1957 VFL season
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.
| 1957 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | Melbourne 9th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Melbourne 5th minor premiership |
| Consolation series | South Melbourne 2nd Consolation series win |
| Brownlow Medallist | Brian Gleeson (St Kilda) |
| Coleman Medallist | Jack Collins (Footscray) |
| Matches played | 112 |
| Highest | 100,324 |
The premiership was won by the Melbourne Football Club for the ninth time and third time consecutively, after it defeated Essendon by 61 points in the 1957 VFL Grand Final.
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