1971 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1971 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1971 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 3-0-19, P%: 69.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball, Ray | #31 | 8 | 0 | R06-08, R18-22 |
| Baskin, Keith | #4 | 8 | 7 | R05-10, R12-13 |
| Bedford, Peter | #11 | 18 | 44 | R01-03, R07-15, R17-22 |
| Bell, Bob | #43 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Brandt, Graham | #34 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Brice, Gary | #7 | 21 | 13 | R01-17, R19-22 |
| Brown, Peter | #32 | 8 | 0 | R02, R04-05, R18-22 |
| Carrodus, Trevor | #38 | 2 | 2 | R11-12 |
| Cook, Russell | #17 | 8 | 4 | R01-03, R05, R09, R14-16 |
| Davis, Bruce | #37 | 11 | 1 | R11-21 |
| Doyle, Robert | #28 | 12 | 4 | R04, R10, R13-22 |
| Droscher, David | #15 | 2 | 2 | R18-19 |
| Gleeson, Reg | #27 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Grima, Robert | #42 | 5 | 6 | R03, R14-17 |
| Haenen, Tony | #50 | 13 | 8 | R01, R04, R06-10, R17-22 |
| Haines, Jim | #1 | 9 | 0 | R02-03, R06-08, R19-22 |
| Hay, Robert | #44 | 7 | 0 | R14-15, R17-21 |
| Hocking, Graham | #47 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Hoffman, Steve | #26 | 18 | 31 | R03-08, R11-22 |
| Hug, Ernie | #2 | 15 | 0 | R01-15 |
| Lambert, Greg | #33 | 9 | 0 | R01, R04-10, R22 |
| MacGregor, Duncan | #48 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Matthews, Dennis | #45 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| McAuliffe, Haydn | #25 | 9 | 6 | R01, R04-08, R19-21 |
| McCracken, Peter | #22 | 9 | 1 | R01-02, R09-11, R14, R16-18 |
| McHenry, Russell | #36 | 9 | 7 | R02-04, R13-15, R18-20 |
| McKew, Shane | #35 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| McLeish, David | #29 | 19 | 3 | R01-17, R21-22 |
| Miller, Neville | #13 | 12 | 14 | R05-13, R16, R21-22 |
| Murphy, John | #6 | 21 | 6 | R01-08, R10-22 |
| Officer, Stephen | #3 | 5 | 2 | R09-13 |
| Page, Ron | #18 | 3 | 1 | R02-04 |
| Pavone, Mick | #23 | 4 | 2 | R02, R16-18 |
| Payne, John | #40 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Pitura, John | #21 | 20 | 8 | R03-22 |
| Prentice, Jim | #19 | 12 | 8 | R01-04, R09, R12-13, R15-18, R22 |
| Quade, Ricky | #16 | 18 | 20 | R01-16, R21-22 |
| Rantall, John | #5 | 22 | 1 | R01-22 |
| Robertson, Garry | #34 | 4 | 0 | R11-13, R15 |
| Sarich, Eric | #24 | 3 | 1 | R09-11 |
| Skilton, Bob | #14 | 19 | 16 | R01-13, R16, R18-22 |
| Sudholz, John | #20 | 2 | 0 | R01, R04 |
| Svorinich, Bob | #46 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Walsh, Wayne | #10 | 20 | 4 | R01, R03, R05-22 |
| Way, Fred | #30 | 20 | 5 | R01-12, R14-20, R22 |
| Wilkinson, Jim | #9 | 4 | 0 | R02-03, R05-06 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Norm | 22 | 3 | -0- | 19 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1971 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 105 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 10/04/1971 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 18 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 17/04/1971 | Round 3 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 6 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 24/04/1971 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 94 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 01/05/1971 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 48 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 08/05/1971 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 2 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 15/05/1971 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 16 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 22/05/1971 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 44 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 29/05/1971 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 34 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 05/06/1971 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 71 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 14/06/1971 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 9 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 19/06/1971 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 31 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 26/06/1971 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 21 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 03/07/1971 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 2 | Norm Smith | unknown |
| 10/07/1971 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 11 | Norm Smith | unknown |
| 17/07/1971 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 49 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 24/07/1971 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 87 | Norm Smith | unknown |
| 31/07/1971 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 10 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 07/08/1971 | Round 19 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 25 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 14/08/1971 | Round 20 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 64 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 21/08/1971 | Round 21 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 72 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
| 28/08/1971 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 72 | Norm Smith | Bob Skilton |
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.