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1925 MAFA season
View on WikipediaThe 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.[1] The season began on 2 May and concluded on 12 September, with 17 teams participating across two divisions under a promotion and relegation system.[2][3]
Key Information
Association membership
[edit]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.[4] Old Haileybury were admitted into the competition at a meeting on 6 April, keeping the total number of clubs at 17.[5][6]
Caulfield expulsion
[edit]Caulfield City was renamed to simply Caulfield prior to the start of the season.[7]
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.[8][9] 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).[9]
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.[9] The expulsion meant that Elsternwick was guaranteed a place in the B Section finals series.[9]
Notable events
[edit]- The first-ever interstate amateur match was played between the MAFA (Victoria) and the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) on 7 June.[7][10] Victoria defeated South Australia 21.22 (148) to 8.10 (58) before a "disappointing crowd" at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[11][12][13]
A Section
[edit]| 1925 MAFA A Section season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 May − 22 August 1925 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | Elsternwick 2nd A Section premiership |
| Minor premiers | Old Scotch 1st A Section minor premiership |
| Leading goalkicker | Ewing[14] (University A − 79 goals) |
Elsternwick won the A Section premiership for the second time, defeating minor premiers Old Scotchby 21 points in the grand final.[15][16]
Ladder
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | 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 | University B | 14 | 1131 | 1058 | 106.9 | 30 | ||||
| 6 | University A | 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:[14][17][18]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
[edit]| 1925 MAFA A Section Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 22 August (3:00pm) | Old Scotch | def. by | Elsternwick | University Oval | [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] |
| 2.1 (13) 3.4 (22) 3.12 (30) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.5 (11) 2.7 (19) 6.15 (51) |
|||
| D. Swann 2, Law | Goals | Simpson 2, Pick 2, Mountjoy, Strange | |||
B Section
[edit]| 1925 MAFA B Section season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 May − 12 September 1925 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Premiers | Old Caulfield Grammarians 1st B Section premiership |
| Minor premiers | Old Caulfield Grammarians 1st B Section minor premiership |
| Leading goalkicker | Dakin[27] (Old Caulfield Grammarians − 119 goals) |
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.[28]
Ladder
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | 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:[9][29][30]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (E) Expelled
Finals
[edit]| 1925 MAFA B Section Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 September | Old Caulfield Grammarians | def. | Teachers' College | Yarra Park[31] | [32][33][34][35][36] |
13.14 (92) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
8.7 (55) |
Umpires: Davey, Hacking, Smith, Walters, McCann Best on ground: Salter (Teachers' College) | ||
| Dakin 4, Cassidy 4, Dunstan 2, Kohn 2, Chafey | Goals | Soloman 3, Collins 2, Beaumont, Beed, Potter | |||
| Dakin, Cassidy, Dunstan, Buntine, Pie | Best | Soloman, Salter, Beaumont, Moore, Meldrum | |||
| |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEURS". The Argus. 4 July 1925. p. 20. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEURS". The Argus. 2 May 1925. p. 26. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Season Opens". The Argus. 4 May 1925. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEURS". The Argus. 24 March 1925. p. 17. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Metropolitan Amateurs". The Argus. 7 April 1925. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Old Haileyburians Football Club". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ a b "A BRIEF HISTORY" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "CLUB LODGES COMPLAINT". The Age. 11 August 1925. p. 15. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "CLUB EXPELLED". The Argus. 18 August 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Interstate Amateur Football". Sporting Globe. 30 May 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Punt (27 May 1925). "Interstate Match Arranged". The Herald. p. 3. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Interstate Selection Made". The Herald. 30 May 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Boy, Old (5 June 1925). "INTERSTATE AMATEUR MATCH". The Argus. p. 5. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Metropolitan Amateurs". The Age. 3 August 1925. p. 7. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "FINAL MATCHES IN METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CONTESTS". Table Talk. 27 August 1925. p. 23. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Elsternwick Premiers". The Prahran Telegraph. 9 October 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Deciding Semi-final Positions". The Argus. 31 July 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEURS". The Argus. 3 August 1925. p. 17. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Metropolitan Amateurs". The Argus. 7 August 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ ""A" SECTION SEMI-FINALS". The Age. 10 August 1925. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Old Scotch and Elsternwick In Finals". The Argus. 10 August 1925. p. 17. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Metropolitan Amateurs". The Argus. 14 August 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Grand Final Match". The Argus. 21 August 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "FINAL MATCH". The Argus. 22 August 1925. p. 23. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Elsternwick Premiers". The Argus. 24 August 1925. p. 12. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Punt (26 August 1925). "Elsternwick Amateur Premiers". Sporting Globe. p. 11. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "GOAL KICKERS". The Age. 7 September 1925. p. 15. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "OLD SCOTCH MINOR PREMIERS − St. Pauls and Glenhuntly Lead B and C Sections". The Argus. 30 August 1926. p. 17. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "B Section Games Concluding". The Age. 29 August 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEURS". The Argus. 31 August 1925. p. 17. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Final Matches Played". The Age. 10 September 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "B SECTION SEMI-FINALS". The Age. 7 September 1925. p. 15. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Final Match Tomorrow". The Argus. 11 September 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "TODAY'S SPORT". The Argus. 12 September 1925. p. 23. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Old Caulfield Premiers". The Sun News-Pictorial. 14 September 1925. p. 18. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Old Caulfield B Section Premiers". The Age. 14 September 1925. p. 15. Retrieved 13 December 2024.