1971 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results of Geelong for the 1971 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1971 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Kardinia Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 5-0-17, P%: 82.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Robert | #9 | 11 | 4 | R07-10, R14-20 |
| Ainsworth, Geoff | #25 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Bates, Jeff | #19 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Blake, Rod | #16 | 14 | 4 | R09-22 |
| Brown, Peter | #31 | 6 | 3 | R02-06, R09 |
| Clarke, David | #14 | 22 | 25 | R01-22 |
| Closter, Wayne | #1 | 22 | 13 | R01-22 |
| Colley, Tim | #38 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Evans, Phil | #5 | 11 | 0 | R01, R07-10, R14, R16-18, R20-21 |
| Evans, Tim | #11 | 6 | 0 | R06-07, R15, R17, R20-21 |
| Farman, Terry | #15 | 21 | 0 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Friend, John | #38 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Gilmore, Tony | #24 | 12 | 1 | R05-06, R09, R11-19 |
| Goggin, Bill | #35 | 21 | 11 | R01-13, R15-22 |
| Hampshire, Ian | #22 | 15 | 2 | R01-10, R18-22 |
| Harris, David | #32 | 22 | 12 | R01-22 |
| Haynes, Ray | #13 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Kline, Jeff | #36 | 10 | 3 | R12-17, R19-22 |
| Linke, Graeme | #34 | 11 | 0 | R12-22 |
| Linke, Peter | #37 | 5 | 0 | R02, R07-09, R16 |
| Martella, Brian | #21 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| McCarthy, Shane | #8 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Mitchell, Chris | #27 | 4 | 1 | R01, R04, R10-11 |
| Nankervis, Bruce | #33 | 4 | 0 | R10-13 |
| Nankervis, Ian | #40 | 12 | 7 | R01-02, R04-07, R17-22 |
| Newland, Ken | #3 | 14 | 16 | R01-03, R05, R07-11, R18-22 |
| Newman, Sam | #17 | 3 | 0 | R11-13 |
| Palfreyman, Stewart | #2 | 21 | 0 | R01-21 |
| Polinelli, Tony | #36 | 2 | 0 | R01, R08 |
| Reid, Gordon | #29 | 5 | 0 | R01, R13-16 |
| Ryan, Bill | #26 | 21 | 67 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Scarlett, John | #30 | 20 | 2 | R01, R03-11, R13-22 |
| Stephens, Peter | #18 | 13 | 13 | R01-06, R12, R14-16, R18-19, R22 |
| Stephenson, Doug | #20 | 4 | 3 | R13-16 |
| Stevens, Phil | #4 | 13 | 1 | R01-06, R08, R10-12, R17, R21-22 |
| Stokes, Rod | #7 | 5 | 1 | R02-04, R20-21 |
| Strahan, Hugh | #28 | 20 | 13 | R02-09, R11-22 |
| Wade, Doug | #23 | 19 | 94 | R01-05, R08-16, R18-22 |
| Walker, Peter | #34 | 8 | 0 | R01-04, R06-07, R10-11 |
| Woolnough, Mike | #10 | 18 | 8 | R02-14, R16-19, R22 |
| Wright, Jim | #12 | 6 | 2 | R03-04, R06-07, R11-12 |
| Yates, Warwick | #39 | 11 | 0 | R02-03, R05-06, R08, R13-17, R22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMaster, Bill | 22 | 5 | -0- | 17 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1971 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 94 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 10/04/1971 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 18 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 17/04/1971 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 8 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 24/04/1971 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 13 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 01/05/1971 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 33 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 08/05/1971 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 45 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 15/05/1971 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 14 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 22/05/1971 | Round 8 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 34 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 29/05/1971 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 15 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 05/06/1971 | Round 10 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 2 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 14/06/1971 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 50 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 19/06/1971 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 78 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 26/06/1971 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 21 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 03/07/1971 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 19 | Bill McMaster | unknown |
| 10/07/1971 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 37 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 17/07/1971 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 29 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 24/07/1971 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 63 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 31/07/1971 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 9 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 07/08/1971 | Round 19 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 63 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 14/08/1971 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 75 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 21/08/1971 | Round 21 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 31 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
| 28/08/1971 | Round 22 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 8 | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin |
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.