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The '''1971 VFL Heinz Night Premiership''' was the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] end of season cup competition played in September of the [[1971 VFL season|1971 VFL Premiership Season]]. Run as a knock-out tournament, it was contested by the eight VFL teams that failed to make the 1971 VFL finals series. Games were played at the [[Lake Oval]], [[Albert Park, Victoria|Albert Park]], then the home ground of [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]], as it was the only ground equipped to host night games. This would be the final night premiership of the era with the series disbanded the following year due to the introduction of the final five in the premiership competition. [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] won its first night series cup defeating [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] in the final by 16 points.
The '''1971 VFL H.J. Heinz Night Premiership''' was the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] end of season cup competition played in September of the [[1971 VFL season|1971 VFL Premiership Season]]. Run as a knock-out tournament, it was contested by the eight VFL teams that failed to make the 1971 VFL finals series. Games were played at the [[Lake Oval]], [[Albert Park, Victoria|Albert Park]], then the home ground of [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]], as it was the only ground equipped to host night games. This would be the final night premiership of the era with the series disbanded the following year due to the introduction of the final five in the premiership competition. [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] won its first night series cup defeating [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] in the final by 16 points.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19710928&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|page=28|date=28 September 1971|title=Demons' first night title|first=Peter|last=McFarline|work=[[The Age]]}}</ref>


==Games==
==Games==

Revision as of 16:08, 13 March 2013

1971 Heinz Cup
Season1971
Teams8
WinnersMelbourne (1st title)
Runner upFitzroy
Matches played7
Attendance77,956 (average 11,137 per match)

The 1971 VFL H.J. Heinz Night Premiership was the Victorian Football League end of season cup competition played in September of the 1971 VFL Premiership Season. Run as a knock-out tournament, it was contested by the eight VFL teams that failed to make the 1971 VFL finals series. Games were played at the Lake Oval, Albert Park, then the home ground of South Melbourne, as it was the only ground equipped to host night games. This would be the final night premiership of the era with the series disbanded the following year due to the introduction of the final five in the premiership competition. Melbourne won its first night series cup defeating Fitzroy in the final by 16 points.[1]

Games

Round 1

Winning team Winning team score Losing team Losing team score Ground Crowd Date
Footscray 11.25 (91) South Melbourne 10.10 (70) Lake Oval 10,028 Thursday, 2nd September
Fitzroy 14.16 (100) North Melbourne 8.10 (58) Lake Oval 7,280 Tuesday, 7th September[2]
Carlton 9.15 (69) Essendon 9.6 (60) Lake Oval 7,328 Thursday, 9th September[3]
Melbourne 19.20 (134) Geelong 11.8 (74) Lake Oval 8,108 Tuesday, 14th September[4]

Semi Finals

Winning team Winning team score Losing team Losing team score Ground Crowd Date
Fitzroy 16.17 (113) Footscray 11.12 (78) Lake Oval 12,124 Thursday, 16th September[5]
Melbourne 14.16 (100) Carlton 11.8 (74) Lake Oval 11,919 Tuesday, 21st September[6]

Final

Winning team Winning team score Losing team Losing team score Ground Crowd Date
Melbourne 12.7 (79) Fitzroy 9.9 (63) Lake Oval 21,169 Monday, 27th September[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ McFarline, Peter (28 September 1971). "Demons' first night title". The Age. p. 28.
  2. ^ Robb, Jim (8 September 1971). "Fitzroy too strong". The Age.
  3. ^ McFarline, Peter (10 September 1971). "Carlton by nine points". The Age.
  4. ^ "Easy for Demons". The Age. 15 September 1971.
  5. ^ Robb, Jim (17 September 1971). "Lions win a fiery clash". The Age.
  6. ^ McFarline, Peter (22 September 1971). "Melbourne too strong". The Age.
  7. ^ Lovett, Michael (ed.). AFL Record Season Guide to 2010. p. 900. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9.