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1928 MAFA season#C Section

{{Short description|33rd season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association}}

{{Infobox Australian rules football season

| competition = mafa

| year = 1928

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| teams = 30

| date = 28 April − 8 September 1928

| premiers =

| count =

| minor premiers =

| mpcount =

| wooden spooners =

| wscount =

| matches =

| attendance =

| highattend =

| top goal scorer =

| bestandfairest =

| prevseason = 1927

| nextseason = 1929

}}

The 1928 MAFA season was the 33rd season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria.{{cite web |author1=Punt |title=Keen Games Expected In All Sections |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244080031 |publisher=The Herald |access-date=17 December 2024 |page=17 |date=31 August 1928}}{{cite web |title=Playing of Unregistered Men |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3957664 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=25 December 2024 |page=23 |date=19 September 1928}} The season began on 28 April and concluded on 8 September, with 30 teams participating across three divisions under a promotion and relegation system.{{cite web |title=University B Defeated |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202301056 |publisher=The Age |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=7 |date=7 May 1928}}{{cite web |title=Mid-Week Match |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202294998 |publisher=The Age |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=18 |date=19 May 1928}}

Association membership

Burwood and Surrey Hills were admitted into the MAFA, while Hampton left the MAFA to join the VFL Sub-Districts.{{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 }}{{cite web |title=Hampton Football Change |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/275338257 |publisher=The Sun News-Pictorial |access-date=17 December 2024 |page=8 |date=24 December 1927}} Old Haileybury and Old Trinity merged to form the Old Haileybury-Trinity Football Club, avoiding relegation from B Section after the clubs finished ninth and tenth respectively in 1927.{{cite web |title=Old Haileyburians Football Club |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/clubs/old-haileybury/ |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |access-date=16 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213212356/https://www.vafa.com.au/clubs/old-haileybury/ |archive-date=13 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Old Trinity Football Club |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/clubs/old-trinity/ |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |access-date=16 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130040825/https://www.vafa.com.au/clubs/old-trinity/ |archive-date=30 November 2024}} Oakleigh was readmitted after being suspended from the MAFA at the end of the 1927 season.{{cite web |title=Arrangemonts for Season |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202324541 |publisher=The Age |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=13 |date=6 March 1928}}{{cite web |title=Suspension of Oakleigh Club |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205792552 |publisher=The Age |access-date=15 December 2024 |page=6 |date=3 October 1927}}

On 17 February 1928, Sandringham (which had been formed in August 1927), Sandringham District and the Sandringham United Football Club amalgamated to form a new Sandringham Football Club.{{cite web |title=Sandringham Amalgamates To Play In 2 Associations |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/275426393 |publisher=The Sun News-Pictorial |access-date=17 December 2024 |page=16 |date=18 February 1928}}{{cite web |title=Sandringham Football |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/275337812 |publisher=The Sun News-Pictorial |access-date=17 December 2024 |page=21 |date=17 December 1927}} The club entered two teams in the MAFA and one team in the Federal Football Association (FFA) junior competition.{{cite web |title=FOSTERING THE GAME |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204172131 |publisher=The Age |access-date=17 December 2024 |page=5 |date=27 January 1928}}{{cite web |title=FEDERAL ASSOCIATION |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202309640 |publisher=The Age |access-date=17 December 2024 |page=23 |date=17 March 1928}}

Geelong had been automatically suspended prior to the start of the 1928 season after its delegate failed to attend three consecutive MAFA meetings, but the club was readmitted prior to round 1 after giving assurances that the offence would not occur again.{{cite web |title=Fixture Difficulties |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3925376 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=19 |date=17 April 1928}}{{cite web |title=B Grade Fixtures |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202319810 |publisher=The Age |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=9 |date=18 April 1928}}

=Pascoe Vale expulsion=

Pascoe Vale was expelled from the MAFA on 23 July over its conduct during a match against South Caulfield.{{cite web |title=PASCOEVALE CLUB EXPELLED |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3928954 |publisher=The Argus |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=12 |date=24 July 1928}} The allegations included that Pascoe Vale players used "disgraceful" language in the changing room, that two players tripped and elbowed their opponents repeatedly, that players were continually arguing and making threats, that the Pascoe Vale supporters refused to leave the field when obstructing the play, and that Pascoe Vale supporters made "dire threats" against umpire Hacking following the match.

