1957 Night Series Cup
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The 1957 VFL Night Premiership Cup was the Victorian Football League
end of season cup competition played in August, September and October of the 1957 VFL Premiership Season
. This was the second year the Night Premiership had existed. Run as a four round knock-out tournament, it was contested by all twelve VFL teams. 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. South Melbourne
went on to win its second night series cup, defeating Geelong
in the final by 51 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 August, September and October of the 1957 VFL Premiership Season
1957 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1957.-Premiership season:In 1957, 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...
. This was the second year the Night Premiership had existed. Run as a four round knock-out tournament, it was contested by all twelve VFL teams. 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. 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...
went on to win its second night series cup, defeating Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
in the final by 51 points.