1971 VFL season

75th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) December 2017 May 2022 vfl_premiership 1971 12 2 3 Consolation series 1 136 3326436 118,192 Peter Hudson () Ian Stewart () 1970 1972 The 1971 VFL season was the 75th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 3 April until 25 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The premiership was won by the Hawthorn Football Club for the second time, after it defeated StK by seven points in the 1971 VFL Grand Final. Hawthorn full-forward Peter Hudson kicked 150 goals for the season, equalling the all-time record set by Bob Pratt () in 1934. Background In 1971, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances. Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 22 rounds; matches 12 to 22 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 11. Once the 22 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1971 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the Page–McIntyre system. Home-and-away season Round 1 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 24.21 (165) | | 7.18 (60) | MCG | 28,727 | 3 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.9 (57) | StK | 21.25 (151) | Kardinia Park | 20,771 | 3 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.15 (99) | | 22.18 (150) | Junction Oval | 18,386 | 3 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.12 (72) | | 13.18 (96) | Windy Hill | 19,214 | 3 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 25.10 (160) | | 11.11 (77) | Victoria Park | 27,829 | 3 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.16 (124) | | 14.14 (98) | Arden Street Oval | 20,399 | 3 April 1971 Round 2 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.9 (129) | | 9.15 (69) | Princes Park | 30,480 | 10 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.20 (92) | | 16.14 (110) | Lake Oval | 17,090 | 10 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.13 (97) | | 7.11 (53) | Glenferrie Oval | 15,310 | 10 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.15 (63) | | 16.11 (107) | Western Oval | 20,378 | 12 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 16.12 (108) | | 12.8 (80) | Moorabbin Oval | 24,174 | 12 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.9 (69) | | 16.10 (106) | MCG | 82,172 | 12 April 1971 Round 3 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.15 (99) | | 14.9 (93) | Western Oval | 15,003 | 17 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.26 (128) | | 14.10 (94) | Junction Oval | 8,917 | 17 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.19 (115) | | 16.11 (107) | Glenferrie Oval | 14,090 | 17 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.12 (66) | | 9.12 (66) | Windy Hill | 22,421 | 17 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.13 (127) | | 15.10 (100) | MCG | 42,885 | 17 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.8 (68) | StK | 6.13 (49) | VFL Park | 33,489 | 17 April 1971 Round 4 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.20 (134) | | 12.9 (81) | Victoria Park | 25,759 | 24 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 5.9 (39) | | 20.13 (133) | Lake Oval | 18,895 | 24 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 10.9 (69) | | 18.19 (127) | Moorabbin Oval | 25,153 | 24 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.15 (99) | | 13.14 (92) | Arden Street Oval | 13,972 | 24 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.8 (86) | | 13.21 (99) | Kardinia Park | 23,555 | 24 April 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.18 (78) | | 6.7 (43) | VFL Park | 27,342 | 24 April 1971 Round 5 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.8 (92) | | 17.18 (120) | Junction Oval | 12,363 | 1 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 21.15 (141) | | 16.12 (108) | Windy Hill | 16,435 | 1 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.15 (111) | | 10.11 (71) | Victoria Park | 22,546 | 1 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.18 (96) | StK | 11.17 (83) | Princes Park | 24,027 | 1 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.17 (101) | | 17.19 (121) | MCG | 23,758 | 1 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.21 (93) | | 6.9 (45) | VFL Park | 16,206 | 1 May 1971 Round 6 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.12 (84) | | 