1922 MAFA season

27th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association mafa 1922 16 6 May − 26 August 1922 2 1921 1923 The 1922 MAFA season was the 27th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria.UNIVERSITY CLUB https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4659604 The Argus 23 November 2024 8 26 April 1922 The season began on 6 May and concluded on 26 August, comprising a home-and-away season, followed by a three-week finals series.METROPOLITAN https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/246768932/26462029 The Herald 23 November 2024 2 6 May 1922METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205767012 The Age 23 November 2024 7 10 July 1922 For the first time, clubs were split into two divisions − A Section and B Section.MELBOURNE AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4632629 The Argus 23 November 2024 3 6 June 1922 No promotion and relegation system was in place, with the top four teams from each division playing in a combined finals series.Old Boy COLLEGE SPORTS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/140233048 The Australasian 23 November 2024 21 10 July 1922METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1931895 The Argus 11 December 2024 6 1 April 1924 won the MAFA premiership for the second time and the second year in a row, defeating Collegians in the 1922 MAFA Grand Final.METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1844199 The Argus 23 November 2024 11 14 September 1922University Blacks Football Club https://www.vafa.com.au/clubs/university-blacks/ Victorian Amateur Football Association 20 October 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240930184818/https://www.vafa.com.au/clubs/university-blacks/ 30 September 2024 Association membership South Yarra left the MJFA following the end of the 1921 season.South Yarra Football Club (Vic) http://www.footypedia.info/00000044.htm Footypedia 23 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240930234930/https://www.footypedia.info/00000044.htm 30 September 2024 Old Brightonians, which had failed to win a single game in 1921, also withdrew prior to the start of the 1922 season.METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4678306 The Argus 20 October 2024 5 8 August 1921McLellan Bob OBGFC: A Tribute https://static1.squarespace.com/static/601a2eb4a2c38a5e15c44aa4/t/6021f077eb9d5f2e0afc1554/1612837211412/Pages+1-194+from+Old+Brighton+Football+History.pdf Old Brighton Grammarians Football Club 28 September 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240928094057/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/601a2eb4a2c38a5e15c44aa4/t/6021f077eb9d5f2e0afc1554/1612837211412/Pages+1-194+from+Old+Brighton+Football+History.pdf 28 September 2024 1–194 Four new clubs − Black Rock, Elwood, Melbourne Shipping Company and Murrumbeena − entered the MJFA.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 Melbourne Shipping Company disbanded on 17 July 1922, and its remaining games were treated as walkovers.METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205775166 The Age 23 November 2024 11 3 July 1922METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205776763 The Age 23 November 2024 5 31 July 1922 Ladder A Section + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn Pts Points Qualification 1 48 Finals series 2 Collegians 48 3 Old Scotch 44 4 Old Melburnians 28 5 Old Caulfield Grammarians 22 6 Old Trinity 18 7 Murrumbeena 14 8 Melbourne Swimming Club 0 1 2 Source:JUNIOR FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/243653822 The Herald 23 November 2024 5 11 August 1912 (P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew B Section + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn Pts Points Qualification 1 Hampton 52 Finals series 2 48 3 Elsternwick 36 4 Black Rock 28 5 Teachers College 28 6 Sandringham 20 7 Elwood 8 8 Melbourne Shipping Company (W) 4 Source: (P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew Finals First semi-finals First semi-finals A Elsternwick Saturday, 12 August Melbourne Grammar School 6.15 (51) 8.9 (57) Semi-Finals Arranged https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/222805726 The Weekly Times 23 November 2024 73 12 August 1922First Semi-Finals https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165125189 The Prahran Telegraph 23 November 2024 2 18 August 1922 Collegians H Black Rock Saturday, 12 August Old Scotch Oval 13.18 (96) 3.2 (20) JUNIOR FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/243653822 The Herald 23 November 2024 5 11 August 1922METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1839021 The Argus 23 November 2024 12 14 August 1922 Old Melburnians A Saturday, 12 August Elsternwick Park 8.6 (54) 13.27 (105) Old Scotch Collegians A Hampton Saturday, 12 August University Oval 2.6 (18) 10.9 (69) Second semi-finals Second semi-finals Hampton A Saturday, 19 August Old Scotch Oval 5.7 (37) 8.10 (58) WHAT THE JUNIORS ARE DOING https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184797897 Sporting Globe 23 November 2024 7 16 August 1922 Collegians H Elsternwick Saturday, 19 August Beach Road Oval 14.24 (108) 11.8 (74) SECOND SEMI-FINALS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205773011 The Age 23 November 2024 6 21 August 1922 Grand Final 9.9 (63) 10.11 (71) H Collegians 5.7 (37) 7.15 (57) Saturday, 26 August (3:00pm) University Oval MAFA PREMIERSHIP https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/243648838 The Herald 23 November 2024 3 25 August 1922UNIVERSITY B WIN FINAL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205758937 The Age 23 November 2024 5 28 August 1922 Stanley, Meade, Coombes, Wilson, MurieMETROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1840780 The Argus 23 November 2024 9 25 August 1922 1922 MAFA Grand Final Notable events An independent MAFA tribunal, as well as an Umpire's Association, were established in 1922. References Category:Victorian Amateur Football Association seasons MAFA Category:1920s in Victoria (state)