1971 Essendon Bombers Statistics
Victorian Football League (VFL)
Team Record: 4-17 - 18 points
Finishing 11th in the VFL
Coach: John Birt (4-17-1)
1971 Essendon Bombers RosterTeam Record: 4-17 - 18 points
Finishing 11th in the VFL
Coach: John Birt (4-17-1)
The Essendon Bombers of the Victorian Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 4 wins and 17 losses and 1 ties for 18 points finishing eleventh in the VFL. John Birt coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | GP | KI | MK | HB | DI | GL | BH | HO | TK | RB | I50 | CL | CG | FF | FA | BR | CP | UP | CM | MI | 1% | BO | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Noonan | 18 | 172 | 88 | 32 | 204 | 31 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 16 | 170 | 52 | 35 | 205 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Gross | 19 | 324 | 66 | 78 | 402 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 15 | 215 | 102 | 37 | 252 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 20 | 208 | 100 | 44 | 252 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Anderson | 6 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Davis | 19 | 400 | 132 | 62 | 462 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Sproule | 13 | 151 | 31 | 57 | 208 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 17 | 225 | 91 | 32 | 257 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Greenwood | 7 | 108 | 28 | 15 | 123 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 12 | 182 | 42 | 19 | 201 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Grainger | 11 | 80 | 43 | 49 | 129 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hogan | 8 | 62 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Neish | 7 | 49 | 25 | 11 | 60 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Close | 3 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Lake | 12 | 132 | 38 | 21 | 153 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Cassin | 9 | 82 | 24 | 30 | 112 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 14 | 164 | 65 | 28 | 192 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dodson | 11 | 92 | 45 | 25 | 117 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 22 | 251 | 154 | 60 | 311 | 3 | 5 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod McFarlane | 4 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Graco | 8 | 83 | 23 | 24 | 107 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Payne | 12 | 131 | 27 | 22 | 153 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Starbuck | 6 | 99 | 27 | 10 | 109 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 19 | 171 | 48 | 21 | 192 | 2 | 2 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurie Moloney | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Bates | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Barclay | 12 | 107 | 44 | 19 | 126 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Wilson | 3 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 22 | 391 | 108 | 30 | 421 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Halley | 5 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Williams | 22 | 368 | 140 | 35 | 403 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Parkes | 8 | 72 | 15 | 5 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Grinter | 6 | 31 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 19 | 251 | 81 | 29 | 280 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Smith | 11 | 96 | 35 | 34 | 130 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy Talbot | 11 | 84 | 18 | 3 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Pirouet | 3 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Hampson | 2 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ellis | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Roberts | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Thompson | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Heath | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 440 | 5219 | 1807 | 958 | 6177 | 239 | 247 | 476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 910 | 893 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
