1921 MAFA season
26th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association
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The 1921 MAFA season was the 26th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. The season began on 7 May and concluded on 3 September, comprising a 13-match home-and-away season, followed by a two-week finals series.[1][2]
1st premiership
1st minor premiership
| 1921 MAFA season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 May â 3 September 1921 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Premiers | University B 1st premiership |
| Minor premiers | University A 1st minor premiership |
University B won the MAFA premiership for the first time, defeating University A by five points in the 1921 MAFA Grand Final.[3]
Association membership
Six new teams entered the MAFA in 1921 â Hampton, Old Brightonians, Old Scotch Collegians, Old Trinity, Sandringham and University A.[4][5][6]
University A joined the MAFA after leaving the Victorian Junior Football League (VJFL).[7] They joined the University Football Club's other team, University B, which had crossed from the VJFL in 1920.[8][9] The teams were known as the "Blues" and the "Blacks" respectively, although the nicknames were not formally used until 1930.[1][10]
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University A | 13 | 44 | Finals series | |||
| 2 | University B (P) | 13 | 44 | ||||
| 3 | Hampton | 13 | 44 | ||||
| 4 | Old Melburnians | 13 | 40 | ||||
| 5 | Elsternwick | 13 | 36 | ||||
| 6 | Sandringham | 13 | 32 | ||||
| 7 | Old Scotch | 13 | 28 | ||||
| 8 | Collegians | 13 | 24 | ||||
| 9 | Old Caulfield Grammarians | 13 | 20 | ||||
| 10 | South Yarra | 13 | 16 | ||||
| 11 | Melbourne Swimming Club | 13 | 12 | ||||
| 12 | Old Trinity | 13 | 8 | ||||
| 13 | Teachers College | 13 | 4 | ||||
| 14 | Old Brightonians | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Finals
Semi-finals
| Semi-finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 13 August | University B 10.12 (72) | def. | Hampton 8.6 (54) | Melbourne Grammar School | [13] |
| Saturday, 13 August | University A 18.19 (127) | def. | Old Melburnians 5.9 (39) | Old Scotch Oval | [14][15] |
Grand Final
| 1921 MAFA Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 3 September | University A | def. by | University B | University Oval | [16][17] |
9.8 (62) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
9.13 (67) |
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| Cook 6, Morrison, Howells, Rush | Goals | Flemming 3, Taylor 2, Grounds 2, Lennon, Hasker | |||
| Howells, Richardson, Lockwood, Ross, Rush, Stephens | Best | Orchard, Dunn, Lennon, McClean, Grounds | |||
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Notable events
- The MAFA sent a delegation to a meeting of the Protestant Churches Football Association to form a "union of junior leagues".[6] Ultimately, the MAFA declined to join, stating it no longer considered itself a "junior association" (having renamed itself from the "Metropolitan Junior Football Association" in 1912).[a]
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.[19][20] 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.[6][21]