1962 Night Series Cup

VFL Night Series Cup
Season| 1962
Teams| 8
Winners| Richmond (1st title)
Runner up| Hawthorn
Matches played| 7
Attendance| 111,710 (average 15,959 per match)

The 1962 VFL Night Premiership Cup was the Victorian Football League end of season cup competition played in August and September of the 1962 VFL Premiership Season. Run as a knock-out tournament, it was contested by the eight VFL teams that failed to make the 1962 VFL finals series. It was the seventh 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. Richmond won its first night series cup defeating Hawthorn in the final by 4 points.[1]

## Games

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### Round 1

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Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date

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North Melbourne | 9.11 (65) | South Melbourne | 3.14 (32)  | Lake Oval | 13,500  | Friday, 31 August
Richmond | 12.9 (81) | Fitzroy | 3.14 (32)  | Lake Oval | 11,600  | Tuesday, 4 September
Collingwood | 16.16 (112) | St Kilda | 10.9 (69)  | Lake Oval | 11,300  | Friday, 7 September
Hawthorn | 11.21 (87) | Footscray | 9.10 (64)  | Lake Oval | 13,560  | Tuesday, 11 September

### Semi-finals

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Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date

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Richmond | 12.13 (85) | North Melbourne | 9.8 (62)  | Lake Oval | 17,100  | Friday, 14 September
Hawthorn | 18.13 (121) | Collingwood | 7.7 (49)  | Lake Oval | 20,100  | Tuesday, 18 September

### Final

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Winning team | Winning team score | Losing team | Losing team score | Ground | Crowd | Date

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Richmond | 8.16 (64) | Hawthorn | 9.6 (60)  | Lake Oval | 24,550  | Wednesday, 26 September

## See also

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* List of VFL/AFL pre-season and night series premiers
* 1962 VFL season

## References

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1. ^ "Tigers Win Night Title". The Football Record. 51 (34): 4. 29 September 1962. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

* 1962 VFL Night Premiership – detailed review including quarter-by-quarter scores, best players and goalkickers for each match

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