1971 Heinz Cup

November 2013 January 2024 1971 Heinz Cup VFL Night Series Cup 1971 180px Heinz Night Premiership 8 1st 7 77956 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19710928&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 28 28 September 1971 Demons' first night title Peter McFarline The Age Games Round 1 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.25 (91) | | 10.10 (70) | Lake Oval | 10,028 | Thursday, 2 September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.16 (100) | | 8.10 (58) | Lake Oval | 7,280 | Tuesday, 7 Septemberhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G8NUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7103%2C1540119 Jim Robb Fitzroy too strong 8 September 1971 The Age |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.15 (69) | | 9.6 (60) | Lake Oval | 7,328 | Thursday, 9 Septemberhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HMNUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3518%2C2047481 Carlton by nine points Peter McFarline 10 September 1971 The Age |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.20 (134) | | 11.8 (74) | Lake Oval | 8,108 | Tuesday, 14 Septemberhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IMNUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7062%2C3119333 Easy for Demons 15 September 1971 The Age Semi-finals |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.17 (113) | | 11.12 (78) | Lake Oval | 12,124 | Thursday, 16 Septemberhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IsNUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3815%2C3610586 Lions win a fiery clash Jim Robb 17 September 1971 The Age |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.16 (100) | | 11.8 (74) | Lake Oval | 11,919 | Tuesday, 21 Septemberhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JsNUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4800%2C4680038 Melbourne too strong Peter McFarline 22 September 1971 The Age Final |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.7 (79) | | 9.9 (63) | Lake Oval | 21,169 | Monday, 27 SeptemberAFL Record Season Guide to 2010 2010 900 G. Slattery 978-0-9806274-5-9 Lovett, Michael See also List of Australian Football League night premiers 1971 VFL season References External links 1971 VFL Night Premiership - detailed review including quarter-by-quarter scores, best players and goalkickers for each match Category:Australian rules football competitions in Australia