1971 Rothmans Channel 7 Cup

December 2017 December 2017 Rothmans Channel 7 Cup 1971 9–11 October 1971 8 1 1 Hawthorn 1 Claremont 12 The 1971 Rothmans Channel 7 Cup was a one-off WANFL-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the leading clubs from the VFL, the SANFL and the WANFL. The Tournament was held as a testimonial to celebrate Graham 'Polly' Farmer who was retiring at the end of the 1971 WANFL season, with the matches being played as Lightning matches of two 25 minute quarters with time-on.http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/rothmans_channel_7_cup.htm Rothmans Channel 7 Cup Full Points Footy usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20110607084929/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/rothmans_channel_7_cup.htm June 7, 2011 Qualified Teams TeamNicknameLeagueQualificationHawthornHawksVFLWinners of the 1971 Victorian Football LeagueRichmondTigersVFLThird Place in the 1971 Victorian Football League1North AdelaideRoostersSANFLWinners of the 1971 South Australian National Football LeaguePort AdelaideMagpiesSANFLRunners-Up in the 1971 South Australian National Football LeagueWest PerthFalconsWANFLWinners of the 1971 Western Australian National Football LeagueEast PerthRoyalsWANFLRunners-Up in the 1971 Western Australian National Football LeagueEast FremantleSharksWANFLThird Place in the 1971 Western Australian National Football LeagueClaremontTigersWANFLFourth Place in the 1971 Western Australian National Football League 2 Replaced St Kilda, the 1971 Victorian Football League Runners-Up who declined to participate. Venues Perth Subiaco Oval Capacity: 53,000 190px Knockout stage Round 1 9 October 1971 Claremont 69-46 North Adelaide 11.3 (69) 7.4 (46) Subiaco Oval, Perth 20,000 9 October 1971 West Perth 34-33 East Fremantle 5.4 (34) 4.9 (33) Subiaco Oval, Perth 20,000 9 October 1971 Port Adelaide 57-56 Richmond 9.3 (57) 8.8 (56) Subiaco Oval, Perth 20,000 9 October 1971 Hawthorn 46-36 East Perth 7.4 (46) 5.6 (36) Subiaco Oval, Perth 20,000 Loser's playoffs 10 October 1971 Richmond 40-33 North Adelaide 6.4 (40) 5.3 (33) Subiaco Oval, Perth 15,000 10 October 1971 East Fremantle 59-23 East Perth 8.11 (59) 3.5 (23) Subiaco Oval, Perth 15,000 Semi-finals SF #1 10 October 1971 Claremont 66-23 Port Adelaide 10.6 (66) 3.5 (23) Subiaco Oval, Perth 22,500 SF #2 10 October 1971 Hawthorn 40-13 West Perth 6.4 (40) 1.7 (13) Subiaco Oval, Perth 22,500 Ranking playoffs 7th Place Playoff 11 October 1971 East Perth 63-49 North Adelaide 9.9 (63) 7.7 (49) Subiaco Oval, Perth 25,000 5th Place Playoff 11 October 1971 Richmond 54-47 East Fremantle 7.12 (54) 7.5 (47) Subiaco Oval, Perth 25,000 3rd Place Playoff 11 October 1971 West Perth 39-19 Port Adelaide 5.9 (39) 2.7 (19) Subiaco Oval, Perth 30,000 Rothmans Channel 7 Cup final Final 11 October 1971 Hawthorn 75-29 Claremont 7.1 (33)12.3 (75) 0.1 (1)4.5 (29) Subiaco Oval, Perth 30,000https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AdhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=upADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6439,2448561&dq=46-point+win+over+claremont+in+perth+final&hl=en 46-point win over Claremont in Perth final The Age 12 October 1971 Murray Ducker Hudson 5 Crimmins, Rice 2 Douge, Meagher, Martello 1 Evans 2 Carroll, Duperouzel 1 References Category:Australian rules interstate football Category:History of Australian rules football Category:Australian rules football competitions in Australia Category:1971 in Australian rules football