1924 MAFA season

The 1924 MAFA season was the 29th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria.^[1] The season began on 3 May and concluded on 20 September, with 17 teams participating across two divisions under a promotion and relegation system.^[2][3]

1924 MAFA season
Date	3 May − 20 September 1924
Teams	17
← 1923 1925 →

A Section

1924 MAFA A Section season
Date	3 May − 23 August 1924
Teams	8
Premiers	Old Scotch 2nd A Section premiership
Minor premiers	Hampton 1st A Section minor premiership
Leading goalkicker	D. Dick[4] (Hampton − 76 goals)
← 1923 1925 →

Old Scotch won the A Section premiership for the second time and the second year in a row, defeating minor premiers Hampton by 17 points in the grand final.^[5]

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Hampton	14	11	3	0				44	Finals series
2	University B	14	10	4	0				40
3	Old Scotch (P)	14	10	4	0				40
4	Elsternwick	14	9	5	0				36
5	University A	14	8	6	0				32
6	Old Melburnians	14	4	10	0				16
7	Sandringham	14	3	11	0				12
8	Collegians	14	1	13	0				4	Relegation

Source: ^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

	Semi-finals
Saturday, 9 August	University B 11.12 (78)	def. by	Elsternwick 11.13 (79)		[7]
Saturday, 9 August	Hampton 11.7 (73)	def. by	Old Scotch 13.14 (92)		[7]

	Preliminary final
Saturday, 16 August	Old Scotch 9.14 (68)	def.	Elsternwick 8.14 (62)	Albert Cricket Ground (crowd: 1,000)	[8]

	1924 MAFA A Section Grand Final
Saturday, 23 August	Hampton	def. by	Old Scotch	Albert Cricket Ground (crowd: 1,500)	[4][9][10][11]
	7.13 (55)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	11.6 (72)
Costello 3, Willis, Cox, Spry, D. Dick		Goals	C.T. Chapman 3, A. Staley 2, Heatley, A. Grounds, Empey, Trethowan, Baird, G. Law
Costello, G. Rees, Maudouit, Willis, Laver, Cutler		Best	C.T. Chapman, J. McLorinan, Wright, H. Staley, Baird

B Section

1924 MAFA B Section season
Date	3 May − 20 September 1924
Teams	9
Premiers	Murrumbeena 1st B Section premiership
Minor premiers	Old Trinity 1st B Section minor premiership
Leading goalkicker	Ryan[12] (Old Xaverians − 87 goals)
← 1923 1925 →

Murrumbeena won the B Section premiership for the first time, defeating minor premiers Old Trinity by 31 points in the grand final, and were promoted to A Section for the 1925 season.^[13]

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Old Trinity	16	13	3	0				52	Finals series
2	Old Caulfield Grammarians	16	12	4	0				48
3	Murrumbeena (P)	16	11	5	0				44
4	Teachers' College	16	10	6	0				40
5	Old Xaverians	16	9	7	0				36
6	Burwood	16	7	9	0				28
7	Elsternwick B	16	5	11	0				20
8	Caulfield City	16	3	13	0				12
9	Old Brighton	16	3	13	0				12

Source: ^[14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

	1924 MAFA B Section Grand Final
Saturday, 20 September	Old Trinity	def. by	Murrumbeena	Beach Road Oval (crowd: 1,000)	[12][15][16][17]
	4.3 (27) 4.5 (29) 10.8 (68) 12.10 (82)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 7.10 (52) 11.12 (78) 16.17 (113)
Boddington 3, Tanton 3, Mylius 2, Knutson, Edwards, Stewart, Mitchell		Goals	Lundy 6, Cleal 3, McAuley 2, Watt, Armstrong, Callaghan, Rochfort, Beardsley
Boddington, Adams, T. Roberts, Knutson, Worrell		Best	Lundy, Cleal, McAuley, R. Scott, Callaghan

References

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14. "METROPOLITAN AMATEURS". The Age. 1 September 1924. p. 7. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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