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1957 VFL season#First Semi-Final

{{Short description|61st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL)}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox Australian rules football season

| competition = vfl_premiership

| year = 1957

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| teams = 12

| premiers ={{AFL Mel}}

| count = 9

| minor premiers ={{AFL Mel}}

| mpcount = 5

| pre-season name = Consolation series

| pre-season cup = {{AFL SM}}

| pscount = 2

| matches = 112

| attendance =

| highattend = 100,324

| top goal scorer =Jack Collins ({{AFL Foo}})

| brownlow medal =Brian Gleeson ({{AFL StK}})

| prevseason = 1956

| nextseason = 1958

}}

The 1957 VFL season was the 61st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 20 April until 21 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.

The premiership was won by the Melbourne Football Club for the ninth time and third time consecutively, after it defeated {{AFL Ess}} by 61 points in the 1957 VFL Grand Final.

Background

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. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.

Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.

Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1957 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the Page–McIntyre system.

Home-and-away season

=Round 1=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 12.16 (88)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.17 (59)

| Junction Oval

| 37,000

| 20 April 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 8.10 (58)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 13.15 (93)

| Victoria Park

| 30,000

| 20 April 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 10.6 (66)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 15.12 (102)

| Princes Park

| 24,321

| 20 April 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 7.11 (53)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 6.14 (50)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 24,000

| 22 April 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 19.14 (128)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 15.15 (105)

| Punt Road Oval

| 23,000

| 22 April 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 11.11 (77)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 10.17 (77)

| Kardinia Park

| 34,844

| 22 April 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 2=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 9.22 (76)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 8.9 (57)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 21,000

| 27 April 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 12.13 (85)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 7.11 (53)

| Western Oval

| 29,497

| 27 April 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 11.8 (74)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 8.15 (63)

| Windy Hill

| 21,500

| 27 April 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 9.13 (67)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 10.13 (73)

| Arden Street Oval

| 12,000

| 27 April 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 10.20 (80)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.12 (72)

| MCG

| 45,571

| 27 April 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.16 (52)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 10.16 (76)

| Lake Oval

| 22,385

| 27 April 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 3=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 12.16 (88)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 9.11 (65)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 17,000

| 4 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 19.16 (130)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 13.9 (87)

| Lake Oval

| 19,275

| 4 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 13.9 (87)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 11.12 (78)

| Arden Street Oval

| 11,000

| 4 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 11.20 (86)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 5.11 (41)

| MCG

| 42,920

| 4 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 12.5 (77)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.15 (87)

| Kardinia Park

| 24,292

| 4 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 9.10 (64)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 7.9 (51)

| Western Oval

| 34,878

| 4 May 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 4=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 6.15 (51)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 4.9 (33)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 20,000

| 11 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 11.14 (80)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 4.14 (38)

| Windy Hill

| 30,000

| 11 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 14.9 (93)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 11.17 (83)

| Victoria Park

| 32,500

| 11 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 15.12 (102)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 13.11 (89)

| Princes Park

| 28,888

| 11 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 16.5 (101)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 12.12 (84)

| Junction Oval

| 20,000

| 11 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 16.10 (106)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 10.31 (91)

| Punt Road Oval

| 16,500

| 11 May 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 5=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 17.17 (119)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 13.12 (90)

| MCG

| 35,682

| 18 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 9.10 (64)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 3.19 (37)

| Kardinia Park

| 18,000

| 18 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.12 (84)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 13.4 (82)

| Victoria Park

| 29,783

| 18 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 16.22 (118)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 13.16 (94)

| Princes Park

| 28,936

| 18 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 9.16 (70)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 9.14 (68)

| Arden Street Oval

| 19,000

| 18 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.16 (58)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 14.16 (100)

| Lake Oval

| 27,500

| 18 May 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 6=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 17.12 (114)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.15 (51)

| MCG

| 28,250

| 25 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 14.14 (98)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 10.19 (79)

| Western Oval

| 24,902

| 25 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 9.12 (66)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 11.8 (74)

| Windy Hill

| 22,000

| 25 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 10.13 (73)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 13.5 (83)

| Junction Oval

| 24,000

| 25 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 13.13 (91)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.16 (76)

| Arden Street Oval

| 20,000

| 25 May 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 12.10 (82)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 14.12 (96)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 24,500

| 25 May 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 7=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.16 (88)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 8.9 (57)

| Victoria Park

| 23,458

| 1 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 13.9 (87)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 7.20 (62)

