1971 VFA premiership season | |
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Division 1 | |
Teams | 10 |
Premiers |
Dandenong 2nd premiership |
Minor premiers |
Preston 3rd minor premiership |
Division 2 | |
Teams | 10 |
Premiers |
Sunshine 1st D2 premiership |
Minor premiers |
Caulfield 1st D2 minor premiership |
The 1971 Victorian Football Association season was the 90th season of the top division of the Australian rules football competition, and the eleventh season of second division competition. The Division 1 premiership was won by the Dandenong Football Club, after it defeated Preston in the Grand Final on 26 September by six points, and after a formal protest by Preston against the result of the Grand Final was dismissed on 29 September; it was Dandenong's second Division 1 premiership. The Division 2 premiership was won by Sunshine; it was the club's first and only premiership in either division in its time in the Association, and came in its ninth consecutive appearance in the Division 2 finals.
The Division 1 home-and-home season was played over 18 rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system. The finals were played at the St Kilda Cricket Ground.
1971 VFA Division 1 Ladder | ||||||||||
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TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | Pct | PTS | ||
1 | Preston | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1943 | 1608 | 120.8 | 54 | |
2 | Dandenong (P) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2067 | 1668 | 123.9 | 48 | |
3 | Oakleigh | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2110 | 1939 | 108.8 | 48 | |
4 | Sandringham | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1852 | 1821 | 101.7 | 40 | |
5 | Prahran | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1768 | 1897 | 93.2 | 34 | |
6 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1788 | 1855 | 96.6 | 32 | |
7 | Coburg | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1781 | 1810 | 98.3 | 28 | |
8 | Waverley | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1694 | 1948 | 86.9 | 28 | |
9 | Williamstown | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1812 | 2000 | 90.6 | 24 | |
10 | Geelong West | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1833 | 2101 | 87.2 | 24 | |
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership points | Source [1] |
Semi-finals | |||||
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Sunday, 5 September | Oakleigh 15.17 (107) | def. by | Sandringham 21.7 (133) | St Kilda Cricket Ground (crowd: 12,000) | [2] |
Sunday, 12 September | Preston 11.15 (81) | def. by | Dandenong 24.11 (155) | St Kilda Cricket Ground (crowd: 12,500) | [3] |
Preliminary Final | |||||
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Sunday, 19 September | Preston 17.17 (119) | def. | Sandringham 14.21 (105) | St Kilda Cricket Ground (crowd: 12,000) | [4] |
Dandenong defeated Preston in the Grand Final by six points. However, following the match, Preston formally protested the result, on the grounds that umpire Jim McMaster had paid a free kick to Dandenong full-forward Jim Miller, from which a goal was scored, before the opening bounce was executed and therefore before the game had officially begun – which Preston contended made the free kick invalid and the resultant goal void. [5] Preston's protest was heard by the Board of Management on the evening of Wednesday 29 September, and was dismissed by an overwhelming majority, formally confirming Dandenong as premiers. [6]
1971 VFA Division 1 Grand Final | |||||
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Sunday, 26 September | Dandenong | def. | Preston | St Kilda Cricket Ground (crowd: 14,529) | [7] |
7.8 (50) 10.8 (68) 12.12 (84) 14.14 (98) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.4 (22) 8.6 (54) 9.9 (63) 13.14 (92) |
Umpires: Jim McMaster | ||
Miller 5, Ellis 2, Flaherty 2, Orchard 2, Evans, Hibbert, Reid | Goals | Saltmarsh 4, Telford 2, Allen, Ashmead, Dickson, Goad, Ireland, McCarthy, Martin | |||
Lyall Henriksen, for striking Greg Goad in the third quarter Jim Miller, for striking Bert Thornley in the third quarter |
Reports | Robert Ireland, for striking Lyall Henriksen in the third quarter | |||
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The Division 2 home-and-home season was played over eighteen rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system; all finals were played on Sundays at Toorak Park.
