1971 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1971 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1971 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
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 |