The 1923 MAFA season was the 28th season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. The season began on 5 May and concluded on 25 August, with 16 teams participating across two divisions under a promotion and relegation system.
After splitting the competition into A Section and B Section for the first time in 1922, the MAFA introduced promotion and relegation in 1923, with the A Section wooden spooners relegated and the B Section premiers promoted. This system has remained in place in the MAFA (now VAFA) with minimal changes since 1923.
Association membership Black Rock lef the MAFA after one season, while Melbourne Shipping Company had disbanded during the 1922 season. Hampton and Murrumbeena both entered the competition, keeping the total number of clubs at 16.
Notable events The MAFA began to trial a substitute player replacing injured players, which was not yet a rule in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A Section
Old Scotch won its first MAFA premiership, defeating by 34 points in the grand final.
Ladder + Team Qualification 1 14 1171 758 151.5 40 Finals series 2 Old Scotch (P) 14 1046 791 132.2 40 3 Hampton 14 1006 700 143.7 36 4 14 969 685 141.5 36 5 Collegians 14 1148 788 145.1 32 6 Elsternwick 14 851 885 96.2 24 7 Old Melburnians 14 713 1414 50.4 8 8 Old Xaverians 14 615 1493 41.2 8 Relegation
Finals
B Section
Sandringham won its first MAFA premiership, defeating Murrumbeena by four points in the first-ever B Section grand final.
Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Murrumbeena 14 1101 720 152.9 52 Finals series 2 Old Caulfield Grammarians 14 921 784 117.5 34 3 Elsternwick B 14 762 752 101.3 32 4 Sandringham (P) 14 831 830 100.1 28 5 Melbourne Swimming Club 14 829 871 95.2 28 6 Teachers' College 14 698 900 75.6 20 7 Elwood 14 791 1006 78.6 18 8 Old Trinity 14 956 1026 93.2 12
Finals
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