| Princes Park

| 34,740

| 1 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 11.9 (75)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 11.13 (79)

| Lake Oval

| 15,000

| 1 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 7.10 (52)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 6.14 (50)

| Punt Road Oval

| 16,000

| 1 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 11.11 (77)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 7.8 (50)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 26,000

| 1 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 14.15 (99)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 17.11 (113)

| Kardinia Park

| 17,240

| 1 June 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 8=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 11.15 (81)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 10.19 (79)

| Punt Road Oval

| 21,000

| 8 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 10.11 (71)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 10.17 (77)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 15,000

| 8 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 21.12 (138)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 15.12 (102)

| Windy Hill

| 22,000

| 8 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 10.11 (71)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 14.15 (99)

| Princes Park

| 31,096

| 8 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 9.14 (68)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 13.11 (89)

| Lake Oval

| 18,200

| 8 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 12.17 (89)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 6.4 (40)

| Western Oval

| 34,742

| 8 June 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 9=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.13 (85)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 13.14 (92)

| Victoria Park

| 32,280

| 15 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 3.12 (30)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 9.21 (75)

| Junction Oval

| 33,500

| 15 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 7.14 (56)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 8.15 (63)

| Arden Street Oval

| 28,000

| 15 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 12.15 (87)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 8.12 (60)

| Western Oval

| 28,450

| 17 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 23.16 (154)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 14.10 (94)

| MCG

| 48,001

| 17 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 15.14 (104)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 7.14 (56)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 23,000

| 17 June 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 10=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 10.8 (68)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 10.10 (70)

| Kardinia Park

| 12,456

| 22 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.14 (68)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 14.14 (98)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 17,500

| 22 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 11.12 (78)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 16.13 (109)

| Arden Street Oval

| 14,000

| 22 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 10.15 (75)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 8.11 (59)

| Junction Oval

| 21,000

| 22 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 13.10 (88)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 7.19 (61)

| Punt Road Oval

| 25,000

| 22 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 14.16 (100)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 9.9 (63)

| Victoria Park

| 33,345

| 22 June 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 11=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 10.9 (69)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 14.8 (92)

| Kardinia Park

| 18,177

| 29 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 11.14 (80)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 13.11 (89)

| Windy Hill

| 18,500

| 29 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 13.14 (92)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 7.13 (55)

| Princes Park

| 21,454

| 29 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 12.15 (87)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 7.9 (51)

| MCG

| 49,512

| 29 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 15.19 (109)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 14.12 (96)

| Lake Oval

| 16,200

| 29 June 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 10.14 (74)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 13.15 (93)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 27,000

| 29 June 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 12=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 17.15 (117)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 10.13 (73)

| Arden Street Oval

| 21,000

| 6 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 9.11 (65)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 9.10 (64)

| Western Oval

| 23,578

| 6 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 11.15 (81)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 9.17 (71)

| Lake Oval

| 18,000

| 6 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 24.14 (158)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 10.14 (74)

| MCG

| 21,370

| 6 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 12.16 (88)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.13 (73)

| Windy Hill

| 26,500

| 6 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 7.10 (52)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 8.13 (61)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 26,000

| 6 July 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 13=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 12.15 (87)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 8.13 (61)

| Kardinia Park

| 14,806

| 13 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 7.7 (49)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 6.13 (49)

| Victoria Park

| 24,216

| 13 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 11.15 (81)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 10.5 (65)

| Princes Park

| 20,572

| 13 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 11.12 (78)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 10.15 (75)

| Punt Road Oval

| 22,000

| 13 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 14.16 (100)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 14.8 (92)

| Junction Oval

| 24,400

| 13 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 7.10 (52)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 9.18 (72)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 12,500

| 13 July 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 14=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 10.13 (73)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 11.12 (78)

| Punt Road Oval

| 21,000

| 27 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 7.13 (55)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 5.4 (34)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 10,000

| 27 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 9.18 (72)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 11.7 (73)

| Windy Hill

| 22,500

| 27 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 13.14 (92)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 6.8 (44)

| Victoria Park

| 21,316

| 27 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 11.13 (79)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 7.10 (52)

| Princes Park

| 31,810

| 27 July 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 15.18 (108)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 8.8 (56)

| Junction Oval

| 14,500

| 27 July 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 15=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 13.11 (89)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 14.9 (93)

| Arden Street Oval

| 10,000

| 3 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 15.13 (103)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 13.13 (91)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 12,000

| 3 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 8.18 (66)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 10.13 (73)

| MCG

| 32,163

| 3 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 7.8 (50)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 12.11 (83)

