1971 VFL Season
The complete 1971 season — final ladder, results and finals.
Premiers
🏆 Hawthorndef. St Kilda
Hawthorn won the 1971 VFL premiership, defeating St Kilda in the Grand Final. Hawthorn also finished the home-and-away season on top of the ladder.
12 teams contested the season. The 4th-placed cut-off sent Hawthorn, St Kilda, Richmond and Collingwood into the finals. South Melbourne finished last with 3 wins. The full final ladder and round-by-round results follow.
Ladder
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawthorn | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2460 | 1601 | 153.7 | 76 |
| 2 | St Kilda | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2176 | 1554 | 140.0 | 64 |
| 3 | Richmond | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2318 | 1890 | 122.6 | 64 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2331 | 1840 | 126.7 | 58 |
| 5 | Carlton | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2103 | 2014 | 104.4 | 56 |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2047 | 1915 | 106.9 | 48 |
| 7 | Melbourne | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1962 | 1791 | 109.5 | 46 |
| 8 | Footscray | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1966 | 2217 | 88.7 | 44 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1705 | 2551 | 66.8 | 22 |
| 10 | Geelong | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2072 | 2523 | 82.1 | 20 |
| 11 | Essendon | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1705 | 2252 | 75.7 | 18 |
| 12 | South Melbourne | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1618 | 2315 | 69.9 | 12 |
Top 4 (green) made the finals. Ladder is home-and-away only; percentage = points for ÷ points against.
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Results
136 matches