1971 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 8 |
Premiers | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14th premiership |
Minor premiers | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13th minor premiership |
Sandover Medallist | David Hollins (‹See Tfd›East Fremantle) |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | Austin Robertson, Jr. (‹See Tfd›Subiaco) |
Matches played | 88 |
The 1971 WANFL season was the 87th season of the various incarnations of the Western Australian National Football League, and the forty-first (including three wartime under-age seasons) under that moniker.
Following half a decade dominated with the exception of two challenges from South Fremantle by the three Perth clubs and Austin Robertson's goalkicking, 1971 saw a changing of the guard, with Perth, in Mal Atwell’s last season as coach, dropping to second from bottom owing to the weakness of their forward line,[1] and Subiaco also fell out of the four after an off-season disrupted by efforts to thwart potential clearances of goal machine Robertson, half-forward George Young, and promising young players Stephen Heal and Peter Featherby.[2]
After a promising season in 1970 and the acquisition of Colin Tully from Collingwood, John Evans from St. Kilda and 30-possession-per-game rover Ross Parker from VFA club Prahran,[3] Claremont became early favourites for the flag.[4][5] The Tigers faltered later on however, and despite playing finals for only the fourth time since 1942 and the first since 1965, were regarded as disappointing. East Perth, despite a noticeable roving weakness owing to the injury-related retirement of Keith Doncon,[6] won fifteen of seventeen matches but failed in the Grand Final before rivals West Perth, who after a disappointing 1970 returned to second position and sent champion ruckman “Polly” Farmer out on a high note with his sixth senior premiership and second as their captain-coach. More significantly, East Fremantle, after four disastrous seasons, reached the preliminary final under the coaching of future Hawthorn premiership mentor Alan Joyce and nearly overcame the Cardinals in a heart-stopping preliminary.
Although the season did not quite reach the previous season's record average score of 100.76 points per team per game, it did see a record-high losing score and the highest score and greatest winning margin for over a decade.
Home-and-away season
Round 1 (Easter weekend)
Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 10 April (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 26.20 (176) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.17 (83) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 12430) | |
Saturday, 10 April (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.20 (122) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.12 (126) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 10713) | [7] |
Monday, 12 April (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.13 (85) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.9 (93) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 16444) | |
Monday, 12 April (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.17 (77) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 19.18 (132) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 11230) | |
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Round 2
Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 17 April (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.7 (55) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.16 (106) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8857) | [10] |
Saturday, 17 April (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.20 (104) | drew with | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 15.14 (104) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 7662) | |
Saturday, 17 April (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.10 (76) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.13 (91) | Perth Oval (crowd: 11732) | [11] |
Saturday, 17 April (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.13 (115) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.15 (123) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 14956) | |
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Round 3
Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 24 April (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.12 (84) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 15.12 (102) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 13401) | |
Saturday, 24 April (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 19.17 (131) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.9 (81) | Perth Oval (crowd: 8688) | |
Saturday, 24 April (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 8.17 (65) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.4 (58) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 12023) | |
Saturday, 24 April (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 15.21 (111) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.9 (75) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 8804) | |
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Round 4
Round 4 | |||||
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Saturday, 1 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 16.16 (112) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.10 (82) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 13117) | |
Saturday, 1 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 17.14 (116) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.14 (80) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 12031) | |
Saturday, 1 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 6.12 (48) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 19.13 (127) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 9989) | [17] |
Saturday, 1 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.12 (84) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.19 (109) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6677) | |
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Round 5
Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 8 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 7.7 (49) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.15 (99) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 9000) | |
Saturday, 8 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.13 (109) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.6 (72) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8332) | |
Saturday, 8 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 20.13 (133) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.11 (95) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 12863) | |
Saturday, 8 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 23.16 (154) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.17 (125) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8071) | [19] |
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Round 6
Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 15 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.21 (123) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 15.12 (102) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7183) | [22] |
Saturday, 15 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.10 (64) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 19.14 (128) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 12420) | |
Saturday, 15 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 22.20 (152) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.8 (110) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 10923) | [5] |
Saturday, 15 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.12 (96) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.11 (125) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 8557) | |
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Round 7
Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 22 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.13 (67) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.14 (92) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 3729) | |
Saturday, 22 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.11 (77) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.11 (71) | Perth Oval (crowd: 7209) | |
