The 1902 MJFA season, also known as the 1902 MFA season, was the eleventh season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).
won the premiership for the fifth time, after defeating in the 1902 MJFA Grand Final. This was the second time a grand final had been held in the MJFA.
Association membership All eight teams that participated in the 1901 MJFA season continued in 1902. One new club, the Hawthorn Football Club, was formed in April 1902 and admitted into the Association several weeks later, bringing the total number of teams to nine.
Celtic withdrawal In round 7, the Celtic Football Club was scheduled to play a match against Beverley. However, Beverley won after Celtic forfeited.
Celtic had a bye the following week in round 8, but was scheduled to play Brighton in round 9. However, "owing to a misunderstanding", Celtic did not state where the game was supposed to be played. The match was eventually called off, and Brighton claimed a walkover victory. Celtic disbanded the following week, prior to a scheduled match against Caulfield at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, having lost all of its eight games.
Home-and-away season Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Ladder Total games "played" and "won" includes all walkover victories over Celtic.
+ Team 1 Collegians (P) 16 15 1 0 143 51 60 2 Brighton 16 15 1 0 123 50 60 3 Caulfield 16 10 6 0 103 107 40 4 South Yarra 16 9 6 1 93 83 38 5 16 9 7 0 110 73 36 6 16 6 10 0 72 94 24 7 Beverley 16 4 11 1 48 92 18 8 St Ignatius 16 3 13 0 25 35 12 − Celtic (W) 8 0 8 0 16 40 0
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.
1902 was the second time in MJFA history that such a match was required (the first being in 1900), with Collegians and Brighton finishing with 60 premiership points each.
Notable events A representative match was held on 9 August (after round 14 and before round 15) between the MJFA and Ballarat Junior Football Association (BJFA) at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground. The MJFA defeated the BJFA, with the final score being 11.12 (78) to 6.9 (45). Collegians captain H.J. Stewart captained the MJFA team, with captain T. Williams serving as vice-captain.
See also 1902 Hawthorn Football Club season
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