1971 VFL Season: Richmond
Season Team Details
Competition:
1971 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 16-0-6, P%: 122.6)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by St Kilda (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allford, Grant | #42 | 10 | 0 | R15-22, SF, PF |
| Balme, Neil | #21 | 17 | 28 | R02, R06-19, SF, PF |
| Bartlett, Kevin | #29 | 24 | 53 | R01-22, SF, PF |
| Beard, Colin | #16 | 9 | 0 | R01, R10-13, R18-21 |
| Beckwith, Bill | #20 | 4 | 3 | R02-05 |
| Bond, Graeme | #24 | 22 | 11 | R01-11, R13-21, SF, PF |
| Bourke, Francis | #30 | 15 | 2 | R01-07, R17-22, SF, PF |
| Bowden, Michael | #11 | 5 | 5 | R01, R06-07, R13, R17 |
| Boyanich, Ray | #19 | 23 | 26 | R01-16, R18-22, SF, PF |
| Brown, Billy | #40 | 11 | 12 | R01-02, R13-18, R21, SF, PF |
| Burgin, Graham | #27 | 14 | 0 | R01-07, R09-15 |
| Clay, Dick | #8 | 23 | 3 | R01-12, R14-22, SF, PF |
| Cloke, Peter | #41 | 11 | 0 | R03, R07-16 |
| Craig, Ian | #54 | 3 | 0 | R07, R15, R20 |
| Cumming, Daryl | #1 | 10 | 8 | R09-10, R12, R14, R19-22, SF, PF |
| Davenport, Don | #23 | 9 | 5 | R08-13, R17-19 |
| Dean, Roger | #3 | 23 | 23 | R01-16, R18-22, SF, PF |
| Fowler, Laurie | #45 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| French, Lloyd | #31 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Gehling, Bill | #55 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Green, Mike | #37 | 14 | 0 | R01-07, R12-14, R16, R21, SF, PF |
| Greenslade, Malcolm | #26 | 2 | 7 | R03-04 |
| Hart, Royce | #4 | 23 | 59 | R01-15, R17-22, SF, PF |
| Hollick, Greg | #18 | 19 | 6 | R05-06, R08-22, SF, PF |
| Hunt, Rex | #5 | 20 | 4 | R01-12, R17-22, SF, PF |
| Kelly, Frank | #33 | 2 | 1 | R05-06 |
| Leech, Eric | #25 | 8 | 0 | R01-05, R14, R22, SF |
| McKellar, Craig | #9 | 11 | 11 | R14-22, SF, PF |
| Miles, Ian | #48 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Moore, Eric | #7 | 17 | 13 | R01-09, R11-12, R15-17, R20, R22, PF |
| Morris, Kevin | #38 | 14 | 1 | R11-22, SF, PF |
| Nunan, Mike | #23 | 1 | 3 | R04 |
| Owen, Ian | #52 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Peardon, Derek | #6 | 3 | 0 | R13-14, R16 |
| Richardson, Barry | #17 | 23 | 50 | R01-11, R13-22, SF, PF |
| Robbins, Graham | #32 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Roberts, Brian | #15 | 18 | 7 | R01-05, R08-12, R15-22 |
| Sheedy, Kevin | #10 | 23 | 2 | R01-15, R17-22, SF, PF |
| Stewart, Ian | #2 | 23 | 11 | R01-10, R12-22, SF, PF |
| Strang, Geoff | #28 | 11 | 0 | R01-02, R06-13, R16 |
| Tschirpig, Bruce | #35 | 8 | 11 | R05-11, R22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafey, Tom | 23 | 17 | -0- | 6 | R01-15, R17-22, SF, PF |
| Howell, Verdun | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R16 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1971 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 51 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 12/04/1971 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 37 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 17/04/1971 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RICH by 19 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 24/04/1971 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 94 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 01/05/1971 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 20 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 08/05/1971 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 62 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 15/05/1971 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 67 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 22/05/1971 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | RICH by 52 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 29/05/1971 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 24 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 05/06/1971 | Round 10 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 31 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 14/06/1971 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 50 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 19/06/1971 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 18 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 26/06/1971 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 40 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 03/07/1971 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 3 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 10/07/1971 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 11 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 17/07/1971 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 35 | Verdun Howell | Roger Dean |
| 24/07/1971 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 90 | Tom Hafey | Royce Hart |
| 31/07/1971 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | RICH by 32 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 07/08/1971 | Round 19 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 43 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 14/08/1971 | Round 20 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | RICH by 54 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 21/08/1971 | Round 21 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 21 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 28/08/1971 | Round 22 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | RICH by 8 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 04/09/1971 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RICH by 44 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |
| 18/09/1971 | Preliminary Final | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 30 | Tom Hafey | Roger Dean |