1924 MAFA season#A Section
{{Short description|29th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association}}
{{Infobox Australian rules football season
| competition = mafa
| year = 1924
| image =
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| teams = 17
| date = {{nowrap|3 May − 20 September 1924}}
| premiers =
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| minor premiers =
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| prevseason = 1923
| nextseason = 1925
}}
The 1924 MAFA season was the 29th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria.{{cite web |title=University Teams Meet |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4228016 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=11 December 2024 |page=5 |date=31 July 1924}} The season began on 3 May and concluded on 20 September, with 17 teams participating across two divisions under a promotion and relegation system.{{cite web |title=METROPOLITAN AMATEURS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1931895 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=11 December 2024 |page=6 |date=1 April 1924}}{{cite web |title=METROPOLITAN AMATEURS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2023433 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=11 December 2024 |page=14 |date=1 September 1924}}
A Section
{{Infobox Australian rules football season
| competition = mafaa
| year = 1924
| date = {{nowrap|3 May − 23 August 1924}}
| image = 1924_MAFA_A_Section_Grand_Final.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| caption = Hampton and Old Scotch players contest the football during the A Section grand final
| teams = 8
| premiers = Old Scotch
2nd A Section premiership
| count =
| minor premiers = Hampton
{{nowrap|1st A Section minor premiership}}
| mpcount =
| wooden spooners =
| wscount =
| matches =
| attendance =
| highattend =
| top goal scorer = D. Dick{{cite web |title=Old Scotch Again Premiers |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203668738 |publisher=The Age |access-date=11 December 2024 |page=15 |date=25 August 1924}}
(Hampton − 76 goals)
| bestandfairest =
| prevseason = 1923
| nextseason = 1925
}}
Old Scotch won the A Section premiership for the second time and the second year in a row, defeating minor premiers Hampton by 17 points in the grand final.{{cite web |title=OLD SCOTCH COLLEGIANS DEFEATED HAMPTON AND WON PREMIERSHIP |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146461526 |publisher=Table Talk |page=33 |date=28 August 1924}}
=Ladder=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-bottom:0"
|+ ! style="width:10px" | {{Tooltip|Pos|Position on ladder}} ! style="width:35%;" | Team ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|W|Won}} ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|L|Lost}} ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|PF|Points for}} ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|PA|Points against}} ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|PP|Percentage points}} ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Qualification |
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| 1 | style="text-align:left;" | Hampton | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | | | | 44 | rowspan=4 | Finals series |
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| 2 | style="text-align:left;" | {{AFLR UniB}} | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | | | | 40 |
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| 3 | style="text-align:left;" | Old Scotch (P) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | | | | 40 |
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| 4 | style="text-align:left;" | Elsternwick | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | | | | 36 |
| 5
| style="text-align:left;" | {{AFLR UniA}} | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | | | | 32 |
| 6
| style="text-align:left;" | Old Melburnians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | | | | 16 |
| 7
| style="text-align:left;" | Sandringham | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | | | | 12 |
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| 8 | style="text-align:left;" | Collegians | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | | | | 4 |
{{small|Source: {{cite web |title=METROPOLITAN AMATEURS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203684175 |publisher=The Age |access-date=11 December 2024 |page=14 |date=4 August 1924}}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers}}
=Finals=
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Semi-finals}}
{{AFLGame|home team={{AFLR UniB}}|winner=A|away team=Elsternwick|date=Saturday, 9 August|venue=|home score=11.12 (78)|away score=11.13 (79)|crowd=|report={{cite web |title=Semi-Finals |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/185068582 |publisher=Sporting Globe |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=3 |date=9 August 1924}}}}
{{AFLGame|home team=Hampton|winner=A|away team=Old Scotch|date=Saturday, 9 August|venue=|home score=11.7 (73)|away score=13.14 (92)|crowd=|report=}}
{{AFLGameFooter|notes=}}
{{AFLGameHeader|title=Preliminary final}}
{{AFLGame|home team=Old Scotch|winner=H|away team=Elsternwick|date=Saturday, 16 August|venue=Albert Cricket Ground|home score=9.14 (68)|away score=8.14 (62)|crowd=1,000|report={{cite web |title=Old Scotch Win Final |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203683359 |publisher=The Age |access-date=11 December 2024 |page=6 |date=18 August 1924}}}}
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{{AFLGameDetailed
| home team = Hampton
| home Q1 =
| home Q2 =
| home Q3 =
| home final = 7.13 (55)
| winner = A
| away team = Old Scotch
| away Q1 =
| away Q2 =
| away Q3 =
| away final = 11.6 (72)
| date = Saturday, 23 August
| home goals = Costello 3, Willis, Cox, Spry, D. Dick
