The 1963 VFL Night Premiership Cup was the
Victorian Football League end of season cup competition played in September and October of the
1963 VFL Premiership Season. Run as a knock-out tournament, it was contested by the eight VFL teams that failed to make the 1963 VFL finals series. It was the eighth
VFL Night Series competition. 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.
Footscray won its first night series cup defeating
Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
in the final by 6 points.
Games
Round 1
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, Winning team
, Winning team score
, Losing team
, Losing team score
, Ground
, Crowd
, Date
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,
, 14.13 (97)
,
, 9.11 (65)
,
Lake Oval
, 7,550
, Tuesday, 10 September
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, 7.13 (55)
,
, 6.11 (47)
,
Lake Oval
, 11,100
, Friday, 13 September
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, 10.15 (75)
,
, 6.8 (44)
,
Lake Oval
, 7,100
, Monday, 16 September
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, 8.11 (59)
,
, 7.11 (53)
,
Lake Oval
, 15,500
, Friday, 20 September
Semi-finals
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, Winning team
, Winning team score
, Losing team
, Losing team score
, Ground
, Crowd
, Date
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,
, 11.6 (72)
,
, 6.10 (46)
,
Lake Oval
, 17,480
, Monday, 23 September
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,
, 11.7 (73)
,
, 4.6 (30)
,
Lake Oval
, 15,380
, Wednesday, 25 September
Final
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, Winning team
, Winning team score
, Losing team
, Losing team score
, Ground
, Crowd
, Date
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,
, 10.9 (69)
,
, 9.9 (63)
,
Lake Oval
, 25,270
, Monday, 2 October
See also
*
List of Australian Football League night premiers
*
1963 VFL season
The 1963 VFL season was the 67th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 20 April until 5 October, and comprised an 18- ...
External links
1963 VFL Night Premiership - detailed review including quarter-by-quarter scores, best players and goalkickers for each match
Australian Football League pre-season competition
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