| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–11 October 1971 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hawthorn (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Claremont |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Attendance | 72,500 (6,042 per match) |
The 1971 Rothmans Channel 7 Cup was a one-off WANFL-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the leading clubs from the VFL, the SANFL and the WANFL.
The Tournament was held as a testimonial to celebrate Graham 'Polly' Farmer who was retiring at the end of the 1971 WANFL season, with the matches being played as Lightning matches of two 25 minute quarters with time-on.
Qualified Teams
| Team | Nickname | League | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | Hawks | VFL | Winners of the 1971 Victorian Football League |
| Richmond | Tigers | VFL | Third Place in the 1971 Victorian Football League |
| North Adelaide | Roosters | SANFL | Winners of the 1971 South Australian National Football League |
| Port Adelaide | Magpies | SANFL | Runners-Up in the 1971 South Australian National Football League |
| West Perth | Falcons | WANFL | Winners of the 1971 Western Australian National Football League |
| East Perth | Royals | WANFL | Runners-Up in the 1971 Western Australian National Football League |
| East Fremantle | Sharks | WANFL | Third Place in the 1971 Western Australian National Football League |
| Claremont | Tigers | WANFL | Fourth Place in the 1971 Western Australian National Football League |
- Replaced St Kilda, the 1971 Victorian Football League Runners-Up who declined to participate.
Venues
| Perth |
|---|
| Subiaco Oval |
| Capacity: 53,000 |
|
Knockout stage
Round 1
| 9 October 1971 | Claremont | 69-46 | North Adelaide | Subiaco Oval, Perth | |
| 11.3 (69) | 7.4 (46) | Attendance: 20,000
|
| 9 October 1971 | West Perth | 34-33 | East Fremantle | Subiaco Oval, Perth | |
| 5.4 (34) | 4.9 (33) | Attendance: 20,000
|
| 9 October 1971 | Port Adelaide | 57-56 | Richmond | Subiaco Oval, Perth | |
| 9.3 (57) | 8.8 (56) | Attendance: 20,000
|
| 9 October 1971 | Hawthorn | 46-36 | East Perth | Subiaco Oval, Perth | |
| 7.4 (46) | 5.6 (36) | Attendance: 20,000
|
Loser's playoffs
| 10 October 1971 | Richmond | 40-33 | North Adelaide | Subiaco Oval, Perth | |
| 6.4 (40) | 5.3 (33) | Attendance: 15,000
|
| 10 October 1971 | East Fremantle | 59-23 | East Perth | Subiaco Oval, Perth | |
| 8.11 (59) | 3.5 (23) | Attendance: 15,000
|
Semi-finals
| SF #1 10 October 1971 | Claremont | 66-23 | Port Adelaide | Subiaco Oval, Perth | |
| 10.6 (66) | 3.5 (23) | Attendance: 22,500
|
| SF #2 10 October 1971 | Hawthorn | 40-13 | West Perth | Subiaco Oval, Perth | |
| 6.4 (40) | 1.7 (13) | Attendance: 22,500
|
Ranking playoffs
| 7th Place Playoff 11 October 1971 | East Perth | 63-49 | North Adelaide | Subiaco Oval, Perth | |
| 9.9 (63) | 7.7 (49) | Attendance: 25,000
|
| 5th Place Playoff 11 October 1971 | Richmond | 54-47 | East Fremantle | Subiaco Oval, Perth | |
| 7.12 (54) | 7.5 (47) | Attendance: 25,000
|
| 3rd Place Playoff 11 October 1971 | West Perth | 39-19 | Port Adelaide | Subiaco Oval, Perth | |
| 5.9 (39) | 2.7 (19) | Attendance: 30,000
|
Rothmans Channel 7 Cup final
| Final 11 October 1971 | Hawthorn | 75-29 | Claremont | Subiaco Oval, Perth | |
| 7.1 (33) 12.3 (75) |
0.1 (1) 4.5 (29) |
Attendance: 30,000 Umpires: Murray Ducker | |||
| Goals | |||||
| Hudson 5 Crimmins, Rice 2 Douge, Meagher, Martello 1 |
Evans 2 Carroll, Duperouzel 1 |
References
- "Rothmans Channel 7 Cup". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.
- "46-point win over Claremont in Perth final". The Age. 12 October 1971.