22.14 (146) | Arden Street Oval | 13,047 | 8 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.5 (113) | | 16.11 (107) | Western Oval | 19,205 | 8 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 14.25 (109) | | 9.11 (65) | Moorabbin Oval | 21,604 | 8 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.12 (72) | | 18.19 (127) | MCG | 80,231 | 8 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.14 (92) | | 14.10 (94) | Lake Oval | 17,171 | 8 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.13 (91) | | 20.16 (136) | VFL Park | 11,432 | 8 May 1971 Round 7 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 22.17 (149) | | 15.14 (104) | MCG | 21,069 | 15 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 21.19 (145) | | 12.6 (78) | Glenferrie Oval | 22,956 | 15 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.16 (82) | StK | 13.14 (92) | Junction Oval | 17,573 | 15 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.17 (89) | | 16.9 (105) | Windy Hill | 17,055 | 15 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.16 (106) | | 14.8 (92) | Victoria Park | 25,525 | 15 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.19 (91) | | 11.13 (79) | VFL Park | 29,195 | 15 May 1971 Round 8 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.12 (72) | | 14.22 (106) | Kardinia Park | 20,247 | 22 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.11 (89) | | 19.19 (133) | Lake Oval | 15,147 | 22 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.17 (119) | | 12.7 (79) | Western Oval | 21,295 | 22 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 20.15 (135) | | 13.10 (88) | Moorabbin Oval | 38,127 | 22 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.26 (122) | | 9.16 (70) | MCG | 52,783 | 22 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 7.10 (52) | | 22.15 (147) | VFL Park | 14,860 | 22 May 1971 Round 9 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.10 (70) | StK | 10.7 (67) | MCG | 39,380 | 29 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.17 (119) | | 10.18 (78) | Junction Oval | 12,255 | 29 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.10 (100) | | 10.6 (66) | Victoria Park | 20,350 | 29 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 4.12 (36) | | 14.12 (96) | Princes Park | 29,250 | 29 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.28 (124) | | 16.13 (109) | Arden Street Oval | 7,335 | 29 May 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.11 (89) | | 17.11 (113) | VFL Park | 16,300 | 29 May 1971 Round 10 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.18 (96) | | 8.15 (63) | Windy Hill | 14,864 | 5 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.12 (90) | | 10.15 (75) | Princes Park | 24,000 | 5 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.6 (60) | StK | 18.23 (131) | Lake Oval | 16,069 | 5 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.16 (106) | | 11.9 (75) | MCG | 48,708 | 5 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.17 (107) | | 7.13 (55) | Glenferrie Oval | 28,450 | 5 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.10 (124) | | 18.14 (122) | VFL Park | 11,673 | 5 June 1971 Round 11 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.17 (89) | | 13.20 (98) | Arden Street Oval | 9,454 | 14 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.11 (83) | | 20.13 (133) | Kardinia Park | 23,388 | 14 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.14 (74) | | 14.10 (94) | MCG | 52,256 | 14 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 17.16 (118) | | 9.5 (59) | Moorabbin Oval | 22,488 | 14 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 17.13 (115) | | 8.9 (57) | Junction Oval | 14,212 | 14 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 24.14 (158) | | 11.7 (73) | VFL Park | 50,246 | 14 June 1971 Round 12 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.18 (114) | | 3.5 (23) | Princes Park | 13,300 | 19 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 14.15 (99) | | 3.3 (21) | Moorabbin Oval | 14,181 | 19 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 6.11 (47) | | 8.17 (65) | MCG | 24,831 | 19 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.20 (104) | | 11.5 (71) | Glenferrie Oval | 14,181 | 19 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.15 (63) | | 6.10 (46) | Western Oval | 21,188 | 19 