1927 MAFA season

1927 MAFA season
Date	30 April − 17 September 1927
Teams	30
←  1926 1928  →

The 1927 MAFA season was the 32nd season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. ^[1] The season began on 30 April and concluded on 17 September, with 30 teams participating across three divisions under a promotion and relegation system. ^{[2] [3]}

Association membership

Seven clubs − Black Rock, Flinders Naval Base (also referred to as Flinders Naval Depot or Naval Base Flinders), Kingsville Rovers, Oakleigh, Pascoe Vale, State Savings Bank and West Hawthorn − entered the MAFA in 1927. ^{[2] [4] [5]} Glen Huntly entered a second team (also known as "Glen Huntly B"), while Elsternwick and Old Melburnians both withdrew their second teams. ^{[2] [6] [7] [8]}

Sandringham Juniors also appears to have left the MAFA following the 1926 season, with Sandringham District entering the competition. ^{[4] [9] [10]}

All new teams entered C Section, with the exception of Flinders Naval Base and Sandringham District, which were both admitted into B Section. ^{[2] [8]}

Notable events

• Hampton secretary E.F. Voight received a life ban from the MAFA after striking a Brightonvale official and attempting to strike another member of Brightonvale's committee following a match between the two clubs on 23 July 1927. ^[11]
• Following the C Section grand final, Oakleigh was suspended from the MAFA because of the conduct of its supporters. ^{[12] [13]}

A Section

1927 MAFA A Section season
Date	30 April − 17 September 1927
Teams	10
Premiers	Old Scotch 4th A Section premiership
Minor premiers	Old Scotch 3rd A Section minor premiership
Best and fairest	Keith Rigg [11] (Collegians − 6 votes)
Leading goalkicker	J.J. Green [14] [15] (University B − 86 goals)
←  1926 1928  →

Old Scotch won the A Section premiership for the fourth time and the second year in a row, defeating University B by 35 points in the grand final.

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Old Scotch (P)	18	16	2	0				64	Finals series
2	University B	18	14	4	0				56
3	Elsternwick	18	13	5	0				52
4	University A	18	11	7	0				44
5	St Paul's Ascot Vale	18	10	8	0				40
6	Old Melburnians	18	10	8	0				40
7	Collegians	18	8	10	0				32
8	Old Caulfield Grammarians	18	8	10	0				16
9	Geelong	18	4	14	0				16	Relegation
10	Teachers' College	18	0	18	0				0

Source: ^{[16] [17] [18]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

	1927 MAFA A Section Grand Final
Saturday, 17 September	Old Scotch	def.	University B	Brighton Cricket Ground	[19] [20] [21] [22]
	0.7 (7) 10.7 (67) 13.7 (85) 19.11 (125)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	7.5 (47) 9.5 (59) 11.12 (78) 13.12 (90)	Umpires: Cave
Barnett 5, Swan 4, Staley, Moran 3, Wickers 3, McLorinan		Goals	Green 6, Cussen 3, Peverill 2, Horan, Cawley
Fergie, Cathcurt, Paterson, Gordon, Neil Law, Vickers, Barnett		Best	Horan, Cussen, Clements, Sharp, Turnbridge, King

B Section

1927 MAFA B Section season
Date	30 April − 10 September 1927
Teams	10
Premiers	Murrumbeena 2nd B Section premiership
Minor premiers	Murrumbeena 2nd B Section minor premiership
Best and fairest	A. Lundy [11] (Murrumbeena − 6 votes)
Leading goalkicker	A. Lundy [14] [23] (Murrumbeena − 91 goals)
←  1926 1928  →

This was Hampton's final season in the MAFA, with the club joining the VFL Sub-Districts for the 1928 season. ^[24]

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Murrumbeena (P)	18							56	Finals series
2	Glen Huntly	18							56
3	Brightonvale	18							56
4	Flinders Naval Base	18							52
5	Hampton	18							36
6	Old Xaverians	18							32
7	Sandringham	18							32
8	Sandringham District	18							20
9	Old Haileybury	18							12	Relegation [a]
10	Old Trinity	18							8

Source: ^{[16] [17]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

	1927 MAFA B Section Grand Final
Saturday, 10 September	Murrumbeena	def.	Glen Huntly	Elsternwick Park	[27] [28] [29]
	11.11 (77)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	8.9 (57)

C Section

1927 MAFA C Section season
Date	30 April − 17 September 1927
Teams	10
Premiers	State Savings Bank 1st C Section premiership
Minor premiers	State Savings Bank 1st C Section minor premiership
Best and fairest	T. Cargill [11] (West Hawthorn − 6 votes)
Leading goalkicker	L. Cruickshank [14] [30] (Oakleigh − 81 goals)
←  1926 1928  →

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	State Savings Bank (P)	18							66	Finals series
2	Brunswick	18							62
3	Oakleigh	18							58
4	Black Rock	18							44
5	West Hawthorn	18							42
6	Pascoe Vale	18							32
7	Kingsville Rovers	18							24
8	South Caulfield	18							24
9	Glen Huntly B	18							4
10	Teachers' College B	18							4

Source: ^{[16] [17]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

	1927 MAFA C Section Grand Final
Saturday, 17 September	State Savings Bank	def.	Oakleigh	Tulip Street Reserve	[21] [22]
	1.4 (10) 8.14 (62) 8.16 (64) 12.22 (94)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.4 (22) 3.6 (24) 8.12 (60) 9.13 (67)	Umpires: Hacking
Gillam 3, Moloney 2, Arthur 2, Cocks 2, Proctor, McRae, Chambers		Goals	Cruickshank 3, Serong, McCarthy, Pratt, Reid, Palmer, Stafferd
Cocks, Proctor, Elder		Best	Considine, Colleson, Higgins

Club best and fairest

Club	Winner	Ref
Black Rock
Brunswick
Glen Huntly
Kingsville Rovers
Pascoe Vale
South Caulfield
State Savings Bank
Teachers' College
West Hawthorn	T. Cargill	[21]

Notes

1. Both Old Haileybury and Old Trinity were ultimately not relegated to C Section in 1928 after merging to form the Old Haileybury-Trinity Football Club. ^{[25] [26]}

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