The2021 VAFA season was the 120th season of theVictorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), the largest senior communityAustralian rules football competition inVictoria. The season began on 10 April before it was curtailed on 2 September 2021 withoutpremierships awarded, due to the impact of theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[1][2]

No automaticpromotion and relegation was applied following the season, and clubs who finished in the bottom two or highest four positions on the ladder would instead have to formally apply on whether to be promoted or relegated for the2022 season.^[3]

This was the first time the VAFA had curtailed a season since1940, when competition was suspended due toWorld War II.^[4]

The2020 VAFA season was meant to have been the 120th season of the VAFA.^[5][6]

On 17 March 2020, the VAFA announced that the season would be postponed until 2 May because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7] However, the season did not resume amid ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, and was officially cancelled on 1 July without a game being played.^[8][9]

The 2021 season began on 10 April, with the senior men's home-and-away season scheduled to end on 28 August ahead of a finals series would be held.^[10] The VAFA extended its agreement withRSN 927 in February 2021, with RSN continuing to serve as the official VAFA radio broadcaster.^[11][12]

On 15 August, the VAFA cancelled the remaining home-and-away games, but stated their intention to still hold a finals series.^[13] However, following the extension ofMelbourne's sixth COVID-19 lockdown, the VAFA announced on 1 September that the season would be abandoned without any premierships awarded.^[14]

St Francis Xavier andSouth Mornington left the VAFA at the end of the2019 season to join theSouthern Football Netball League (SFNL).^[15][16]

Prior to the planned start of the2020 season,Peninsula Old Boys renamed toOld Peninsula Football Club after introducing a women's team.^[17]

• Fitzroy's Donovan Toohey kicked a goal after the siren to defeatSt Bedes/Mentone Tigers by three points inPremier B on 22 May.^[18]
• Caulfield Grammarians won a senior game in A Section/Premier Division for the first time since1987.^[19]
• FormerHawthorn player Jacob Campbell died from cancer on 28 May 2021.^[20][21][22]
• In July 2021, antisemitic graffiti was spray-painted on the clubrooms ofAJAX Football Club (which is the first and only fullyJewish Australian rules football club).^[23] The incident was condemned by the VAFA as an "abhorrent and unlawful racial attack", and theBeaumaris Football Club would later be awarded with a Medal of Courage from theAnti-Defamation Commission for its stance against antisemitism and racism.^[24][25]
• In August 2021, aRichmond Central player recordedKew players training (against COVID-19 lockdown rules) at Richmond Central's home ground, Kevin Bartlett Oval, and was also involved in a verbal confrontation with Kew coachIan Aitken.^[26] Kew said it did not sanction the training session, and the VAFA did not sanction the club, however they did refer Aitken toAFL Victoria.^[27]

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Bulleen Templestowe forfeited their round 10 game againstMHSOB.^[33][34]

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