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1929 MAFA season

The 1929 MAFA season was the 34th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. The season began on 27 April and concluded on 21 September, with 30 teams participating across three divisions under a promotion and relegation system.[1]

1929 MAFA season
Date27 April − 21 September 1929
Teams30
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Background

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The MAFA changed the structure of the final series, with the first-placed team (minor premiers) playing the fourth-placed team in the semi-finals, while the second-placed team played their third-placed team.[1] Prior to this, first played third and second played fourth.[2][3] This change occurred several years before the Victorian Football League (VFL, now AFL) used the same system for finishing positions.[4] As a modified version of the Argus finals system, the minor premiers still had the right to challenge the winner of the finals series for the premiership, but only if its home-and-away win–loss record was strictly better than that of the team it was challenging.[1]

Association membership

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Five new clubs − Bentleigh District, East Malvern, Melbourne High School Old Boys (MHSOB), Old Ivanhoe and Old Paradians − entered the MAFA in C Section.[1][5] Flinders Naval Base left the MAFA to re-enter the Peninsula Football League (PFL), while Oakleigh and Pascoe Vale had been expelled during the 1928 season.[6][7]

The MAFA sought to stop the admission of further "B" teams for the 1929 season, and Teachers' College withrew "Teachers' College B" as a result.[1] Sandringham B had already withdrawn from the MAFA late in the 1928 season.[8] However, Glen Huntly was permitted to keep its "Glen Huntly B" team.[9]

A Section

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1929 MAFA A Section season
Date27 April − 14 September 1929
Teams10
PremiersUniversity B
4th A Section premiership
Minor premiersOld Scotch
4th A Section minor premiership
Best and fairestK. Elder[10]
(State Savings Bank)
Leading goalkickerC.D. Chandler[11]
(State Savings Bank − 75 goals)
← 1928
1930 →

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Old Scotch 18 56 Finals series
2 State Savings Bank 18 52
3 University B (P) 18 50
4 Old Melburnians 18 44
5 Elsternwick 18 42
6 Brightonvale 18 36
7 University A 18 30
8 Collegians 18 26
9 St Paul's Ascot Vale 18 16 Relegation
10 Glen Huntly 18 4

Source: [12][13][14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (E) Expelled; (W) Withdrawn

Finals

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1929 MAFA A Section Grand Final
Saturday, 14 September University B def. Old Melburnians Yarra Park [15]



9.10 (64) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final


5.26 (56)

B Section

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1929 MAFA B Section season
Date27 April − 14 September 1929
Teams10
PremiersMurrumbeena
3rd B Section premiership
Minor premiersBlack Rock
1st B Section minor premiership
Best and fairestF. Brooks[10]
(Teachers' College)
Leading goalkickerW. Collister[16]
(Murrumbeena − 107 goals)
← 1928
1930 →

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Black Rock 18 14 4 0 1534 1251 122.6 56 Finals series
2 Surrey Hills 18 13 5 0 1430 1178 121.3 52
3 Murrumbeena (P) 18 11 7 0 1805 1489 127.8 44
4 Old Haileybury-Trinity 18 10 8 0 1662 1485 111.9 40
5 Brunswick 18 10 8 0 1461 1353 107.9 40
6 Geelong 18 10 8 0 1664 1575 105.6 40
7 Old Caulfield Grammarians 18 6 12 0 1492 1693 88.1 24
8 Teachers' College 18 6 12 0 1608 1965 80.3 24
9 Old Xaverians 18 6 12 0 1227 1589 77.2 24 Relegation
10 Sandringham 18 4 14 0 1220 1532 79.6 16

Source: [14][17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (E) Expelled; (W) Withdrawn

Finals

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1929 MAFA B Section Grand Final
Saturday, 14 September Black Rock def. by Murrumbeena Brighton Cricket Ground [15][18]



13.12 (90) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final


17.15 (117)

C Section

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1929 MAFA C Section season
Date27 April − 21 September 1929
Teams10
PremiersEast Malvern
1st C Section premiership
Minor premiersOld Paradians
1st C Section minor premiership
Best and fairestT. Cargill[10]
(West Hawthorn)
Leading goalkickerAllan La Fontaine[19]
(Old Paradians − 146 goals)
← 1928
1930 →

Old Paradians full-forward Allan La Fontaine kicked 146 goals for the home-and-away season (152 including finals), which was easily a record in any MAFA division since the competition began in 1892.[1][19][20] This included kicking 20 of his club's 24 goals against Kingsville in round 18.[1]

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Old Paradians 18 14 56 Finals series
2 Burwood 18 52
3 Bentleigh District 18 48
4 East Malvern (P) 18 48
5 South Caulfield 18 48
6 West Hawthorn 18 40
7 Kingsville 18 36
8 Glen Huntly B 18 12
9 MHSOB 18 12
10 Old Ivanhoe 18 8

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

Finals

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1929 MAFA C Section Grand Final
Saturday, 21 September Old Paradians def. by East Malvern Murrumbeena [21][22][23][24]
2.1 (13)
4.4 (24)

8.10 (58) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		5.4 (30)
6.9 (45)

10.13 (73)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "First Round of Matches". The Herald. 26 April 1929. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Deciding Semi-final Positions". The Argus. 31 July 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Fours Decided". Sporting Globe. 24 August 1927. p. 9. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  4. ^ De Lacy, Alex (9 September 1953). "Uni. Blues look winners in Amateur preliminary final". Sporting Globe. p. 3. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  5. ^ "HISTORY". Old Paradians Football Club. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  6. ^ "PASCOEVALE CLUB EXPELLED". The Argus. 24 July 1928. p. 12. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Peninsula Football". Frankston and Somerville Standard. 1 March 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Old Melburnians Penalised". The Age. 7 August 1928. p. 14. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  9. ^ "No More B Teams to be Admitted". The Age. 4 September 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "Metropolitan Amateur Medal Winners". Sporting Globe. 14 September 1929. p. 6. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Leading Goalkickers – Premier (A Section)". VAFA. Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  12. ^ "AMATEUR REPLAY WON BY BANK". The Sun News-Pictorial. 2 September 1929. p. 25. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Finals and Grand Final". The Herald. 13 September 1929. p. 18. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "First Round Ends". Sporting Globe. 28 August 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  15. ^ a b "University B Successful; Murrumbeena Beat Black Rock". The Age. 16 September 1929. p. 6. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Leading Goalkickers – Premier B (B Section)". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  17. ^ "1929 B SECTION SEASON" (PDF). Caulfield Grammarians Football Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Final Games Today". The Age. 14 September 1929. p. 29. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Leading Goalkickers – Premier C (C Section)". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  20. ^ "156 Goals in One Season". Weekly Times. 28 September 1929. p. 92. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  21. ^ "C. Section Grand Final". The Herald. 20 September 1929. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  22. ^ "Grand Final Today". The Age. 21 September 1929. p. 21. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  23. ^ "EAST MALVERN SUCCESSFUL". The Age. 23 September 1929. p. 8. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  24. ^ "East Malvern Win Premiership". Sporting Globe. 25 September 1929. p. 8. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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