Saturday, 22 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 8.15 (63) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.10 (64) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 6924) | |
Saturday, 22 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.5 (59) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 6.11 (47) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6657) | [25] |
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Round 8
Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 29 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 26.9 (165) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 20.21 (141) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 9562) | |
Saturday, 29 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 21.4 (130) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 21.12 (138) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 11037) | [30] |
Saturday, 29 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 23.16 (154) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 7.14 (56) | Perth Oval (crowd: 9457) | |
Saturday, 29 May (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.10 (106) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 27.13 (175) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 13569) | [31] |
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Round 9 (Foundation Day)
Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 5 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 16.17 (113) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.9 (81) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 12295) | [36] |
Saturday, 5 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 7.11 (53) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.16 (82) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6085) | [37] |
Monday, 7 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.14 (80) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.17 (83) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 15882) | |
Monday, 7 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.19 (91) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 24.10 (154) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 11890) | |
East Perth snatch a win after an all-day thriller with seventeen seconds remaining in front of a record Claremont Oval crowd, following what critics regarded as the finest match of the season.[38] |
Round 10
Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 12 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.9 (87) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.15 (93) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 9268) | [39] |
Saturday, 12 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.14 (116) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 19.15 (129) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 9888) | |
Saturday, 12 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.9 (99) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.13 (91) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 14576) | |
Saturday, 12 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.19 (133) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.16 (70) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7179) | |
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Round 11
Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 19 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.9 (75) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.17 (83) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 11340) | [42] |
Saturday, 19 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 20.11 (131) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 16.11 (107) | Perth Oval (crowd: 13846) | |
Saturday, 19 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 18.12 (120) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.11 (95) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 7170) | [43] |
Saturday, 19 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 21.8 (134) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.9 (87) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 7952) | |
Subiaco, after many selection controversies – notably dropping George Young and Keith Watt to the reserves – produce their best performance of 1971 with three quarters of masterful teamwork.[44] |
Round 12
Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 26 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 31.18 (204) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 6.10 (46) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 7092) | |
Saturday, 26 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.15 (99) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.9 (81) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 9140) | |
Saturday, 26 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 20.13 (133) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 18.17 (125) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 9877) | |
Saturday, 26 June (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 20.13 (133) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.10 (94) | Perth Oval (crowd: 10288) | |
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Round 13
Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 3 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 16.16 (112) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.9 (81) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 4116) | [49] |
Saturday, 3 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 27.16 (178) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.8 (80) | Perth Oval (crowd: 10783) | |
Saturday, 3 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.14 (116) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.15 (69) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6606) | [50] |
Saturday, 3 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.15 (99) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.13 (97) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6727) | |
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Round 14
Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 10 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 16.6 (102) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.22 (130) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6783) | |
Saturday, 10 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.8 (104) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.12 (120) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10224) | [54] |
Saturday, 10 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 15.9 (99) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.14 (92) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 10816) | |
Saturday, 10 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.10 (64) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.14 (92) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 10774) | |
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Round 15
Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 24 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.13 (103) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.14 (80) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4443) | [58] |
Saturday, 24 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.13 (73) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.13 (67) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 5849) | |
Saturday, 24 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.8 (86) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.16 (82) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3879) | |
Saturday, 24 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 16.11 (107) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 7.14 (56) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 6031) | |
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Round 16
Round 16 | |||||
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Saturday, 31 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.14 (92) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 8.10 (58) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 7616) | [63] |
Saturday, 31 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 16.11 (107) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.13 (97) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 6369) | [64] |
Saturday, 31 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.13 (79) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.7 (67) | Perth Oval (crowd: 12126) | |
