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1902 MJFA season

The 1902 MJFA season, also known as the 1902 MFA season, was the 11th season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).[a]

1902 MJFA season
Date3 May − 20 September 1902
Teams9
PremiersCollegians
5th premiership
Minor premiersCollegians
5th minor premiership
Wooden spoonersSt Ignatius
2nd wooden spoon
← 1901
1903 →

Collegians won the MJFA premiership for the fifth time, defeating Brighton in the 1902 MJFA Grand Final.[5] This was the second time a grand final had been held in the MJFA.[6]

Association membership

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All eight teams that participated in the 1901 MJFA season continued in 1902.[7] One new club, the Hawthorn Football Club, was formed in March 1902 and admitted into the Association several weeks later, bringing the total number of teams to nine.[8][9]

Celtic withdrawal

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In round 7, the Celtic Football Club was scheduled to play a match against Beverley. However, Beverley won after Celtic forfeited.[10]

Celtic had a bye the following week in round 8, but was scheduled to play Brighton in round 9.[11] However, "owing to a misunderstanding", Celtic did not state where the game was supposed to be played.[11] The match was eventually called off, and Brighton claimed a walkover victory.[12] Celtic disbanded the following week, prior to a scheduled match against Caulfield at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, having lost all of its eight games.[13][14]

Home-and-away season

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Round 1

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Round 1
Saturday, 3 May Caulfield 9.15 (69) def. Celtic 2.7 (19) Caulfield Cricket Ground [15]
Saturday, 3 May Collegians 17.19 (121) def. South Yarra 4.3 (27) St Kilda Cricket Ground [15]
Saturday, 3 May Leopold 2.18 (30) def. by Brighton 6.4 (40) Warehousemen's Cricket Ground [15]
Saturday, 3 May (2:30pm) St Ignatius 3.9 (27) def. Hawthorn 3.5 (23) Richmond City Reserve [7]
Bye
Beverley

Round 2

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Round 2
Saturday, 10 May Brighton 9.14 (68) def. St Ignatius 2.8 (20) Brighton [16][17]
Saturday, 10 May Hawthorn 5.12 (42) def. by Caulfield 10.11 (71) St James Park, Hawthorn [16][17]
Saturday, 10 May Celtic 1.1 (7) def. by Collegians 11.27 (93) East Melbourne Cricket Ground [16][17]
Saturday, 10 May Beverley 2.8 (29) def. by Leopold 6.13 (49) Richmond City Reserve [16][17]
Bye
South Yarra

Round 3

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Round 3
Saturday, 17 May Caulfield 6.9 (45) def. by Collegians 14.16 (100) Caulfield Cricket Ground [18]
Saturday, 17 May Leopold 8.15 (63) def. Hawthorn 1.8 (14) Warehousemen's Cricket Ground [18]
Saturday, 17 May South Yarra 4.1 (25) drew with Beverley 2.13 (25) Toorak Park [18]
Saturday, 17 May St Ignatius 4.14 (38) def. Celtic 4.6 (30) Richmond City Reserve [18][19]
Bye
Brighton

Round 4

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Round 4
Saturday, 24 May Beverley 4.12 (36) def. St Ignatius 1.7 (13) Richmond City Reserve [20]
Saturday, 24 May Hawthorn 5.14 (44) def. Celtic 3.8 (26) Hawthorn Cricket Ground [21]
Saturday, 24 May Brighton 13.13 (91) def. Caulfield 7.8 (50) Caulfield Cricket Ground [21]
Saturday, 24 May Leopold 9.12 (66) def. South Yarra 2.5 (17) Warehousemen's Cricket Ground [21]
Bye
Collegians

Round 5

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Round 5
Saturday, 31 May Brighton 7.12 (55) def. Hawthorn 7.2 (44) Brighton [23]
Saturday, 31 May South Yarra 6.10 (46) def. Celtic 3.7 (25) Toorak Park [24]
Saturday, 31 May St Ignatius 2.3 (15) def. by Collegians 5.13 (43) Richmond City Reserve [25]
Saturday, 31 May Caulfield 3.12 (30) def. Beverley 3.7 (25) Caulfield Park [26]
Bye
Leopold

