1892 MJFA season
The 1892 MJFA season was the inaugural season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).[1] Collegians Football Club won the inaugural MJFA premiership, having finished first on the ladder with 15 wins from their 18 games.[2] As of 2024, Collegians is the only club from the first MJFA season to still exist and compete in the competition, which is now known as the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).[3][4] Association membershipTen clubs competed in the inaugural MJFA season − Alberton, Brighton, Collegians, Edlington, Footscray District, South St Kilda, St Jude's, St Mary's, Toorak-Grosvenor and YMCA.[5][6][7] Brighton, Collegians, Edlington and South St Kilda were "2nd 20" (reserves) teams in the 1892 season.[8] Their senior teams all competed in the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA), although Collegians' senior team appears to have been in local schoolboy competitions.[9][10] Edlington withdrawalEdlington left the MJFA after just two games, having kicked just one goal to 13 goals against, and their remaining games were considered walkovers.[11][12][13] Because the withdrawal created an uneven amount of teams, extra games were played against the Holy Trinity Football Club by teams that were initially scheduled to play Edlington.[14][15][16] LadderHoly Trinity was not included in the ladder at the end of the season published in The Australasian.[17]
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