| Venue: Glenferrie Oval | Date: Saturday August 14, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Won by 39 points | Umpire: R.Sleeth | Crowd: 22,753 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: A.Jesaulenko 7, P.Jones 4, S.Jackson 3, J.Nicholls 2, S.Silvagni 1, A.Gallagher 1, I.Collins 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: G.Southby (BOG), A.Jesaulenko, P.Jones, J.Nicholls, A.Gallagher, S.Jackson. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injuries: I.Robertson (back), B.Barrot (thigh - replaced in selected side), R.Walls (sprained ankle), B.Armstrong (cramp), B.Doull (bruised thigh). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
After the disappointment of the previous Saturday against the Tiges the Blues produced their best performance of the season to completely dominate the high-flying Hawks and inflict only their 3rd (and last for the year) loss.
Geoff Southby's display on star Hawk full-forward Peter Hudson was particularly memorable.
The Hawks would go on and win their second flag at the end of this season.
Team
| B: | 50 John O'Connell | 20 Geoff Southby | 30 Vin Waite |
| HB: | 21 Barry Gill | 43 David McKay | 4 Bruce Doull |
| C: | 6 Garry Crane | 19 Ian Collins | 46 John Warden |
| HF: | 5 Syd Jackson | 42 Robert Walls (vc) | 3 Kevin Hall |
| F: | 28 Peter Jones | 25 Alex Jesaulenko | 12 Barry Armstrong |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls (c) | 1 Serge Silvagni | 10 Adrian Gallagher |
| Res: | 22 Neil Chandler | 8 Trevor Keogh | |
| Coach: | Ron Barassi | ||
Milestones
100 Goals : Syd JacksonRound 19 | Round 21