Round 6

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Round 6
Saturday, 7 June Collegians 9.18 (72) def. Hawthorn 1.1 (7) St Kilda Cricket Ground [27]
Saturday, 7 June Caulfield 8.9 (57) def. South Yarra 3.5 (23) Caulfield Cricket Ground [28]
Saturday, 7 June Beverley 3.8 (26) def. by Brighton 6.13 (49) Richmond City Reserve [28]
Saturday, 7 June Celtic 0.1 (1) def. by Leopold 8.8 (62) East Melbourne Cricket Ground [28]
Bye
St Ignatius

Round 7

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Round 7
Saturday, 14 June Brighton 11.12 (78) def. South Yarra 1.1 (7) Brighton [29][10]
Saturday, 14 June Leopold 7.6 (48) def. by Collegians 9.8 (62) Warehouseman's Cricket Ground [29][10][30]
Saturday, 14 June St Ignatius 3.4 (22) def. by Caulfield 3.19 (37) Richmond City Reserve [29][10]
Saturday, 14 June Beverley def. Celtic [29][10]
Bye
Hawthorn

Round 8

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Round 8
Saturday, 21 June Collegians 4.4 (25) def. Brighton 0.6 (6) St Kilda Cricket Ground [31][32][33]
Saturday, 21 June St Ignatius 2.9 (21) def. by South Yarra 4.10 (34) Richmond City Reserve [31][32][33]
Saturday, 21 June Leopold 4.8 (32) def. Beverley 2.1 (13) Warehouseman's Cricket Ground [31][32][33]
Saturday, 21 June Caulfield 10.15 (75) def. Hawthorn 7.8 (50) Caulfield Park [31][32][33]
Bye
Celtic

Round 9

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Round 9
Saturday, 28 June South Yarra 7.3 (45) def. by Collegians 8.12 (60) Toorak Park [12][34]
Saturday, 28 June Beverley 2.1 (13) def. by Hawthorn 5.11 (41) Richmond City Reserve [12][34]
Saturday, 28 June Leopold 8.10 (58) def. Caulfield 8.3 (51) Warehouseman's Cricket Ground [12][34]
Saturday, 28 June Celtic def. by Brighton [12][34]
Bye
St Ignatius

Round 10

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Round 10
Saturday, 5 July Hawthorn 5.6 (36) def. by South Yarra 8.7 (55) Hawthorn Cricket Ground [35][36]
Saturday, 5 July Collegians 10.19 (79) def. Beverley 3.3 (21) St Kilda Cricket Ground [35][36]
Saturday, 5 July St Ignatius 1.2 (8) def. by Brighton 13.17 (85) Richmond City Reserve [35][36][37]
Bye
Caulfield, Leopold

Round 11

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Round 11
Saturday, 12 July Brighton 8.6 (54) def. Leopold 6.6 (42) Brighton Cricket Ground [38][39][40]
Saturday, 12 July South Yarra 8.11 (59) def. Caulfield 7.11 (53) Toorak Park [38][39]
Saturday, 12 July Beverley 14.7 (85) def. St Ignatius 2.2 (14) Richmond City Reserve [38][39]
Bye
Collegians, Hawthorn

Round 12

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Round 12
Saturday, 19 July Collegians 14.19 (103) def. Caulfield 4.4 (28) St Kilda Cricket Ground [41][42]
Saturday, 19 July Brighton 15.13 (103) def. Beverley 1.3 (9) Brighton Cricket Ground [41][43][44]
Saturday, 19 July St Ignatius 1.3 (9) def. by Leopold 11.19 (85) Richmond City Reserve [45][46]
Bye
Hawthorn, South Yarra

Round 13

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Round 13
Saturday, 26 July Hawthorn 2.2 (14) def. by Brighton 11.9 (75) Hawthorn Cricket Ground [47]
Saturday, 26 July South Yarra 13.17 (95) def. St Ignatius 1.6 (12) Toorak Park [47]
Saturday, 26 July Beverley 4.3 (27) def. by Caulfield 3.18 (36) Richmond City Reserve [48][49]
Bye
Collegians, Leopold

