1971 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1971 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League).

It featured twenty-one rounds in a triple round-robin format. East Perth were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. West Perth were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1971 WANFL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 21
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 88

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Claremont Claremont Oval Denis Marshall
East Fremantle East Fremantle Oval
East Perth Perth Oval
Perth Lathlain Park
South Fremantle Fremantle Oval
Subiaco Subiaco Oval Haydn Bunton
Swan Districts Bassendean Oval
West Perth Leederville Oval

Season Results

Premiers: West Perth
Runners-Up: East Perth
Minor Premiers: East Perth

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
East Perth 1st 16 -0- 5 64 128.6% 2,308 1,795 336 292 258 247
West Perth 2nd 13 -0- 8 52 115.8% 2,021 1,746 292 269 255 216
East Fremantle 3rd 12 -0- 9 48 96.5% 2,066 2,140 299 272 307 298
Claremont 4th 11 -0- 10 44 114.2% 2,137 1,871 309 283 274 227
Subiaco 5th 10 -0- 11 40 95.4% 2,034 2,133 294 270 307 291
South Fremantle 6th 9 -0- 12 36 95.4% 2,182 2,288 319 268 334 284
Perth 7th 8 -1- 12 34 94.9% 1,826 1,924 265 236 275 274
Swan Districts 8th 4 -1- 16 18 72.1% 1,748 2,425 248 260 352 313

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
West Perth 1st Premiers
East Perth 2nd Runners-Up
East Fremantle 3rd Defeated by West Perth (Preliminary Final)
Claremont 4th Defeated by East Fremantle (Semi Final)
Subiaco 5th Did not qualify for finals
South Fremantle 6th Did not qualify for finals
Perth 7th Did not qualify for finals
Swan Districts 8th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/04/1971 2:20 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 122 - 126 10,713
SAT 10/04/1971 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 176 - 83 12,430
MON 12/04/1971 2:20 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 77 - 132 11,230
MON 12/04/1971 2:20 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 85 - 93 16,444

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 1 -0- 0 4 212.0% 176 83
East Perth 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 171.4% 132 77
Perth 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 109.4% 93 85
East Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 0 4 103.3% 126 122
Claremont 5th 0 -0- 1 0 96.8% 122 126
West Perth 6th 0 -0- 1 0 91.4% 85 93
Swan Districts 7th 0 -0- 1 0 58.3% 77 132
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 1 0 47.2% 83 176

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/04/1971 2:20 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 115 - 123 14,956
SAT 17/04/1971 2:20 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 76 - 91 11,732
SAT 17/04/1971 2:20 PM Perth v Swan Districts Lathlain Park 104 - 104 7,662
SAT 17/04/1971 2:20 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 55 - 106 8,857

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 2 -0- 0 8 151.0% 299 198
Perth 2nd 1 -1- 0 6 104.2% 197 189
West Perth 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 129.1% 191 148
East Perth 4th 1 -0- 1 4 123.8% 208 168
Claremont 5th 1 -0- 1 4 105.4% 213 202
East Fremantle 6th 1 -0- 1 4 98.4% 241 245
Swan Districts 7th 0 -1- 1 2 76.7% 181 236
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 2 0 48.9% 138 282

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/04/1971 2:20 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 65 - 58 12,023
SAT 24/04/1971 2:20 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 131 - 81 8,688
SAT 24/04/1971 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 84 - 102 13,401
SAT 24/04/1971 2:20 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 111 - 75 8,804

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Perth 1st 2 -1- 0 10 109.5% 299 273
East Perth 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 136.1% 339 249
South Fremantle 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 127.7% 383 300
Claremont 4th 2 -0- 1 8 106.9% 278 260
Swan Districts 5th 1 -1- 1 6 93.9% 292 311
West Perth 6th 1 -0- 2 4 116.9% 249 213
East Fremantle 7th 1 -0- 2 4 88.8% 316 356
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 3 0 53.0% 219 413

