1971 Championship of Australia

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.

1971 Championship of Australia
Hawthorn North Adelaide 13.13 (91) 10.7 (67)
1 2 3 4 HAW 2.5 (17) 5.6 (36) 8.10 (58) 13.13 (91) NAD 3.0 (18) 4.1 (25) 7.3 (45) 10.7 (67)
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

Team	Nickname	League	Qualification	Participation (bold indicates winners)
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

• Adelaide Oval (Capacity: 64,000)

Match details

Championship of Australia

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