Saturday, 31 July (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 7.14 (56) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.12 (120) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 9407) | |
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Round 17
Round 17 | |||||
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Saturday, 7 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.10 (76) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 7.13 (55) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10075) | |
Saturday, 7 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.11 (95) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.13 (55) | Perth Oval (crowd: 10148) | [67] |
Saturday, 7 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 7.5 (47) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 16.12 (108) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 10394) | |
Saturday, 7 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.9 (63) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.15 (93) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5250) | |
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Round 18
Round 18 | |||||
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Saturday, 14 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.15 (99) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.8 (68) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 9096) | |
Saturday, 14 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 7.15 (57) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 6.9 (45) | Perth Oval (crowd: 7080) | |
Saturday, 14 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.9 (69) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.7 (91) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3480) | |
Saturday, 14 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.18 (90) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.21 (69) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4511) | |
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Round 19
Round 19 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.11 (83) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 20.16 (136) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6051) | |
Saturday, 21 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.12 (72) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.10 (94) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 6833) | [74] |
Saturday, 21 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 25.15 (165) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.8 (110) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 10600) | |
Saturday, 21 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.19 (109) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.13 (85) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8924) | |
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Round 20
Round 20 | |||||
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Saturday, 28 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 27.14 (176) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 19.16 (130) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4201) | |
Saturday, 28 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.13 (85) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.10 (100) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 16478) | [77] |
Saturday, 28 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.14 (98) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 8.11 (59) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8854) | [78] |
Saturday, 28 August (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.11 (89) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.16 (94) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 7778) | |
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Round 21
Round 21 | |||||
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Saturday, 4 September (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.13 (109) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 15.13 (103) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4260) | |
Saturday, 4 September (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 20.13 (133) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 8.9 (57) | Perth Oval (crowd: 8117) | |
Saturday, 4 September (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.18 (96) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 6.7 (43) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 6566) | |
Saturday, 4 September (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.11 (65) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 16.14 (110) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 12229) | |
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Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | ‹See Tfd›East Perth | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2308 | 1795 | 128.6 | 64 |
2 | ‹See Tfd›West Perth (P) | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2021 | 1746 | 115.8 | 52 |
3 | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2066 | 2140 | 96.5 | 48 |
4 | ‹See Tfd›Claremont | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2137 | 1871 | 114.2 | 44 |
5 | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2034 | 2133 | 95.4 | 40 |
6 | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2182 | 2288 | 95.4 | 36 |
7 | ‹See Tfd›Perth | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1826 | 1924 | 94.9 | 34 |
8 | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts | 21 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1748 | 2425 | 72.1 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
First semi-final
First semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 11 September (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.21 (129) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.16 (82) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 27,813) | [84] |
With regular full-back Neil Dedman kicking seven goals at full-forward, East Fremantle overrun favourites Claremont in the second half,[85] as the Tigers’ expected ruck and key forward superiority is never observed.[86] |
Second semi-final
Second semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 18 September (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.8 (62) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.10 (52) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 25,667) | [87] |
With winds gusting to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) and heavy, squalling rain,[88] the move of Eddie Pitter onto the field and of Bygraves to full-forward drives East Perth to a fourth victory over the Cardinals for 1971,[85] after West Perth looked safe at half-time. |
Preliminary final
Preliminary final | |||||
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Saturday, 25 September (2:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.7 (79) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.10 (76) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 23,447) | |
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Grand Final
1971 WANFL Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 2 October | ‹See Tfd›East Perth | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 50,975) | [91] |
2.1 (13) 3.5 (23) 5.10 (40) 9.15 (69) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
6.6 (42) 9.10 (64) 11.14 (80) 14.17 (101) |
Umpires: Lindsay Johnston Simpson Medal: Shane Sheridan (‹See Tfd›West Perth) | ||
Tierney 5, Verstegen, McPherson, Michalczyk, Bygraves | Goals | Smeath 4, Smith 2, Arnott 2, Dyson 2, Miller 2, Farmer, Sheridan | |||
McAullay, Chadwick, Tierney, Burns, Gillespie, Brown, Hayes | Best | Sheridan, Farmer, Steward, McAuliffe, Dempsey, Watling, O‘Dwyer, Whinnen, Miller | |||
Mihalczyk (foot) | Injuries | Miller (bruised shoulder) Arnott (cramp) | |||
In champion ruckman “Polly” Farmer’s farewell after 356 senior matches, West Perth’s runners dominate over the favoured Royals, who suffer their seventh consecutive loss in grand finals, leading to severe questioning of the Royals’ mental toughness.[92] |
Notes
a Had Perth won, the last-round match at Claremont Oval would have determined fourth position.
b George Doig (in 1934 to 1937, 1940 and 1941) and Bernie Naylor (in 1946 to 1948 and 1952 to 1954) previously held the record with six.
