1920 MAFA season

Association return The 1915 season was curtailed due to the impacts of World War I, which had seen 164 MJFA players enlisted in the Australian Army by 30 July 1915. Following the early conclusion of the season, officials from the Victorian Football League (VFL) sought to have the MAFA become a reserves competition to the VFL for the 1916 season. Clubs already in the MAFA were advised by officials to keep in touch with their members "so as to be in a position to appoint representatives to deal with important matters immediately the game is resumed". Although the war ended in November 1918, the 1919 season was also cancelled. On 22 March 1920, the MAFA decided at a meeting to resume competition. ==Association membership==

Four clubs that had competed in the 1915 season (Collegians, Elsternwick, South Yarra and ) remained in the MAFA, while another four clubs entered the competition for the first time in 1920. The Beverley Football Club did not return to the MAFA, although it still existed and was likely in recess at the time. , Caulfield, , and moved to the newly-formed Victorian Junior Football League (VJFL) in 1919, although Caulfield withdrew prior to the start of the season. Caulfield then attempted to rejoin the MAFA, but their application was refused as the club's reputation was seen as "intolerable" prior to the war. University entered two teams in the VJFL in 1919 – and – but University B returned to the MAFA in 1920. The newly-formed Teachers College Football Club, Old Caulfield Grammarians Football Club and Old Melburnians Football Club also entered teams. ==Home-and-away season==

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 ==Ladder==

It appears that no finals series was held in 1920, although the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA, formerly MAFA) claims a grand final did take place. When announcing the competition would resume, the MAFA stated that "there will be no semi-final or final matches". The Herald wrote on 27 August that "notice of motion has been given that finals be played in this association's competition," adding that "the proposal will be considered at the next meeting of the association". Ordinarily, this would mean that first-placed Elsternwick would play fourth-placed Old Melburnians, and second-placed Collegians would play third-placed Old Caulfield Grammarians, with the winners of the semi-finals playing in a grand final. ==Notable events==

• The MAFA joined the Amateur Sporting Federation, which saw the competition recognised as the "senior authority in amateur football". • J. V. Deane was unable to continue as the MAFA secretary, and was replaced by S. Hughes. • A representative match requested by the Melbourne District Football Association (MDFA) was not agreed to by the MAFA, and did not go ahead. ==References==