1914 MAFA season

23rd season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association

Australian rules football season

1914 MAFA season
Date	ended 19 September 1914
Teams	10
Premiers	South Yarra 3rd premiership
Minor premiers	South Yarra
Wooden spooners	University
← 1913 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, Hawthorn 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


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	Pts	Qualification
1	South Yarra (P)	18	16	2	0	64	Finals series
2	Collingwood District	18	15	3	0	60
3	Leopold	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	Carlton District	18	6	11	1	26
8	Beverley	18	5	11	2	24
9	Caulfield	18	3	15	0	12
10	University	17	2	15	0	8

Source: ^[7]
(P) Premiers

Finals

Semi-finals


	Semi-finals
	South Yarra 5.12 (42)	def. by	Fitzroy Juniors 9.11 (65)
	Collingwood District	def.	Fitzroy Juniors
As the minor premiers, South Yarra had the right to challenge despite losing to Fitzroy Juniors in the semi-final.

Grand Final


	1914 MAFA Grand Final
Saturday, 19 September (1:00pm)	South Yarra	def.	Collingwood District	Melbourne Cricket Ground	^[8]^[9]^[10]
	2.8 (20) 8.15 (63)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.6 (18) 5.11 (41)


4: Moyes		Goals
Moyes, Rudd, Phillips, Flintoftt, Marshall, James		Best	Penross, McCarthy, Downs, Mutch, Reilly, Farfian, Waterson, O'Keefe, Kerlie, Gray, Franklin

		Reports	Unnamed player (striking)^[11]

Notable events

A match in August between Beverley and Leopold 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.^[12]
South Yarra player Moyes kicked close to 70 goals for the 1914 season.^[11]

References

^ Umpire (28 August 1914). "The Juniors". The Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "Premier Section Finals Series". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
^ "Football – Association meeting". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 October 1913. p. 13.
^ "Football – new Association club". The Argus. Melbourne. 4 December 1913. p. 12.
^ "History". Elsternwick Amateur Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ Daffey, Paul (7 July 2010). "Taking on opponent No.142, the Wickers show they have tickers". The Age. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024. 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.
^ "METROPOLITAN". Trove. The Argus. 24 August 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "GRAND FINAL GAME". Winner. 23 September 1914. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ Umpire (18 September 1914). "The Juniors". Trove. The Herald. p. 3. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "METROPOLITAN ASSN". Sporting Judge. 26 September 1914. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Metropolitan Amateur Association". The Argus. 30 September 1914. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "METROPOLITAN". Trove. The Argus. 3 August 1914. Retrieved 26 July 2024.