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 2.6 (18) | | 6.13 (49) | VFL Park | 12,528 | 19 June 1971 Round 13 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 6.16 (52) | StK | 16.15 (111) | Arden Street Oval | 8,508 | 26 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.9 (87) | | 9.12 (66) | Kardinia Park | 11,222 | 26 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.16 (124) | | 12.12 (84) | Victoria Park | 33,338 | 26 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.13 (79) | | 12.8 (80) | MCG | 28,471 | 26 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.6 (84) | | 14.14 (98) | Windy Hill | 18,853 | 26 June 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 7.16 (58) | | 14.9 (93) | VFL Park | 18,369 | 26 June 1971 Round 14 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.6 (84) | | 15.13 (103) | Kardinia Park | 14,283 | 3 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 30.20 (200) | | 7.11 (53) | Victoria Park | 26,831 | 3 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 13.9 (87) | | 13.12 (90) | Moorabbin Oval | 28,825 | 3 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.15 (123) | | 19.11 (125) | Lake Oval | 13,360 | 3 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.11 (89) | | 11.16 (82) | Arden Street Oval | 8,777 | 3 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.16 (88) | | 11.6 (72) | VFL Park | 27,511 | 3 July 1971 Round 15 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.18 (90) | | 11.13 (79) | MCG | 22,870 | 10 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.5 (125) | StK | 15.12 (102) | Glenferrie Oval | 21,647 | 10 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.12 (78) | | 12.17 (89) | Windy Hill | 14,093 | 10 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 21.15 (141) | | 15.14 (104) | Princes Park | 21,000 | 10 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.18 (84) | | 16.6 (102) | Junction Oval | 24,926 | 10 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 22.31 (163) | | 11.5 (71) | VFL Park | 10,075 | 10 July 1971 Round 16 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.8 (86) | | 6.15 (51) | Western Oval | 17,826 | 17 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 3.15 (33) | | 11.16 (82) | Lake Oval | 10,519 | 17 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 4.10 (34) | | 7.7 (49) | MCG | 20,013 | 17 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 6.9 (45) | | 8.12 (60) | Arden Street Oval | 9,835 | 17 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 13.19 (97) | | 8.6 (54) | Moorabbin Oval | 25,518 | 17 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.7 (85) | | 16.18 (114) | VFL Park | 9,012 | 17 July 1971 Round 17 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.19 (139) | | 11.10 (76) | Junction Oval | 8,889 | 24 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 7.8 (50) | StK | 14.15 (99) | Windy Hill | 15,273 | 24 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.12 (84) | | 11.12 (78) | Victoria Park | 27,243 | 24 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 24.16 (160) | | 11.7 (73) | Princes Park | 16,500 | 24 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 23.16 (154) | | 4.15 (39) | Glenferrie Oval | 21,059 | 24 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 25.19 (169) | | 12.7 (79) | VFL Park | 11,416 | 24 July 1971 Round 18 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.14 (62) | | 9.8 (62) | Arden Street Oval | 6,522 | 31 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.12 (108) | | 11.10 (76) | MCG | 47,951 | 31 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 13.8 (86) | | 13.18 (96) | Lake Oval | 7,895 | 31 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 21.11 (137) | | 19.14 (128) | Kardinia Park | 22,000 | 31 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.10 (76) | | 15.16 (106) | Western Oval | 21,670 | 31 July 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 13.5 (83) | | 9.10 (64) | VFL Park | 14,563 | 31 July 1971 Round 19 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 23.16 (154) | | 9.8 (62) | Glenferrie Oval | 9,112 | 7 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.17 (83) | | 8.10 (58) | Junction Oval | 8,253 | 7 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 7.23 (65) | | 9.12 (66) | Windy Hill | 13,815 | 7 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.10 (58) | | 14.17 (101) | Princes Park | 34,224 | 7 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.17 (125) | | 9.8 (62) | MCG | 23,017 | 7 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 8.10 (58) | StK | 12.7 (79) | VFL Park | 46,362 | 7 August 1971 Round 20 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 24.7 (151) | | 11.10 (76) | Kardinia Park | 12,085 | 14 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 14.11 (95) | | 9.10 (64) | Moorabbin Oval | 25,081 | 14 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.9 (75) | | 15.20 (110) | Western Oval | 15,096 | 14 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.18 (126) | | 10.12 (72) | MCG | 28,388 | 14 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 11.15 (81) | | 19.6 (120) | Glenferrie Oval | 22,753 | 14 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 9.8 (62) | | 18.18 (126) | VFL Park | 19,491 | 14 August 1971 Round 21 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | StK | 18.14 (122) | | 6.14 (50) | Moorabbin Oval | 16,205 | 21 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.12 (102) | | 19.9 (123) | MCG | 37,732 | 21 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.15 (105) | | 20.20 (140) | Victoria Park | 41,312 | 21 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.18 (126) | | 15.5 (95) | Kardinia Park | 17,864 | 21 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.13 (103) | | 10.12 (72) | Arden Street Oval | 8,733 | 21 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.15 (105) | | 11.16 (82) | Junction Oval | 22,413 | 21 August 1971 Round 22 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Venue ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.16 (124) | | 8.17 (65) | Glenferrie Oval | 14,809 | 28 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.14 (74) | StK | 12.18 (90) | Western Oval | 16,707 | 28 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 12.12 (84) | | 13.17 (95) | Windy Hill | 12,865 | 28 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.10 (106) | | 13.9 (87) | Princes Park | 32,000 | 28 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.17 (131) | | 8.11 (59) | Lake Oval | 9,307 | 28 August 1971 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 16.14 (110) | | 14.18 (102) | MCG | 36,423 | 28 August 1971 Ladder (P) Premiers Qualified for finals |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 1 || align=left | (P) || 22 || 19 || 3 || 0 || 2460 || 1601 || 153.7 || 76 |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 2 || align=left | StK || 22 || 16 || 6 || 0 || 2176 || 1554 || 140.0 || 64 |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 3 || align=left | || 22 || 16 || 6 || 0 || 2318 || 1890 || 122.6 || 64 |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 4 || align=left | || 22 || 14 || 7 || 1 || 2331 || 1840 || 126.7 || 58 |- | 5 || align=left | || 22 || 14 || 8 || 0 || 2103 || 2014 || 104.4 || 56 |- | 6 || align=left | || 22 || 12 || 10 || 0 || 2047 || 1915 || 106.9 || 48 |- | 7 || align=left | || 22 || 11 || 10 || 1 || 1962 || 1791 || 109.5 || 46 |- | 8 || align=left | || 22 || 11 || 11 || 0 || 1966 || 2217 || 88.7 || 44 |- | 9 || align=left | || 22 || 5 || 16 || 1 || 1705 || 2551 || 66.8 || 22 |- | 10 || align=left | || 22 || 5 || 17 || 0 || 2072 || 2523 || 82.1 || 20 |- | 11 || align=left | || 22 || 4 || 17 || 1 || 1705 || 2252 || 75.7 || 18 |- | 12 || align=left | || 22 || 3 || 19 || 0 || 1618 || 2315 || 69.9 || 12 |} Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points forAverage score: 92.7Source: AFL Tables Finals series Semi-finals Team1 Qtr2 Qtr3 QtrFinalRichmond4.48.811.1018.13 (121)Collingwood4.15.511.811.11 (77)Attendance: : 99,771 Team1 Qtr2 Qtr3 QtrFinalHawthorn2.78.1211.1612.18 (90)St Kilda1.44.57.712.16 (88)Attendance: 99,822 Preliminary final Team1 Qtr2 Qtr3 QtrFinalSt Kilda1.26.711.1016.12 (108)Richmond3.27.29.412.6 (78)Attendance: 102,494 Grand final 1971 VFL Grand Final Team1 Qtr2 Qtr3 QtrFinalHawthorn2.24.45.712.10 (82)St Kilda2.14.68.911.9 (75)Attendance: 118,192 Consolation Night Series Competition The consolation night series were held under the floodlights at Lake Oval, South Melbourne, for the teams (5th to 12th on ladder) out of the finals at the end of the home and away rounds. Final: