1927 MAFA season
The 1927 MAFA season was the 32nd season of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association, an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. The season began on 30 April and concluded on 17 September, with 30 teams participating across three divisions under a promotion and relegation system.
Association membership
Seven clubs − Black Rock, Flinders Naval Base, Kingsville Rovers, Oakleigh, Pascoe Vale, State Savings Bank and West Hawthorn − entered the MAFA in 1927. Glen Huntly entered a second team, while Elsternwick and Old Melburnians both withdrew their second teams.Sandringham Juniors also appears to have left the MAFA following the 1926 season, with Sandringham District entering the competition.
All new teams entered [|C Section], with the exception of Flinders Naval Base and Sandringham District, which were both admitted into [|B Section].
Notable events
- Hampton secretary E. F. Voight received a life ban from the MAFA after striking a Brightonvale official and attempting to strike another member of Brightonvale's committee following a match between the two clubs on 23 July 1927.
- Following the [|C Section grand final], Oakleigh was suspended from the MAFA because of the conduct of its supporters.