakley 4, Matthews 2, Thackeray, Dixon
Mulgahy, Kerr, Crase, Scott, GillardBestCook, Oakley, Matthews, Phillips, Eggleston, Waugh
InjuriesHeathershaw (face)

C Section

1926 MAFA C Section season
Date1 May − 25 September 1926
Teams8
Premiers Brightonvale
1st C Section premiership
Minor premiers Glen Huntly
1st C Section minor premiership
1927  →

Brightonvale won the inaugural C Section premiership, defeating minor premiers Glen Huntly by 21 points in the grand final.

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Glen Huntly 14122063.348Finals series
2 Sandringham Juniors 14113058.544
3 Brightonvale (P)14113074.844
4 Brunswick 1486081.532
5 Kew Juniors 1428
6 Teachers' College 1412
7 Old Melburnians B 148
8 South Caulfield 144

Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

1926 MAFA C Section Grand Final
Saturday, 25 September Glen Huntly def. by Brightonvale Beach Road Oval [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]
4.5 (29)


8.14 (62)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		0.3 (3)


12.11 (83)		Umpires: Cave, Davy, Hacking
Oatley 3, Scott 2, Petrie, Nighton, ClarkeGoalsHope 6, Cobb 2, Wilkinson, Shorthouse, Ralph, bark
Allen, Oatley, W. Hunt, Pearsall, ScottBestHall, Knight, S. Hall, Ralph, Hope

Notes

  1. ↑ Old Haileybury was ultimately not relegated to C Section in 1927 after Old Brighton and Elsternwick both withdrew from B Section. [19] [20]

References

  1. ↑ "METROPOLITAN AMATEURS". The Age. 17 May 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "METROPOLITAN AMATEURS". The Argus. 31 August 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Season's Fixtures". The Herald. 13 April 1926. p. 10. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "FINAL MEETING — CUP PRESENTED". The Age. 6 October 1926. p. 18. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  5. 1 2 "A BRIEF HISTORY" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "SANDRINGHAM JUNIORS". The Age. 29 January 1926. p. 18. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "South Caulfield Club". Trove. The Herald. 23 March 1926. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Amateur Ideal at Brunswick". Trove. Sporting Globe. 18 April 1931. p. 6. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "TEAMS GROUPED IN SECTIONS". The Age. 17 March 1926. p. 18. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  10. 1 2 "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 2 March 1926. p. 6. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "History". Elsternwick Amateur Football Club. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "CLUB EXPELLED". The Argus. 18 August 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "CRACKERS CHRONICLES – 1926 PREMIERSHIP PLAYERS" (PDF). Old Scotch Football Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 "OLD SCOTCH MINOR PREMIERS − St. Pauls and Glenhuntly Lead B and C Sections". The Argus. 30 August 1926. p. 17. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "METROPOLITAN AMATEURS". The Age. 6 September 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "Old Scotch and Elsternwick in Final". Sporting Globe. 8 September 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "Old Scotch Win A Section". The Age. 13 September 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "OLD SCOTCH Amateur Premiers". The Sun News-Pictorial. 13 September 1926. p. 29. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  19. 1 2 "MATCH DATES For Metro Amateurs". The Sun News-Pictorial. 1 April 1927. p. 30. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  20. 1 2 "Old Scotch Minor Premiers". The Age. 29 August 1927. p. 5. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  21. ↑ "Collegians v. St. Paul's". The Herald. 18 September 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  22. ↑ "B Section Won by Collegians". The Age. 20 September 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  23. ↑ "TWO PLAYERS DISQUALIFIED". The Age. 23 September 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  24. ↑ "TODAY'S GRAND FINAL". The Age. 25 September 1926. p. 15. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  25. ↑ "BRIGHTONVALE v. GLENHUNTLY". The Herald. 25 September 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  26. ↑ "BRIGHTON VALE C SECTION PREMIERS". The Age. 27 September 1926. p. 15. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  27. ↑ "C Grade Grand Final". The Sun News-Pictorial. 27 September 1926. p. 16. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  28. ↑ "Brightonvale "C" Section Premiers". Sporting Globe. 29 September 1926. p. 8. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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