=Oakleigh expulsion=

Oakleigh was expelled from the MAFA on 20 August because of its "disgraceful" conduct during a match against Teachers' College on 11 August.{{cite web |title=Oakleigh Club Expelled |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205481846 |publisher=The Age |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=14 |date=21 August 1928}}

=Sandringham B withdrawal=

Sandringham B withdrew from C Section in August after having a record score kicked against them.{{cite web |title=METROPOLITAN AMATEURS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205476783 |publisher=The Age |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=17 |date=4 August 1924}}{{cite web |title=Old Melburnians Penalised |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205483473 |publisher=The Age |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=14 |date=7 August 1928}}

Notable events

  • C. Warden, a Pascoe Vale player, was expelled from the MAFA after punching an umpire in the back of the head during a match against Kingsville.{{cite web |title=Pascoe Vale Player Expelled |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202301791 |publisher=The Age |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=15 |date=29 May 1928}}
  • A proposal to rename the MAFA to the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) was unanimously defeated at a meeting.{{cite web |title=Amendments to Rules |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202317790 |publisher=The Age |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=9 |date=21 March 1928}} The competition would ultimately change its name to the VAFA five years later for the 1933 season.{{cite web |title=Change of Name Adopted |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205501359 |publisher=The Age |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=10 |date=25 October 1932}}

A Section

{{Infobox Australian rules football season

| competition = mafaa

| year = 1928

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| teams = 10

| date = {{nowrap|28 April − 8 September 1928}}

| premiers = {{AFLR UniB}}
{{nowrap|3rd A Section premiership}}

| count =

| minor premiers = {{AFLR UniB}}

| mpcount =

| wooden spooners =

| wscount =

| matches =

| attendance =

| highattend =

| top goal scorer = J.J. Green{{cite news |title=Leading Goalkickers – Premier (A Section) |work=VAFA |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/history/awards/goalkickers-premier/ |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |access-date=15 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315172043/https://www.vafa.com.au/history/awards/goalkickers-premier/ |archive-date=15 March 2023}}
{{nowrap|({{AFLR UniB}} − 110 goals)}}

| bestandfairest =

| prevseason = 1927

| nextseason = 1929

}}

=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

style="background:#ccffcc;"

| 1

| style="text-align:left;" | {{AFLR UniB}} (P)

| 18

| 16

| 1

| 1

| 2104

| 1203

| 174.9

| 66

| rowspan=4 | Finals series

style="background:#ccffcc;"

| 2

| style="text-align:left;" | Old Scotch

| 18

| 16

| 1

| 1

| 2055

| 1330

| 154.5

| 66

style="background:#ccffcc;"

| 3

| style="text-align:left;" | Elsternwick

| 18

| 11

| 7

| 0

| 1569

| 1395

| 112.5

| 55

style="background:#ccffcc;"

| 4

| style="text-align:left;" | Old Melburnians

| 18

| 11

| 7

| 0

| 1702

| 1516

| 112.3

| 44

5

| style="text-align:left;" | Collegians

| 18

| 9

| 9

| 0

| 1706

| 1694

| 100.7

| 36

6

| style="text-align:left;" | St Paul's Ascot Vale

| 18

| 8

| 10

| 0

| 1253

| 1404

| 89.2

| 32

7

| style="text-align:left;" | {{AFLR UniA}}

| 18

| 7

| 11

| 0

| 1586

| 1553

| 102.1

| 28

8

| style="text-align:left;" | Glen Huntly

| 18

| 6

| 12

| 0

| 1278

| 1612

| 79.3

| 24

style="background:#FFCCCC;"

| 9

| style="text-align:left;" | Murrumbeena

| 18

| 5

| 13

| 0

| 1625

| 1917

| 84.8

| 20

| rowspan=2 | Relegation

style="background:#FFCCCC;"

| 10

| style="text-align:left;" | Old Caulfield Grammarians

| 18

| 0

| 18

| 0

| 1295

| 2419

| 53.3

| 0

{{small|Source: {{cite web |title=1928 A SECTION SEASON |url=https://www.cgfc.com.au/static/uploads/files/1928-season-wfzabejxlauj.pdf |publisher=Caulfield Grammarians Football Club |access-date=16 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241101124130/https://www.cgfc.com.au/static/uploads/files/1928-season-wfzabejxlauj.pdf |archive-date=1 November 2024}}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (E) Expelled; (W) Withdrawn}}

