1971 WANFL Premiership Season
The WAFL (West Australian Football League) is the premier League and governing body for Australian Football in Western Australia. Originally formed as the West Australian Football Association (WAFA) in 1885, the WAFL has undergone a variety of name changes since then, re-adopting its current name in 2001. The league currently consists of nine teams, which play each other in a 24-round season usually lasting from March to September, with the top five teams playing off in a finals series, culminating in a Grand Final.
1971 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Perth | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2308 | 1795 | 128.58 | 64 |
| 2 | West Perth | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2021 | 1746 | 115.75 | 52 |
| 3 | East Fremantle | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2066 | 2140 | 96.54 | 48 |
| 4 | Claremont | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2137 | 1871 | 114.22 | 44 |
| 5 | Subiaco | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2034 | 2133 | 95.36 | 40 |
| 6 | South Fremantle | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2182 | 2288 | 95.37 | 36 |
| 7 | Perth | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1826 | 1924 | 94.91 | 34 |
| 8 | Swan Districts | 21 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1748 | 2425 | 72.08 | 18 |
| H&A | 84 | 83 | 83 | 1 | 16322 | 16322 | 100.00 | 336 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 650 | 650 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Total | 88 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 16972 | 16972 | 100.00 | 352 |
1971 Round by Round
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1SF |
2SF |
PF |
GF
Round 1[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 5.2 | 9.9 | 15.15 | 26.20 | 176 | Sat 10-Apr-1971 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 12,430 | |
| Subiaco | 7.6 | 8.12 | 9.16 | 11.17 | 83 | South Fremantle won by 93 points | |||
| Claremont | 3.1 | 6.9 | 13.13 | 17.20 | 122 | Sat 10-Apr-1971 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 10,713 | |
| East Fremantle | 7.7 | 11.9 | 16.10 | 19.12 | 126 | East Fremantle won by 4 points | |||
| West Perth | 2.4 | 5.8 | 9.12 | 12.13 | 85 | Mon 12-Apr-1971 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 16,444 | |
| Perth | 2.1 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 14.9 | 93 | Perth won by 8 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 2.3 | 5.8 | 5.10 | 10.17 | 77 | Mon 12-Apr-1971 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 11,230 | |
| East Perth | 5.6 | 6.10 | 15.14 | 19.18 | 132 | East Perth won by 55 points | |||
Round 2[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 2.3 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 55 | Sat 17-Apr-1971 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 8,857 | |
| West Perth | 4.0 | 7.5 | 10.13 | 15.16 | 106 | West Perth won by 51 points | |||
| Perth | 2.1 | 6.8 | 10.13 | 14.20 | 104 | Sat 17-Apr-1971 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 7,662 | |
| Swan Districts | 6.7 | 10.11 | 13.14 | 15.14 | 104 | Perth drew with Swan Districts | |||
| East Perth | 4.4 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 11.10 | 76 | Sat 17-Apr-1971 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 11,732 | |
| Claremont | 3.4 | 7.10 | 8.12 | 13.13 | 91 | Claremont won by 15 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.6 | 7.9 | 13.12 | 17.13 | 115 | Sat 17-Apr-1971 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 14,956 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.2 | 9.6 | 12.10 | 18.15 | 123 | South Fremantle won by 8 points | |||
Round 3[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 2.3 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 12.12 | 84 | Sat 24-Apr-1971 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 13,401 | |
| Perth | 6.5 | 8.6 | 11.10 | 15.12 | 102 | Perth won by 18 points | |||
| East Perth | 7.4 | 7.11 | 11.13 | 19.17 | 131 | Sat 24-Apr-1971 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,688 | |
| Subiaco | 3.4 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 12.9 | 81 | East Perth won by 50 points | |||
| Claremont | 1.8 | 2.11 | 6.16 | 8.17 | 65 | Sat 24-Apr-1971 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 12,023 | |
| West Perth | 2.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 58 | Claremont won by 7 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 3.6 | 7.7 | 10.13 | 15.21 | 111 | Sat 24-Apr-1971 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 8,804 | |
| East Fremantle | 4.3 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 75 | Swan Districts won by 36 points | |||
Round 4[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 5.5 | 10.10 | 10.14 | 16.16 | 112 | Sat 1-May-1971 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 13,117 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.4 | 5.5 | 9.7 | 12.10 | 82 | West Perth won by 30 points | |||
