1971 VFL Season: South Melbourne
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 |