1913 MAFA season
Appearance
1913 MAFA season | |
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Date | 27 April – 20 September 1912 |
Teams | 10 |
Premiers | Leopold 5th premiership |
Minor premiers | Collingwood District 1st minor premiership |
Wooden spooners | Caulfield |
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]
Leopold won the MAFA premiership for the fifth time, defeating Collingwood District by 21 points in the 1913 MJFA Grand Final.[2]
Ladder
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts | Qualification |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Semi-finals | |||||
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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
[edit]Preliminary final | |||||
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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
[edit]1913 MAFA Grand Final | |||||
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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 | |||
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References
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- ^ "Premier Section Finals Series". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". Weekly Times. 30 August 1913. p. 22. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT MINOR PREMIERS". The Age. 1 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "SOUTH YARRA WINS MINOR PREMIERSHIP". The Age. 30 August 1909. p. 11. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "SEMI-FINAL GAMES". The Herald. 5 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "BEVERLEY V COLLINGW'D DIST". The Herald. 6 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT (19) BEAT BEVERLEY (5.9)". The Age. 8 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Metropolitan Association". The Prahran Telegraph. 6 September 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "SOUTH YARRA V LEOPOLD". The Herald. 6 September 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "LEOPOLD (13.14) BEAT SOUTH YARRA (5.8)". The Age. 8 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "FINAL MATCH". The Herald. 12 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". Weekly Times. 13 September 1913. p. 24. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "FINAL MATCH". The Herald. 13 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION". The Age. 15 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "LEOPOLD DEFEAT COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT". Record. 20 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "LEOPOLD PREMIERS". The Age. 22 September 1913. p. 13. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "METROPOLITAN JUNIORS". The Riverine Herald. 22 September 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "LEOPOLD PREMIERS". Record. 27 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Metropolitan Association". The Prahran Telegraph. 20 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Herbert Coombes". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "PLAY AND PLAYERS". The Herald. 19 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT V. LEOPOLD". The Herald. 19 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.