| Perth | 5.2 | 7.5 | 13.10 | 17.14 | 116 | Sat 1-May-1971 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 12,031 | |
| East Perth | 2.2 | 6.9 | 6.11 | 11.14 | 80 | Perth won by 36 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 1.0 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6.12 | 48 | Sat 1-May-1971 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 9,989 | |
| Claremont | 4.4 | 12.7 | 14.9 | 19.13 | 127 | Claremont won by 79 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 0.6 | 5.9 | 9.11 | 12.12 | 84 | Sat 1-May-1971 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 6,677 | |
| Subiaco | 6.3 | 11.5 | 15.13 | 15.19 | 109 | Subiaco won by 25 points | |||
Round 5[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 49 | Sat 8-May-1971 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 9,000 | |
| West Perth | 5.4 | 6.8 | 9.14 | 14.15 | 99 | West Perth won by 50 points | |||
| Subiaco | 6.5 | 9.8 | 14.11 | 16.13 | 109 | Sat 8-May-1971 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 8,332 | |
| Perth | 2.1 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 11.6 | 72 | Subiaco won by 37 points | |||
| Claremont | 3.3 | 7.8 | 12.11 | 20.13 | 133 | Sat 8-May-1971 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 12,863 | |
| South Fremantle | 4.7 | 6.9 | 13.11 | 14.11 | 95 | Claremont won by 38 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 4.5 | 11.10 | 19.12 | 23.16 | 154 | Sat 8-May-1971 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 8,071 | |
| East Perth | 7.2 | 11.8 | 15.15 | 18.17 | 125 | East Fremantle won by 29 points | |||
Round 6[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 3.3 | 8.8 | 12.15 | 17.21 | 123 | Sat 15-May-1971 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 7,183 | |
| Swan Districts | 5.4 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 15.12 | 102 | South Fremantle won by 21 points | |||
| West Perth | 2.6 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 9.10 | 64 | Sat 15-May-1971 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 12,420 | |
| East Perth | 3.3 | 11.9 | 15.11 | 19.14 | 128 | East Perth won by 64 points | |||
| Claremont | 7.1 | 9.7 | 15.13 | 22.20 | 152 | Sat 15-May-1971 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 10,923 | |
| Subiaco | 5.2 | 11.6 | 14.8 | 17.8 | 110 | Claremont won by 42 points | |||
| Perth | 6.7 | 7.10 | 11.12 | 14.12 | 96 | Sat 15-May-1971 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 8,557 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.4 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 19.11 | 125 | East Fremantle won by 29 points | |||
Round 7[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 0.1 | 4.10 | 5.13 | 9.13 | 67 | Sat 22-May-1971 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 3,729 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.6 | 6.6 | 8.11 | 13.14 | 92 | Swan Districts won by 25 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.2 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 11.11 | 77 | Sat 22-May-1971 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 7,209 | |
| South Fremantle | 2.3 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 10.11 | 71 | East Perth won by 6 points | |||
| Claremont | 2.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 8.15 | 63 | Sat 22-May-1971 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 6,924 | |
| Perth | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 9.10 | 64 | Perth won by 1 point | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.2 | 3.2 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 59 | Sat 22-May-1971 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 6,657 | |
| West Perth | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 6.11 | 47 | East Fremantle won by 12 points | |||
Round 8[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 6.3 | 13.7 | 18.8 | 26.9 | 165 | Sat 29-May-1971 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 9,562 | |
| South Fremantle | 2.5 | 8.10 | 15.16 | 20.21 | 141 | Subiaco won by 24 points | |||
| Perth | 3.0 | 12.1 | 18.3 | 21.4 | 130 | Sat 29-May-1971 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 11,037 | |
| West Perth | 7.6 | 11.9 | 15.10 | 21.12 | 138 | West Perth won by 8 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.2 | 8.3 | 16.12 | 23.16 | 154 | Sat 29-May-1971 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 9,457 | |
| Swan Districts | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 7.14 | 56 | East Perth won by 98 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 4.0 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 16.10 | 106 | Sat 29-May-1971 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 13,569 | |
| Claremont | 5.3 | 16.6 | 22.12 | 27.13 | 175 | Claremont won by 69 points | |||
Round 9[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 3.4 | 8.8 | 9.11 | 16.17 | 113 | Sat 5-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 12,295 | |
