# | Team | Scoring | F | Opposition | Scoring | A | Marg | W-D-L | Venue | Crowd | Date |
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1 | South Melbourne | 4.4 6.4 9.5 13.8 | 86 | Essendon | 1.2 8.10 9.12 13.18 | 96 | -10 | 0-0-1 | Lake Oval | 7938 | 31-Jul-1971 |
2 | South Melbourne | 2.2 6.6 7.9 8.10 | 58 | Fitzroy | 5.8 6.8 10.14 11.17 | 83 | -25 | 0-0-2 | Junction Oval | 8253 | 7-Aug-1971 |