The 1908 MJFA season, also known as the 1908 MFA season, was the 17th season of the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).
South Yarra won the MJFA premiership for the first time, finishing first on the ladder after going undefeated for the entire season. This was the last MJFA season to not have a finals series, with the Argus system introduced in 1909.
Association membership Like the previous season in 1907, a total of ten teams competed in the MJFA. Brighton left to join the Victorian Football Association (VFA), while joined the Victorian Football League (VFL).
and Oakleigh both applied to enter the MJFA. By "a very narrow majority", Oakleigh's application was accepted. University also entered a reserves team (University 2nd), which it had previously done in 1893.
Ladder + Team 1 South Yarra (P) 18 18 0 0 1419 512 72 2 18 16 2 0 64 3 Collegians 18 13 5 0 52 4 University 2nd 18 10 7 1 42 5 Beverley 18 9 8 1 38 6 Oakleigh 18 6 11 1 26 7 18 6 12 0 24 8 Port Rovers 18 4 12 2 20 9 18 4 14 0 16 10 Caulfield 18 1 16 1 6
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