1971 VFLR Season: Melbourne Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Melbourne 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 fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1971 VFLR Season
Team:
Melbourne Reserves
Club:
Melbourne
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 115.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massey, Bernie | 22 | 13 | -0- | 9 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1971 | Round 1 | South Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | SMLR by 39 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 12/04/1971 | Round 2 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FOOR by 4 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 17/04/1971 | Round 3 | Carlton (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 28 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 24/04/1971 | Round 4 | Essendon (R) | HOME | LOSS | ESSR by 64 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 01/05/1971 | Round 5 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 20 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 08/05/1971 | Round 6 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 20 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 15/05/1971 | Round 7 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | NMLR by 15 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 22/05/1971 | Round 8 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | LOSS | GEER by 34 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 29/05/1971 | Round 9 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 42 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 05/06/1971 | Round 10 | Richmond (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 16 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 14/06/1971 | Round 11 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 27 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 19/06/1971 | Round 12 | South Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 60 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 26/06/1971 | Round 13 | Footscray (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 114 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 03/07/1971 | Round 14 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 35 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 10/07/1971 | Round 15 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 25 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 17/07/1971 | Round 16 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 6 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 24/07/1971 | Round 17 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | LOSS | COLR by 1 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 31/07/1971 | Round 18 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 13 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 07/08/1971 | Round 19 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | MLBR by 36 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 14/08/1971 | Round 20 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | MLBR by 94 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 21/08/1971 | Round 21 | Richmond (R) | HOME | LOSS | RICR by 19 | Bernie Massey | unknown |
| 28/08/1971 | Round 22 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | LOSS | HWTR by 8 | Bernie Massey | unknown |