Melbourne 12.7 (79) defeated Fitzroy 9.9 (63). Season notes Fitzroy winger Treva McGregor won the 1971, 130-yard Stawell Gift in 11.7 seconds, off a handicap of 7¼ yards. Bill Barrot of Richmond and Ian Stewart of St Kilda swap clubs before the start of the 1971 season. Stewart went on to win his third Brownlow Medal at Richmond, while Barrott was so dissatisfied at St Kilda's demands that he play in defence that he requested, and was given, a clearance to Carlton during the season. The VFL sold its Harrison House headquarters and moved to 84 Jolimont Street. The second half of the round 21 match between and at Junction Oval was played in an exceptionally thick fog which suddenly blew in from Port Phillip Bay. Visibility was so poor that players and umpires struggled to see more than a few yards in front of themselves. In one humorous moment in the Carlton backline, Carlton's Percy Jones instinctively shouted "there it is" upon seeing the ball come into his vision, alerting a nearby unsighted opponent who gathered the ball for an easy goal. Throughout the second half, the goal umpires could not see each other's flags, forcing the boundary umpires to convey messages between the goal umpires for scorekeeping purposes;The Sun News-Pictorial Melbourne 9 June 1982 Swans home in fog Peter Simunovich and the timekeepers admitted that they were guessing how much time off to apply. The fog dissipated about five minutes after the game ended; and a new rule was introduced to allow the umpire and captains to agree to abandon play in bad visibility.https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE8565577&file=FL17769810&mode=browse 11 Football Record 7 September 1974 64 32 "Ring the bell" or "sound the siren" In the grand final, Peter Hudson could have broken Bob Pratt's season record of 150 goals except for three incidents: He kicked what would have otherwise been an easy goal into the man on the mark (Barry Lawrence). He kicked a goal on the run that was disallowed because the end of the quarter siren had gone before the ball hit his boot. He ran into an open goal and kicked the ball out of bounds. The Committees of the Carlton Football Club and Collingwood decide not to renew the contracts of their respective coaches, Ron Barassi and Bob Rose. Awards Major awards The 1971 VFL Premiership team was Hawthorn. The VFL's leading goalkicker was Peter Hudson of Hawthorn who kicked 150 goals (including 10 goals in the finals). The winner of the 1971 Brownlow Medal was Ian Stewart of Richmond with 21 votes. South Melbourne took the "wooden spoon" in 1971. The reserves premiership was won by . Richmond 14.14 (98) defeated 8.18 (66) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the seniors Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 September.The Age Melbourne 27 September 1971 Tigers easily 20 Leading goalkickers Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the goalkicking at the end of that round. DNP = did not play in that round. Player12345678910111213141516171819202122SFPFGFTotal 1 Peter Hudson 55 49 110 717 522 325 1035 742 547 552 557 663 972 779 1291 697 9106 6112 6118 3121 9130 10140 7147 3150 150 2 Peter McKenna 44 913 316 1026 430 1040 646753659 564 872 1731083 1295 6101 DNP2103 8111 1112 81206126 4130 4134 134 3 Doug Wade 33 47 613 417 421 DNP DNP 223730 535 641 243 3 46753 861 263 DNP 972 274 1387 390 494 94 4 Alan Davis 11 DNP 01 12 46 39 413 1023 528 533 336 541 243 346 450 353 255 257 DNP 461 263 063 DNP669170 70 5 Bill Ryan 33 47 411 011 213 215 419 322 729 332 032 032 335 338 038DNP 341 647 350 757 865 267 67 6 Royce Hart 44 37 310 010 313 215 116 420 222 426 228 028 028 129 534 DNP 640 242 648 048 250 454 357 259 59 7 Alex Jesaulenko 33 DNP 69 312 214 519 DNP DNP 120 424 125 DNP 227 DNP 532 234 741 344 347 754 155 156 56 8 Kevin Bartlett 66 17 29 413 114 317 118 422 325 328 533 235 136 137 138 139 140141041 445 247 249 352 153 53 9 Barry Breen 11 34 04 26 39 211 213 417 017 219 120 020 424 125 227 027 128 331 233 336 339 443447350353 53 10 Barry Richardson 00 00 00 00 00 00 22 02 02 02 02 DNP 68 513 316 016 521 425 530737 643 245 045 550 50 References Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. 0-9591740-2-8 Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. 0-670-90809-6 Ross, J. 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