1971 VFL Season: Footscray
Season Team Details
Competition:
1971 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 11-0-11, P%: 88.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Ross | #30 | 2 | 0 | R02, R07 |
| Austin, Graeme | #31 | 11 | 10 | R01-03, R05-06, R12, R15-17, R21-22 |
| Bisset, George | #6 | 20 | 45 | R01-14, R16-17, R19-22 |
| Brown, Don | #26 | 10 | 8 | R03-10, R20, R22 |
| Casey, Gordon | #10 | 21 | 0 | R01, R03-22 |
| Cockerell, Bob | #38 | 3 | 0 | R19-20, R22 |
| Cook, Graeme | #34 | 2 | 1 | R03-04 |
| Darcy, David | #15 | 20 | 0 | R01-02, R04-19, R21-22 |
| Dell, Colin | #48 | 10 | 8 | R11-20 |
| Dempsey, Gary | #24 | 18 | 10 | R02-04, R06-15, R17, R19-22 |
| Fenton, Ron | #5 | 2 | 2 | R03-04 |
| Godridge, Bill | #25 | 4 | 0 | R11-14 |
| Greenwood, Ken | #1 | 3 | 0 | R03-04, R18 |
| Joniec, Tad | #41 | 1 | 1 | R19 |
| Joslin, Graeme | #12 | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R18, R21-22 |
| Keast, John | #33 | 4 | 0 | R11-14 |
| Lake, Bruce | #35 | 2 | 0 | R05, R09 |
| Magee, Stuart | #23 | 21 | 19 | R01-11, R13-22 |
| Mannix, Alan | #8 | 17 | 6 | R01, R03-15, R18-20 |
| McGhie, Robbie | #40 | 6 | 2 | R09-10, R12, R19-21 |
| McGowan, Ron | #22 | 16 | 1 | R01-06, R08-11, R15-16, R18, R20-22 |
| McHardy, Roger | #42 | 1 | 0 | R21 |
| Merrington, Gary | #19 | 18 | 13 | R01-17, R22 |
| Newman, Clive | #39 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Pagnoccolo, Charles | #36 | 10 | 11 | R01, R07-11, R18-21 |
| Parker, Max | #45 | 5 | 6 | R13-17 |
| Power, Stephen | #21 | 15 | 3 | R01-02, R05-06, R12-22 |
| Quinlan, Bernie | #2 | 21 | 48 | R01-08, R10-22 |
| Radziminski, Richard | #17 | 7 | 0 | R02-03, R09, R16-18, R22 |
| Rippon, Laurie | #11 | 21 | 3 | R01-19, R21-22 |
| Rohde, Bruce | #45 | 4 | 0 | R03, R05-07 |
| Round, Barry | #14 | 22 | 29 | R01-22 |
| Salmon, Ian | #18 | 18 | 10 | R01-11, R16-22 |
| Sandilands, Laurie | #9 | 20 | 23 | R01-08, R10-21 |
| Shaw, Colin | #32 | 6 | 2 | R02, R12-16 |
| Simmons, Grant | #29 | 15 | 1 | R07-08, R10-22 |
| Skreja, Harry | #37 | 6 | 7 | R05-09, R12 |
| Spargo, Ricky | #7 | 7 | 2 | R01-02, R15-18, R20 |
| Stillman, Les | #28 | 3 | 1 | R08-10 |
| Thorpe, David | #16 | 21 | 9 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Welsh, Peter | #4 | 20 | 0 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-22 |
| Wilson, Trevor | #27 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitten, Ted | 22 | 11 | -0- | 11 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1971 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 83 | Ted Whitten | unknown |
| 12/04/1971 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 44 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 17/04/1971 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 6 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 24/04/1971 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 7 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 01/05/1971 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 20 | Ted Whitten | unknown |
| 08/05/1971 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 6 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 15/05/1971 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 12 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 22/05/1971 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 40 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 29/05/1971 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 41 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 05/06/1971 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 14/06/1971 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 59 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 19/06/1971 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 26/06/1971 | Round 13 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 1 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 03/07/1971 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 10/07/1971 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 92 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 17/07/1971 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 35 | Ted Whitten | unknown |
| 24/07/1971 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 115 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 31/07/1971 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 30 | Ted Whitten | unknown |
| 07/08/1971 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 1 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 14/08/1971 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 35 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 21/08/1971 | Round 21 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 31 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |
| 28/08/1971 | Round 22 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 16 | Ted Whitten | Gary Dempsey |