1925 MAFA season#B Section

The Burwood Football Club announced in March 1925 that it would withdraw from the MAFA after one season because of the difficulty in fielding a team.{{cite web |title=METROPOLITAN AMATEURS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2067316 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=17 |date=24 March 1925}} Old Haileybury were admitted into the competition at a meeting on 6 April, keeping the total number of clubs at 17.{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Amateurs |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2075963 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=7 |date=7 April 1925}}{{cite web |title=Old Haileyburians Football Club |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/clubs/old-haileybury/ |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |access-date=13 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130071717/https://www.vafa.com.au/clubs/old-haileybury/ |archive-date=30 November 2024}}

Caulfield City was renamed to simply Caulfield prior to the start of the season.{{cite web |title=A BRIEF HISTORY |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/History/a_brief_history.pdf |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |access-date=9 June 2024 |date=9 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419134741/https://www.vafa.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/History/a_brief_history.pdf |archive-date=19 April 2009 }}

Following a match between Caulfield and Old Caulfield Grammarians on 8 August, Old Caulfield made a formal complaint to the MAFA about the conduct of Caulfield's players and supporters, which was the fourth such complaint to be made against Caulfield.{{cite web |title=CLUB LODGES COMPLAINT |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155811114 |publisher=The Age |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=15 |date=11 August 1925}}{{cite web |title=CLUB EXPELLED |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2158699 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=6 |date=18 August 1925}} At a meeting on 17 August, the MAFA found that the conduct and language of the Caulfield supporters was objectionable and contributed to the extreme roughness of the game, and that a Caulfield supporter had run on to the playing area with the intention of hitting the Old Caulfield Grammarians' captain, Howell (and did strike him after the match).

The decision was made to expel Caulfield for the remainder of the 1925 season, giving the club the ability to apply for readmittance as long as it guaranteed the conduct would be suppressed. The expulsion meant that Elsternwick was guaranteed a place in the B Section finals series.

• The first-ever interstate amateur match was played between the MAFA (Victoria) and the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) on 7 June.{{cite web |title=Interstate Amateur Football |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184821553 |publisher=Sporting Globe |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=2 |date=30 May 1925}} Victoria defeated South Australia 21.22 (148) to 8.10 (58) before a "disappointing crowd" at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.{{cite web |author1=Punt |title=Interstate Match Arranged |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/243764510 |publisher=The Herald |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=3 |date=27 May 1925}}{{cite web |title=Interstate Selection Made |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/243766684 |publisher=The Herald |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=4 |date=30 May 1925}}{{cite web |last1=Boy |first1=Old |title=INTERSTATE AMATEUR MATCH |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2123948 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=5 |date=5 June 1925}}

{{Infobox Australian rules football season

| competition = mafaa

| year = 1925

| date = 2 May − 22 August 1925

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| teams = 8

| premiers = Elsternwick
{{nowrap|2nd A Section premiership}}

| count =

| minor premiers = Old Scotch
{{nowrap|1st A Section minor premiership}}

| mpcount =

| wooden spooners =

| wscount =

| matches =

| attendance =

| highattend =

| top goal scorer = Ewing{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Amateurs |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155806433 |publisher=The Age |access-date=12 December 2024 |page=7 |date=3 August 1925}}
({{AFLR UniA}} − 79 goals)

| bestandfairest =

| prevseason = 1924

| nextseason = 1926

}}

Elsternwick won the A Section premiership for the second time, defeating minor premiers Old Scotchby 21 points in the grand final.{{cite web |title=FINAL MATCHES IN METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CONTESTS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146182749 |publisher=Table Talk |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=23 |date=27 August 1925}}{{cite web |title=Elsternwick Premiers |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165136207 |publisher=The Prahran Telegraph |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=5 |date=9 October 1925}}

{{small|Source:{{cite web |title=Deciding Semi-final Positions |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2149219 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=5 |date=31 July 1925}}{{cite web |title=METROPOLITAN AMATEURS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2150416 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=12 December 2024 |page=17 |date=3 August 1925}}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers}}

