1914 MAFA season explained
| Competition: | mafa |
| Year: | 1914 |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Premiers: | South Yarra |
| Count: | 3 |
| Minor Premiers: | South Yarra |
| Prevseason: | 1913 |
| Nextseason: | 1915 |
The 1914 MAFA season was the 23rd season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA).[1]
South Yarra won the premiership for the third time, defeating Collingwood District by 22 points in the 1914 MAFA Grand Final.[2]
Association membership
At the end of the 1913 season, applied and was admitted into the Victorian Football Association (VFA), leaving the MAFA.[3] [4] They were replaced by Elsternwick, which had been competing in the Federal League, keeping the size of the MAFA at 10 clubs.[5] [6]
Ladder
! style="width:35%;" | Team | | | | | | Qualification |
|---|
| 1 | South Yarra (P) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 64 | Finals series |
| 2 | | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 60 |
| 3 | | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 48 |
| 4 | Fitzroy Juniors | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 44 |
| 5 | Collegians | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 36 |
| 6 | Elsternwick | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | Beverley | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Caulfield | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | |
Finals
Grand Final
Notable events
- A match in August between Beverley and had a delayed start after the central umpire appointed for the match was unable to attend. Beverley allowed "one of the Leopold men" to act as central umpire, assisted by two boundary umpires.[7]
- South Yarra player Moyes kicked close to 70 goals for the 1914 season.
Notes and References
- Web site: Umpire . The Juniors . The Herald . 26 July 2024 . 28 August 1914.
- Web site: Premier Section Finals Series . Victorian Amateur Football Association . 25 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240525061534/https://www.vafa.com.au/history/finals-series/premier-grand-finals/ . 25 May 2024.
- News: The Argus. Melbourne. 13. Football – Association meeting. 29 October 1913.
- News: The Argus. 4 December 1913. Football – new Association club. 12. Melbourne.
- Web site: History . Elsternwick Amateur Football Club . 26 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228133315/https://www.elsternwickafc.online/history . 28 February 2024.
- Web site: Daffey . Paul . Taking on opponent No.142, the Wickers show they have tickers . The Age . 26 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240726142212/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/taking-on-opponent-no142-the-wickers-show-they-have-tickers-20100706-zz16.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true . 26 July 2024 . 7 July 2010 . ELSTERNWICK Amateur Football Club was not long formed when it joined the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association, which became the Victorian Amateur Football Association in 1914..
- Web site: METROPOLITAN . Trove . The Argus . 26 July 2024 . 3 August 1914.
