The 1921 MAFA season was the 26th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. The season began on 7 May and concluded on 3 September, comprising a 13-match home-and-away season, followed by a two-week finals series.
won the MAFA premiership for the first time, defeating by five points in the 1921 MAFA Grand Final.
Association membership Six new teams entered the MAFA in 1921 – Hampton, Old Brightonians, Old Scotch Collegians, Old Trinity, Sandringham and .
joined the MAFA after leaving the Victorian Junior Football League (VJFL). They joined the University Football Club's other team, , which had crossed from the VJFL in 1920. The teams were known as the "Blues" and the "Blacks" respectively, although the nicknames were not formally used until 1930.
Ladder + Team Qualification 1 13 44 Finals series 2 (P) 13 44 3 Hampton 13 44 4 Old Melburnians 13 40 5 Elsternwick 13 36 6 Sandringham 13 32 7 Old Scotch 13 28 8 Collegians 13 24 9 Old Caulfield Grammarians 13 20 10 South Yarra 13 16 11 Melbourne Swimming Club 13 12 12 Old Trinity 13 8 13 Teachers College 13 4 14 Old Brightonians 13 0 0
Finals Semi-finals
Grand Final
Notable events The MAFA sent a delegation to a meeting of the Protestant Churches Football Association to form a "union of junior leagues". Ultimately, the MAFA declined to join, stating it no longer considered itself a "junior association" (having renamed itself from the "Metropolitan Junior Football Association" in 1912).
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