- Source: 1923 MAFA season
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 University B by 34 points in the grand final.
= Ladder
=Source: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers
= Finals
=B Section
Sandringham won its first MAFA premiership, defeating Murrumbeena by four points in the first-ever B Section grand final.
= Ladder
=Source: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers