1924 MAFA season

1924 MAFA B Section season
1924 MAFA B Section season
Date	3 May − 20 September 1924
Teams	9
Premiers	Murrumbeena; 1st B Section premiership
Minor premiers	Old Trinity; 1st B Section minor premiership
Leading goalkicker	Ryan; (Old Xaverians − 87 goals)
	← 1923 1925 →

1924 MAFA A Section season
1924 MAFA A Section season
Date	3 May − 23 August 1924
Teams	8
Premiers	Old Scotch; 2nd A Section premiership
Minor premiers	Hampton; 1st A Section minor premiership
Leading goalkicker	D. Dick; (Hampton − 76 goals)
	← 1923 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.^[1] The season began on 3 May and concluded on 20 September, with 16 teams participating across two divisions under a promotion and relegation system.^[2]^[3]

A Section

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.^[5]


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Hampton	14	11	3	44	Finals series
2	University B	14	10	4	40
3	Old Scotch (P)	14	10	4	40
4	Elsternwick	14	9	5	36
5	University A	14	8	6	32
6	Old Melburnians	14	4	10	16
7	Sandringham	14	3	11	12
8	Collegians	14	1	13	4	Relegation

Source: ^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers


	1924 MAFA A Section Grand Final
Saturday, 23 August	Hampton	def. by	Old Scotch	Albert Park (crowd: 1,500)	^[4]^[8]^[9]^[10]
	7.13 (55)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	11.6 (72)


Costello 3, Willis, Cox, Spry, D. Dick		Goals	C.T. Chapman 3, A. Staley 2, Heatley, A. Grounds, Empey, Trethowan, Baird, G. Law
Costello, G. Rees, Maudouit, Willis, Laver, Cutler		Best	C.T. Chapman, J. McLorinan, Wright, H. Staley, Baird

Murrumbeena won the B Section premiership for the first time, defeating minor premiers Old Trinity by 31 points in the grand final.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Old Trinity	16	13	3	52	Finals series
2	Old Caulfield Grammarians	16	12	4	48
3	Murrumbeena (P)	16	11	5	44
4	Teachers College	16	10	6	40
5	Old Xaverians	16	9	7	36
6	Burwood	16	7	9	28
7	Elsternwick	16	5	11	20
8	Caulfield City	16	3	13	12
9	Old Brighton	16	3	13	12

Source: ^[12]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers


	1924 MAFA B Section Grand Final
Saturday, 20 September	Old Trinity	def. by	Murrumbeena	Sandringham Oval (crowd: 1,000)	^[11]^[13]^[14]^[15]
	4.3 (27) 4.5 (29) 10.8 (68) 12.10 (82)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 7.10 (52) 11.12 (78) 16.17 (113)


Boddington 3, Tanton 3, Mylius 2, Knutson, Edwards, Stewart, Mitchell		Goals	Lundy 6, Cleal 3, McAuley 2, Watt, Armstrong, Callaghan, Rochfort, Beardsley
Boddington, Adams, T. Roberts, Knutson, Worrell		Best	Lundy, Cleal, McAuley, R. Scott, Callaghan

^ "University Teams Meet". The Argus. 31 July 1924. p. 5. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEURS". The Argus. 1 April 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEURS". The Argus. 1 September 1924. p. 14. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Old Scotch Again Premiers". The Age. 25 August 1924. p. 15. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "OLD SCOTCH COLLEGIANS DEFEATED HAMPTON AND WON PREMIERSHIP". Table Talk. 28 August 1924. p. 33.
^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEURS". The Age. 4 August 1924. p. 14. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "Old Scotch Win Final". The Age. 18 August 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "Hampton-Scotch Collegians". The Sun News-Pictorial. 22 August 1924. p. 18. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "A SECTION GRAND FINAL". The Argus. 23 August 1924. p. 18. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "Old Scotch Premiers". The Argus. 25 August 1924. p. 14. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Murrumbeena Premiers". The Age. 22 September 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEURS". The Age. 1 September 1924. p. 7. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "B Section Final". The Argus. 15 September 1924. p. 5. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "Murrumbeena Win B Grade Final". The Age. 15 September 1924. p. 9. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ "Murrumbeena B Section Premiers". The Argus. 22 September 1924. p. 7. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

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