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| Date | 27 April − 21 September 1929 |
| Teams | 30 |
| ← 19281930 → | |
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.
Background
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. Prior to this, first played third and second played fourth. This change occurred several years before the Victorian Football League (VFL, now AFL) used the same system for finishing positions. 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.
Association membership
Five new clubs − Bentleigh District, East Malvern, Melbourne High School Old Boys (MHSOB), Old Ivanhoe and Old Paradians − entered the MAFA in C Section. 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.
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. Sandringham B had already withdrawn from the MAFA late in the 1928 season. However, Glen Huntly was permitted to keep its "Glen Huntly B" team.
A Section
Australian rules football season| 1929 MAFA A Section season | |
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| Date | 27 April − 14 September 1929 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | University B 4th A Section premiership |
| Minor premiers | Old Scotch 4th A Section minor premiership |
| Best and fairest | K. Elder (State Savings Bank) |
| Leading goalkicker | C.D. Chandler (State Savings Bank − 75 goals) |
| ← 19281930 → | |
Ladder
| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (E) Expelled; (W) Withdrawn
Finals
| 1929 MAFA A Section Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 14 September | University B | def. | Old Melburnians | Yarra Park | |
9.10 (64) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
5.26 (56) |
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B Section
Australian rules football season| 1929 MAFA B Section season | |
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| Date | 27 April − 14 September 1929 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Murrumbeena 3rd B Section premiership |
| Minor premiers | Black Rock 1st B Section minor premiership |
| Best and fairest | F. Brooks (Teachers' College) |
| Leading goalkicker | W. Collister (Murrumbeena − 107 goals) |
| ← 19281930 → | |
Ladder
| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (E) Expelled; (W) Withdrawn
Finals
| 1929 MAFA B Section Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 14 September | Black Rock | def. by | Murrumbeena | Brighton Cricket Ground | |
13.12 (90) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
17.15 (117) |
|||
C Section
Australian rules football season| 1929 MAFA C Section season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 April − 21 September 1929 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | East Malvern 1st C Section premiership |
| Minor premiers | Old Paradians 1st C Section minor premiership |
| Best and fairest | T. Cargill (West Hawthorn) |
| Leading goalkicker | Allan La Fontaine (Old Paradians − 146 goals) |
| ← 19281930 → | |
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. This included kicking 20 of his club's 24 goals against Kingsville in round 18.
Ladder
| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (E) Expelled; (W) Withdrawn
Finals
| 1929 MAFA C Section Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 21 September | Old Paradians | def. by | East Malvern | Murrumbeena | |
| 2.1 (13) 4.4 (24) 8.10 (58) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
5.4 (30) 6.9 (45) 10.13 (73) |
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References
- ^ "First Round of Matches". The Herald. 26 April 1929. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "Deciding Semi-final Positions". The Argus. 31 July 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- "Fours Decided". Sporting Globe. 24 August 1927. p. 9. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- De Lacy, Alex (9 September 1953). "Uni. Blues look winners in Amateur preliminary final". Sporting Globe. p. 3. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "HISTORY". Old Paradians Football Club. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "PASCOEVALE CLUB EXPELLED". The Argus. 24 July 1928. p. 12. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- "Peninsula Football". Frankston and Somerville Standard. 1 March 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "Old Melburnians Penalised". The Age. 7 August 1928. p. 14. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- "No More B Teams to be Admitted". The Age. 4 September 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Metropolitan Amateur Medal Winners". Sporting Globe. 14 September 1929. p. 6. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "Leading Goalkickers – Premier (A Section)". VAFA. Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- "AMATEUR REPLAY WON BY BANK". The Sun News-Pictorial. 2 September 1929. p. 25. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "Finals and Grand Final". The Herald. 13 September 1929. p. 18. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "First Round Ends". Sporting Globe. 28 August 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "University B Successful; Murrumbeena Beat Black Rock". The Age. 16 September 1929. p. 6. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "Leading Goalkickers – Premier B (B Section)". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- "1929 B SECTION SEASON" (PDF). Caulfield Grammarians Football Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "Final Games Today". The Age. 14 September 1929. p. 29. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Leading Goalkickers – Premier C (C Section)". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- "156 Goals in One Season". Weekly Times. 28 September 1929. p. 92. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "C. Section Grand Final". The Herald. 20 September 1929. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "Grand Final Today". The Age. 21 September 1929. p. 21. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "EAST MALVERN SUCCESSFUL". The Age. 23 September 1929. p. 8. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "East Malvern Win Premiership". Sporting Globe. 25 September 1929. p. 8. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
| Victorian Amateur Football Association and VAFA Women's seasons | |
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| VAFA |
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| VAFAW | |
| Known as the Metropolitan Junior Football Association from 1892−1911; known as the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association from 1912−1932 | |