| Western Oval

| 24,942

| 3 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 9.13 (67)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.19 (91)

| Lake Oval

| 25,300

| 3 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 11.19 (85)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 6.7 (43)

| Kardinia Park

| 16,808

| 3 August 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 16=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 6.6 (42)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 8.13 (61)

| Western Oval

| 13,325

| 10 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 10.15 (75)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.13 (55)

| Windy Hill

| 16,000

| 10 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 1.5 (11)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 6.13 (49)

| Junction Oval

| 17,100

| 10 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 14.19 (103)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 8.7 (55)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 12,000

| 10 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 8.14 (62)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 8.13 (61)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 22,000

| 10 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 11.9 (75)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 7.9 (51)

| Punt Road Oval

| 22,000

| 10 August 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 17=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 8.10 (58)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 10.13 (73)

| Kardinia Park

| 12,759

| 17 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 13.14 (92)

| {{AFL NM}}

| 11.13 (79)

| Victoria Park

| 20,310

| 17 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 11.13 (79)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.11 (41)

| Princes Park

| 25,945

| 17 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 11.9 (75)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 9.17 (71)

| Lake Oval

| 18,100

| 17 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 13.11 (89)

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 14.14 (98)

| Punt Road Oval

| 19,000

| 17 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 13.7 (85)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 9.10 (64)

| Glenferrie Oval

| 31,000

| 17 August 1957

{{s-end}}

=Round 18=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Crowd

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL NM}}

| 10.20 (80)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 17.11 (113)

| Arden Street Oval

| 10,000

| 24 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 18.12 (120)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 10.11 (71)

| MCG

| 35,751

| 24 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Foo}}

| 8.11 (59)

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 7.15 (57)

| Western Oval

| 25,436

| 24 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 15.14 (104)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 10.20 (80)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 10,000

| 24 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 14.12 (96)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 7.14 (56)

| Junction Oval

| 29,300

| 24 August 1957

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 17.21 (123)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 9.8 (62)

| Windy Hill

| 35,000

| 24 August 1957

{{s-end}}

Ladder

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| (P)

Premiers
bgcolor=FFFFBB |Qualified for finals

{{Australian rules football ladder start}}

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 1 || align=left | {{AFL Mel}} (P) || 18 || 12 || 5 || 1 || 1567 || 1129 || 138.8 || 50

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 2 || align=left | {{AFL Ess}} || 18 || 11 || 7 || 0 || 1447 || 1223 || 118.3 || 44

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 3 || align=left | {{AFL Haw}} || 18 || 11 || 7 || 0 || 1321 || 1132 || 116.7 || 44

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 4 || align=left | {{AFL Car}} || 18 || 11 || 7 || 0 || 1341 || 1348 || 99.5 || 44

|-

| 5 || align=left | {{AFL Col}} || 18 || 9 || 8 || 1 || 1390 || 1366 || 101.8 || 38

|-

| 6 || align=left | {{AFL Foo}} || 18 || 9 || 8 || 1 || 1263 || 1275 || 99.1 || 38

|-

| 7 || align=left | {{AFL Ric}} || 18 || 9 || 9 || 0 || 1506 || 1604 || 93.9 || 36

|-

| 8 || align=left | {{AFL NM}} || 18 || 8 || 10 || 0 || 1404 || 1477 || 95.1 || 32

|-

| 9 || align=left | {{AFL StK}} || 18 || 8 || 10 || 0 || 1318 || 1394 || 94.5 || 32

|-

| 10 || align=left | {{AFL SM}} || 18 || 7 || 11 || 0 || 1349 || 1519 || 88.8 || 28

|-

| 11 || align=left | {{AFL Fit}} || 18 || 6 || 12 || 0 || 1355 || 1611 || 84.1 || 24

|-

| 12 || align=left | {{AFL Gee}} || 18 || 5 || 12 || 1 || 1368 || 1551 || 88.2 || 22

|}

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 77.0
Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1957.html#lad AFL Tables]

Finals series

=Semi-finals=

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!Team

!1 Qtr

!2 Qtr

!3 Qtr

!Final

Hawthorn

|align=center|5.3

|align=center|7.6

|align=center|9.7

|align=center|10.11 (71)

Carlton

|align=center|0.2

|align=center|1.4

|align=center|2.7

|align=center|6.12 (48)

align=center|Attendance: 69,455

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!Team

!1 Qtr

!2 Qtr

!3 Qtr

!Final

Melbourne

|align=center|2.4

|align=center|2.6

|align=center|6.15

|align=center|8.19 (67)

