1925 MAFA season

30th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association mafa 1925 17 2 May − 12 September 1925 1924 1926 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.METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2134455 The Argus 13 December 2024 20 4 July 1925 The season began on 2 May and concluded on 12 September, with 17 teams participating across two divisions under a promotion and relegation system.METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2113304 The Argus 13 December 2024 26 2 May 1925Season Opens https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2113344/436954 The Argus 13 December 2024 10 4 May 1925 Association membership 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.METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2067316 The Argus 13 December 2024 17 24 March 1925 Old Haileybury were admitted into the competition at a meeting on 6 April, keeping the total number of clubs at 17.Metropolitan Amateurs https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2075963 The Argus 13 December 2024 7 7 April 1925Old Haileyburians Football Club https://www.vafa.com.au/clubs/old-haileybury/ Victorian Amateur Football Association 13 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241130071717/https://www.vafa.com.au/clubs/old-haileybury/ 30 November 2024 Caulfield expulsion Caulfield City was renamed to simply Caulfield prior to the start of the season.A 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20090419134741/https://www.vafa.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/History/a_brief_history.pdf 19 April 2009 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.CLUB LODGES COMPLAINT https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155811114 The Age 13 December 2024 15 11 August 1925CLUB EXPELLED https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2158699 The Argus 13 December 2024 6 18 August 1925 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). 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. The expulsion meant that Elsternwick was guaranteed a place in the B Section finals series. Notable events The first-ever interstate amateur match was played between the MAFA (Victoria) and the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) on 7 June.Interstate Amateur Football https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184821553 Sporting Globe 13 December 2024 2 30 May 1925 Victoria defeated South Australia 21.22 (148) to 8.10 (58) before a "disappointing crowd" at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.Punt Interstate Match Arranged https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/243764510 The Herald 13 December 2024 3 27 May 1925Interstate Selection Made https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/243766684 The Herald 13 December 2024 4 30 May 1925Boy Old INTERSTATE AMATEUR MATCH https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2123948 The Argus 13 December 2024 5 5 June 1925 A Section mafaa 1925 2 May − 22 August 1925 8 Elsternwick2nd A Section premiership Old Scotch1st A Section minor premiership EwingMetropolitan Amateurs https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155806433 The Age 12 December 2024 7 3 August 1925( − 79 goals) 1924 1926 Elsternwick won the A Section premiership for the second time, defeating minor premiers Old Scotchby 21 points in the grand final.FINAL MATCHES IN METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CONTESTS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146182749 Table Talk 13 December 2024 23 27 August 1925Elsternwick Premiers https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165136207 The Prahran Telegraph 13 December 2024 5 9 October 1925 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 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 14 1131 1058 106.9 30 6 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:Deciding Semi-final Positions https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2149219 The Argus 13 December 2024 5 31 July 1925METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2150416 The Argus 12 December 2024 17 3 August 1925 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers Finals Old Scotch 2.1 (13) 3.4 (22) 3.12 (30) A Elsternwick 1.5 (11) 2.7 (19) 6.15 (51) Saturday, 22 August (3:00pm) D. Swann 2, Law Simpson 2, Pick 2, Mountjoy, Strange University Oval Metropolitan Amateurs https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2152833 The Argus 13 December 2024 4 7 August 1925"A" SECTION SEMI-FINALS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155818947 The Age 13 December 2024 7 10 August 1925Old Scotch and Elsternwick In Finals https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2153933 The Argus 13 December 2024 17 10 August 1925Metropolitan Amateurs https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2156669 The Argus 13 December 2024 5 14 August 1925Grand Final Match https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2160487 The Argus 13 December 2024 5 21 August 1925FINAL MATCH https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2161462 The Argus 13 December 2024 23 22 August 1925Elsternwick Premiers https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2161960 The Argus 13 December 2024 12 24 August 1925Punt Elsternwick Amateur Premiers https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184825102 Sporting Globe 13 December 2024 11 26 August 1925 1925 MAFA A Section Grand Final B Section mafab 1925 2 May − 12 September 1925 9 Old Caulfield Grammarians1st B Section premiership Old Caulfield Grammarians1st B Section minor premiership DakinGOAL KICKERS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155816495 The Age 13 December 2024 15 7 September 1925(Old Caulfield Grammarians − 119 goals) 1924 1926 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.OLD SCOTCH MINOR PREMIERS − St. Pauls and Glenhuntly Lead B and C Sections https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3805677 The Argus 14 December 2024 17 30 August 1926 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 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:B Section Games Concluding https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155812348 The Age 13 December 2024 11 29 August 1925METROPOLITAN AMATEURS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2165640 The Argus 13 December 2024 17 31 August 1925 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers; (E) Expelled Finals Old Caulfield Grammarians 13.14 (92) H Teachers' College 8.7 (55) Saturday, 12 September Dakin 4, Cassidy 4, Dunstan 2, Kohn 2, Chafey Dakin, Cassidy, Dunstan, Buntine, Pie Soloman 3, Collins 2, Beaumont, Beed, Potter Soloman, Salter, Beaumont, Moore, Meldrum Yarra ParkFinal Matches Played https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204117978 The Age 16 December 2024 7 10 September 1928 B SECTION SEMI-FINALS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155816500 The Age 13 December 2024 15 7 September 1925Final Match Tomorrow https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2136094 The Argus 13 December 2024 5 11 September 1925TODAY'S SPORT https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2136637 The Argus 13 December 2024 23 12 September 1925Old Caulfield Premiers https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/277186825 The Sun News-Pictorial 13 December 2024 18 14 September 1925Old Caulfield B Section Premiers https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155811216 The Age 13 December 2024 15 14 September 1925 Davey, Hacking, Smith, Walters, McCann 1925 MAFA B Section Grand Final Best on ground Salter (Teachers' College) *Teachers' College captain W. Aughterson was ill and unable to play. References Category:Victorian Amateur Football Association seasons MAFA Category:1920s in Victoria (state)