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/05/1971 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 84 - 109 6,677
SAT 01/05/1971 2:20 PM Perth v East Perth Lathlain Park 116 - 80 12,031
SAT 01/05/1971 2:20 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 48 - 127 9,989
SAT 01/05/1971 2:20 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 112 - 82 13,117

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Perth 1st 3 -1- 0 14 117.6% 415 353
Claremont 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 131.5% 405 308
West Perth 3rd 2 -0- 2 8 122.4% 361 295
East Perth 4th 2 -0- 2 8 114.8% 419 365
South Fremantle 5th 2 -0- 2 8 112.9% 465 412
Swan Districts 6th 1 -1- 2 6 77.6% 340 438
East Fremantle 7th 1 -0- 3 4 86.0% 400 465
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 3 4 66.0% 328 497

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1971 2:20 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 133 - 95 12,863
SAT 08/05/1971 2:20 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 154 - 125 8,071
SAT 08/05/1971 2:20 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 109 - 72 8,332
SAT 08/05/1971 2:20 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 49 - 99 9,000

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 4 -0- 1 16 133.5% 538 403
Perth 2nd 3 -1- 1 14 105.4% 487 462
West Perth 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 133.7% 460 344
East Perth 4th 2 -0- 3 8 104.8% 544 519
South Fremantle 5th 2 -0- 3 8 102.8% 560 545
East Fremantle 6th 2 -0- 3 8 93.9% 554 590
Subiaco 7th 2 -0- 3 8 76.8% 437 569
Swan Districts 8th 1 -1- 3 6 72.4% 389 537

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1971 2:20 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 152 - 110 10,923
SAT 15/05/1971 2:20 PM Perth v East Fremantle Lathlain Park 96 - 125 8,557
SAT 15/05/1971 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 123 - 102 7,183
SAT 15/05/1971 2:20 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 64 - 128 12,420

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 5 -0- 1 20 134.5% 690 513
Perth 2nd 3 -1- 2 14 99.3% 583 587
East Perth 3rd 3 -0- 3 12 115.3% 672 583
West Perth 4th 3 -0- 3 12 111.0% 524 472
South Fremantle 5th 3 -0- 3 12 105.6% 683 647
East Fremantle 6th 3 -0- 3 12 99.0% 679 686
Subiaco 7th 2 -0- 4 8 75.9% 547 721
Swan Districts 8th 1 -1- 4 6 74.4% 491 660

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1971 2:20 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 63 - 64 6,924
SAT 22/05/1971 2:20 PM East Fremantle v West Perth East Fremantle Oval 59 - 47 6,657
SAT 22/05/1971 2:20 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 77 - 71 7,209
SAT 22/05/1971 2:20 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 67 - 92 3,729

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 5 -0- 2 20 130.5% 753 577
Perth 2nd 4 -1- 2 18 99.5% 647 650
East Perth 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 114.5% 749 654
East Fremantle 4th 4 -0- 3 16 100.7% 738 733
West Perth 5th 3 -0- 4 12 107.5% 571 531
South Fremantle 6th 3 -0- 4 12 104.1% 754 724
Swan Districts 7th 2 -1- 4 10 80.2% 583 727
Subiaco 8th 2 -0- 5 8 75.5% 614 813

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1971 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Claremont East Fremantle Oval 106 - 175 13,569
SAT 29/05/1971 2:20 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 154 - 56 9,457
SAT 29/05/1971 2:20 PM Perth v West Perth Lathlain Park 130 - 138 11,037
SAT 29/05/1971 2:20 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 165 - 141 9,562

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 6 -0- 2 24 135.9% 928 683
East Perth 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 127.2% 903 710
Perth 3rd 4 -1- 3 18 98.6% 777 788
West Perth 4th 4 -0- 4 16 107.3% 709 661
East Fremantle 5th 4 -0- 4 16 93.0% 844 908
South Fremantle 6th 3 -0- 5 12 100.7% 895 889
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 5 12 81.7% 779 954
Swan Districts 8th 2 -1- 5 10 72.5% 639 881

