# 1909 MJFA season

The 1909 MJFA season, also known as the 1909 MFA season, was the 18th season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA). The season began on 1 May and concluded on 11 September, comprising an 18-match home-and-away season, followed by a two-week finals series.
South Yarra won the MJFA premiership for the second year in a row, defeating Beverley in the 1909 MJFA Grand Final. This was the first time a finals series had been held in the MJFA.

## Association membership

Like the previous season in 1908, a total of ten teams competed in the MJFA. Port Rovers, who won the premiership in 1905, withdrew from the competition after being unable to find a suitable home ground.
Carlton District, who had unsuccessfully applied for admission in 1908, were accepted into the MJFA. Carlton District had been playing in the Metropolitan Churches and the Melbourne District Football Association, being premiers twice, runners-up twice, and third once.
The decision by the senior Carlton Football Club to support Carlton District with the use of its home ground left the Carlton Junior Football Club, which had previously supplied players to the seniors, without support. Initially, the Juniors were set to withdraw from the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA), but they eventually were able to find a home ground and compete, although they disbanded at the end of the 1909 season.

## Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Yarra (P) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1210 | 453 | 60 | Finals series |
| 2 | Beverley | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1137 | 537 | 60 | Finals series |
| 3 | Leopold | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 977 | 570 | 60 | Finals series |
| 4 | University 2nd | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1102 | 632 | 56 | Finals series |
| 5 | Collegians | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1268 | 956 | 40 |
| 6 | Carlton District | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 876 | 993 | 24 |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 763 | 994 | 20 |
| 8 | Caulfield | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 601 | 1214 | 16 |
| 9 | Collingwood District | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 650 | 1184 | 12 |
| 10 | Oakleigh | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 554 | 1603 | 12 |
Source: (P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew

## Finals

Prior to 1909, 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, which happened three times (1900, 1902 and 1904). Starting this season, the MJFA used the Argus finals system, which introduced a two-week finals series and gave the club that finished first on the ladder at the end of the home-and-away season (the minor premiers) the right to challenge the winner of the finals series for the premiership.

### Semi-finals

| | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | |
| Saturday, 4 September | South Yarra 8.6 (54) | def. | University 2nd 3.12 (30) | Richmond Cricket Ground |
| Saturday, 4 September | Beverley 9.12 (66) | def. | Leopold 8.5 (53) | Carlton Cricket Ground |

### Grand Final

| | 1909 MJFA Grand Final | 1909 MJFA Grand Final | 1909 MJFA Grand Final | |
| Saturday, 11 September (1:00pm) | South Yarra | def. | Beverley | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| | 1.1 (7) 3.2 (20) 4.5 (29) 6.10 (46) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.2 (8) 2.4 (16) 3.7 (25) 3.7 (25) | |
| | | Goals | Yeo 2, T. Collins | Yeo 2, T. Collins |
| Armstrong, Atkins, Corbett, James, King, Richardson, Sweetland, Thompson, Wilson | Armstrong, Atkins, Corbett, James, King, Richardson, Sweetland, Thompson, Wilson | Best | Lacey, Yeo, M. Collins, Wilson, Irwin, Thorp | Lacey, Yeo, M. Collins, Wilson, Irwin, Thorp |
| The grand final was held as a curtain raiser to the Victorian Football League (VFL) semi-final between Carlton and Essendon. ||||||