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.

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 TeamNicknameLeagueQualificationParticipation (bold indicates winners)HawthornHawksVFLWinners of the 1971 Victorian Football League1stNorth AdelaideRoostersSANFLWinners of the 1971 South Australian National Football League1st

Venue Adelaide Oval (Capacity: 64,000)

Match details

Championship of Australia