=Finals=

{{AFLGameDetailed

| home team = {{AFLR UniB}}

| home Q1 = 4.6 (30)

| home Q2 = 6.10 (46)

| home Q3 = 12.15 (87)

| home final = 15.19 (109)

| winner = H

| away team = Old Melburnians

| away Q1 = 4.2 (26)

| away Q2 = 5.1 (31)

| away Q3 = 6.5 (41)

| away final = 7.5 (47)

| date = Saturday, 8 September

| home goals = Green 6, Cussen 3, Moran 2, Peverill, Whitehead, McMahon, Treadwell

| home best = Lee, Green, Mitchell, Harvie, McMahon, King, McAuliffe

| home injuries =

| home reports =

| away goals = Ewing 4, McKnight, Hallo, D. Guthrie

| away best = Hailo, D. Ward, Atkins, Rutherford, McKnight, Turner

| away injuries =

| away reports =

| venue = Yarra Park

| crowd =

| report = {{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}}

| umpires =

| title = 1928 MAFA A Section Grand Final

| home Q4 =

| home super =

| away Q4 =

| away super =

| BOG award =

| BOG winner =

| broadcast =

| anthem =

| notes =

}}

B Section

{{Infobox Australian rules football season

| competition = mafab

| year = 1928

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| teams = 10

| date = {{nowrap|28 April − 8 September 1928}}

| premiers = Brightonvale
{{nowrap|1st B Section premiership}}

| count =

| minor premiers = Brightonvale
{{nowrap|1st B Section minor premiership}}

| mpcount =

| wooden spooners =

| wscount =

| matches =

| attendance =

| highattend =

| top goal scorer = J. Graydon{{cite news |title=Leading Goalkickers – Premier B (B Section) |work=VAFA |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/history/awards/goalkickers-premier-b/ |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |access-date=15 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315172107/https://www.vafa.com.au/history/awards/goalkickers-premier-b/ |archive-date=15 March 2023}}
{{nowrap|(Brightonvale

− 85 goals)}}

| bestandfairest =

| prevseason = 1927

| nextseason = 1929

}}

=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

style="background:#ccffcc;"

| 1

| style="text-align:left;" | Brightonvale (P)

| 18

|

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| rowspan=4 | Finals series

style="background:#ccffcc;"

|

| style="text-align:left;" | Sandringham

| 18

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|

style="background:#ccffcc;"

|

| style="text-align:left;" | State Savings Bank

| 18

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|

|

style="background:#ccffcc;"

|

| style="text-align:left;" | Old Xaverians

| 18

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|

|

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|

|

|

| style="text-align:left;" | Old Haileybury-Trinity

| 18

|

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|

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| style="text-align:left;" | Geelong

| 18

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|

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|

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| style="text-align:left;" | Brunswick

| 18

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| style="text-align:left;" | Flinders Naval Base

| 18

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|

|

"

|

| style="text-align:left;" | Teachers' College

| 18

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|

|

|

|

|

style="background:#CCCCCC;"

| −

| style="text-align:left;" | Oakleigh (E)

| 16

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{{small|Source: {{cite web |title=METROPOLITAN AMATEURS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205476783 |publisher=The Age |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=17 |date=4 August 1928}}{{cite web |title=METROPOLITAN AMATEURS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205468072 |publisher=The Age |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=21 |date=25 August 1928}}{{cite web |title=Attractive Set of Games Today |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/275608056 |publisher=The Sun News-Pictorial |access-date=16 December 2024 |page=26 |date=1 September 2024}}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (E) Expelled; (W) Withdrawn}}

=Finals=

{{AFLGameDetailed

| home team = Brightonvale

| home Q1 = 4.5 (29)

| home Q2 = 6.8 (44)

| home Q3 = 9.16 (70)

| home final = 10.17 (77)

| winner = H

| away team = State Savings Bank

| away Q1 = 3.1 (19)

| away Q2 = 5.4 (34)

| away Q3 = 7.5 (47)

| away final = 9.8 (62)

