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1921 MAFA season

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]

1921 MAFA season
Date7 May − 3 September 1921
Teams14
PremiersUniversity B
1st premiership
Minor premiersUniversity A
1st minor premiership
Wooden spoonersOld Brightonians
1st wooden spoon
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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

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Six new teams entered the MAFA in 1921 – 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] The 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

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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 Collegians 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

Source: [11][12]
(P) Premiers

Finals

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Semi-finals

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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) Scotch College [14][15]

Grand Final

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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)
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
  • While the grand final would have ordinarily been held on 20 August (one week after the semi-final), it was delayed by three weeks until students from the University of Melbourne returned from holidays.[18]

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.[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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 9 May 1921. p. 11. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Premier Men's Grand Finals". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  3. ^ "University Blacks Football Club". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 17 March 1921. p. 4. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ McLellan, Bob. "OBGFC: A Tribute" (PDF). Old Brighton Grammarians Football Club. pp. 1–194. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "A BRIEF HISTORY" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. ^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 1 August 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  8. ^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 26 March 1920. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Fitzroy v. University: rivalry and respect that began 136 years ago but remains strong today". Fitzroy Football Club. 8 April 1921. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  10. ^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEURS". The Argus. 29 April 1930. p. 17. Retrieved 20 October 2024. The Melbourne University Football Club notified the association that the two teams entered should be known as the University Blues and University Blacks instead of University A and University B respectively
  11. ^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". The Argus. 8 August 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  12. ^ "METROP. AMATEUR FOOTBALL". The Herald. 12 August 1921. p. 4. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  13. ^ "SEMI-FINALS PLAYED". The Herald. 13 August 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  14. ^ "THE SEMI-FINALS". The Argus. 15 August 1921. p. 11. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  15. ^ "METROPOLITAN SEMI-FINALS". The Age. 15 August 1921. p. 11. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  16. ^ "METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION FINAL". The Argus. 5 September 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  17. ^ Student (10 September 1921). "UNIVERSITY NOTES". The Herald. p. 17. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Metropolitan Amateur Association". The Argus. 20 August 1921. p. 18. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  19. ^ "CLUB HISTORY". Kew Football Club. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  20. ^ "METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION". The Herald. 17 August 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 13 August 2024. Tomorrow's MFA matches
  21. ^ "Metropolitan Junior Football Association (Vic)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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