Match Recap
Round 18·Sat, 31-Jul-1971 2:10 PM·Lake Oval·7,938 att.
South Melbourne
13.8 (86)
vs
Essendon
13.18 (96)
Essendon won by 10

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Melbourne4.4 (28)6.4 (40)9.5 (59)13.8 (86)13.8 (86)
Essendon1.2 (8)8.10 (58)9.12 (66)13.18 (96)13.18 (96)

South Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#31 Ray Ball8192
#11 Peter Bedford1031334
#32 Peter Brown10104
#37 Bruce Davis133163
#28 Robert Doyle12214512
#15 David Droscher12618122
#27 Reg Gleeson1331610
#50 Tony Haenen74111
#44 Robert Hay151165
#26 Steve Hoffman17421132
#22 Peter McCracken551
#36 Russell McHenry144181
#6 John Murphy1131411
#23 Mick Pavone
#21 John Pitura22426621
#19 Jim Prentice6611
#5 John Rantall153185
#14 Bob Skilton2422631
#10 Wayne Walsh162188
#30 Fred Way628122

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#37 Stuart Barclay11112
#19 Robin Close10616622
#28 Peter Daniel222
#32 Barry Davis16420521
#1 Neville Fields2112243
#21 Ken Fletcher18184
#52 Allan Graco14144
#4 Gary Grainger35841
#2 Bob Greenwood21324611
#14 Wayne Headlam921165
#38 Eddie Lake124163
#24 Don McKenzie13135114
#8 Bruce Neish12113632
#10 Alan Noonan8210333
#5 Gary Parkes
#3 Ian Payne142165
#45 Ken Roberts103132
#12 Graeme Schultz7411221
#39 David Starbuck151164
#22 John Williams242269