Swan Districts
Among the newcomers in 1961 to respond to the Bunton technique was rover Bill Walker, who would go on to become arguably the greatest player in the history of the club. Nevertheless, it was Bunton’s “genius (that was) solely responsible for the club’s dizzy climb from the bottom to the top of the premiership table in one winter”. Or perhaps, as one senior player archly put it, “He conned us into playing good football” ...
- Swans might have been late arrivals in the WAFL but, as John Devaney writes, once they found their feet, they were hard to stop
1971 Season (WANFL) Fixture
Swan Districts' 1971 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-04-12 1 | H | Swan Districts | 2.3 | 5.8 | 5.10 | 10.17 | 77 | LOST | East Perth | 5.6 | 6.10 | 15.14 | 19.18 | 132 | -55 | BAS | 1971-04-12 Apr 12 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-04-17 2 | A | Swan Districts | 6.7 | 10.11 | 13.14 | 15.14 | 104 | DRAW | Perth | 2.1 | 6.8 | 10.13 | 14.20 | 104 | 0 | LAT | 1971-04-17 Apr 17 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-04-24 3 | H | Swan Districts | 3.6 | 7.7 | 10.13 | 15.21 | 111 | WON | East Fremantle | 4.3 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 75 | 36 | BAS | 1971-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-05-01 4 | H | Swan Districts | 1.0 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6.12 | 48 | LOST | Claremont | 4.4 | 12.7 | 14.9 | 19.13 | 127 | -79 | BAS | 1971-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-05-08 5 | H | Swan Districts | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 49 | LOST | West Perth | 5.4 | 6.8 | 9.14 | 14.15 | 99 | -50 | BAS | 1971-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-05-15 6 | A | Swan Districts | 5.4 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 15.12 | 102 | LOST | South Fremantle | 3.3 | 8.8 | 12.15 | 17.21 | 123 | -21 | FRE | 1971-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-05-22 7 | A | Swan Districts | 3.6 | 6.6 | 8.11 | 13.14 | 92 | WON | Subiaco | 0.1 | 4.10 | 5.13 | 9.13 | 67 | 25 | SUB | 1971-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-05-29 8 | A | Swan Districts | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 7.14 | 56 | LOST | East Perth | 4.2 | 8.3 | 16.12 | 23.16 | 154 | -98 | POV | 1971-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-06-05 9 | H | Swan Districts | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 7.11 | 53 | LOST | Perth | 3.4 | 6.7 | 6.11 | 11.16 | 82 | -29 | BAS | 1971-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-06-12 10 | A | Swan Districts | 7.3 | 9.9 | 9.12 | 9.16 | 70 | LOST | East Fremantle | 2.1 | 6.7 | 13.15 | 19.19 | 133 | -63 | EFO | 1971-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-06-19 11 | A | Swan Districts | 3.3 | 6.3 | 11.7 | 14.11 | 95 | LOST | Claremont | 3.0 | 11.5 | 14.8 | 18.12 | 120 | -25 | CLM | 1971-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-06-26 12 | A | Swan Districts | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 6.10 | 46 | LOST | West Perth | 4.3 | 14.6 | 21.12 | 31.18 | 204 | -158 | LEE | 1971-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-07-03 13 | H | Swan Districts | 3.2 | 10.7 | 10.10 | 16.16 | 112 | WON | South Fremantle | 6.4 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 81 | 31 | BAS | 1971-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-07-10 14 | H | Swan Districts | 2.1 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 16.6 | 102 | LOST | Subiaco | 7.4 | 8.7 | 15.12 | 18.22 | 130 | -28 | BAS | 1971-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-07-24 15 | H | Swan Districts | 5.1 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 13.8 | 86 | WON | East Perth | 2.3 | 6.10 | 9.15 | 11.16 | 82 | 4 | BAS | 1971-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-07-31 16 | A | Swan Districts | 2.5 | 9.5 | 13.9 | 14.13 | 97 | LOST | Perth | 2.3 | 8.5 | 13.7 | 16.11 | 107 | -10 | LAT | 1971-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-08-07 17 | H | Swan Districts | 2.5 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 63 | LOST | East Fremantle | 5.2 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 13.15 | 93 | -30 | BAS | 1971-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-08-14 18 | H | Swan Districts | 5.1 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 69 | LOST | Claremont | 6.3 | 8.6 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 91 | -22 | BAS | 1971-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-08-21 19 | H | Swan Districts | 4.2 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 12.11 | 83 | LOST | West Perth | 4.2 | 8.6 | 13.8 | 20.16 | 136 | -53 | BAS | 1971-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-08-28 20 | A | Swan Districts | 6.3 | 10.11 | 16.12 | 19.16 | 130 | LOST | South Fremantle | 4.1 | 7.4 | 17.9 | 27.14 | 176 | -46 | FRE | 1971-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 1971-09-04 21 | A | Swan Districts | 3.2 | 9.7 | 11.12 | 15.13 | 103 | LOST | Subiaco | 4.4 | 8.7 | 13.10 | 16.13 | 109 | -6 | SUB | 1971-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |