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1924 FTARFL season

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1924 FTARFL season
Dateended September 1924
PremiersActon
1st premiership
Minor premiersActon
1st minor premiership
1925 →

The 1924 FTARFL season was the inaugural season of the Federal Territory Australian Rules Football League (FTARFL), the highest-level Australian rules football competition in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).[a] Four clubs participated − Acton, Canberra, Duntroon and Federals.[3][4]

Acton won the inaugural FTARFL premiership, defeating Canberra by 25 points in the 1924 FTARFL Grand Final.[5]

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Acton (P)
2 Canberra
3 Federals
4 Duntroon

Source: [6][7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

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Grand Final

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1924 FTARFL Grand Final
Acton def. Canberra [8][9][10]



10.7 (67)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final



6.6 (42)
P. Morgan 7 Goals
P. Morgan Best

Notes

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  1. ^ The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was renamed to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in 1938.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Territory's New Title Under Act". Tweed Daily. 6 July 1938. p. 7. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Australian Capital Territory". The Sun News-Pictorial. 6 August 1938. p. 25. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Australian Rules Football". The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer. 12 July 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  4. ^ Atkinson, Cody; Lawson, Sean (28 April 2022). "Jack Steele's rise from the suburban Gungahlin Jets to leading St Kilda in the AFL". ABC News. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  5. ^ "AFL Canberra Grand Final Results". AFL Canberra. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  6. ^ "AFL Canberra Football League / ACT Australian Football League (ACT/NSW)". Footypedia. Archived from the original on 28 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Australian Rules Football". The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer. 6 June 1924. p. 3. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  8. ^ "THE SEMI-FINAL". The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer. 5 September 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Australian Rules Rule in Federal Capital". The Sun News-Pictorial. 27 September 1924. p. 13. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Daily Telegraph. 18 October 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 28 December 2024.