Round 14

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Round 14
Saturday, 2 August Collegians 9.8 (62) def. Leopold 4.2 (26) St Kilda Cricket Ground [50]
Saturday, 2 August Hawthorn 8.15 (63) def. Beverley 2.2 (14) Hawthorn Cricket Ground [50]
Saturday, 2 August South Yarra 4.4 (28) def. by Brighton 3.9 (27) Wesley College Ground [50]
Bye
Caulfield, St Ignatius

Round 15

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Round 15
Saturday, 16 August Hawthorn 5.10 (40) def. Leopold 5.4 (34) Hawthorn Cricket Ground [54]
Saturday, 16 August Beverley 2.3 (15) def. by South Yarra 9.5 (59) Richmond City Reserve [54]
Saturday, 16 August Caulfield 9.12 (66) def. St Ignatius 0.4 (4) Caulfield Cricket Ground [55][56][57]
Bye
Brighton, Collegians

Round 16

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Round 16
Saturday, 23 August Brighton 5.8 (38) def. Collegians 4.8 (32) Brighton Cricket Ground [58][59]
Saturday, 23 August Hawthorn 13.17 (95) def. St Ignatius 1.5 (11) Hawthorn Cricket Ground [58][59]
Saturday, 23 August South Yarra 9.11 (65) def. Leopold 6.11 (47) Toorak Park [58][59]
Bye
Beverley, Caulfield

Round 17

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Round 17
Saturday, 30 August Caulfield 5.8 (38) def. by Brighton 16.5 (101) Caulfield Park [60][61][62]
Saturday, 30 August Leopold 17.12 (114) def. St Ignatius 2.3 (15) Richmond City Reserve [60][61][62]
Saturday, 30 August Hawthorn 3.4 (22) def. by Collegians 6.18 (54) Hawthorn Cricket Ground [60][61][62]
Bye
Beverley, South Yarra

Round 18

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Round 18
Saturday, 6 September South Yarra 9.11 (65) def. Hawthorn 2.2 (14) Fawkner Park [63][64][65]
Saturday, 6 September Caulfield 10.7 (67) def. Leopold 8.5 (53) Caulfield Park [63][64][65]
Saturday, 6 September Beverley 3.5 (23) def. by Collegians 14.14 (98) Richmond City Reserve [63][64][65]
Bye
Brighton, St Ignatius

Round 19

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Round 19
Saturday, 13 September Collegians 14.18 (102) def. St Ignatius 1.3 (9) Richmond City Reserve [66][67]
Bye
Beverley, Brighton, Caulfield, Hawthorn, Leopold, South Yarra

Ladder

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Total games "played" and "won" includes all walkover victories over Celtic.

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA Pts
1 Collegians (P) 16 15 1 0 143 51 60
2 Brighton 16 15 1 0 123 50 60
3 Caulfield 16 10 6 0 103 107 40
4 South Yarra 16 9 6 1 93 83 38
5 Leopold 16 9 7 0 110 73 36
6 Hawthorn 16 6 10 0 72 94 24
7 Beverley 16 4 11 1 48 92 18
8 St Ignatius 16 3 13 0 25 35 12
− Celtic (W) 8 0 8 0 16 40 0

Source: [68][69]
(P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew

Grand Final

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At the time, 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.[70]

1902 was the second time in MJFA history that such a match was required (the first being in 1900), with Collegians and Brighton finishing with 60 premiership points each.[67]

1902 MJFA Grand Final
Saturday, 20 September Collegians def. Brighton Victoria Park [71][72][73][74]
1.2 (8)
5.5 (35)
6.6 (42)
9.12 (66) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.1 (13)
3.2 (20)
5.4 (34)
7.5 (47) 		Umpires: Dick Gibson
Greeve 4, Brown 3, Dinsmore, Howell Goals Stewart 3, Monkhouse 2
Howell, McKellar, Stewart, Woodhouse, Outen, Laver, Morrow, Greeve, Dinsmore, Brown, Allard Best Best, Callan, Todd, Treeby, Clough, Reneuf, Stewart, Cromie, Quinton, Tarrant, Holligan, Monkhouse

Notable events

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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]

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