1971 Rothmans Channel 7 Cup

The 1971 Rothmans Channel 7 Cup was an Australian rules football tournament held between the 9 October and 11 October 1971.

The cup as contested by the leading clubs from the VFL, the SANFL and the WAFL.

All matches were played in Perth, Western Australia.

The final, played in front of 30,000, was won by Hawthorn by a margin of 46 points, giving Hawthorn the Rothmans Channel 7 Cup. [1] [2]

The cup was held as a testimonial knockout tournament involving Lightning matches of two 25 minute quarters with time-on, to celebrate the career of Graham 'Polly' Farmer who was retiring at the end of the 1971 WAFL season.

Participating teams

Team League Qualification method
Hawthorn VFL 1971 VFL Premiers
Richmond VFL 1971 VFL Third Place
North Adelaide SANFL 1971 SANFL Premiers
Port Adelaide SANFL 1971 SANFL Runners-Up
West Perth WAFL 1971 WAFL Premiers
East Perth WAFL 1971 WAFL Runners-Up
East Fremantle WAFL 1971 WAFL Third Place
Claremont WAFL 1971 WAFL Fourth Place

Venues

Perth
Subiaco Oval
Capacity: 53,000

Matches

Round 1
9 October 1971 Claremont 11.3 (69) def. North Adelaide 7.4 (46) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 20,000)
9 October 1971 West Perth 5.4 (34) def. East Fremantle 4.9 (33) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 20,000)
9 October 1971 Port Adelaide 9.3 (57) def. Richmond 8.8 (56) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 20,000)
9 October 1971 Hawthorn 7.4 (46) def. East Perth 5.6 (36) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 20,000)
Losers' Play-offs
10 October 1971 Richmond 6.4 (40) def. North Adelaide 5.3 (33) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 15,000)
10 October 1971 East Fremantle 8.11 (59) def. East Perth 3.5 (23) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 15,000)
Semi Finals
10 October 1971 Claremont 10.6 (66) def. Port Adelaide 3.5 (23) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 22,500)
10 October 1971 Hawthorn 6.4 (40) def. West Perth 1.7 (13) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 22,500)
Seventh Place Play-off
11 October 1971 East Perth 9.9 (63) def. North Adelaide 7.7 (49) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 25,000)
Fifth Place Play-off
11 October 1971 Richmond 7.12 (54) def. East Fremantle 7.5 (47) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 25,000)
Third Place Play-off
11 October 1971 West Perth 5.9 (39) def. Port Adelaide 2.7 (19) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,000)
Rothmans Channel 7 Cup Final
11 October 1971 Hawthorn def. Claremont Subiaco Oval (Crowd: 30,000)
7.1 (43)
 
 
12.3 (75)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
0.1 (1)
 
 
4.5 (29)
Umpires: Murray Ducker
P Hudson 5
P Crimmins, L Rice 2
B Douge, D Meagher, A Martello 1
Goals J Evans 2
L Carroll, B Duperouzel 1


References

  1. "46-point win over Claremont in Perth final". The Age. 12 October 1971.
  2. "Rothmans Channel 7 Cup". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011.
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