References
- ^ East, Alan; From Redlegs to Demons: the Story of the Perth Football Club from 1899; pp. 132, 214
- ^ Spillman, Ken; Diehards: The Story of the Subiaco Football Club 1946–2000; pp. 143-144. ISBN 0957818505
- ^ Collingwood, Ted; ‘Claremont’s Hopes’; The West Australian, 27 March 1971, p. 91
- ^ a b Lee, Jack; ‘Claremont May Fulfil Early Prediction’; The West Australian, 6 September 1971, p. 51
- ^ a b de Mori, Gino; ‘Claremont Again Fall into Error’; The West Australian, 17 May 1971, p. 63
- ^ a b Brakey, Dale; ‘Perth Rovers Show Up East Perth Weakness’; The West Australian, 3 May 1971, p. 59
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Fremantle Show Great Spirit’; The West Australian, 12 April 1971, p. 47
- ^ Brakey, Dale; ‘South Sound Warning in First Match’; The West Australian, 12 April 1971, p. 47
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Eight Goals by Jenzen Check West Perth’; The West Australian, 13 April 1971, p. 60
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘Subiaco Fail’; The West Australian, 19 April 1971, p. 43
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘Zig-Zag Pattern Pays Off for Claremont’; The West Australian, 19 April 1971, p. 43
- ^ Brakey, Dale; ‘Swans Rise in Status’; The West Australian, 19 April 1971, p. 43
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Late Revival Gives South Victory in Port Derby’; The West Australian, 19 April 1971, p. 43
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘Claremont Need Crash Course in Kicking’; The West Australian, 26 April 1971, p. 39
- ^ Brakey, Dale; ‘East Perth’s Moves Fail’; The West Australian, 26 April 1971, p. 39
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Perth Men Ready to Vindicate Atwell’s Decisions’; The West Australian, 26 April 1971, p. 39
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Strong Ruck, Centreline Give Claremont Easy Win’; The West Australian, 3 May 1971, p. 59
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘South Lack Teamwork’; The West Australian, 3 May 1971, p. 59
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘Ruck Lifts Port Team’; The West Australian, 10 May 1971, p. 47
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Claremont Show Spirit, Stamina’; The West Australian, 10 May 1971, p. 47
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘Robertson Supreme’; The West Australian, 10 May 1971, p. 47
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘South Overcome Loss of Leading Players’; The West Australian, 17 May 1971, p. 63
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Brown Shows Shrewdness in Team Changes’; The West Australian, 17 May 1971, p. 63
- ^ Brakey, Dale; ‘Vidovich Pays Off at Last’; The West Australian, 17 May 1971, p. 63
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Fremantle Too Accurate’; The West Australian, 24 May 1971, p. 39
- ^ Perth Regional Office (009034) May 1971 rainfall
- ^ See West Perth: Lowest Scores
- ^ Ammon, Charlie; ‘Jubilant East Perth Move to Third Place’; The West Australian, 24 May 1971, p. 39
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘Claremont Unfair to Spry’; The West Australian, 24 May 1971, p. 39
- ^ Ammon, Charlie; ‘West Perth Triumph – In Spite of Cable’; The West Australian, 31 May 1971, p. 47
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Claremont Turn Attack into Rout’; The West Australian, 31 May 1971, p. 47
- ^ a b WANFL Match Results 1971 (archived)
- ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: East Fremantle Oval". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "West Australian Football League: Highest Match Aggregates". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘Subiaco Show Fighting Spirit’; The West Australian, 31 May 1971, p. 35
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Chances Wasted by West Perth’; The West Australian, 7 June 1971, p. 35
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘Key Forward Failure Costs Swans Dearly’; The West Australian, 7 Jule 1971, p. 35
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Perth Snatch Victory in Last Minute’; The West Australian, 8 June 1971, p. 52
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘South Break Losing Run’; The West Australian, 14 June 1971, p. 55
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Makeshift East Perth Brush Off Weak Challenge’; The West Australian, 14 June 1971, p. 55
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘East Fremantle Find Their Kicking Boots’; The West Australian, 14 June 1971, p. 55
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘Peter Steward as the Match-Winner’; The West Australian, 21 June 1971, p. 51
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘Claremont Players Fail Again in Second Half’; The West Australian, 21 June 1971, p. 51
- ^ Ammon, Charlie; ‘Selectors Justified’; The West Australian, 21 June 1971, p. 51
- ^ "West Australian Football League: Highest Scores". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ Brakey, Dale; ‘Watling in Great Form’; The West Australian, 28 June 1971, p. 51
