1971 VFA Season: Preston

These are the details of the premiership results of Preston for the 1971 VFA season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Dandenong in a semi final and defeating Sandringham in the preliminary final, Preston were defeated by Dandenong in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Season Team Details

Competition: 1971 VFA Season
Team: Preston
Home Ground: Preston City Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 13-1-4, P%: 120.9)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Martin, Harold 11 0 R06-10, R13-14, R18, SF, PF, GF
Telford, Dick 4 0 R13, R17, PF, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Wright, Kevin 21 14 -1- 6 R01-18, SF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
18/04/1971 Round 1 Sandringham HOME WIN PRST by 45 Kevin Wright unknown
25/04/1971 Round 2 Geelong West AWAY WIN PRST by 26 Kevin Wright unknown
09/05/1971 Round 3 Waverley HOME WIN PRST by 112 Kevin Wright unknown
16/05/1971 Round 4 Coburg AWAY WIN PRST by 73 Kevin Wright unknown
23/05/1971 Round 5 Williamstown AWAY LOSS WILL by 12 Kevin Wright unknown
30/05/1971 Round 6 Prahran HOME WIN PRST by 1 Kevin Wright unknown
06/06/1971 Round 7 Port Melbourne HOME WIN PRST by 35 Kevin Wright unknown
13/06/1971 Round 8 Oakleigh AWAY LOSS OAKL by 39 Kevin Wright unknown
20/06/1971 Round 9 Dandenong HOME WIN PRST by 4 Kevin Wright unknown
27/06/1971 Round 10 Sandringham AWAY LOSS SNDH by 23 Kevin Wright unknown
11/07/1971 Round 11 Geelong West HOME WIN PRST by 39 Kevin Wright unknown
18/07/1971 Round 12 Waverley AWAY WIN PRST by 27 Kevin Wright unknown
25/07/1971 Round 13 Coburg HOME WIN PRST by 16 Kevin Wright unknown
01/08/1971 Round 14 Williamstown HOME WIN PRST by 40 Kevin Wright unknown
08/08/1971 Round 15 Prahran AWAY DRAW drawn Kevin Wright unknown
15/08/1971 Round 16 Port Melbourne AWAY WIN PRST by 6 Kevin Wright unknown
22/08/1971 Round 17 Oakleigh HOME LOSS OAKL by 28 Kevin Wright unknown
29/08/1971 Round 18 Dandenong AWAY WIN PRST by 14 Kevin Wright unknown
12/09/1971 Semi Final Dandenong HOME LOSS DNDG by 74 Kevin Wright unknown
19/09/1971 Preliminary Final Sandringham HOME WIN PRST by 14 Kevin Wright unknown
26/09/1971 Grand Final Dandenong AWAY LOSS DNDG by 6 Kevin Wright unknown

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.