1971 Heinz Night Series, Round 1
Melbourne vs Geelong
Tuesday 14 September
Venue: Lake Oval
Attendance: 8108
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 2.2 | 10.6 | 15.10 | 19.20.134 |
| Geelong | 4.3 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 11.8.74 |
Melbourne win by 60 points
Goalkickers: Graham Osborne 6, Greg Wells 3, Paul Callery 3, Robert McKenzie 1, Stan Alves 1, John Townsend 1, John Tilbrook 1, Graham Molloy 1
The game was tight in the first quarter where Melbourne full-forward Ross Dillon was being well held. When Dillon was moved to the ruck and Graham Osborne thrown to full-forward it sparked the second quarter avalanche that put the Cats away. Osborne kicked 6.6.
Geelong were better after half-time but they couldn't crack the Demons who kept them at arms length throughout the third quarter and eventually increased their lead.
Best afield were Osborne, Wells and Davis.
Selected team
B: Bourke, Walker, Weekes
HB: Davis, Hardeman, Leary
C: Rollinson, Tilbrook, Alves
HF: McKenzie, Molloy, Clark
F: Osborne, Dillon, Townsend
Foll: Keenan, Wells, Callery
Res: Sinclair, Lakes
Notes
Some sources show an attendance of 8105. The VFL Annual Report and Football Record both list the attendance as 8108.
Media
Age - 15/09/71
Football Record Night Series
Links
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