| Subiaco | 4.2 | 5.3 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 81 | West Perth won by 32 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 7.11 | 53 | Sat 5-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 6,085 | |
| Perth | 3.4 | 6.7 | 6.11 | 11.16 | 82 | Perth won by 29 points | |||
| Claremont | 2.5 | 6.8 | 8.12 | 11.14 | 80 | Mon 7-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 15,882 | |
| East Perth | 2.4 | 5.9 | 9.13 | 11.17 | 83 | East Perth won by 3 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 2.1 | 6.12 | 8.18 | 12.19 | 91 | Mon 7-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 11,890 | |
| East Fremantle | 4.2 | 9.3 | 19.6 | 24.10 | 154 | East Fremantle won by 63 points | |||
Round 10[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 3.1 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 87 | Sat 12-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 9,268 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.9 | 4.11 | 10.12 | 13.15 | 93 | South Fremantle won by 6 points | |||
| Subiaco | 1.2 | 6.6 | 11.10 | 17.14 | 116 | Sat 12-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 9,888 | |
| East Perth | 5.6 | 9.9 | 13.11 | 19.15 | 129 | East Perth won by 13 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.3 | 5.5 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 99 | Sat 12-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 14,576 | |
| Claremont | 1.4 | 3.10 | 9.11 | 13.13 | 91 | West Perth won by 8 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.1 | 6.7 | 13.15 | 19.19 | 133 | Sat 12-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 7,179 | |
| Swan Districts | 7.3 | 9.9 | 9.12 | 9.16 | 70 | East Fremantle won by 63 points | |||
Round 11[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 7.2 | 7.3 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 75 | Sat 19-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 11,340 | |
| West Perth | 1.4 | 6.10 | 8.11 | 11.17 | 83 | West Perth won by 8 points | |||
| East Perth | 6.8 | 9.8 | 16.11 | 20.11 | 131 | Sat 19-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 13,846 | |
| Perth | 1.0 | 5.3 | 10.3 | 16.11 | 107 | East Perth won by 24 points | |||
| Claremont | 3.0 | 11.5 | 14.8 | 18.12 | 120 | Sat 19-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 7,170 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.3 | 6.3 | 11.7 | 14.11 | 95 | Claremont won by 25 points | |||
| Subiaco | 6.2 | 8.3 | 15.6 | 21.8 | 134 | Sat 19-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 7,952 | |
| East Fremantle | 2.4 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 87 | Subiaco won by 47 points | |||
Round 12[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 4.3 | 14.6 | 21.12 | 31.18 | 204 | Sat 26-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 7,092 | |
| Swan Districts | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 6.10 | 46 | West Perth won by 158 points | |||
| Perth | 5.7 | 5.11 | 12.15 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 26-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 9,140 | |
| Subiaco | 1.2 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 12.9 | 81 | Perth won by 18 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 5.3 | 8.8 | 16.12 | 20.13 | 133 | Sat 26-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 9,877 | |
| Claremont | 1.5 | 6.14 | 11.16 | 18.17 | 125 | South Fremantle won by 8 points | |||
| East Perth | 5.3 | 8.6 | 18.9 | 20.13 | 133 | Sat 26-Jun-1971 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 10,288 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.2 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 14.10 | 94 | East Perth won by 39 points | |||
Round 13[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 3.2 | 10.7 | 10.10 | 16.16 | 112 | Sat 3-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 4,116 | |
| South Fremantle | 6.4 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 81 | Swan Districts won by 31 points | |||
| East Perth | 7.3 | 14.5 | 18.13 | 27.16 | 178 | Sat 3-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 10,783 | |
| West Perth | 4.1 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 80 | East Perth won by 98 points | |||
| Subiaco | 3.3 | 9.6 | 14.10 | 17.14 | 116 | Sat 3-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 6,606 | |
| Claremont | 2.5 | 5.9 | 5.10 | 9.15 | 69 | Subiaco won by 47 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.4 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 3-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 6,727 | |
| Perth | 7.5 | 8.7 | 13.12 | 14.13 | 97 | East Fremantle won by 2 points | |||
Round 14[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 2.1 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 16.6 | 102 | Sat 10-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 6,783 | |
| Subiaco | 7.4 | 8.7 | 15.12 | 18.22 | 130 | Subiaco won by 28 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 4.2 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 104 | Sat 10-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 10,224 | |
