1900 MJFA season

1900 MJFA season
Dateended 22 September 1900
Teams9
PremiersLeopold
1st premiership
Minor premiersLeopold
1st minor premiership
Wooden spoonersBrighton
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The 1900 MJFA season, also known as the 1900 MFA season, was the 9th season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).[1][2]

Leopold won the MJFA premiership for the first time, defeating South Melbourne Juniors in the 1900 MJFA Grand Final. This was the first time a grand final had been held in the MJFA, as prior to this season it was not necessary.[3]

Association name

On 27 March 1900, the MJFA decided on a change of name to the Metropolitan Football Association (MFA).[4] MJFA president Lawrence Adamson believed that his association was now a senior competition and the "junior" label no longer applied.[5][6]

Adamson brokered a deal that the existing MFA (of 1899) became the MJFA, giving his MJFA (of 1892) the "Metropolitan Football Association" name.[5][7]

Despite this, various newspaper reports from 1900 until 1912 still use the MJFA (or simply "Metropolitan Junior Association") name when referring to Adamson's competition.[14] Most consensus is that "MJFA" in this time period refers to the now-VAFA, and the VAFA's official history continues to use the MJFA name until 1912.[15][16]

Association membership

Like the previous season in 1899, a total of nine teams competed in the MJFA. St Francis Xavier and South St Kilda both disbanded during the 1899 season, while Parkville left at the end of the season.[17]

Three new clubs − Celtic, South Melbourne Juniors and St Ignatius − entered the association. South Melbourne Juniors was formed by the South Melbourne Football Club on 29 March 1900, acting as the junior (reserves) team for the senior club.[18]

In April 1900, The Argus reported Alberton, Scotch Collegians (both last competed in 1895), South Yarra (last competed in 1898) and South St Kilda were interested in re-joining the MJFA.[19] However, none returned for the 1900 season.[20]

Ladder

St Ignatius won a game over Caulfield on protest.[21]

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA Pts
1 Leopold (P) 16 15 1 0 1010 261 60
2 South Melbourne Juniors 16 15 1 0 60
3 Collegians 16 11 5 0 44
4 Caulfield 16 8 8 0 32
5 St Ignatius 16 7 9 0 28
6 Beverley 16 6 10 0 24
7 Kew 16 5 11 0 20
8 Celtic 16 3 13 0 12
9 Brighton 16 2 14 0 8

Source: [22][23][24]
(P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew

Grand Final

At the time, the MJFA premiership was decided by the best overall record for the season. In the event of a tie, a playoff match would have been held.[25]

1900 was the first time in MJFA history that such a match was required, with Leopold and South Melbourne Juniors finishing with 60 premiership points each.[26][27][28]

1900 MJFA Grand Final
Saturday, 22 September Leopold def. South Melbourne Juniors South Melbourne Cricket Ground [24][29][30][31]
1.3 (9)
3.7 (25)
4.9 (33)
7.10 (52) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		0.2 (2)
0.3 (3)
0.5 (5)
2.8 (20)

References

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  2. ^ "Metropolitan Junior Football Association". Brighton Southern Cross. 25 August 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Premier Section Finals Series". Victorian Amateur Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ "BRUNSWICK". The Age. 30 March 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 13 August 2024. The word "junior" was dropped from the name of the association.
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  7. ^ "METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION". The Herald. 17 August 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 13 August 2024. Tomorrow's MFA matches
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  18. ^ "The Record". Trove. Record. 7 April 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 13 August 2024. At a committee meeting of the South Melbourne Football Club held on Thursday evening last, it was unanimously agreed to establish a team to be known as the South Melbourne Juniors. They will compete for the Metropolitan Association Premieiship, and be under the joint management of the South Melbourne Football and Cricket Clubs.
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  31. ^ "JUNIOR PREMIERSHIP MATCH". Record. 29 September 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 13 August 2024.