1971 VFL Season: Fitzroy
Season Team Details
Competition:
1971 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 106.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews, Mike | #3 | 10 | 6 | R01-04, R07-10, R16-17 |
| Brown, Norm | #23 | 22 | 23 | R01-22 |
| Crow, Russell | #32 | 21 | 17 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Dare, Norm | #2 | 6 | 1 | R01-02, R05-07, R15 |
| Ellis, Peter | #30 | 3 | 0 | R01, R06-07 |
| Herrod, Darryl | #19 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Hobbs, Colin | #25 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Hodgkin, Bob | #35 | 3 | 0 | R10, R14, R18 |
| Irwin, Warwick | #7 | 22 | 15 | R01-22 |
| Lloyd, Trevor | #28 | 19 | 5 | R03-20, R22 |
| McGregor, Treva | #9 | 7 | 0 | R10-13, R16, R19-20 |
| McKenzie, Barry | #4 | 6 | 1 | R01-05, R16 |
| Merrigan, Harvey | #36 | 21 | 0 | R01-12, R14-22 |
| Molloy, Shane | #22 | 20 | 1 | R02-09, R11-22 |
| Murphy, John | #5 | 21 | 47 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Murray, Kevin | #1 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| Newnham, John | #20 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Newton, Jack | #27 | 10 | 30 | R05-14 |
| Padley, Barry | #14 | 19 | 24 | R01-09, R12-14, R16-22 |
| Renwick, Graeme | #37 | 15 | 6 | R05-19 |
| Rheinberger, Cec | #26 | 4 | 0 | R11-12, R16-17 |
| Rhodes, David | #15 | 20 | 9 | R01-06, R08-18, R20-22 |
| Richards, Laurie | #8 | 14 | 7 | R03-06, R10-15, R18-19, R21-22 |
| Robertson, Leigh | #18 | 14 | 3 | R08-21 |
| Ruscuklic, Alex | #13 | 21 | 31 | R01-09, R11-22 |
| Sault, Ray | #12 | 14 | 4 | R02-04, R08-09, R14-22 |
| Searl, Doug | #34 | 19 | 2 | R01-02, R06-22 |
| Serafini, Renato | #47 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Shanahan, Paul | #38 | 4 | 9 | R15, R20-22 |
| Skinner, Lyle | #28 | 2 | 1 | R03-04 |
| Sykes, Bill | #24 | 13 | 0 | R01-02, R04-05, R13, R15-22 |
| Thompson, Alan | #21 | 17 | 11 | R01, R07-22 |
| Wall, David | #33 | 22 | 9 | R01-22 |
| Wilson, Garry | #29 | 9 | 17 | R03-11 |
| Zunneberg, Noel | #11 | 13 | 0 | R01-07, R10, R13, R19-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donaldson, Graham | 22 | 12 | -0- | 10 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1971 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 51 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 10/04/1971 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 44 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 17/04/1971 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 34 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 24/04/1971 | Round 4 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 53 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 01/05/1971 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 28 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 08/05/1971 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 45 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 15/05/1971 | Round 7 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 10 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 22/05/1971 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 44 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 29/05/1971 | Round 9 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 41 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 05/06/1971 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 15 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 14/06/1971 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 58 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 19/06/1971 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 18 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 26/06/1971 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 35 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 03/07/1971 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 7 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 10/07/1971 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 18 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 17/07/1971 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 15 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 24/07/1971 | Round 17 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 63 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 31/07/1971 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 19 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 07/08/1971 | Round 19 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 25 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 14/08/1971 | Round 20 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 35 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 21/08/1971 | Round 21 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 23 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |
| 28/08/1971 | Round 22 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 11 | Graham Donaldson | Kevin Murray |