1971 VFA Division 2 Ladder | ||||||||||
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TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | Pct | PTS | ||
1 | Caulfield | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2388 | 1495 | 159.7 | 60 | |
2 | Sunshine (P) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2383 | 1578 | 151.0 | 60 | |
3 | Yarraville | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2262 | 1735 | 130.3 | 56 | |
4 | Brunswick | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1900 | 1730 | 109.8 | 40 | |
5 | Box Hill | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2002 | 1845 | 108.5 | 32 | |
6 | Northcote | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1760 | 1931 | 91.1 | 28 | |
7 | Camberwell | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1479 | 2000 | 73.9 | 20 | |
8 | Mordialloc | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1557 | 2106 | 73.9 | 24 | |
9 | Frankston | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1872 | 2390 | 78.3 | 22 | |
10 | Werribee | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1421 | 2217 | 64.0 | 12 | |
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership points | Source [10] |
Semi-finals | |||||
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Sunday, 22 August | Yarraville 14.15 (99) | def. by | Brunswick 18.20 (128) | Toorak Park (crowd: 6,000) | [11] |
Sunday, 29 August | Caulfield 10.12 (72) | def. by | Sunshine 13.24 (102) | Toorak Park | [12] |
Preliminary Final | |||||
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Sunday, 5 September | Caulfield 18.17 (125) | def. by | Brunswick 19.13 (127) | Toorak Park (crowd: 6,500) | [2] |
1971 VFA Division 2 Grand Final | |||||
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Sunday, 12 September | Sunshine | def. | Brunswick | Toorak Park (crowd: 10,000) | [3] |
7.3 (45) 11.13 (79) 15.17 (107) 22.26 (158) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
6.4 (40) 8.6 (54) 13.8 (86) 16.8 (104) |
Umpires: Anderson | ||
Darul 5, Ferguson 5, Benson 2, Crawford 2, Wagland 2, Bean, Brown, Chadwick, Goold, Nicholson, Prior | Goals | Cook 4, Ogston 3, Schimmelbusch 3, Allan 2, Dalton, Dimattina, Horsington, Nivan | |||
Chadwick (concussion) | Injuries | Egan (leg), Horsington (leg) | |||
1971 VFA premiership season | |
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Division 1 | |
Teams | 10 |
Premiers |
Dandenong 2nd premiership |
Minor premiers |
Preston 3rd minor premiership |
Division 2 | |
Teams | 10 |
Premiers |
Sunshine 1st D2 premiership |
Minor premiers |
Caulfield 1st D2 minor premiership |
The 1971 Victorian Football Association season was the 90th season of the top division of the Australian rules football competition, and the eleventh season of second division competition. The Division 1 premiership was won by the Dandenong Football Club, after it defeated Preston in the Grand Final on 26 September by six points, and after a formal protest by Preston against the result of the Grand Final was dismissed on 29 September; it was Dandenong's second Division 1 premiership. The Division 2 premiership was won by Sunshine; it was the club's first and only premiership in either division in its time in the Association, and came in its ninth consecutive appearance in the Division 2 finals.
The Division 1 home-and-home season was played over 18 rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system. The finals were played at the St Kilda Cricket Ground.