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1971 2:20 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 53 - 82 6,085
SAT 05/06/1971 2:20 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 113 - 81 12,295
MON 07/06/1971 2:20 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 80 - 83 15,882
MON 07/06/1971 2:20 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 91 - 154 11,890

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 6 -0- 3 24 131.6% 1,008 766
East Perth 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 124.8% 986 790
Perth 3rd 5 -1- 3 22 102.1% 859 841
West Perth 4th 5 -0- 4 20 110.8% 822 742
East Fremantle 5th 5 -0- 4 20 99.9% 998 999
South Fremantle 6th 3 -0- 6 12 94.5% 986 1,043
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 6 12 80.6% 860 1,067
Swan Districts 8th 2 -1- 6 10 71.9% 692 963

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/06/1971 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts East Fremantle Oval 133 - 70 7,179
SAT 12/06/1971 2:20 PM Perth v South Fremantle Lathlain Park 87 - 93 9,268
SAT 12/06/1971 2:20 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 116 - 129 9,888
SAT 12/06/1971 2:20 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 99 - 91 14,576

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 7 -0- 3 28 123.1% 1,115 906
Claremont 2nd 6 -0- 4 24 127.1% 1,099 865
West Perth 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 110.6% 921 833
East Fremantle 4th 6 -0- 4 24 105.8% 1,131 1,069
Perth 5th 5 -1- 4 22 101.3% 946 934
South Fremantle 6th 4 -0- 6 16 95.5% 1,079 1,130
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 7 12 81.6% 976 1,196
Swan Districts 8th 2 -1- 7 10 69.5% 762 1,096

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/06/1971 2:20 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 120 - 95 7,170
SAT 19/06/1971 2:20 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 131 - 107 13,846
SAT 19/06/1971 2:20 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 75 - 83 11,340
SAT 19/06/1971 2:20 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 134 - 87 7,952

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 8 -0- 3 32 123.0% 1,246 1,013
Claremont 2nd 7 -0- 4 28 127.0% 1,219 960
West Perth 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 110.6% 1,004 908
East Fremantle 4th 6 -0- 5 24 101.2% 1,218 1,203
Perth 5th 5 -1- 5 22 98.9% 1,053 1,065
South Fremantle 6th 4 -0- 7 16 95.1% 1,154 1,213
Subiaco 7th 4 -0- 7 16 86.5% 1,110 1,283
Swan Districts 8th 2 -1- 8 10 70.5% 857 1,216

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1971 2:20 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 133 - 94 10,288
SAT 26/06/1971 2:20 PM Perth v Subiaco Lathlain Park 99 - 81 9,140
SAT 26/06/1971 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 133 - 125 9,877
SAT 26/06/1971 2:20 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 204 - 46 7,092

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 9 -0- 3 36 124.6% 1,379 1,107
West Perth 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 126.6% 1,208 954
Claremont 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 123.0% 1,344 1,093
Perth 4th 6 -1- 5 26 100.5% 1,152 1,146
East Fremantle 5th 6 -0- 6 24 98.2% 1,312 1,336
South Fremantle 6th 5 -0- 7 20 96.2% 1,287 1,338
Subiaco 7th 4 -0- 8 16 86.2% 1,191 1,382
Swan Districts 8th 2 -1- 9 10 63.6% 903 1,420

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1971 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Perth East Fremantle Oval 99 - 97 6,727
SAT 03/07/1971 2:20 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 178 - 80 10,783
SAT 03/07/1971 2:20 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 116 - 69 6,606
SAT 03/07/1971 2:20 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Bassendean Oval 112 - 81 4,116

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 10 -0- 3 40 131.2% 1,557 1,187
West Perth 2nd 8 -0- 5 32 113.8% 1,288 1,132
Claremont 3rd 7 -0- 6 28 116.9% 1,413 1,209
East Fremantle 4th 7 -0- 6 28 98.5% 1,411 1,433
Perth 5th 6 -1- 6 26 100.3% 1,249 1,245
South Fremantle 6th 5 -0- 8 20 94.3% 1,368 1,450
Subiaco 7th 5 -0- 8 20 90.1% 1,307 1,451
Swan Districts 8th 3 -1- 9 14 67.6% 1,015 1,501

