1970 Radiant Cup

1970 Radiant Cup
VFL Night Series Cup
Season1970
Teams8
WinnersFootscray (4th title)
Runner upMelbourne
Matches played7
Attendance86,505 (average 12,358 per match)

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

Semi-finals

Final

Notes

  1. ^ The match was decided after extra time; scores were level at 11.18 (84) to 12.12 (84) after the conclusion of regular time.[1]

See also


  1. ^ "Breaking football's deadlocks". The Age. 22 February 1994. p. 44.