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Perth Defence too Tight for Subiaco Forwards’ The West Australian, 28 June 1971, p. 51
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘Big Three Help South’; The West Australian, 28 June 1971, p. 51
- ^ Brakey, Dale; ‘Secret Meeting Gives Swans New Outlook’; The West Australian, 5 July 1971, p. 39
- ^ McGrath, John; ‘Claremont’s Downhill Slide Continues’; The West Australian, 5 July 1971, p.39
- ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: East Perth v West Perth". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ Lee, Jack, ‘East Perth, with Seven Out, Made It Look Easy’; The West Australian, 5 July 1971, p. 39
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘Easts Find New Spirit’; The West Australian, 5 July 1971, p. 39
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘East Perth too Fit’; The West Australian, 12 July 1971, p. 39
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘Swans Use Champions in Wrong Positions’; The West Australian, 12 July 1971, p. 39
- ^ Brakey, Dale; ‘Perth Can Thank Cable’; The West Australian, 12 July 1971, p. 39
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Fremantle Give West Perth a Lesson’; The West Australian, 12 July 1971, p. 39
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘South Win, Hopes Rise’; The West Australian, 26 July 1971, p. 47
- ^ Perth Regional Office (009034) July 1971 rainfall
- ^ Brakey, Dale; ‘Swans Learn from Loss, Beat Leaders’; The West Australian, 26 July 1971, p. 47
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Marshall Talks, Claremont Find Form and Spirit’; The West Australian, 26 July 1971, p. 47
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘Veterans Revel in Slush’; The West Australian, 26 July 1971, p. 47
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘West Perth in False Position’; The West Australian, 2 August 1971, p. 55
- ^ Brakey, Dale; ‘Lucky Breaks Help Perth’; The West Australian, 2 August 1971, p. 55
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘South’s Final-Four Hopes Look Bright’; The West Australian, 2 August 1971, p. 55
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Perth’s Fanatical Last Term Crushes Claremont’; The West Australian, 2 August 1971, p. 55
- ^ Brakey, Dale; ‘Brown Back, Odd Shorten’; The West Australian, 9 August 1971, p. 47
- ^ a b Perth Regional Office (009034) August 1971 rainfall
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘Revival Week for Wests’; The West Australian, 9 August 1971, p. 47
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Rainbow Round the Corner at Fremantle’; The West Australian, 9 August 1971, p. 47
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘Brown Masterminds East Perth Victory’; The West Australian, 16 August 1971, p. 51
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘West Perth Hail Farmer’s Return’; The West Australian, 16 August 1971, p. 51
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘Hollins Plays Vital Role at Centre’; The West Australian, 16 August 1971, p. 51
- ^ Brakey, Dale; ‘Switch Pays Dividends for Subiaco‘; The West Australian, 23 August 1971, p. 35
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘Little Men Give East Fremantle a Big Lift’; The West Australian, 23 August 1971, p. 35
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Claremont Move into Overdrive’; The West Australian, 23 August 1971, p. 35
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Perth Easily Pass Test of Strength’; The West Australian, 30 August 1971, p. 55
- ^ Brakey, Dale; ‘Subiaco Deal Body-Blow’; The West Australian, 30 August 1971, p. 54
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘“12-a-side” Game Leads to Goal-Scoring Orgy’; The West Australian, 30 August 1971, p. 55
- ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: Most Points in Second Half". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘Perth Crash to Seventh Position’; The West Australian, 30 August 1971, p. 55
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Fremantle Dream Turns into a Nightmare’; The West Australian, 6 September 1971, p. 51
- ^ de Mori, Gino; ‘Robertson Triumphs’; The West Australian, 6 September 1971, p. 51
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Fremantle Issue Strong Challenge to Rivals’; The West Australian, 13 September 1971, p. 39
- ^ a b c Cardies Hang On (archived)
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘Role of Underdog an Aid to Victory’; The West Australian, 13 September 1971, p. 39
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Triumph of Team Spirit’; The West Australian, 20 September 1971, p. 51
- ^ Perth Regional Office (009034) September 1971 rainfall
- ^ Perth Regional Office (009034) September rainfall
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘West Perth Prove Masters against a Stiff Wind’; The West Australian, 27 September 1971, p. 35
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘West Perth Lesser Lights Answer the Call’; The West Australian, 4 October 1971, p. 39
- ^ Lee, Jack; ‘East Perth Need a New Approach’; The West Australian, 4 October 1971, p. 39