1898 MJFA season

7th season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association mjfa 1898 9 Col 3 Col 3 white 1897 MJFA season 1897 white 1899 MJFA season 1899 The 1898 MJFA season was the seventh season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).Rover FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144639467 The Prahran Telegraph 12 August 2024 2 14 May 1898BRIGHTON v CAULFIELD https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166115437 Trove Brighton Southern Cross 12 August 2024 4 28 May 1898Metropolitan Junior Football Association https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166116686 Brighton Southern Cross 12 August 2024 4 June 1898 Collegians won their third MJFA premiership, having won 14 of its 16 games.Our History https://www.collegiansfc.com.au/history Collegians Football Club 25 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240725085851/https://www.collegiansfc.com.au/history 25 July 2024 The Club has been Premiers of the M.J.F.A. in 1892, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1902 and 1904 Association membership Like the previous season in 1897, a total of nine teams competed in the MJFA.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 2009-04-19 Waltham disbanded during the 1897 season, while Boroondara appears to have withdrawn several weeks later.BRIGHTON v BOROONDARA https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66853389/ The Caulfield and Elsternwick Leader 10 August 2024 29 May 1897 Beverley and Leopold were both admitted into the competition. St Mary's expulsion In June 1898,"A Brief History of the VAFA" gives the expulsion date as 7 June 1898, however the club was reported − on 10 June − as having a game against Windsor on 11 June 1898.SUBURBAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/103235864? Trove North Melbourne Courier and West Melbourne Advertiser 12 August 2024 3 10 June 1898 the MJFA disqualified St Mary's for the remainder of the season and expelled the club from the association. According to the Brighton Southern Cross, the expulsion was for "rough play" and "necessary in the best interests of the game".FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166116373 Trove Brighton Southern Cross 12 August 2024 4 11 June 1898 St Mary's team was disqualified for rough play at last meeting of the association. Severe, but necessary in the best interests of the game. South Yarra withdrawal Sometime in July 1898, South Yarra withdrew from the MJFA.Rover FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144637746 The Prahran Telegraph 12 August 2024 2 9 July 1898 They had played six games prior to this, winning two and drawing the remaining four.SPORTING NEWS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66854534 The Caulfield and Elsternwick Leader 12 August 2024 3 18 June 1898 Ladder + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn Pts Points 1 Collegians (P) 16 14 0 2 62 2 Caulfield 16 10 3 3 46 3 16 9 5 2 40 4 Brighton 16 9 6 1 38 5 South St Kilda 16 9 6 1 38 6 Beverley 16 6 6 4 32 7 Windsor 16 4 11 1 18 − South Yarra (W) 6 2 0 4 8 − St Mary's (E) 4 2 0 2 8 Source:Metropolitan Junior Football Association https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166118333 Brighton Southern Cross 12 August 2024 18 June 1898SPORTING NEWS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66207692 Oakleigh Leader 12 August 2024 3 September 1898FOOTBALL. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/192579699 The Age 12 August 2024 7 13 September 1898METROPOLITAN JUNIOR ASSOCIATION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197536699 Trove Leader 12 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240812083542/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197536699 12 August 2024 17 September 1898PREMIERSHIP FOR SEASON 1898 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9853249 The Argus 12 August 2024 7 26 September 1898 (P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew; (E) Club expelled Notes References Category:Victorian Amateur Football Association seasons MJFA Category:1890s in Victoria (state)