The 1961 VFL Night Premiership Cup was the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
end of season cup competition played in August and September of the
1961 VFL Premiership Season. This was the sixth season of the
VFL Night Series. Run as a knock-out tournament, it was contested by the eight VFL teams that failed to make the 1961 VFL finals series. Games were played at the
Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
,
Albert Park, then the home ground of
South Melbourne
South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at ...
, as it was the only ground equipped to host night games.
Geelong won its first night series cup defeating
North Melbourne
North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at ...
in the final by 12 points.
Games
Round 1
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, 14.14 (98)
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, 11.13 (79)
,
Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 16,222
, Thursday, 31 August
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, 14.12 (96)
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, 11.15 (81)
,
Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 17,854
, Tuesday, 5 September
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, 13.7 (85)
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, 12.8 (80)
,
Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 21,760
, Thursday, 7 September
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, 12.12 (84)
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, 5.8 (38)
,
Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 23,468
, Tuesday, 12 September
Semifinals
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, Winning team
, Winning team score
, Losing team
, Losing team score
, Ground
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, Date
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, 14.10 (94)
,
, 10.8 (68)
,
Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 15,110
, Friday, 15 September
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, 14.12 (96)
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, 10.11 (71)
,
Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 27,240
, Tuesday, 19 September
Final
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, Winning team
, Winning team score
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, Losing team score
, Ground
, Crowd
, Date
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, 9.20 (74)
,
, 9.8 (62)
,
Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club Sout ...
, 30,465
, Monday, 25 September
See also
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List of Australian Football League night premiers
This page is a complete chronological listing of the pre-season and night series premiers of the Australian Football League (AFL), known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) until 1990. Although it spans three different competitions, the premi ...
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1961 VFL season
The 1961 VFL season was the 65th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 15 April until 23 September, and comprised an ...
External links
1961 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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