| date = Saturday, 8 September

| home goals = Hartley 3, J. Graydon 2

| home best = Hull, Hall, Lilburne, Murphy, Simpson, Masson

| home injuries =

| home reports =

| away goals = Arthur 2, Delbridge 2, Peart 2

| away best = Coutts, Drinin, Arthur, Lawn, Daniels, Elder

| away injuries =

| away reports =

| venue = Elsternwick Park

| crowd =

| report =

| umpires =

| title = 1928 MAFA B Section Grand Final

| home Q4 =

| home super =

| away Q4 =

| away super =

| BOG award =

| BOG winner =

| broadcast =

| anthem =

| notes =

}}

C Section

{{Infobox Australian rules football season

| competition = mafac

| year = 1928

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| teams = 10

| date = {{nowrap|28 April − 8 September 1928}}

| premiers = Black Rock
{{nowrap|1st C Section premiership}}

| count =

| minor premiers = Black Rock
{{nowrap|1st C Section minor premiership}}

| mpcount =

| wooden spooners =

| wscount =

| matches =

| attendance =

| highattend =

| top goal scorer = L. Hardstaff{{cite news |title=Leading Goalkickers – Premier C (C Section) |work=VAFA |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/history/awards/goalkickers-premier-c/ |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |access-date=15 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315172128/https://www.vafa.com.au/history/awards/goalkickers-premier-c/ |archive-date=15 March 2023}}
{{nowrap|(Black Rock − 96 goals)}}

| bestandfairest =

| prevseason = 1927

| nextseason = 1929

}}

=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

style="background:#ccffcc;"

| 1

| style="text-align:left;" | Black Rock (P)

| 18

|

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|

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|

|

| rowspan=4 | Finals series

style="background:#ccffcc;"

| 2

| style="text-align:left;" | Surrey Hills

| 18

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|

|

|

style="background:#ccffcc;"

|

| style="text-align:left;" | Kingsville

| 18

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|

style="background:#ccffcc;"

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| style="text-align:left;" | South Caulfield

| 18

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| style="text-align:left;" | Teachers' College B

| 18

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|

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|

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| style="text-align:left;" | Glen Huntly B

| 18

|

|

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|

|

| style="text-align:left;" | Burwood

| 18

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| style="text-align:left;" | West Hawthorn

| 18

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style="background:#CCCCCC;"

| −

| style="text-align:left;" | Pascoe Vale (E)

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style="background:#CCCCCC;"

| −

| style="text-align:left;" | Sandringham B (W)

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{{small|Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers; (E) Expelled; (W) Withdrawn}}

=Finals=

{{AFLGameDetailed

| home team = Black Rock

| home Q1 = 1.3 (9)

| home Q2 = 5.11 (41)

| home Q3 = 6.13 (49)

| home final = 14.21 (105)

| winner = H

| away team = Surrey Hills

| away Q1 = 4.5 (29)

| away Q2 = 6.8 (44)

| away Q3 = 11.12 (78)

| away final = 12.14 (86)

| date = Saturday, 8 September

| home goals = Hardstaff 4, McGain 2

| home best = Hardstaff, McGain, Vaux, Ross, Hirst, Challis

| home injuries =

| home reports =

| away goals =

| away best =

| away injuries =

| away reports =

| venue = Brighton Cricket Ground

| crowd =

| report =

| umpires =

| title = 1928 MAFA C Section Grand Final

| home Q4 =

| home super =

| away Q4 =

| away super =

| BOG award =

| BOG winner =

| broadcast =

| anthem =

| notes =

}}

=Club leadership=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders width:100%"

! rowspan=2 | Club

! rowspan=2 | Coach

! colspan=3 | Leadership group

! rowspan=2 | {{abbr|Ref|Reference}}

Captain(s)

! Vice-captain(s)

! Other leader(s)

style="text-align:left" | Black Rock

|

| McGain

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| align="center" |

style="text-align:left" | Burwood

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| align="center" |

style="text-align:left" | Glen Huntly B

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| align="center" |

style="text-align:left" | Kingsville

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| align="center" |

style="text-align:left" | Pascoe Vale

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| align="center" |

style="text-align:left" | Sandringham B

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| align="center" |

style="text-align:left" | South Caulfield

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| align="center" |

style="text-align:left" | Surrey Hills

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| align="center" |

style="text-align:left" | Teachers' College B

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| align="center" |

style="text-align:left" | West Hawthorn

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| align="center" |

References

{{reflist}}

{{Victorian Amateur Football Association seasons}}

Category:Victorian Amateur Football Association seasons

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