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/07/1971 2:20 PM Perth v Claremont Lathlain Park 99 - 92 10,816
SAT 10/07/1971 2:20 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 104 - 120 10,224
SAT 10/07/1971 2:20 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 102 - 130 6,783
SAT 10/07/1971 2:20 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 64 - 92 10,774

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 11 -0- 3 44 129.9% 1,677 1,291
West Perth 2nd 8 -0- 6 32 110.5% 1,352 1,224
East Fremantle 3rd 8 -0- 6 32 100.4% 1,503 1,497
Perth 4th 7 -1- 6 30 100.8% 1,348 1,337
Claremont 5th 7 -0- 7 28 115.1% 1,505 1,308
Subiaco 6th 6 -0- 8 24 92.5% 1,437 1,553
South Fremantle 7th 5 -0- 9 20 93.8% 1,472 1,570
Swan Districts 8th 3 -1- 10 14 68.5% 1,117 1,631

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/07/1971 2:20 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 107 - 56 6,031
SAT 24/07/1971 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 103 - 80 4,443
SAT 24/07/1971 2:20 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 86 - 82 3,879
SAT 24/07/1971 2:20 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 73 - 67 5,849

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 11 -0- 4 44 127.7% 1,759 1,377
West Perth 2nd 9 -0- 6 36 110.4% 1,425 1,291
Claremont 3rd 8 -0- 7 32 118.2% 1,612 1,364
East Fremantle 4th 8 -0- 7 32 97.2% 1,559 1,604
Perth 5th 7 -1- 7 30 100.4% 1,415 1,410
South Fremantle 6th 6 -0- 9 24 95.5% 1,575 1,650
Subiaco 7th 6 -0- 9 24 91.6% 1,517 1,656
Swan Districts 8th 4 -1- 10 18 70.2% 1,203 1,713

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/07/1971 2:20 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 56 - 120 9,407
SAT 31/07/1971 2:20 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 79 - 67 12,126
SAT 31/07/1971 2:20 PM Perth v Swan Districts Lathlain Park 107 - 97 6,369
SAT 31/07/1971 2:20 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 92 - 58 7,616

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 12 -0- 4 48 127.3% 1,838 1,444
West Perth 2nd 9 -0- 7 36 107.2% 1,483 1,383
Perth 3rd 8 -1- 7 34 101.0% 1,522 1,507
Claremont 4th 8 -0- 8 32 116.4% 1,679 1,443
East Fremantle 5th 8 -0- 8 32 93.7% 1,615 1,724
South Fremantle 6th 7 -0- 9 28 99.4% 1,695 1,706
Subiaco 7th 7 -0- 9 28 93.9% 1,609 1,714
Swan Districts 8th 4 -1- 11 18 71.4% 1,300 1,820

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1971 2:20 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 47 - 108 10,394
SAT 07/08/1971 2:20 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 95 - 55 10,148
SAT 07/08/1971 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 76 - 55 10,075
SAT 07/08/1971 2:20 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 63 - 93 5,250

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 13 -0- 4 52 129.0% 1,933 1,499
West Perth 2nd 10 -0- 7 40 111.3% 1,591 1,430
East Fremantle 3rd 9 -0- 8 36 95.6% 1,708 1,787
Perth 4th 8 -1- 8 34 99.6% 1,577 1,583
Claremont 5th 8 -0- 9 32 111.3% 1,726 1,551
South Fremantle 6th 8 -0- 9 32 100.6% 1,771 1,761
Subiaco 7th 7 -0- 10 28 92.0% 1,664 1,809
Swan Districts 8th 4 -1- 12 18 71.2% 1,363 1,913