| home best = Costello, G. Rees, Maudouit, Willis, Laver, Cutler
| home injuries =
| home reports =
| away goals = C.T. Chapman 3, A. Staley 2, Heatley, A. Grounds, Empey, Trethowan, Baird, G. Law
| away best = C.T. Chapman, J. McLorinan, Wright, H. Staley, Baird
| away injuries =
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| venue = Albert Cricket Ground
| crowd = 1,500
| report = {{cite web |title=Hampton-Scotch Collegians |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/274389280 |publisher=The Sun News-Pictorial |access-date=11 December 2024 |page=18 |date=22 August 1924}}{{cite web |title=A SECTION GRAND FINAL |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4163242 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=11 December 2024 |page=18 |date=23 August 1924}}{{cite web |title=Old Scotch Premiers |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4161254/431842 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=11 December 2024 |page=14 |date=25 August 1924}}
| umpires =
| title = 1924 MAFA A Section Grand Final
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B Section
{{Infobox Australian rules football season
| competition = mafab
| year = 1924
| date = {{nowrap|3 May − 20 September 1924}}
| image =
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| teams = 9
| premiers = Murrumbeena
{{nowrap|1st B Section premiership}}
| count =
| minor premiers = Old Trinity
{{nowrap|1st B Section minor premiership}}
| mpcount =
| wooden spooners =
| wscount =
| matches =
| attendance =
| highattend =
| top goal scorer = Ryan{{cite web |title=Murrumbeena Premiers |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203676292 |publisher=The Age |access-date=11 December 2024 |page=6 |date=22 September 1924}}
(Old Xaverians − 87 goals)
| bestandfairest =
| prevseason = 1923
| nextseason = 1925
}}
Murrumbeena won the B Section premiership for the first time, defeating minor premiers Old Trinity by 31 points in the grand final, and were promoted to A Section for the 1925 season.{{cite web |title=METROPOLITAN AMATEURS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2118104 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=7 |date=18 May 1925}}
=Ladder=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-bottom:0"
|+ ! style="width:10px" | {{Tooltip|Pos|Position on ladder}} ! style="width:35%;" | Team ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|W|Won}} ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|L|Lost}} ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|PF|Points for}} ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|PA|Points against}} ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|PP|Percentage points}} ! style="width:30px;"| {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} ! Qualification |
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| 1 | style="text-align:left;" | Old Trinity | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | | | | 52 | rowspan=4 | Finals series |
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| 2 | style="text-align:left;" | Old Caulfield Grammarians | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | | | | 48 |
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| 3 | style="text-align:left;" | Murrumbeena (P) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | | | | 44 |
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| 4 | style="text-align:left;" | Teachers' College | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | | | 40 |
| 5
| style="text-align:left;" | Old Xaverians | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | | | | 36 |
| 6
| style="text-align:left;" | Burwood | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | | | | 28 |
| 7
| style="text-align:left;" | Elsternwick B | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | | | | 20 |
| 8
| style="text-align:left;" | Caulfield City | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | | | | 12 |
| 9
| style="text-align:left;" | Old Brighton | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | | | | 12 |
{{small|Source: {{cite web |title=METROPOLITAN AMATEURS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203663534 |publisher=The Age |access-date=11 December 2024 |page=7 |date=1 September 1924}}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers}}
=Finals=
{{AFLGameDetailed
| home team = Old Trinity
| home Q1 = 4.3 (27)
| home Q2 = 4.5 (29)
| home Q3 = 10.8 (68)
| home final = 12.10 (82)
| winner = A
| away team = Murrumbeena
| away Q1 = 1.3 (9)
| away Q2 = 7.10 (52)
| away Q3 = 11.12 (78)
| away final = 16.17 (113)
| date = Saturday, 20 September
| home goals = Boddington 3, Tanton 3, Mylius 2, Knutson, Edwards, Stewart, Mitchell
| home best = Boddington, Adams, T. Roberts, Knutson, Worrell
| home injuries =
| home reports =
| away goals = Lundy 6, Cleal 3, McAuley 2, Watt, Armstrong, Callaghan, Rochfort, Beardsley
| away best = Lundy, Cleal, McAuley, R. Scott, Callaghan
| away injuries =
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| venue = Beach Road Oval
| crowd = 1,000
| report = {{cite web |title=B Section Final |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2033113 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=11 December 2024 |page=5 |date=15 September 1924}}{{cite web |title=Murrumbeena Win B Grade Final |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203674936 |publisher=The Age |access-date=11 December 2024 |page=9 |date=15 September 1924}}{{cite web |title=Murrumbeena B Section Premiers |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2037246 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=11 December 2024 |page=7 |date=22 September 1924}}
| umpires =
| title = 1924 MAFA B Section Grand Final
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References
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{{Victorian Amateur Football Association seasons}}