| East Perth | 5.5 | 8.6 | 13.9 | 18.12 | 120 | East Perth won by 16 points | |||
| Perth | 5.3 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 99 | Sat 10-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 10,816 | |
| Claremont | 3.2 | 7.6 | 11.13 | 13.14 | 92 | Perth won by 7 points | |||
| West Perth | 4.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 9.10 | 64 | Sat 10-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 10,774 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.1 | 7.2 | 12.7 | 13.14 | 92 | East Fremantle won by 28 points | |||
Round 15[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 8.2 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 15.13 | 103 | Sat 24-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 4,443 | |
| Subiaco | 3.2 | 6.9 | 8.11 | 11.14 | 80 | South Fremantle won by 23 points | |||
| West Perth | 1.3 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 10.13 | 73 | Sat 24-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 5,849 | |
| Perth | 3.4 | 3.5 | 8.11 | 9.13 | 67 | West Perth won by 6 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 5.1 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 13.8 | 86 | Sat 24-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 3,879 | |
| East Perth | 2.3 | 6.10 | 9.15 | 11.16 | 82 | Swan Districts won by 4 points | |||
| Claremont | 7.4 | 9.6 | 12.9 | 16.11 | 107 | Sat 24-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 6,031 | |
| East Fremantle | 3.1 | 5.4 | 6.11 | 7.14 | 56 | Claremont won by 51 points | |||
Round 16[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 3.6 | 7.9 | 10.10 | 13.14 | 92 | Sat 31-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 7,616 | |
| West Perth | 2.2 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 8.10 | 58 | Subiaco won by 34 points | |||
| Perth | 2.3 | 8.5 | 13.7 | 16.11 | 107 | Sat 31-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 6,369 | |
| Swan Districts | 2.5 | 9.5 | 13.9 | 14.13 | 97 | Perth won by 10 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.1 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 11.13 | 79 | Sat 31-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 12,126 | |
| Claremont | 3.4 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 67 | East Perth won by 12 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 1.5 | 2.6 | 6.12 | 7.14 | 56 | Sat 31-Jul-1971 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 9,407 | |
| South Fremantle | 4.2 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 18.12 | 120 | South Fremantle won by 64 points | |||
Round 17[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 2.2 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 11.10 | 76 | Sat 7-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 10,075 | |
| Perth | 2.3 | 4.6 | 6.10 | 7.13 | 55 | South Fremantle won by 21 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.2 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 14.11 | 95 | Sat 7-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 10,148 | |
| Subiaco | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.11 | 7.13 | 55 | East Perth won by 40 points | |||
| Claremont | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 47 | Sat 7-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 10,394 | |
| West Perth | 2.0 | 5.6 | 8.11 | 16.12 | 108 | West Perth won by 61 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 2.5 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 63 | Sat 7-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 5,250 | |
| East Fremantle | 5.2 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 13.15 | 93 | East Fremantle won by 30 points | |||
Round 18[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 6.5 | 8.6 | 12.13 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 14-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 9,096 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.1 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 68 | West Perth won by 31 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.6 | 5.9 | 6.13 | 7.15 | 57 | Sat 14-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 7,080 | |
| Perth | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 45 | East Perth won by 12 points | |||
| Swan Districts | 5.1 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 69 | Sat 14-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 3,480 | |
| Claremont | 6.3 | 8.6 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 91 | Claremont won by 22 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 1.1 | 5.11 | 6.14 | 12.18 | 90 | Sat 14-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 4,511 | |
| Subiaco | 2.9 | 3.10 | 6.20 | 8.21 | 69 | East Fremantle won by 21 points | |||
Round 19[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Swan Districts | 4.2 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 12.11 | 83 | Sat 21-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | Bassendean Oval | 6,051 | |
