1970 Radiant Cup

May 2024 September 2013 1970 Radiant Cup VFL Night Series Cup 1970 180px Radiant Night Premiership 8 4th 7 86505 The 1970 VFL Radiant Night Premiership was the Victorian Football League end of season cup competition played in September of the 1970 VFL Premiership Season. Run as a knock-out tournament, it was contested by the eight VFL teams that failed to make the 1970 VFL finals series. It was the 15th 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 fourth night series cup defeating Melbourne in the final by 2 points. Games Round 1 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.16 (106) | | 14.9 (93) | Lake Oval | 10,591 | Thursday, 3 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.25 (121) | | 7.10 (52) | Lake Oval | 6,656 | Tuesday, 8 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.13 (97) | | 6.7 (43) | Lake Oval | 7,906 | Thursday, 10 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.19 (85)The match was decided after extra time; scores were level at 11.18 (84) to 12.12 (84) after the conclusion of regular time. 1994-02-22 Breaking football's deadlocks The Age 44 | | 12.12 (84) | Lake Oval | 6,035 | Tuesday, 15 September Semi-finals |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.12 (78) | | 11.11 (77) | Lake Oval | 23,882 | Thursday, 17 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.17 (121) | | 12.16 (88) | Lake Oval | 7,553 | Tuesday, 22 September Final |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.17 (95) | | 13.15 (93) | Lake Oval | 23,882 | Monday, 28 September Notes See also List of VFL/AFL pre-season and night series premiers 1970 VFL season References External links 1970 VFL Night Premiership – detailed review including quarter-by-quarter scores, best players and goalkickers for each match Category:Australian rules football competitions in Australia