1957 Night Series Cup

1957 Night Series Cup
VFL Night Series Cup
Season 1957
Teams 12
Winners South Melbourne (2nd title)
Runner up Geelong
Matches played 11
Attendance 187,200 (average 17,018 per match)

The 1957 VFL Night Premiership Cup was the Victorian Football League end of season cup competition played in August, September and October of the 1957 VFL Premiership Season. This was the second year the VFL Night Series had existed. Run as a four-round knock-out tournament, it was contested by all twelve VFL teams. 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. South Melbourne went on to win its second night series cup, defeating Geelong in the final by 51 points.

Games

Round 1

Winning team Winning team score Losing team Losing team score Ground Crowd Date
South Melbourne 15.19 (109) St Kilda 11.13 (79) Lake Oval 25,000 Thursday, 29 August
Geelong 13.13 (91) Richmond 9.12 (66) Lake Oval 14,000 Tuesday, 3 September
North Melbourne 9.13 (67) Collingwood 6.13 (49) Lake Oval 16,500 Thursday, 5 September
Footscray 16.17 (113) Fitzroy 12.8 (80) Lake Oval 16,500 Tuesday, 10 September

Round 2

Winning team Winning team score Losing team Losing team score Ground Crowd Date
South Melbourne 8.14 (62) Carlton 6.11 (47) Lake Oval 25,000 Thursday, 12 September
Footscray 11.10 (76) Hawthorn 7.15 (57) Lake Oval 14,000 Thursday, 19 September
Geelong 11.18 (84) North Melbourne 10.12 (72) Lake Oval 8,100 Tuesday, 24 September
Footscray 11.16 (82) Melbourne 8.8 (56) Lake Oval 10,000 Thursday, 26 September

Semi Finals

Winning team Winning team score Losing team Losing team score Ground Crowd Date
Geelong 10.11 (71) Footscray 6.9 (45) Lake Oval 14,600 Thursday, 3 October
South Melbourne 17.14 (116) Essendon 15.14 (104) Lake Oval 18,500 Friday, 4 October

Final

Winning team Winning team score Losing team Losing team score Ground Crowd Date
South Melbourne 15.13 (103) Geelong 8.4 (52) Lake Oval 25,000 Monday, 7 October

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