1913 MAFA season

1913 MAFA season
1913 MAFA season
Date	27 April – 20 September 1912
Teams	10
Premiers	Leopold; 5th premiership
Minor premiers	Collingwood District; 1st minor premiership
Wooden spooners	Caulfield
	← 1912 1914 →

The 1913 MAFA season was the 22nd season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA). The season began on 27 April and concluded on 20 September, comprising an 18-match home-and-away season, followed by a three-week finals series.^[1]

Leopold won the MAFA premiership for the fifth time, defeating Collingwood District by 21 points in the 1913 MJFA Grand Final.^[2]

Ladder


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	Pts	Qualification
1	Collingwood District	18	17	1	0	68	Finals series
2	Leopold (P)	18	14	3	1	58
3	South Yarra	18	12	6	0	48
4	Beverley	18	10	8	0	40
5	Fitzroy Juniors	18	9	9	0	36
6	University 2nd	18	8	10	0	32
7	Carlton District	18	7	11	0	28
8	Collegians	18	4	13	1	18
9	Hawthorn	18	4	14	0	16
10	Caulfield	18	4	14	0	16

Source: ^[3]^[4]
(P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew

Finals

At the time, the MAFA used the Argus finals system, which gave the club that finished first on the ladder at the end of the home-and-away season (the minor premiers) the right to challenge the winner of the finals series for the premiership.^[5]

Semi-finals


	Semi-finals
Saturday, 6 September (1:00pm)	Collingwood District 7.19 (61)	def.	Beverley 5.9 (39)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	^[6]^[7]^[8]
Saturday, 6 September (3:00pm)	Leopold 13.14 (92)	def.	South Yarra 5.8 (38)	Richmond Cricket Ground	^[9]^[10]^[11]

Preliminary final


	Preliminary final
Saturday, 13 September (1:00pm)	Collingwood District 6.7 (43)	def. by	Leopold 10.6 (66)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]

Grand Final


	1913 MAFA Grand Final
Saturday, 20 September (1:00pm)	Collingwood District	def. by	Leopold	Melbourne Cricket Ground	^[17]^[18]^[19]
	0.5 (5) 3.11 (29)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.10 (28) 6.14 (50)	Umpires: Herbert Coombes^[20]^[21]


Fitzgerald, Keary, Brown		Goals	Harley 2, Robertson 2, Woothen 2




A team of Adelaide schoolboys played a representative game against Melbourne state school students prior to the grand final.^[22] The grand final was held as a curtain raiser to the Victorian Football League (VFL) semi-final between St Kilda and Fitzroy.^[23]

References

^ "1913 Reserves". Blueseum. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "Premier Section Finals Series". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". Weekly Times. 30 August 1913. p. 22. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT MINOR PREMIERS". The Age. 1 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "SOUTH YARRA WINS MINOR PREMIERSHIP". The Age. 30 August 1909. p. 11. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
^ "SEMI-FINAL GAMES". The Herald. 5 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "BEVERLEY V COLLINGW'D DIST". The Herald. 6 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT (19) BEAT BEVERLEY (5.9)". The Age. 8 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "Metropolitan Association". The Prahran Telegraph. 6 September 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "SOUTH YARRA V LEOPOLD". The Herald. 6 September 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "LEOPOLD (13.14) BEAT SOUTH YARRA (5.8)". The Age. 8 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "FINAL MATCH". The Herald. 12 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". Weekly Times. 13 September 1913. p. 24. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "FINAL MATCH". The Herald. 13 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION". The Age. 15 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "LEOPOLD DEFEAT COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT". Record. 20 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "LEOPOLD PREMIERS". The Age. 22 September 1913. p. 13. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "METROPOLITAN JUNIORS". The Riverine Herald. 22 September 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "LEOPOLD PREMIERS". Record. 27 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "Metropolitan Association". The Prahran Telegraph. 20 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "Herbert Coombes". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "PLAY AND PLAYERS". The Herald. 19 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ "COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT V. LEOPOLD". The Herald. 19 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[Blueseum1913-1] "1913 Reserves". Blueseum. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[2] "Premier Section Finals Series". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

[3] "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". Weekly Times. 30 August 1913. p. 22. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[4] "COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT MINOR PREMIERS". The Age. 1 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[1909ladder-5] "SOUTH YARRA WINS MINOR PREMIERSHIP". The Age. 30 August 1909. p. 11. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

[6] "SEMI-FINAL GAMES". The Herald. 5 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[7] "BEVERLEY V COLLINGW'D DIST". The Herald. 6 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[8] "COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT (19) BEAT BEVERLEY (5.9)". The Age. 8 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[9] "Metropolitan Association". The Prahran Telegraph. 6 September 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[10] "SOUTH YARRA V LEOPOLD". The Herald. 6 September 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[11] "LEOPOLD (13.14) BEAT SOUTH YARRA (5.8)". The Age. 8 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[12] "FINAL MATCH". The Herald. 12 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[13] "METROPOLITAN AMATEUR ASSOCIATION". Weekly Times. 13 September 1913. p. 24. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[14] "FINAL MATCH". The Herald. 13 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[15] "METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION". The Age. 15 September 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[16] "LEOPOLD DEFEAT COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT". Record. 20 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[17] "LEOPOLD PREMIERS". The Age. 22 September 1913. p. 13. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[18] "METROPOLITAN JUNIORS". The Riverine Herald. 22 September 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[19] "LEOPOLD PREMIERS". Record. 27 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[20] "Metropolitan Association". The Prahran Telegraph. 20 September 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[21] "Herbert Coombes". AFL Tables. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[22] "PLAY AND PLAYERS". The Herald. 19 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[23] "COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT V. LEOPOLD". The Herald. 19 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

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