1971 VFLR Season: Richmond Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Richmond 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 first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by the Essendon Reserves in the second semi final and defeating the Carlton Reserves in the preliminary final, the Richmond Reserves defeated the Essendon Reserves in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1971 VFLR Season
Team:
Richmond Reserves
Club:
Richmond
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 18-0-4, P%: 130.2)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell, Verdun | 24 | 19 | -0- | 5 | R01-15, R17-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Cooke, Allan | 1 | 1 | -0- | 0 | R16 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1971 | Round 1 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 73 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 12/04/1971 | Round 2 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 48 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 17/04/1971 | Round 3 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 50 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 24/04/1971 | Round 4 | South Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 59 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 01/05/1971 | Round 5 | Footscray (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 55 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 08/05/1971 | Round 6 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | LOSS | NMLR by 28 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 15/05/1971 | Round 7 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | LOSS | HWTR by 32 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 22/05/1971 | Round 8 | Carlton (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 13 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 29/05/1971 | Round 9 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 5 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 05/06/1971 | Round 10 | Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | MLBR by 16 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 14/06/1971 | Round 11 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 35 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 19/06/1971 | Round 12 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 26 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 26/06/1971 | Round 13 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 1 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 03/07/1971 | Round 14 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 5 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 10/07/1971 | Round 15 | South Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 86 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 17/07/1971 | Round 16 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 7 | Allan Cooke | unknown |
| 24/07/1971 | Round 17 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 27 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 31/07/1971 | Round 18 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 76 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 07/08/1971 | Round 19 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 18 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 14/08/1971 | Round 20 | Essendon (R) | HOME | LOSS | ESSR by 15 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 21/08/1971 | Round 21 | Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 19 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 28/08/1971 | Round 22 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 31 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 11/09/1971 | Semi Final | Essendon (R) | HOME | LOSS | ESSR by 4 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 18/09/1971 | Preliminary Final | Carlton (R) | HOME | WIN | RICR by 48 | Verdun Howell | unknown |
| 25/09/1971 | Grand Final | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | RICR by 32 | Verdun Howell | unknown |