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1913 MAFA season

The 1913 MAFA season was the 22nd season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA). The season began on 27 April and concluded on 20 September, comprising an 18-match home-and-away season, followed by a three-week finals series.[1]

1913 MAFA season
Date27 April – 20 September 1912
Teams10
PremiersLeopold
5th premiership
Minor premiersCollingwood District
1st minor premiership
Wooden spoonersCaulfield
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Leopold won the MAFA premiership for the fifth time, defeating Collingwood District by 21 points in the 1913 MJFA Grand Final.[2]

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D Pts Qualification
1 Collingwood District 18 17 1 0 68 Finals series
2 Leopold (P) 18 14 3 1 58
3 South Yarra 18 12 6 0 48
4 Beverley 18 10 8 0 40
5 Fitzroy Juniors 18 9 9 0 36
6 University 2nd 18 8 10 0 32
7 Carlton District 18 7 11 0 28
8 Collegians 18 4 13 1 18
9 Hawthorn 18 4 14 0 16
10 Caulfield 18 4 14 0 16

Source: [3][4]
(P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew

Finals

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At the time, the MAFA used the Argus finals system, which 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.[5]

Semi-finals

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Semi-finals
Saturday, 6 September (1:00pm) Collingwood District 7.19 (61) def. Beverley 5.9 (39) Melbourne Cricket Ground [6][7][8]
Saturday, 6 September (3:00pm) Leopold 13.14 (92) def. South Yarra 5.8 (38) Richmond Cricket Ground [9][10][11]

Preliminary final

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Preliminary final
Saturday, 13 September (1:00pm) Collingwood District 6.7 (43) def. by Leopold 10.6 (66) Melbourne Cricket Ground [12][13][14][15][16]

Grand Final

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1913 MAFA Grand Final
Saturday, 20 September (1:00pm) Collingwood District def. by Leopold Melbourne Cricket Ground [17][18][19]

0.5 (5)

3.11 (29) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
3.10 (28)

6.14 (50) 		Umpires: Herbert Coombes[20][21]
Fitzgerald, Keary, Brown Goals Harley 2, Robertson 2, Woothen 2

References

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  1. ^ "1913 Reserves". Blueseum. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Premier Section Finals Series". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". Weekly Times. 30 August 1913. p. 22. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. ^ "COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT MINOR PREMIERS". The Age. 1 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  5. ^ "SOUTH YARRA WINS MINOR PREMIERSHIP". The Age. 30 August 1909. p. 11. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ "SEMI-FINAL GAMES". The Herald. 5 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  7. ^ "BEVERLEY V COLLINGW'D DIST". The Herald. 6 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  8. ^ "COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT (19) BEAT BEVERLEY (5.9)". The Age. 8 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Metropolitan Association". The Prahran Telegraph. 6 September 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  10. ^ "SOUTH YARRA V LEOPOLD". The Herald. 6 September 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  11. ^ "LEOPOLD (13.14) BEAT SOUTH YARRA (5.8)". The Age. 8 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  12. ^ "FINAL MATCH". The Herald. 12 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  13. ^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". Weekly Times. 13 September 1913. p. 24. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  14. ^ "FINAL MATCH". The Herald. 13 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  15. ^ "METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION". The Age. 15 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  16. ^ "LEOPOLD DEFEAT COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT". Record. 20 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  17. ^ "LEOPOLD PREMIERS". The Age. 22 September 1913. p. 13. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  18. ^ "METROPOLITAN JUNIORS". The Riverine Herald. 22 September 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  19. ^ "LEOPOLD PREMIERS". Record. 27 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Metropolitan Association". The Prahran Telegraph. 20 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Herbert Coombes". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  22. ^ "PLAY AND PLAYERS". The Herald. 19 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  23. ^ "COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT V. LEOPOLD". The Herald. 19 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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