The 1971 Championship of Australia was the 15th edition of the Championship of Australia, an ANFC-organised national club Australian rules football match between the champion clubs from the VFL and the SANFL.
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| Date | 2 October 1971 | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Adelaide Oval | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 37,149 | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | William Deller | |||||||||||||||
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This was the last Championship of Australia title to be held as a single game before the competition was expanded the following year into a knockout tournament that included the champions of the WANFL and the Tasmanian State Premiership.
Qualified Teams edit
| Team | Nickname | League | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners) |
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| Hawthorn | Hawks | VFL | Winners of the 1971 Victorian Football League | 1st |
| North Adelaide | Roosters | SANFL | Winners of the 1971 South Australian National Football League | 1st |
Venue edit
- Adelaide Oval (Capacity: 64,000)
Match Details edit
Championship of Australia edit
| 2 October 1971 | Hawthorn | 91-67 | North Adelaide | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 2.5 (17) 5.6 (36) 8.10 (58) 13.13 (91) |
Report | 3.0 (18) 4.1 (25) 7.3 (45) 10.7 (67) |
Attendance: 37,149 Umpires: William Deller | ||
| Goals | |||||
| L Matthews, B Keddie 4 P Hudson 2 A Martello, D Scott, M Moncrieff 1 |
N Sachse 4 A Rebbeck 2 B Robran, T von Bertouch, T Collins, K Francou 1 |
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