1971 SANFL Season: North Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of North Adelaide for the 1971 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Port Adelaide in a semi final, North Adelaide defeated Port Adelaide in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1971 SANFL Season
Team:
North Adelaide
Home Ground:
Prospect Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 17-0-4, P%: 55.8)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Mike Patterson
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Peter | #3, #5 | 13 | 9 | R01-04, R14-17, R19-21, SF, GF |
| Bamford, Barry | #4 | 6 | 5 | R02, R07, R09, R11, R14, R16 |
| Barr, Kevin | #17 | 16 | 0 | R01-04, R06-17 |
| Bevan, Jeff | #14 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Burns, David | #28 | 18 | 0 | R01-04, R09-21, GF |
| Burns, Mike | #22 | 11 | 0 | R01-08, R15, R18, R21 |
| Collins, Terry | #17, #19, ... | 9 | 3 | R04-05, R09, R11, R14, R20-21, SF, GF |
| Coppins, Jamie | #18 | 4 | 0 | R05, R07-08, R11 |
| Eichner, Michael | #31 | 5 | 0 | R08-11, SF |
| Ford, Peter | #8 | 11 | 5 | R01-10, R16 |
| Francou, Ken | #21 | 23 | 33 | R01-21, SF, GF |
| Francou, Maurie | #15, #24 | 2 | 0 | R06, R11 |
| Furber, Harry | #16 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Gniel, Barry | #16 | 4 | 7 | R01-04 |
| Hammond, Bob | #29 | 19 | 0 | R01-14, R19-21, SF, GF |
| Hearl, Barry | #14 | 9 | 25 | R14-18, R20-21, SF, GF |
| Howard, Allan | #15 | 11 | 1 | R11-15, R18-21, SF, GF |
| Jaworskyj, Bohdan | #27 | 22 | 0 | R01-10, R12-21, SF, GF |
| Lehmann, Kym | #11 | 22 | 14 | R01-19, R21, SF, GF |
| May, John | #30 | 4 | 0 | R18-21 |
| Morcom, Bob | #8 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Norton, Geoff | #14, #24, ... | 11 | 6 | R04-11, R16, R18-19 |
| Patterson, Mike | #25 | 15 | 22 | R01-03, R08-13, R16-17, R20-21, SF, GF |
| Paull, Geoff | #6 | 20 | 0 | R04-21, SF, GF |
| Payne, John | #8, #19 | 3 | 0 | R03, R18-19 |
| Phillips, John | #7 | 15 | 8 | R01-03, R05-06, R10, R12-13, R17-21, SF, GF |
| Plummer, John | #13 | 9 | 6 | R01-02, R04-10 |
| Rebbeck, Adrian | #18 | 7 | 15 | R17-21, SF, GF |
| Robinson, John | #16 | 9 | 0 | R11-12, R15-21 |
| Robran, Barrie | #10 | 20 | 23 | R01-08, R12-21, SF, GF |
| Robran, Rodney | #20 | 19 | 36 | R01-19 |
| Sachse, Neil | #12 | 15 | 37 | R05-10, R12-17, R19, SF, GF |
| Schulz, Paul | #24, #5 | 6 | 0 | R12-15, R17-18 |
| Schulz, Peter | #31, #5 | 4 | 3 | R12-13, R15-16 |
| Sporn, Garry | #26 | 20 | 16 | R04-21, SF, GF |
| Stringer, Barry | #9 | 20 | 2 | R01-17, R20, SF, GF |
| von Bertouch, Terry | #2 | 20 | 27 | R01-03, R05-10, R12-15, R17-21, SF, GF |
| Wake, Gary | #5 | 3 | 2 | R01-03 |
| Webb, Darryl | #19, #18 | 21 | 18 | R03-21, SF, GF |
| Wilkey, Arch | #23 | 11 | 1 | R01-07, R10-11, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson, Mike | 23 | 19 | -0- | 4 | R01-21, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1971 | Round 1 | Central District | HOME | WIN | NADL by 25 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
| 10/04/1971 | Round 2 | Woodville | HOME | WIN | NADL by 127 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
| 17/04/1971 | Round 3 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 28 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
| 24/04/1971 | Round 4 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 17 | Mike Patterson | unknown |
| 01/05/1971 | Round 5 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 26 | Mike Patterson | unknown |
| 08/05/1971 | Round 6 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 83 | Mike Patterson | unknown |
| 17/05/1971 | Round 7 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | NADL by 16 | Mike Patterson | unknown |
| 22/05/1971 | Round 8 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 18 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
| 29/05/1971 | Round 9 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | NADL by 8 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
| 05/06/1971 | Round 10 | Central District | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 17 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
| 12/06/1971 | Round 11 | Woodville | AWAY | LOSS | WOOD by 24 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
| 19/06/1971 | Round 12 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 18 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
| 26/06/1971 | Round 13 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | NADL by 53 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
| 10/07/1971 | Round 14 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 18 | Mike Patterson | unknown |
| 17/07/1971 | Round 15 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 85 | Mike Patterson | unknown |
| 24/07/1971 | Round 16 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | NADL by 28 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
| 31/07/1971 | Round 17 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 66 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
| 07/08/1971 | Round 18 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 24 | Mike Patterson | unknown |
| 14/08/1971 | Round 19 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 50 | Mike Patterson | unknown |
| 21/08/1971 | Round 20 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 19 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
| 28/08/1971 | Round 21 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | NADL by 55 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
| 11/09/1971 | Semi Final | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 15 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
| 25/09/1971 | Grand Final | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 20 | Mike Patterson | Mike Patterson |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.