1971 VFLR Season: Essendon Reserves

These are the details of the premiership results for the Essendon Reserves for the 1971 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating the Richmond Reserves in the second semi final, the Essendon Reserves were defeated by the Richmond Reserves in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1971 VFLR Season
Team: Essendon Reserves
Club: Essendon

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 135.6)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
03/04/1971 Round 1 Hawthorn (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 55 unknown unknown
10/04/1971 Round 2 Carlton (R) AWAY LOSS CARR by 2 unknown unknown
17/04/1971 Round 3 Collingwood (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 51 unknown unknown
24/04/1971 Round 4 Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 64 unknown unknown
01/05/1971 Round 5 Geelong (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 62 unknown unknown
08/05/1971 Round 6 St Kilda (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 49 unknown unknown
15/05/1971 Round 7 South Melbourne (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 27 unknown unknown
22/05/1971 Round 8 Footscray (R) AWAY LOSS FOOR by 4 unknown unknown
29/05/1971 Round 9 Richmond (R) HOME LOSS RICR by 5 unknown unknown
05/06/1971 Round 10 North Melbourne (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 46 unknown unknown
14/06/1971 Round 11 Fitzroy (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 18 unknown unknown
19/06/1971 Round 12 Hawthorn (R) AWAY LOSS HWTR by 60 unknown unknown
26/06/1971 Round 13 Carlton (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 19 unknown unknown
03/07/1971 Round 14 Collingwood (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 33 unknown unknown
10/07/1971 Round 15 Melbourne (R) HOME LOSS MLBR by 25 unknown unknown
17/07/1971 Round 16 Geelong (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 30 unknown unknown
24/07/1971 Round 17 St Kilda (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 61 unknown unknown
31/07/1971 Round 18 South Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 73 unknown unknown
07/08/1971 Round 19 Footscray (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 18 unknown unknown
14/08/1971 Round 20 Richmond (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 15 unknown unknown
21/08/1971 Round 21 North Melbourne (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 48 unknown unknown
28/08/1971 Round 22 Fitzroy (R) HOME WIN ESSR by 51 unknown unknown
11/09/1971 Semi Final Richmond (R) AWAY WIN ESSR by 4 unknown unknown
25/09/1971 Grand Final Richmond (R) HOME LOSS RICR by 32 unknown unknown