1971 VFL Season: Richmond
Season Team Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 16-0-6, P%: 122.6%)
Finals Performance:
Knocked out by St Kilda (Preliminary Final)
Players:
41
Brownlow Leader(s):
Ian Stewart (21)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Royce Hart (54)
Jack Dyer Medal Recipient(s):
Ian Stewart
Team Leaders
Captain(s): Roger Dean
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Allford, Grant | #42 | 10 | R15-R22, SF, PF | 0 | |
| Balme, Neil | #21 | 17 | R02, R06-R19, SF, PF | 28 | |
| Bartlett, Kevin | #29 | 24 | R01-R22, SF, PF | 53 | |
| Beard, Colin | #16 | 9 | R01, R10-R13, R18-R21 | 0 | |
| Beckwith, Bill | #20 | 4 | R02-R05 | 3 | |
| Bond, Graeme | #24 | 22 | R01-R11, R13-R21, SF, PF | 11 | |
| Bourke, Francis | #30 | 15 | R01-R07, R17-R22, SF, PF | 2 | |
| Bowden, Michael | #11 | 5 | R01, R06-R07, R13, R17 | 5 | |
| Boyanich, Ray | #19 | 23 | R01-R16, R18-R22, SF, PF | 26 | |
| Brown, Billy | #40 | 11 | R01-R02, R13-R18, R21, SF, PF | 12 | |
| Burgin, Graham | #27 | 14 | R01-R07, R09-R15 | 0 | |
| Clay, Dick | #8 | 23 | R01-R12, R14-R22, SF, PF | 3 | |
| Cloke, Peter | #41 | 11 | R03, R07-R16 | 0 | |
| Craig, Ian | #54 | 3 | R07, R15, R20 | 0 | |
| Cumming, Daryl | #1 | 10 | R09-R10, R12, R14, R19-R22, SF, PF | 8 | |
| Davenport, Don | #23 | 9 | R08-R13, R17-R19 | 5 | |
| Dean, Roger | #3 | 23 | R01-R16, R18-R22, SF, PF | 23 | |
| Fowler, Laurie | #45 | 1 | R08 | 0 | |
| French, Lloyd | #31 | 1 | R08 | 0 | |
| Gehling, Bill | #55 | 1 | R22 | 0 | |
| Green, Mike | #37 | 14 | R01-R07, R12-R14, R16, R21, SF, PF | 0 | |
| Greenslade, Malcolm | #26 | 2 | R03-R04 | 7 | |
| Hart, Royce | #4 | 23 | R01-R15, R17-R22, SF, PF | 59 | |
| Hollick, Greg | #18 | 19 | R05-R06, R08-R22, SF, PF | 6 | |
| Hunt, Rex | #5 | 20 | R01-R12, R17-R22, SF, PF | 4 | |
| Kelly, Frank | #33 | 2 | R05-R06 | 1 | |
| Leech, Eric | #25 | 8 | R01-R05, R14, R22, SF | 0 | |
| McKellar, Craig | #9 | 11 | R14-R22, SF, PF | 11 | |
| Miles, Ian | #48 | 2 | R16-R17 | 0 | |
| Moore, Eric | #7 | 17 | R01-R09, R11-R12, R15-R17, R20, R22, PF | 13 | |
| Morris, Kevin | #38 | 14 | R11-R22, SF, PF | 1 | |
| Nunan, Mike | #23 | 1 | R04 | 3 | |
| Owen, Ian | #52 | 1 | R04 | 0 | |
| Peardon, Derek | #6 | 3 | R13-R14, R16 | 0 | |
| Richardson, Barry | #17 | 23 | R01-R11, R13-R22, SF, PF | 50 | |
| Robbins, Graham | #32 | 1 | R03 | 0 | |
| Roberts, Brian | #15 | 18 | R01-R05, R08-R12, R15-R22 | 7 | |
| Sheedy, Kevin | #10 | 23 | R01-R15, R17-R22, SF, PF | 2 | |
| Stewart, Ian | #2 | 23 | R01-R10, R12-R22, SF, PF | 11 | |
| Strang, Geoff | #28 | 11 | R01-R02, R06-R13, R16 | 0 | |
| Tschirpig, Bruce | #35 | 8 | R05-R11, R22 | 11 |
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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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| Hafey, Tom | 23 | 17 | -0- | 6 | R01-R15, R17-R22, SF, PF |
| Howell, Verdun | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R16 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 03/04/1971 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 51 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 12/04/1971 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COL by 37 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 17/04/1971 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RIC by 19 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 24/04/1971 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 94 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 01/05/1971 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOO by 20 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 08/05/1971 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 62 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 15/05/1971 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 67 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 22/05/1971 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | RIC by 52 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 29/05/1971 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 24 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 05/06/1971 | Round 10 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RIC by 31 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 14/06/1971 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 50 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 19/06/1971 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FIT by 18 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 26/06/1971 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 40 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 03/07/1971 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 3 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 10/07/1971 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RIC by 11 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 17/07/1971 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOO by 35 | Verdun Howell | Roger Dean |
| 24/07/1971 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RIC by 90 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 31/07/1971 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | RIC by 32 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 07/08/1971 | Round 19 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 43 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 14/08/1971 | Round 20 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | RIC by 54 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 21/08/1971 | Round 21 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RIC by 21 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 28/08/1971 | Round 22 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | RIC by 8 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 04/09/1971 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RIC by 44 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 18/09/1971 | Preliminary Final | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 30 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
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