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/08/1971 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 90 - 69 4,511
SAT 14/08/1971 2:20 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 57 - 45 7,080
SAT 14/08/1971 2:20 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 69 - 91 3,480
SAT 14/08/1971 2:20 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 99 - 68 9,096

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 14 -0- 4 56 128.9% 1,990 1,544
West Perth 2nd 11 -0- 7 44 112.8% 1,690 1,498
East Fremantle 3rd 10 -0- 8 40 96.9% 1,798 1,856
Claremont 4th 9 -0- 9 36 112.2% 1,817 1,620
Perth 5th 8 -1- 9 34 98.9% 1,622 1,640
South Fremantle 6th 8 -0- 10 32 98.9% 1,839 1,860
Subiaco 7th 7 -0- 11 28 91.3% 1,733 1,899
Swan Districts 8th 4 -1- 13 18 71.5% 1,432 2,004

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1971 2:20 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 165 - 110 10,600
SAT 21/08/1971 2:20 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 109 - 85 8,924
SAT 21/08/1971 2:20 PM Perth v Subiaco Lathlain Park 72 - 94 6,833
SAT 21/08/1971 2:20 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 83 - 136 6,051

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 14 -0- 5 56 125.5% 2,075 1,653
West Perth 2nd 12 -0- 7 48 115.5% 1,826 1,581
East Fremantle 3rd 11 -0- 8 44 98.2% 1,907 1,941
Claremont 4th 10 -0- 9 40 114.6% 1,982 1,730
Perth 5th 8 -1- 10 34 97.7% 1,694 1,734
South Fremantle 6th 8 -0- 11 32 96.2% 1,949 2,025
Subiaco 7th 8 -0- 11 32 92.7% 1,827 1,971
Swan Districts 8th 4 -1- 14 18 70.8% 1,515 2,140

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1971 2:20 PM Perth v East Fremantle Lathlain Park 89 - 94 7,778
SAT 28/08/1971 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 176 - 130 4,201
SAT 28/08/1971 2:20 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 98 - 59 8,854
SAT 28/08/1971 2:20 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 85 - 100 16,478

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 15 -0- 5 60 125.1% 2,175 1,738
West Perth 2nd 12 -0- 8 48 113.7% 1,911 1,681
East Fremantle 3rd 12 -0- 8 48 98.6% 2,001 2,030
Claremont 4th 10 -0- 10 40 111.7% 2,041 1,828
South Fremantle 5th 9 -0- 11 36 98.6% 2,125 2,155
Subiaco 6th 9 -0- 11 36 94.8% 1,925 2,030
Perth 7th 8 -1- 11 34 97.5% 1,783 1,828
Swan Districts 8th 4 -1- 15 18 71.0% 1,645 2,316

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1971 2:20 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 96 - 43 6,566
SAT 04/09/1971 2:20 PM East Fremantle v West Perth East Fremantle Oval 65 - 110 12,229
SAT 04/09/1971 2:20 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 133 - 57 8,117
SAT 04/09/1971 2:20 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 109 - 103 4,260

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 16 -0- 5 64 128.6% 2,308 1,795
West Perth 2nd 13 -0- 8 52 115.8% 2,021 1,746
East Fremantle 3rd 12 -0- 9 48 96.5% 2,066 2,140
Claremont 4th 11 -0- 10 44 114.2% 2,137 1,871
Subiaco 5th 10 -0- 11 40 95.4% 2,034 2,133
South Fremantle 6th 9 -0- 12 36 95.4% 2,182 2,288
Perth 7th 8 -1- 12 34 94.9% 1,826 1,924
Swan Districts 8th 4 -1- 16 18 72.1% 1,748 2,425

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/09/1971 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Claremont Subiaco Oval 129 - 82 27,813
SAT 18/09/1971 2:20 PM East Perth v West Perth Subiaco Oval 62 - 52 25,667

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/09/1971 2:20 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 79 - 76 23,447

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/10/1971 2:20 PM East Perth v West Perth Subiaco Oval 69 - 101 50,975