1971 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1971 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 22
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 136

Season Results

Premiers: Hawthorn
Runners-Up: St Kilda
Minor Premiers: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medallist(s): Ian Stewart (Richmond)
Coleman Medallist(s): Peter Hudson (Hawthorn)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Hawthorn (P) 1st 19 -0- 3 153.7% Peter Hudson (18) Peter Hudson (140)
St Kilda (R) 2nd 16 -0- 6 140.0% John McIntosh (18) Allan Davis (63)
Richmond 3rd 16 -0- 6 122.6% Ian Stewart (21) Royce Hart (54)
Collingwood 4th 14 -1- 7 126.7% Des Tuddenham (15) Peter McKenna (130)
Carlton 5th 14 -0- 8 104.4% Adrian Gallagher, John Nicholls (7) Alex Jesaulenko (56)
Fitzroy 6th 12 -0- 10 106.9% Alex Ruscuklic (16) John Murphy (47)
Melbourne 7th 11 -1- 10 109.5% Stan Alves, Greg Wells (10) Paul Callery (38)
Footscray 8th 11 -0- 11 88.7% Gary Dempsey (16) Bernie Quinlan (48)
North Melbourne 9th 5 -1- 16 66.8% Keith Greig (10) Sam Kekovich (35)
Geelong 10th 5 -0- 17 82.1% Bill Ryan (16) Doug Wade (94)
Essendon 11th 4 -1- 17 75.7% Barry Davis (18) Alan Noonan (31)
South Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 19 69.9% Wayne Walsh (11) Peter Bedford (44)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 15
Goal Umpire 7
Boundary Umpire 4

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/04/1971 2:10 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 165 - 60 28,727
SAT 03/04/1971 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 57 - 151 20,771
SAT 03/04/1971 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 124 - 98 20,399
SAT 03/04/1971 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 72 - 96 19,214
SAT 03/04/1971 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Junction Oval 99 - 150 18,386
SAT 03/04/1971 2:10 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 160 - 77 27,829

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/04/1971 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 92 - 110 17,159
SAT 10/04/1971 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 129 - 69 31,275
SAT 10/04/1971 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 97 - 53 15,310
MON 12/04/1971 2:10 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 63 - 107 20,707
MON 12/04/1971 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 108 - 80 24,174
MON 12/04/1971 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 69 - 106 82,191

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/04/1971 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 127 - 100 43,785
SAT 17/04/1971 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 115 - 107 14,094
SAT 17/04/1971 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 66 - 66 22,421
SAT 17/04/1971 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda VFL Park 68 - 49 33,576
SAT 17/04/1971 2:10 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 99 - 93 15,003
SAT 17/04/1971 2:10 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Junction Oval 128 - 94 8,696

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/04/1971 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon VFL Park 78 - 43 27,368
SAT 24/04/1971 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 86 - 99 23,555
SAT 24/04/1971 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Moorabbin Oval 69 - 127 25,153
SAT 24/04/1971 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 39 - 133 18,916
SAT 24/04/1971 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 134 - 81 25,759
SAT 24/04/1971 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 99 - 92 13,971

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/05/1971 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Junction Oval 92 - 120 12,363
SAT 01/05/1971 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 141 - 108 16,429
SAT 01/05/1971 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 96 - 83 25,237
SAT 01/05/1971 2:10 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne VFL Park 93 - 45 16,205
SAT 01/05/1971 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 111 - 71 22,546
SAT 01/05/1971 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray MCG 101 - 121 23,758

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1971 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 72 - 127 80,231
SAT 08/05/1971 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy VFL Park 91 - 136 11,312
SAT 08/05/1971 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 92 - 94 17,308
SAT 08/05/1971 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 109 - 65 21,604
SAT 08/05/1971 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 84 - 146 13,047
SAT 08/05/1971 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 113 - 107 19,205

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1971 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 149 - 104 21,069
SAT 15/05/1971 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 106 - 92 25,525
SAT 15/05/1971 2:10 PM Carlton v Footscray VFL Park 91 - 79 29,199
SAT 15/05/1971 2:10 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 89 - 105 17,055
SAT 15/05/1971 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Junction Oval 82 - 92 17,673
SAT 15/05/1971 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 145 - 78 22,976

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1971 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 72 - 106 20,247
SAT 22/05/1971 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 122 - 70 52,783
SAT 22/05/1971 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 119 - 79 21,295
SAT 22/05/1971 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 135 - 88 38,127
SAT 22/05/1971 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 89 - 133 15,182
SAT 22/05/1971 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn VFL Park 52 - 147 14,843

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1971 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 70 - 67 39,830
SAT 29/05/1971 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 124 - 109 7,365
SAT 29/05/1971 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 36 - 96 30,151
SAT 29/05/1971 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond VFL Park 89 - 113 16,345
SAT 29/05/1971 2:10 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 100 - 66 20,350
SAT 29/05/1971 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Junction Oval 119 - 78 13,255

