1971 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 4-1-17, P%: 75.7%)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Players:
43
Brownlow Leader(s):
Barry Davis (18)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Alan Noonan (31)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s):
Barry Davis
Team Leaders
Captain(s):
Barry Davis
Vice-Captain(s):
John Williams
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Anderson, Ian | #25 | 6 | R08-R11, R13-R14 | 13 | |
| Barclay, Stuart | #37 | 12 | R02, R10-R18, R20-R21 | 1 | |
| Bates, Mick | #49 | 2 | R19-R20 | 1 | |
| Blethyn, Geoff | #11 | 15 | R01-R06, R08-R16 | 21 | |
| Cassin, John | #42 | 9 | R12-R13, R15-R17, R19-R22 | 4 | |
| Close, Robin | #19 | 3 | R16-R18 | 5 | |
| Daniel, Peter | #28 | 20 | R01, R03-R20, R22 | 16 | |
| Davis, Barry | #32 | 19 | R01-R13, R17-R22 | 11 | |
| Delahunty, Hugh | #40 | 14 | R03-R13, R19-R20, R22 | 4 | |
| Dodson, Bruce | #41 | 11 | R02-R09, R15, R21-R22 | 3 | |
| Ellis, John | #30 | 1 | R01 | 0 | |
| Fields, Neville | #1 | 12 | R01-R02, R07, R12, R14-R19, R21-R22 | 6 | |
| Fletcher, Ken | #21 | 22 | R01-R22 | 1 | |
| Gerlach, Darryl | #17 | 19 | R01-R03, R05-R17, R20-R22 | 1 | |
| Graco, Allan | #52 | 8 | R15-R22 | 2 | |
| Grainger, Gary | #4 | 11 | R01-R05, R07, R14-R18 | 6 | |
| Greenwood, Bob | #2 | 7 | R03-R04, R07-R08, R18, R21-R22 | 9 | |
| Grinter, Barry | #18 | 6 | R03-R06, R12-R13 | 1 | |
| Gross, Don | #15 | 19 | R01-R15, R19-R22 | 22 | |
| Halley, Len | #44 | 5 | R05-R07, R19-R20 | 1 | |
| Hampson, Roger | #36 | 2 | R05-R06 | 0 | |
| Headlam, Wayne | #14 | 22 | R01-R22 | 3 | |
| Heath, Trevor | #58 | 1 | R14 | 0 | |
| Hogan, Ken | #29 | 8 | R02, R04-R05, R13-R17 | 5 | |
| Lake, Eddie | #38 | 12 | R09-R20 | 5 | |
| McFarlane, Rod | #20 | 4 | R01-R02, R09, R12 | 3 | |
| McKenzie, Don | #24 | 19 | R01-R04, R08-R22 | 2 | |
| Moloney, Laurie | #34 | 2 | R21-R22 | 2 | |
| Neish, Bruce | #8 | 7 | R09, R17-R22 | 5 | |
| Noonan, Alan | #10 | 18 | R01-R08, R10-R11, R13-R18, R21-R22 | 31 | |
| Parkes, Gary | #5 | 8 | R06-R07, R16, R18-R22 | 1 | |
| Payne, Charlie | #7 | 17 | R01-R08, R10-R16, R21-R22 | 9 | |
| Payne, Ian | #3 | 12 | R01-R03, R06-R10, R16-R19 | 2 | |
| Pirouet, Bryan | #9 | 3 | R01-R02, R14 | 0 | |
| Roberts, Ken | #45 | 1 | R18 | 0 | |
| Schultz, Graeme | #12 | 16 | R01-R06, R08-R11, R15-R18, R20-R21 | 29 | |
| Smith, Ray | #35 | 11 | R07-R15, R19-R20 | 0 | |
| Sproule, Paul | #26 | 13 | R01, R03-R14 | 10 | |
| Starbuck, David | #39 | 6 | R17-R22 | 2 | |
| Talbot, Sandy | #27 | 11 | R01-R11 | 0 | |
| Thompson, Robert | #43 | 1 | R04 | 0 | |
| Williams, John | #22 | 22 | R01-R22 | 1 | |
| Wilson, Andy | #33 | 3 | R11-R12, R19 | 1 |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.
Coach Results
| Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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| Birt, Johnny | 22 | 4 | -1- | 17 | R01-R22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 03/04/1971 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 24 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 10/04/1971 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 60 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 17/04/1971 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 24/04/1971 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MEL by 35 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 01/05/1971 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESS by 33 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 08/05/1971 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 44 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 15/05/1971 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SOU by 16 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 22/05/1971 | Round 8 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOO by 40 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 29/05/1971 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 24 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 05/06/1971 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 33 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 14/06/1971 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 58 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 19/06/1971 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 33 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 26/06/1971 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 14 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 03/07/1971 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 147 | Johnny Birt | John Williams |
| 10/07/1971 | Round 15 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MEL by 11 | Johnny Birt | John Williams |
| 17/07/1971 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 29 | Johnny Birt | John Williams |
| 24/07/1971 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STK by 49 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 31/07/1971 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 10 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 07/08/1971 | Round 19 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOO by 1 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 14/08/1971 | Round 20 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 54 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 21/08/1971 | Round 21 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 31 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
| 28/08/1971 | Round 22 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FIT by 11 | Johnny Birt | Barry Davis |
Internal Links
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