{{AFLGameDetailed

| home team = Old Scotch

| home Q1 = 2.1 (13)

| home Q2 = 3.4 (22)

| home Q3 =

| home final = 3.12 (30)

| winner = A

| away team = Elsternwick

| away Q1 = 1.5 (11)

| away Q2 = 2.7 (19)

| away Q3 =

| away final = 6.15 (51)

| date = Saturday, 22 August (3:00pm)

| home goals = D. Swann 2, Law

| home best =

| home injuries =

| home reports =

| away goals = Simpson 2, Pick 2, Mountjoy, Strange

| away best =

| away injuries =

| away reports =

| venue = University Oval

| crowd =

| report = {{cite web |title=Metropolitan Amateurs |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2152833 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=4 |date=7 August 1925}}{{cite web |title="A" SECTION SEMI-FINALS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155818947 |publisher=The Age |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=7 |date=10 August 1925}}{{cite web |title=Old Scotch and Elsternwick In Finals |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2153933 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=17 |date=10 August 1925}}{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Amateurs |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2156669 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=5 |date=14 August 1925}}{{cite web |title=Grand Final Match |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2160487 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=5 |date=21 August 1925}}{{cite web |title=FINAL MATCH |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2161462 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=23 |date=22 August 1925}}{{cite web |title=Elsternwick Premiers |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2161960 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=12 |date=24 August 1925}}{{cite web |author1=Punt |title=Elsternwick Amateur Premiers |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184825102 |publisher=Sporting Globe |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=11 |date=26 August 1925}}

| umpires =

| title = 1925 MAFA A Section Grand Final

| home Q4 =

| home super =

| away Q4 =

| away super =

| BOG award =

| BOG winner =

| broadcast =

| anthem =

| notes =

}}

{{Infobox Australian rules football season

| competition = mafab

| year = 1925

| date = 2 May − 12 September 1925

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| teams = 9

| premiers = Old Caulfield Grammarians
1st B Section premiership

| count =

| minor premiers = Old Caulfield Grammarians
1st B Section minor premiership

| mpcount =

| wooden spooners =

| wscount =

| matches =

| attendance =

| highattend =

| top goal scorer = Dakin{{cite web |title=GOAL KICKERS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155816495 |publisher=The Age |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=15 |date=7 September 1925}}
{{nowrap|(Old Caulfield Grammarians − 119 goals)}}

| bestandfairest =

| prevseason = 1924

| nextseason = 1926

}}

Old Caulfield Grammarians won the B Section premiership for the first time, defeating Teachers' College by 37 points in the grand final. Both clubs were promoted to A Section in 1926.{{cite web |title=OLD SCOTCH MINOR PREMIERS − St. Pauls and Glenhuntly Lead B and C Sections |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3805677 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=14 December 2024 |page=17 |date=30 August 1926}}

{{small|Source:{{cite web |title=B Section Games Concluding |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155812348 |publisher=The Age |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=11 |date=29 August 1925}}{{cite web |title=METROPOLITAN AMATEURS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2165640 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=17 |date=31 August 1925}}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (E) Expelled}}

{{AFLGameDetailed

| home team = Old Caulfield Grammarians

| home Q1 =

| home Q2 =

| home Q3 =

| home final = 13.14 (92)

| winner = H

| away team = Teachers' College

| away Q1 =

| away Q2 =

| away Q3 =

| away final = 8.7 (55)

| date = Saturday, 12 September

| home goals = Dakin 4, Cassidy 4, Dunstan 2, Kohn 2, Chafey

| home best = Dakin, Cassidy, Dunstan, Buntine, Pie

| home injuries =

| home reports =

| away goals = Soloman 3, Collins 2, Beaumont, Beed, Potter

| away best = Soloman, Salter, Beaumont, Moore, Meldrum

| away injuries =

| away reports =

| venue = Yarra Park{{cite web |title=Final Matches Played |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204117978 |publisher=The Age |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=7 |date=10 September 1928}}

| crowd =

| report = {{cite web |title=B SECTION SEMI-FINALS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155816500 |publisher=The Age |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=15 |date=7 September 1925}}{{cite web |title=Final Match Tomorrow |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2136094 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=5 |date=11 September 1925}}{{cite web |title=TODAY'S SPORT |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2136637 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=23 |date=12 September 1925}}{{cite web |title=Old Caulfield Premiers |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/277186825 |publisher=The Sun News-Pictorial |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=18 |date=14 September 1925}}{{cite web |title=Old Caulfield B Section Premiers |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155811216 |publisher=The Age |access-date=13 December 2024 |page=15 |date=14 September 1925}}

| umpires = Davey, Hacking, Smith, Walters, McCann

| title = 1925 MAFA B Section Grand Final

| home Q4 =

| home super =

| away Q4 =

| away super =

| BOG award = Best on ground

| BOG winner = Salter (Teachers' College)

| broadcast =

| anthem =

| notes = *Teachers' College captain W. Aughterson was ill and unable to play.

}}

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