1971 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 10th (W-D-L: 5-0-17, P%: 82.1%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 42
Brownlow Leader(s): Bill Ryan (16)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Doug Wade (94)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): David Clarke

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Bill Goggin

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Adams, Robert #9 11 R07-R10, R14-R20 4
Ainsworth, Geoff #25 1 R22 0
Bates, Jeff #19 1 R12 0
Blake, Rod #16 14 R09-R22 4
Brown, Peter #31 6 R02-R06, R09 3
Clarke, David #14 22 R01-R22 25
Closter, Wayne #1 22 R01-R22 13
Colley, Tim #38 1 R01 0
Evans, Phil #5 11 R01, R07-R10, R14, R16-R18, R20-R21 0
Evans, Tim #11 6 R06-R07, R15, R17, R20-R21 0
Farman, Terry #15 21 R01-R15, R17-R22 0
Friend, John #38 1 R07 0
Gilmore, Tony #24 12 R05-R06, R09, R11-R19 1
Goggin, Bill #35 21 R01-R13, R15-R22 11
Hampshire, Ian #22 15 R01-R10, R18-R22 2
Harris, David #32 22 R01-R22 12
Haynes, Ray #13 2 R09-R10 0
Kline, Jeff #36 10 R12-R17, R19-R22 3
Linke, Graeme #34 11 R12-R22 0
Linke, Peter #37 5 R02, R07-R09, R16 0
Martella, Brian #21 1 R05 0
McCarthy, Shane #8 1 R08 0
Mitchell, Chris #27 4 R01, R04, R10-R11 1
Nankervis, Bruce #33 4 R10-R13 0
Nankervis, Ian #40 12 R01-R02, R04-R07, R17-R22 7
Newland, Ken #3 14 R01-R03, R05, R07-R11, R18-R22 16
Newman, Sam #17 3 R11-R13 0
Palfreyman, Stewart #2 21 R01-R21 0
Polinelli, Tony #36 2 R01, R08 0
Reid, Gordon #29 5 R01, R13-R16 0
Ryan, Bill #26 21 R01-R15, R17-R22 67
Scarlett, John #30 20 R01, R03-R11, R13-R22 2
Stephens, Peter #18 13 R01-R06, R12, R14-R16, R18-R19, R22 13
Stephenson, Doug #20 4 R13-R16 3
Stevens, Phil #4 13 R01-R06, R08, R10-R12, R17, R21-R22 1
Stokes, Rod #7 5 R02-R04, R20-R21 1
Strahan, Hugh #28 20 R02-R09, R11-R22 13
Wade, Doug #23 19 R01-R05, R08-R16, R18-R22 94
Walker, Peter #34 8 R01-R04, R06-R07, R10-R11 0
Woolnough, Mike #10 18 R02-R14, R16-R19, R22 8
Wright, Jim #12 6 R03-R04, R06-R07, R11-R12 2
Yates, Warwick #39 11 R02-R03, R05-R06, R08, R13-R17, R22 0

Team Line-Up

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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)
McMaster, Bill 22 5 -0- 17 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
03/04/1971 Round 1 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 94 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
10/04/1971 Round 2 South Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 18 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
17/04/1971 Round 3 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 8 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
24/04/1971 Round 4 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 13 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
01/05/1971 Round 5 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 33 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
08/05/1971 Round 6 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 45 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
15/05/1971 Round 7 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 14 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
22/05/1971 Round 8 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 34 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
29/05/1971 Round 9 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 15 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
05/06/1971 Round 10 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 2 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
14/06/1971 Round 11 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 50 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
19/06/1971 Round 12 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 78 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
26/06/1971 Round 13 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 21 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
03/07/1971 Round 14 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 19 Bill McMaster unknown
10/07/1971 Round 15 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 37 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
17/07/1971 Round 16 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 29 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
24/07/1971 Round 17 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 63 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
31/07/1971 Round 18 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 9 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
07/08/1971 Round 19 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 63 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
14/08/1971 Round 20 North Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 75 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
21/08/1971 Round 21 Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 31 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin
28/08/1971 Round 22 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 8 Bill McMaster Bill Goggin