1909 MJFA season
18th season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association
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The 1909 MJFA season, also known as the 1909 MFA season, was the 18th season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).[a] The season began on 1 May and concluded on 11 September, comprising an 18-match home-and-away season, followed by a two-week finals series.[5]
2nd premiership
2nd minor premiership
| 1909 MJFA season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 May â 11 September 1909 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | South Yarra 2nd premiership |
| Minor premiers | South Yarra 2nd minor premiership |
South Yarra won the MJFA premiership for the second year in a row, defeating Beverley in the 1909 MJFA Grand Final.[6] This was the first time a finals series had been held in the MJFA.[7]
Association membership
Like the previous season in 1908, a total of ten teams competed in the MJFA.[8] Port Rovers, who won the premiership in 1905, withdrew from the competition after being unable to find a suitable home ground.[9][10]
Carlton District, who had unsuccessfully applied for admission in 1908, were accepted into the MJFA.[11] Carlton District had been playing in the Metropolitan Churches and the Melbourne District Football Association, being premiers twice, runners-up twice, and third once.[10]
The decision by the senior Carlton Football Club to support Carlton District with the use of its home ground left the Carlton Junior Football Club, which had previously supplied players to the seniors, without support.[12][13] Initially, the Juniors were set to withdraw from the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA), but they eventually were able to find a home ground and compete, although they disbanded at the end of the 1909 season.[10][14][15]
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Yarra (P) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1210 | 453 | 60 | Finals series |
| 2 | Beverley | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1137 | 537 | 60 | |
| 3 | Leopold | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 977 | 570 | 60 | |
| 4 | University 2nd | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1102 | 632 | 56 | |
| 5 | Collegians | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1268 | 956 | 40 | |
| 6 | Carlton District | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 876 | 993 | 24 | |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 763 | 994 | 20 | |
| 8 | Caulfield | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 601 | 1214 | 16 | |
| 9 | Collingwood District | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 650 | 1184 | 12 | |
| 10 | Oakleigh | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 554 | 1603 | 12 |
Finals
Prior to 1909, the MJFA premiership was decided by the best overall record for the season. In the event of a tie, a playoff match would have been held, which happened three times (1900, 1902 and 1904).[18] Starting this season, the MJFA used the Argus finals system, which introduced a two-week finals series and 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.[16]
Semi-finals
| Semi-finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 4 September | South Yarra 8.6 (54) | def. | University 2nd 3.12 (30) | Richmond Cricket Ground | [16][19][20] |
| Saturday, 4 September | Beverley 9.12 (66) | def. | Leopold 8.5 (53) | Princes Park | [16][19][20] |
Grand Final
| 1909 MJFA Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 11 September (1:00pm) | South Yarra | def. | Beverley | Melbourne Cricket Ground | [21][22][23][24] |
| 1.1 (7) 3.2 (20) 4.5 (29) 6.10 (46) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.2 (8) 2.4 (16) 3.7 (25) 3.7 (25) |
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| Goals | Yeo 2, T. Collins | ||||
| Armstrong, Atkins, Corbett, James, King, Richardson, Sweetland, Thompson, Wilson | Best | Lacey, Yeo, M. Collins, Wilson, Irwin, Thorp | |||
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Notes
- In 1900, the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA, now VAFA) decided on a change of name to the Metropolitan Football Association (MFA). MJFA president Lawrence Adamson brokered a deal that the existing MFA (of 1899) became the MJFA, giving his MJFA (of 1892) the "Metropolitan Football Association" name.[1][2] Despite this, various newspaper reports from 1900 until 1912 still use the MJFA name when referring to Adamson's competition, most consensus is that "MJFA" in this time period refers to the now-VAFA, and the VAFA's official history continues to use the MJFA name until 1912.[3][4]