1923 MAFA season

28th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association mafa 1923 16 5 May − 27 August 1923 1922 1924 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.FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1889334 The Argus 11 December 2024 10 11 April 1923METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203626300 The Age 11 December 2024 15 23 July 1923 The season began on 5 May and concluded on 25 August, with 16 teams participating across two divisions under a promotion and relegation system.FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1886632 The Argus 11 December 2024 5 29 March 1923METROPOLITAN AMATEUR FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/265740319 Richmond Guardian 11 December 2024 1 5 May 1923 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.METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203639135 The Age 11 December 2024 15 9 July 1923METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1931895 The Argus 11 December 2024 6 1 April 1924 This system has remained in place in the MAFA (now VAFA) with minimal changes since 1923.Beitzel Brad VAFA: Collegians, Old Scotch and Old Xavs fight drop https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/vafa-collegians-old-scotch-and-old-xavs-fight-drop-20150827-gj98yb.html The Age 11 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20190210035633/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/vafa-collegians-old-scotch-and-old-xavs-fight-drop-20150827-gj98yb.html 10 February 2019 27 August 2015Lenaghan Peter Country footy looks to change in bid to re-energise and preserve the game https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-04/country-footy-looks-to-change-in-bid-to-reenergise-game/9829346 ABC News 11 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20220101070532/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-04/country-footy-looks-to-change-in-bid-to-reenergise-game/9829346 1 January 2022 4 June 2018 Association membership Black Rock lef the MAFA after one season, while Melbourne Shipping Company had disbanded during the 1922 season.Former VAFA Clubs https://www.vafa.com.au/history/former-clubs/ Victorian Amateur Football Association 8 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240801135938/https://www.vafa.com.au/history/former-clubs/ 1 August 2024A BRIEF HISTORY https://www.vafa.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/History/a_brief_history.pdf Victorian Amateur Football Association 9 June 2024 9 April 2009 19 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090419134741/https://www.vafa.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/History/a_brief_history.pdf dead Hampton and Murrumbeena both entered the competition, keeping the total number of clubs at 16.JUNIOR FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/243653822 The Herald 23 November 2024 5 11 August 1912 Notable events The MAFA began to trial a substitute player replacing injured players, which was not yet a rule in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Boy Old FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2009579 The Argus 11 December 2024 4 27 July 1923 A Section mafaa 1923 5 May − 18 August 1923 8 Old Scotch1st A Section premiership 1st A Section minor premiership 1922 1924 Old Scotch won its first MAFA premiership, defeating by 34 points in the grand final.UNFURLING 1923 PREMIERSHIP PENNANT OF METROPOLITAN AMATEUR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146460114 Table Talk 11 December 2024 30 19 June 1924CRACKERS CHRONICLES – 1923 PREMIERSHIP PLAYERS https://oldscotchfc.com.au/downloads/crackers-chronicles/87-OSFC-1923-Premiership-Team-Players.pdf Old Scotch Football Club 26 February 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20241026022313/https://oldscotchfc.com.au/downloads/crackers-chronicles/87-OSFC-1923-Premiership-Team-Players.pdf 26 October 2024 Ladder + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn PF Points for PA Points against PP Percentage points Pts Points Qualification 1 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 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:METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203638995 The Age 11 December 2024 7 6 August 1923 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers Finals 5.4 (34) 6.4 (40) 5 point lead 12.7 (79) A Old Scotch 3.0 (18) 6.5 (41) 17.11 (113) Saturday, 18 August Elsternwick Park OLD SCOTCH COLLEGIANS PREMIERS, B GRADE GRAND FINAL NECESSARY https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203625296 The Age 11 December 2024 15 20 August 1923 1923 MAFA A Section Grand Final Although the MAFA used the Argus finals system, which gave the club that finished first on the ladder at the end of the home-and-away season (the minor premiers) the right to challenge the winner of the finals series for the premiership, the ability to challenge was not given to because it was even with Old Scotch on premiership points.SOUTH YARRA WINS MINOR PREMIERSHIP https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198475858 The Age 14 October 2024 11 30 August 1909 B Section mafab 1923 5 May − 25 August 1923 8 Sandringham1st B Section premiership Murrumbeena1st B Section minor premiership A.LundyMurrumbeena Premiers https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203676292 The Age 11 December 2024 6 22 September 1924Leading Goalkickers – Premier B (B Section) https://www.vafa.com.au/history/awards/goalkickers-premier-b/ Victorian Amateur Football Association 15 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20230315172107/https://www.vafa.com.au/history/awards/goalkickers-premier-b/ 15 March 2023(Murrumbeena) 1922 1924 Sandringham won its first MAFA premiership, defeating Murrumbeena by four points in the first-ever B Section grand final. Ladder + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn PF Points for PA Points against PP Percentage points Pts Points Qualification 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: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers Finals Murrumbeena 4.6 (30) 7.7 (49) 8.7 (55) A Sandringham 2.5 (17) 6.8 (44) 8.11 (59) Saturday, 25 August Lundy 3 Cleal, Scott, Horwood, Lundy, Reeves, Callaghan Harris 4, Kenna 2, Morrison, Woods Graham, Lee, Smith, Kenna, Harris, Wilson University Oval SANDRINGHAM WIN POOR GAME https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203635105 The Age 11 December 2024 15 27 August 1923Wild Amateur Football https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/274199550 The Sun News-Pictorial 11 December 2024 18 27 August 1923 1923 MAFA B Section Grand Final References Category:Victorian Amateur Football Association seasons MAFA Category:1920s in Victoria (state)