| New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1971 |
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| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers |  South Sydney (20th title) |
| Minor premiers |  Manly-Warringah (1st title) |
| Matches played | 136 |
| Points scored | 4477 (average 32. The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, The Bunnies, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional Rugby league The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney 919 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,562,338 (average 11,488 per match) |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Graeme Langlands (196 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) |  Paul Cross (18 tries) |
The 1971 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-fourth season of the Sydney-based professional rugby league football competition. Graeme 'Changa' Langlands is an Australian former Rugby league footballer and coach Paul cross ( Sydney) was a Rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first Rugby league football club competition established in Australia Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games
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Season summary
Twelve Sydney-based teams contested during the season for the premiership, including six foundation teams and another six sides admitted post-1908. Each side met all others twice in twenty-two regular season rounds before the top four finishers fought out four finals for the right to play in the Grand Final.
This season saw the number of tackles allowed in a set increased from four to six.
Under the guidance of revolutionary head-coach Jack Gibson who was in 1971 beginning to embrace the attitude and training methods used in NFL football, St George in 1971 reached the Grand Final in all three grades. Jack Arthur Gibson OAM ( 27 February 1929 &ndash 9 May 2008) was an Australian Rugby league identity - a player commentator The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The St George Dragons were a team in the National Rugby League competition in Australia
Ladder
Finals
Grand Final
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The first half was a gruelling affair with the only points coming from an Eric Simms field goal. Eric Simms (born 1945 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia) was an Australian Aboriginal Rugby league player At half-time Souths were in front by the unlikely scoreline of 1-0.
Souths raced ahead in the second half and at one stage held an 11-0 lead. The Dragons fought back with tries to Barry Beath and Ted Walton. Barry Beath (born in Eugowra New South Wales) was an Australian Rugby league player a second-row forward for the St Graeme Langlands added the extras, including a magnificent sideline conversion. Graeme 'Changa' Langlands is an Australian former Rugby league footballer and coach
With the score at 11-10 and with only 12 minutes remaining, Saints looked to be getting on top of their more fancied rivals. However a match-winning try from Bob McCarthy showed the experience of the Rabbitohs, who won their fourth title in a five-year period. Bob McCarthy MBE (born 1944 Sydney New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league footballer and coach Souths hooker George Piggins was hailed as a hero, playing himself to a standstill in what was ultimately a closely fought encounter. George Leslie Piggins AM (born October 14, 1944) is an Australian Rugby league personality
South Sydney 16 (Tries: Branighan, Coote, McCarthy. Goals: Simms 3. Fld Goal: Simms)
defeated
St George 10 (Tries: Beath, Walton. Goals: Langlands 2. )
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