1971 VFL season


The 1971 Victorian Football League season was the 75th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

Premiership season

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.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Ladder

Consolation Night Series Competition

The consolation night series were held under the floodlights at Lake Oval, South Melbourne, for the teams out of the finals at the end of the home and away rounds.
Final: Melbourne 12.7 defeated Fitzroy 9.9.

Premiership Finals

First Semi-Final

Second Semi-Final

Preliminary Final

Grand final

Team1 Qtr2 Qtr3 QtrFinal
Hawthorn2.24.45.712.10
St Kilda2.14.68.911.9
Attendance: 118,192----

Awards