Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club

1971 Little League

State Savings Bank (SSB) - Little League 1971 Season

Round 3: 17th April 1971

Demons 4.4.28
Blues 0.1.1

Result: Lost by 27 points
Goalkickers: Nil
Best: Coughlan, Cameron, Rutty, Haack.

Round 4: 24th April 1971

Cats 2.1.13
Blues 2.1.13

Result: Drawn match
Goalkickers: Farrant 1, Whithington 1.
Best: Hegarty, Cochlan, McMahon.

Blues and Cats draw
Geelong and Carlton staged an exciting draw in the Little League match at Kardinia Park yesterday. They levelled the score at 21 each. - Footy Week.

Round 5: 1st May 1971

Blues 1.2.8
Saints 1.3.9

Result: Lost by 1 point.
Goalkickers: McIntosh 1.
Best: Laing, Durwood, Owen, Haack, Coughlan.

Round 6: 8th May 1971

Swans 2.1.13
Blues 1.2.8

Result: Lost by 5 points.
Goalkickers: Rutty 1.
Best: McIntosh, Meldrum, Docherty, McMahon.

Round 7: 15th May 1971

Bulldogs 1.3.9
Blues 2.3.15

Result: Won by 6 points.
Goalkickers: Hegarty 2.
Best: Whittington, Haack, Meldrum, Avent, Dockerty.

Round 8: 22nd May 1971

Tigers 2.0.12
Blues 5.0.30

Result: Won by 18 points.
Goalkickers: Eastaway 1, McCarthy 1, McIntosh 1.
Best: Colliver, McKenzie, Withington, Sabotini.

Round 10: 5th June 1971

Blues 0.0.0
Lions 1.4.10

Result: Lost by 10 points.
Goalkickers: Nil
Best: N.Haggarty, G,Rutty, E.Docherty, L.Sabotini.

Round 13: 26th June 1971

Bombers 0.2.2
Blues 0.0.0

Result: Lost by 2 points.
Goalkickers: Nil
Best: B.Klein, D.McKenzie, C.McMahon, D.Rutty.

Round 14: 3rd July 1971

Demons 5.3.33
Blues 1.0.6

Result: Lost by 27 points.
Goalkickers: R.Lang 1.
Best: B.Kline, D.Jewell, C.McMahon, D.McKenzie.

Round 15: 10th July 1971

Blues 3.1.19
Cats 2.3.15

Result: Won by 4 points.
Goalkickers: Rutty 1, McIntosh 1, Hegarty 1.
Best: Team effort.

Round 17: 24th July 1971

Blues 0.2.2
Swans 3.1.19

Result: Lost by 17 points.
Goalkickers: Nil.
Best: Kline, Jury, Owen, Meldrum, McMahon.

Round 19: 14th August 1971

Blues 2.2.14
Tigers 1.0.6

Result: Won by 8 points
Goalkickers:
Best:

1971 End of Home & Away Season Ladder

Pos	Team	Wins	Losses	Draws	Points	For	Against	%
1	Swans	14	4	1	58	189	127	148.8
2	Lions	14	4	1	58	163	114	142.9
3	Saints	14	5	0	56	137	68	201.5
4	Demons	14	5	0	56	262	133	196.9
5	Kangas	12	7	0	48	132	126	104.8
6	Bombers	11	8	0	44	128	122	104.9
7	Cats	10	7	2	44	153	178	85.9
8	Blues	8	10	1	34	162	221	73.3
9	Bulldogs	7	12	0	28	89	220	40.5
10	Tigers	6	12	1	26	94	200	47.0