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1971 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 106 - 75 48,708
SAT 05/06/1971 2:10 PM Footscray v Geelong VFL Park 124 - 122 11,672
SAT 05/06/1971 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 90 - 75 24,403
SAT 05/06/1971 2:10 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 96 - 63 14,864
SAT 05/06/1971 2:10 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 60 - 131 16,050
SAT 05/06/1971 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 107 - 55 28,451

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 14/06/1971 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 74 - 94 52,256
MON 14/06/1971 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 83 - 133 23,388
MON 14/06/1971 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton VFL Park 158 - 73 50,281
MON 14/06/1971 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Junction Oval 115 - 57 14,212
MON 14/06/1971 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 118 - 59 22,486
MON 14/06/1971 2:10 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 89 - 98 9,454

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/06/1971 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne VFL Park 18 - 49 12,492
SAT 19/06/1971 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Moorabbin Oval 99 - 21 14,181
SAT 19/06/1971 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 114 - 23 14,011
SAT 19/06/1971 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 104 - 71 12,219
SAT 19/06/1971 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 47 - 65 24,831
SAT 19/06/1971 2:10 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 63 - 46 21,188

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1971 2:10 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 79 - 80 28,471
SAT 26/06/1971 2:10 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 87 - 66 11,222
SAT 26/06/1971 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 84 - 98 18,853
SAT 26/06/1971 2:10 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 52 - 111 8,508
SAT 26/06/1971 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn VFL Park 58 - 93 18,378
SAT 26/06/1971 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 124 - 84 30,930

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1971 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne VFL Park 88 - 72 27,506
SAT 03/07/1971 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 84 - 103 14,733
SAT 03/07/1971 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 200 - 53 26,829
SAT 03/07/1971 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Moorabbin Oval 87 - 90 28,825
SAT 03/07/1971 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 123 - 125 13,325
SAT 03/07/1971 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 89 - 82 8,777

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/07/1971 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 78 - 89 14,093
SAT 10/07/1971 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 141 - 104 21,356
SAT 10/07/1971 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 125 - 102 22,542
SAT 10/07/1971 2:10 PM Richmond v South Melbourne MCG 90 - 79 22,870
SAT 10/07/1971 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Junction Oval 84 - 102 24,926
SAT 10/07/1971 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne VFL Park 163 - 71 10,073

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/07/1971 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 34 - 49 20,013
SAT 17/07/1971 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon VFL Park 85 - 114 9,012
SAT 17/07/1971 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 97 - 54 25,515
SAT 17/07/1971 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 33 - 82 10,471
SAT 17/07/1971 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 45 - 60 9,835
SAT 17/07/1971 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 86 - 51 17,926

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/07/1971 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 84 - 78 27,243
SAT 24/07/1971 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Junction Oval 139 - 76 8,899
SAT 24/07/1971 2:10 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 160 - 73 17,338
SAT 24/07/1971 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 50 - 99 15,273
SAT 24/07/1971 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne VFL Park 169 - 79 11,406
SAT 24/07/1971 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 154 - 39 21,979

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/07/1971 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 62 - 62 6,522
SAT 31/07/1971 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 137 - 128 17,843
SAT 31/07/1971 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 76 - 106 21,670
SAT 31/07/1971 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 86 - 96 7,938
SAT 31/07/1971 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy VFL Park 83 - 64 14,521
SAT 31/07/1971 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 108 - 76 47,931

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1971 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 125 - 62 23,017
SAT 07/08/1971 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 58 - 101 36,267
SAT 07/08/1971 2:10 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 65 - 66 13,862
SAT 07/08/1971 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda VFL Park 58 - 79 46,285
SAT 07/08/1971 2:10 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Junction Oval 83 - 58 8,253
SAT 07/08/1971 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 154 - 62 9,122

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/08/1971 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 95 - 64 25,081
SAT 14/08/1971 2:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 151 - 76 12,085
SAT 14/08/1971 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 81 - 120 22,781
SAT 14/08/1971 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 126 - 72 28,388
SAT 14/08/1971 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood VFL Park 62 - 126 19,567
SAT 14/08/1971 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 75 - 110 15,096

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1971 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 102 - 123 37,732
SAT 21/08/1971 2:10 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 126 - 95 17,864
SAT 21/08/1971 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Junction Oval 105 - 82 22,413
SAT 21/08/1971 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 103 - 72 8,732
SAT 21/08/1971 2:10 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 122 - 50 16,205
SAT 21/08/1971 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 105 - 140 41,312

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1971 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 124 - 65 14,876
SAT 28/08/1971 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 110 - 102 36,423
SAT 28/08/1971 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 106 - 87 32,312
SAT 28/08/1971 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 84 - 95 12,865
SAT 28/08/1971 2:10 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 74 - 90 16,711
SAT 28/08/1971 2:10 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 131 - 59 9,255

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1971 2:30 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 121 - 77 99,771

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/09/1971 2:30 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda MCG 90 - 88 99,822

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/09/1971 2:30 PM St Kilda v Richmond MCG 108 - 78 102,494

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/09/1971 2:30 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda MCG 82 - 75 118,192