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Melbourne University Football Club
History : The Melbourne University Football Club is one of the founding clubs of the Victorian Amateur Football Association. The club had played in the Victorian Football league (VFL) before 1914 and later played in the VFL Junior competition. In 1921 it divided into University A (Blues) and University B (Blacks) and joined the newly formed Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA). The Blacks won the first two premierships in 1921 and 1922 and before the end of the decade won consecutive premierships in 1928 and 1929. The MAFA became the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) in 1933. The greatest time for the club came with the unparalleled run of flags before and immediately after World War Two (the competition was suspended from from 1940 to 1945).
Activities/Occupation: Clubs, sporting, University Club
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