1930 MAFA season
| 1930 MAFA season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 April – 20 September 1930 |
| Teams | 30 |
The 1930 MAFA season was the 35th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria.[1][2] The season began on 26 April and concluded on 20 September, with 30 teams participating across three divisions under a promotion and relegation system.[3][4]
Background
Two new rules were introduced for this season: holding the ball, which had been introduced nationwide by the Australian National Football Council (ANFC), and an order-off rule, which allowed for umpires to send off a player if they were guilty of unfair play twice in the same match.[3][4] The holding the ball rule was unpopular in football competitions across Australia, leading to it being repealed by the ANFC after only two months.[5][6]
Association membership
Two clubs – Brighton TSOB and Dandenong KSP – entered the MAFA this season.[7] The only club to depart following the 1929 season was Old Ivanhoe, which disbanded following a last-placed finish in C Section in its inaugural season.[8]
University A and University B, which had been known as the "Blues" and the "Blacks" respectively since the 1921 MAFA season, officially adopted the nicknames beginning this season.[9][10]
Black Rock expulsion
During a match on 17 May, Elsternwick alleged that supporters of Black Rock had threatened Elsternwick players and injured club officials.[11][12] It was also alleged that Black Rock players had set upon Elsternwick players after the match had ended.[11][13] A second incident also occurred during a match against Old Melburnians, with police summoned after Black Rock supporters became unruly.[14][15]
By a "large majority", the MAFA decided on 3 June to expel Black Rock.[14][16] The club was advised about an appeal by Ian Macfarlan, the former Attorney-General of Victoria, but it remained expelled from the competition.[17][18] The remaining scheduled matches involving Black Rock were considered byes, with impacted clubs receiving four premiership points.[19][20] Despite not playing any games in the second half of the season, Black Rock player A. Parry was the joint best and fairest winner in A Section.[21][22]
A Section
| 1930 A Section season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 April – 6 September 1930 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Old Melburnians 1st A Section premiership |
| Runners-up | Elsternwick 1st A Section runners-up result |
| Minor premiers | Old Melburnians 1st A Section minor premiership |
| Relegated | Brightonvale |
| Best and fairest | A. Parry[21][22] (Black Rock) T. Taylor[21][22] (Brightonvale) |
Old Melburnians won the A Section premiership for the first time, defeating Elsternwick by 103 points in the grand final.
Venues
| Club | Home venue(s) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Black Rock | ||
| Brightonvale | ||
| Collegians | ||
| Elsternwick | Elsternwick Park | |
| Murrumbeena | ||
| Old Melburnians | ||
| Old Scotch | Yarra Park[23] | |
| State Savings Bank | ||
| University Blacks | University Oval | |
| University Blues | University Oval |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Melburnians (P) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 64 | Finals series | |||
| 2 | Elsternwick | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 56 | ||||
| 3 | University Blacks | 18 | 52 | |||||||
| 4 | Old Scotch | 18 | 48 | |||||||
| 5 | State Savings Bank | 18 | 44 | |||||||
| Collegians | 18 | |||||||||
| Murrumbeena | 18 | |||||||||
| University Blues | 18 | |||||||||
| 9 | Brightonvale | 18 | Relegated to B Section | |||||||
| − | Black Rock (E) | Expelled during season |
Source:[24][25][26][27]
(P) Premiers; (E) Expelled
Finals
Grand Final
| 1930 MAFA A Section Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 6 September | Old Melburnians | def. | Elsternwick | Brighton Cricket Ground | [28] |
| 5.8 (38) 23.16 (154) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.3 (3) 7.9 (51) |
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| N. Mitchell 7, A. Mitchell 3, Atkins 3, Whiting 2, Campbell 2, Atkinson 2, Rowlands 2, Butherford, Ewing | Goals | Howells 3, Applebe 2, Vickers 2 | |||
B Section
| 1930 B Section season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 April – 6 September 1930 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Teachers' College 1st B Section premiership |
| Runners-up | East Malvern 1st B Section runners-up result |
| Minor premiers | Teachers' College 1st B Section minor premiership |
| Promoted | Teachers' College East Malvern |
| Relegated | Old Haileybury-Trinity Old Caulfield Grammarians |
| Best and fairest | W. Murphy[21][22] (Teachers' College) |
Teachers' College won the B Section premiership for the first time, defeating East Malvern by 36 points in the grand final.