| West Perth | 4.2 | 8.6 | 13.8 | 20.16 | 136 | West Perth won by 53 points | |||
| Perth | 2.2 | 6.6 | 9.11 | 10.12 | 72 | Sat 21-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 6,833 | |
| Subiaco | 6.3 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 14.10 | 94 | Subiaco won by 22 points | |||
| Claremont | 2.4 | 9.7 | 16.12 | 25.15 | 165 | Sat 21-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 10,600 | |
| South Fremantle | 7.4 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 17.8 | 110 | Claremont won by 55 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 4.8 | 8.13 | 13.16 | 15.19 | 109 | Sat 21-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 8,924 | |
| East Perth | 2.3 | 3.8 | 8.10 | 12.13 | 85 | East Fremantle won by 24 points | |||
Round 20[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 4.1 | 7.4 | 17.9 | 27.14 | 176 | Sat 28-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | 4,201 | |
| Swan Districts | 6.3 | 10.11 | 16.12 | 19.16 | 130 | South Fremantle won by 46 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.3 | 9.9 | 10.10 | 12.13 | 85 | Sat 28-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | 16,478 | |
| East Perth | 5.1 | 11.1 | 14.8 | 15.10 | 100 | East Perth won by 15 points | |||
| Subiaco | 1.4 | 4.6 | 11.10 | 14.14 | 98 | Sat 28-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 8,854 | |
| Claremont | 1.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 8.11 | 59 | Subiaco won by 39 points | |||
| Perth | 6.5 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 13.11 | 89 | Sat 28-Aug-1971 12:00 pm | Lathlain Park | 7,778 | |
| East Fremantle | 2.3 | 6.10 | 8.12 | 13.16 | 94 | East Fremantle won by 5 points | |||
Round 21[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 4.4 | 8.7 | 13.10 | 16.13 | 109 | Sat 4-Sep-1971 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 4,260 | |
| Swan Districts | 3.2 | 9.7 | 11.12 | 15.13 | 103 | Subiaco won by 6 points | |||
| East Perth | 2.2 | 8.8 | 9.10 | 20.13 | 133 | Sat 4-Sep-1971 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | 8,117 | |
| South Fremantle | 3.3 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 57 | East Perth won by 76 points | |||
| Claremont | 6.6 | 7.6 | 11.17 | 13.18 | 96 | Sat 4-Sep-1971 12:00 pm | Claremont Oval | 6,566 | |
| Perth | 2.1 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 43 | Claremont won by 53 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 0.4 | 1.5 | 7.10 | 9.11 | 65 | Sat 4-Sep-1971 12:00 pm | East Fremantle Oval | 12,229 | |
| West Perth | 5.1 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 16.14 | 110 | West Perth won by 45 points | |||
1971 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Perth | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2308 | 1795 | 128.58 | 64 |
| 2 | West Perth | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2021 | 1746 | 115.75 | 52 |
| 3 | East Fremantle | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2066 | 2140 | 96.54 | 48 |
| 4 | Claremont | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2137 | 1871 | 114.22 | 44 |
| 5 | Subiaco | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2034 | 2133 | 95.36 | 40 |
| 6 | South Fremantle | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2182 | 2288 | 95.37 | 36 |
| 7 | Perth | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1826 | 1924 | 94.91 | 34 |
| 8 | Swan Districts | 21 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1748 | 2425 | 72.08 | 18 |
| H&A | 84 | 83 | 83 | 1 | 16322 | 16322 | 100.00 | 336 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 650 | 650 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Total | 88 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 16972 | 16972 | 100.00 | 352 |
First Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Claremont | 2.3 | 6.9 | 8.12 | 11.16 | 82 | Sat 11-Sep-1971 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 27,813 | |
| East Fremantle | 4.4 | 8.7 | 13.15 | 18.21 | 129 | East Fremantle won by 47 points | |||
Second Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 3.2 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 62 | Sat 18-Sep-1971 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 25,667 | |
| West Perth | 2.1 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 7.10 | 52 | East Perth won by 10 points | |||
Preliminary Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Fremantle | 4.3 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 11.10 | 76 | Sat 25-Sep-1971 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 23,447 | |
| West Perth | 5.1 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 12.7 | 79 | West Perth won by 3 points | |||
Grand Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.10 | 9.15 | 69 | Sat 2-Oct-1971 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | 50,975 | |
| West Perth | 6.6 | 9.10 | 11.14 | 14.17 | 101 | West Perth won by 32 points | |||