1971 Heinz Cup

1971 Heinz Cup
VFL Night Series 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. It was the 16th and last VFL Night Series competition, with the series disbanded the following year due to waning interest and 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, 2 September
Fitzroy 14.16 (100) North Melbourne 8.10 (58) Lake Oval 7,280 Tuesday, 7 September[2]
Carlton 9.15 (69) Essendon 9.6 (60) Lake Oval 7,328 Thursday, 9 September[3]
Melbourne 19.20 (134) Geelong 11.8 (74) Lake Oval 8,108 Tuesday, 14 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, 16 September[5]
Melbourne 14.16 (100) Carlton 11.8 (74) Lake Oval 11,919 Tuesday, 21 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, 27 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. (2010). AFL Record Season Guide to 2010. G. Slattery. p. 900. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9.