1971 Heinz Cup
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The 1971 VFL 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. This would be the final night premiership of the era with the series disbanded the following year due to 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.
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
end of season cup competition played in September of the 1971 VFL Premiership Season
1971 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1971.-Premiership season:In 1971, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
. 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
Lake Oval
The Lake Oval was an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Albert Park, Victoria. It was the home of the South Melbourne Football Club from 1878 until their relocation to Sydney in 1982 , and also of the South Melbourne Cricket Club...
, Albert Park
Albert Park, Victoria
Albert Park is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip. At the 2006 Census, Albert Park had a population of 5827....
, then the home ground of South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
, as it was the only ground equipped to host night games. This would be the final night premiership of the era with the series disbanded the following year due to the introduction of the final five in the premiership competition. Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
won its first night series cup defeating Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
in the final by 16 points.