Venues
| Club | Home venue(s) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | ||
| East Malvern | Glen Iris Oval[29] | |
| Geelong | ||
| Glen Huntly | ||
| Old Caulfield Grammarians | ||
| Old Haileybury-Trinity | ||
| Old Paradians | ||
| St Paul's | ||
| Surrey Hills | ||
| Teachers' College |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teachers' College (P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1654 | 1299 | 127.3 | 56 | Finals series |
| 2 | Geelong | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1596 | 1183 | 134.9 | 48 | |
| 3 | East Malvern | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1513 | 1312 | 115.3 | 48 | |
| 4 | Brunswick | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1415 | 1241 | 114.0 | 48 | |
| 5 | St Paul's | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1210 | 1058 | 114.4 | 40 | |
| 6 | Surrey Hills | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1429 | 1399 | 102.1 | 36 | |
| 7 | Glen Huntly | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1284 | 1327 | 96.8 | 24 | |
| 8 | Old Paradians | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1265 | 1495 | 84.6 | 24 | |
| 9 | Old Haileybury-Trinity | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 994 | 1435 | 69.3 | 20 | |
| 10 | Old Caulfield Grammarians | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 957 | 1538 | 62.2 | 16 | Relegated to C Section |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
Grand Final
| 1930 MAFA B Section Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 6 September | Teachers' College | def. | East Malvern | Bentleigh | [28] |
| 5.8 (38) 6.11 (47) 17.19 (121) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.2 (2) 4.4 (28) 13.7 (85) |
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| Collins 6, Du Bourg 3, Murphy 3, Lang 2. Reah 2, Cording | Goals | Barwick 4, Rogers 3, Hall 2, Sibthorpe 2, Milligan, Ward | |||
C Section
| 1930 C Section season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 April – 20 September 1930 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Bentleigh District 1st C Section premiership |
| Runners-up | Brighton TSOB 1st C Section runners-up result |
| Minor premiers | Bentleigh District 1st C Section minor premiership |
| Promoted | Bentleigh District Brighton TSOB |
| Best and fairest | B. Skilbeck[21][22] (Burwood) |
Bentleigh District won the C Section premiership for the first time, defeating Brighton TSOB by 29 points in the grand final. Both clubs were promoted to B Section for the 1931 season.
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentleigh District (P) | 18 | Finals series | |||||||
| 2 | Brighton TSOB | 18 | ||||||||
| 3 | Old Xaverians | 18 | ||||||||
| 4 | Burwood | 18 | ||||||||
| Dandenong KSP | 18 | |||||||||
| Kingsville | 18 | |||||||||
| MHSOB | 18 | |||||||||
| Sandringham | 18 | |||||||||
| South Caulfield | 18 | |||||||||
| West Hawthorn | 18 |
Source:[24][25][26]
(P) Premiers
Finals
Semi-finals
| Semi-finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 30 August | Brighton TSOB 13.11 (89) | def. | Old Xaverians 10.8 (68) | Bentleigh | [31] |
| Saturday, 6 September | Bentleigh District 10.19 (79) | def. by | Burwood 15.5 (97) | Yarra Park | [32][33] |
| |||||
Preliminary final
| Preliminary final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 13 September | Brighton TSOB 9.6 (60) | def. | Burwood 4.7 (31) | Yarra Park | [35] |
Grand Final
| 1930 MAFA C Section Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 20 September | Bentleigh District | def. | Brighton TSOB | Yarra Park | [36] |
| 2.5 (17) 4.6 (30) 8.11 (59) 15.12 (102) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.0 (6) 4.4 (28) 6.6 (42) 11.7 (73) |
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| Crook 6, Wallace 3. T. Dalton 2, Martin 2, Dunning and McCulloch | Goals | Hodgens 5, Thoms 4, Dudgeon, Macaulay | |||
| Martin, Crook, J. Dalton, F. Dalton, Sitch, Middleton | Best | Hodgens, Thoms, Dudgeon, Macaulay, Beancourt, Bleckley | |||
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