| Venue: Western Oval | Date: Saturday July 31, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Won by 30 points | Umpire: D.Jolley | Crowd: 21,670 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: R.Walls 6, D.McKay 4, A.Jesaulenko 3, J.Nicholls 2. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: R.Walls (BOG), B.Barrot, A.Gallagher, D.McKay, I.Robertson, J.Nicholls, B.Gill. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
An extremely hard-fought victory at the Western Oval.Virtually nothing separated the sides until mid-way through the last quarter, when three quick goals from Robbie Walls and another two from Swan McKay (both sterling contributors all day) forged the Blues to a winning lead.
Bill Barrot franked his status as a blue-chip investment with another fine performance in the centre.
Team
| B: | 50 John O'Connell | 20 Geoff Southby | 30 Vin Waite |
| HB: | 21 Barry Gill | 43 David McKay | 3 Kevin Hall |
| C: | 6 Garry Crane | 24 Bill Barrot | 15 Phil Pinnell |
| HF: | 34 Ian Robertson | 42 Robert Walls (vc) | 4 Bruce Doull |
| F: | 9 Chris Mitchell | 25 Alex Jesaulenko | 23 Peter Warburton |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls (c) | 1 Serge Silvagni | 10 Adrian Gallagher |
| Res: | 44 Peter Fyffe | 8 Trevor Keogh | |
| Coach: | Ron Barassi | ||
Milestones
50 Games (VFL) : Chris MitchellRound 17 | Round 19