Essendon

|align=center|1.3

|align=center|10.6

|align=center|11.9

|align=center|12.11 (83)

align=center|Attendance: 70,232

=Preliminary final=

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!Team

!1 Qtr

!2 Qtr

!3 Qtr

!Final

Melbourne

|align=center|4.4

|align=center|11.4

|align=center|16.9

|align=center|22.12 (144)

Hawthorn

|align=center|1.4

|align=center|4.8

|align=center|9.9

|align=center|11.10 (76)

align=center|Attendance: 74,090

=Grand final=

{{Main|1957 VFL Grand Final}}

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!Team

!1 Qtr

!2 Qtr

!3 Qtr

!Final

Essendon

|align=center|2.3

|align=center|4.4

|align=center|7.8

|align=center|7.13 (55)

Melbourne

|align=center|6.2

|align=center|9.9

|align=center|12.11

|align=center|17.14 (116)

align=center|Attendance: 100,324

Night Series Competition

The night series were held under the floodlights at Lake Oval, South Melbourne.

In all other years of the night competition (i.e., 1956–1971), only teams that had finished 5th to 12th on ladder at the end of the home-and-away season competed; i.e., teams which were not playing in any of the end of season finals matches.

In 1957, due to the perceived popularity of the competition's initial year (1956), all twelve VFL clubs played in the 1957 Night Series. The series was marred by bad weather, with two matches having to be abandoned. Only an average of 16,000 spectators attending each of the 11 matches that were played. In 1958, the competition reverted to the 1956 structure, where only teams finishing 5th to 12th on the ladder competed.

Final: South Melbourne 15.13 (103) defeated Geelong 8.4 (52)

Season notes

  • Following the successful introduction of televised sport in 1956, the VFL decides to allow the live broadcast of the last quarter of three VFL matches each Saturday afternoon. Experiments conducted in 1956 involving three "closed circuit" telecasts of three of the finals matches, and the live broadcast of the Olympic Games' demonstration match had shown that it was possible to from "wide-shots" to "close-ups" quickly enough to provide effective viewing. Each station's telecast had a principal commentator: Tony Charlton (HSV-7), Ken Dakin (ABV-2), and Ian Johnson (GTV-9).
  • In Round 4, Richmond defeated Fitzroy by 15 points despite having fifteen fewer scoring shots. This remains the greatest deficit in scoring shots by a winning side, though equalled by Geelong against Collingwood in 1977.
  • In August, learning from the success of the Olympic Games, and in an attempt to counter the problems of overnight queues outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground prior to each final, the VFL sold reserved tickets through the mail for the finals series. It was also anticipated that this would greatly assist country people, who could now book seats and accommodation well in advance.
  • Hawthorn made the final four for the first time since their VFL debut in 1925, ending the longest finals drought in VFL/AFL history (thirty-two years and 595 matches).
  • Allan Nash becomes the last umpire to officiate in all games of a finals series.{{cite book|last=Atkinson|first=Graeme|title=3AW Book of Footy Records|year=1989|publisher=Magistra Publishing Company Pty Ltd|location=South Melbourne |isbn=1863210091|pages=278}}.

Awards

  • The 1957 VFL Premiership team was Melbourne.
  • The VFL's leading goalkicker was Jack Collins of Footscray who kicked 74 goals.
  • The winner of the 1957 Brownlow Medal was Brian Gleeson of St Kilda with 24 votes.
  • The McClelland Trophy was won by {{AFL Ess}}, with 173 points. Minor premiers {{AFL Mel}} finished second with 164.{{cite news|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial|publication-place=Melbourne|date=26 August 1957|title=Club title to Dons|page=32}}
  • Geelong took the "wooden spoon" in 1957.
  • The seconds premiership was won by {{AFL NM}}. North Melbourne 14.13 (97) defeated {{AFL Fit}} 13.15 (93) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain raiser to the firsts Grand Final on 21 September.{{cite news|newspaper=The Herald|publication-place=Melbourne|date=21 September 1957|title=North seconds just hold on for flag|page=21|author=John Craven}}

References

{{Reflist}}

  • Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. {{ISBN|0-670-90809-6}}
  • Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. {{ISBN|0-670-86814-0}}

Sources

  • [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1957.html 1957 VFL season] at AFL Tables
  • [https://www.australianfootball.com/seasons/season/afl/138/premiership%2Bseason/1/1/1957 1957 VFL season] at Australian Football

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