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