1971 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1971 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1971 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 11-1-10, P%: 109.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alves, Stan | #15 | 18 | 9 | R01-13, R17, R19-22 |
| Biffin, Ray | #19 | 19 | 0 | R01-19 |
| Bourke, Barry | #14 | 17 | 18 | R01-02, R07-15, R17-22 |
| Brown, Bruce | #37 | 6 | 0 | R02-03, R05, R20-22 |
| Burgmann, Lloyd | #10 | 15 | 23 | R01-11, R13, R16-18 |
| Callery, Paul | #35 | 22 | 38 | R01-22 |
| Carr, Ray | #22 | 6 | 9 | R01-03, R07, R13, R21 |
| Clark, Denis | #17 | 20 | 18 | R01-16, R18-20, R22 |
| Colcott, Russell | #39 | 3 | 5 | R04-06 |
| Collins, Mike | #28 | 3 | 1 | R12, R19, R21 |
| Davis, Frank | #6 | 21 | 0 | R01-07, R09-22 |
| Dillon, Ross | #24 | 7 | 4 | R14-16, R19-22 |
| Gallus, John | #5 | 20 | 31 | R01-13, R15-21 |
| Hardeman, Gary | #33 | 20 | 0 | R01-15, R17-20, R22 |
| Hodges, Barry | #32 | 4 | 1 | R15-18 |
| Jones, Brent | #34 | 2 | 0 | R19-20 |
| Keenan, Peter | #8 | 22 | 18 | R01-22 |
| Kerley, Stephen | #47 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Lakes, George | #9 | 13 | 2 | R01-04, R06-10, R15, R17-18, R22 |
| Lawrie, Gordon | #43 | 6 | 0 | R09-10, R14-17 |
| Leary, Noel | #29 | 3 | 0 | R13-14, R22 |
| McKenzie, Robert | #2 | 13 | 6 | R01-06, R08-12, R14, R16 |
| McSpeerin, Shane | #50 | 6 | 3 | R10, R15-16, R18-20 |
| Molloy, Graham | #21 | 22 | 14 | R01-22 |
| Osborne, Graham | #7 | 16 | 2 | R07-22 |
| Parke, Greg | #26 | 21 | 22 | R01-21 |
| Ritterman, Henry | #45 | 2 | 1 | R19-20 |
| Rollinson, Trevor | #3 | 9 | 0 | R01-05, R08, R11-12, R15 |
| Sinclair, Peter | #23 | 12 | 3 | R03-09, R11, R13-14, R16, R21 |
| Sullivan, Tony | #4 | 21 | 0 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Tilbrook, Jim | #18 | 10 | 10 | R12-14, R16-22 |
| Townsend, John | #16 | 18 | 25 | R01-08, R11-18, R21-22 |
| Walker, Max | #1 | 13 | 3 | R04-06, R09-12, R14, R17-18, R20-22 |
| Weekes, Peter | #25 | 9 | 0 | R01-08, R16 |
| Wells, Greg | #11 | 18 | 11 | R01, R06-22 |
| Williamson, Peter | #54 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridley, Ian | 22 | 11 | -1- | 10 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1971 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 105 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 12/04/1971 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 44 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 17/04/1971 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 27 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 24/04/1971 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 35 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 01/05/1971 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 28 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 08/05/1971 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 55 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 15/05/1971 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 45 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 22/05/1971 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 34 | Ian Ridley | Barry Bourke |
| 29/05/1971 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 3 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 05/06/1971 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 31 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 14/06/1971 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 20 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 19/06/1971 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 31 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 26/06/1971 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 1 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 03/07/1971 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 10/07/1971 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 11 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 17/07/1971 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 15 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 24/07/1971 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 6 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 31/07/1971 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 07/08/1971 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 63 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 14/08/1971 | Round 20 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 31 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 21/08/1971 | Round 21 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 21 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
| 28/08/1971 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 59 | Ian Ridley | Frank Davis |
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.