1971 VFA Division 1 Ladder | ||||||||||
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TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | Pct | PTS | ||
1 | Preston | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1943 | 1608 | 120.8 | 54 | |
2 | Dandenong (P) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2067 | 1668 | 123.9 | 48 | |
3 | Oakleigh | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2110 | 1939 | 108.8 | 48 | |
4 | Sandringham | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1852 | 1821 | 101.7 | 40 | |
5 | Prahran | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1768 | 1897 | 93.2 | 34 | |
6 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1788 | 1855 | 96.6 | 32 | |
7 | Coburg | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1781 | 1810 | 98.3 | 28 | |
8 | Waverley | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1694 | 1948 | 86.9 | 28 | |
9 | Williamstown | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1812 | 2000 | 90.6 | 24 | |
10 | Geelong West | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1833 | 2101 | 87.2 | 24 | |
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership points | Source [1] |
Semi-finals | |||||
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Sunday, 5 September | Oakleigh 15.17 (107) | def. by | Sandringham 21.7 (133) | St Kilda Cricket Ground (crowd: 12,000) | [2] |
Sunday, 12 September | Preston 11.15 (81) | def. by | Dandenong 24.11 (155) | St Kilda Cricket Ground (crowd: 12,500) | [3] |
Preliminary Final | |||||
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Sunday, 19 September | Preston 17.17 (119) | def. | Sandringham 14.21 (105) | St Kilda Cricket Ground (crowd: 12,000) | [4] |
Dandenong defeated Preston in the Grand Final by six points. However, following the match, Preston formally protested the result, on the grounds that umpire Jim McMaster had paid a free kick to Dandenong full-forward Jim Miller, from which a goal was scored, before the opening bounce was executed and therefore before the game had officially begun – which Preston contended made the free kick invalid and the resultant goal void. [5] Preston's protest was heard by the Board of Management on the evening of Wednesday 29 September, and was dismissed by an overwhelming majority, formally confirming Dandenong as premiers. [6]
1971 VFA Division 1 Grand Final | |||||
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Sunday, 26 September | Dandenong | def. | Preston | St Kilda Cricket Ground (crowd: 14,529) | [7] |
7.8 (50) 10.8 (68) 12.12 (84) 14.14 (98) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.4 (22) 8.6 (54) 9.9 (63) 13.14 (92) |
Umpires: Jim McMaster | ||
Miller 5, Ellis 2, Flaherty 2, Orchard 2, Evans, Hibbert, Reid | Goals | Saltmarsh 4, Telford 2, Allen, Ashmead, Dickson, Goad, Ireland, McCarthy, Martin | |||
Lyall Henriksen, for striking Greg Goad in the third quarter Jim Miller, for striking Bert Thornley in the third quarter |
Reports | Robert Ireland, for striking Lyall Henriksen in the third quarter | |||
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The Division 2 home-and-home season was played over eighteen rounds; the top four then contested the finals under the Page–McIntyre system; all finals were played on Sundays at Toorak Park.
1971 VFA Division 2 Ladder | ||||||||||
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TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | Pct | PTS | ||
1 | Caulfield | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2388 | 1495 | 159.7 | 60 | |
2 | Sunshine (P) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2383 | 1578 | 151.0 | 60 | |
3 | Yarraville | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2262 | 1735 | 130.3 | 56 | |
4 | Brunswick | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1900 | 1730 | 109.8 | 40 | |
5 | Box Hill | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2002 | 1845 | 108.5 | 32 | |
6 | Northcote | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1760 | 1931 | 91.1 | 28 | |
7 | Camberwell | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1479 | 2000 | 73.9 | 20 | |
8 | Mordialloc | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1557 | 2106 | 73.9 | 24 | |
9 | Frankston | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1872 | 2390 | 78.3 | 22 | |
10 | Werribee | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1421 | 2217 | 64.0 | 12 | |
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pct = Percentage; (P) = Premiers, PTS = Premiership points | Source [10] |
Semi-finals | |||||
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Sunday, 22 August | Yarraville 14.15 (99) | def. by | Brunswick 18.20 (128) | Toorak Park (crowd: 6,000) | [11] |
Sunday, 29 August | Caulfield 10.12 (72) | def. by | Sunshine 13.24 (102) | Toorak Park | [12] |
Preliminary Final | |||||
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Sunday, 5 September | Caulfield 18.17 (125) | def. by | Brunswick 19.13 (127) | Toorak Park (crowd: 6,500) | [2] |
1971 VFA Division 2 Grand Final | |||||
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Sunday, 12 September | Sunshine | def. | Brunswick | Toorak Park (crowd: 10,000) | [3] |
7.3 (45) 11.13 (79) 15.17 (107) 22.26 (158) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
6.4 (40) 8.6 (54) 13.8 (86) 16.8 (104) |
Umpires: Anderson | ||
Darul 5, Ferguson 5, Benson 2, Crawford 2, Wagland 2, Bean, Brown, Chadwick, Goold, Nicholson, Prior | Goals | Cook 4, Ogston 3, Schimmelbusch 3, Allan 2, Dalton, Dimattina, Horsington, Nivan | |||
Chadwick (concussion) | Injuries | Egan (leg), Horsington (leg) | |||