S.C.G. · Fri 19 Apr 1991 · 13,140 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 6.4 | 8.11 | 17.12 | 130 |
| EssendonESS | 4.6 | 10.9 | 13.15 | 161 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 130 and 161.
Essendon won by 31 points.
19.16 (130) — 24.17 (161)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Mitchell | 15 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bernard Toohey | 16 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Carroll | 16 | 6 | 22 | 1 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| Greg Williams | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Leon Higgins | 16 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Stephen Wright | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Bayes | 14 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| David Murphy | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dale Lewis | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Kelly | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Ian Roberts | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Cordy | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Warren McKenzie | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Warwick Capper | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Nettelbeck | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Love | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Eustice | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Henwood | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Athorn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gareth John | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Ezard | 20 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Plain | 15 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Michael Long | 15 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Craig OBrien | 16 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Ian McMullin | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Anderson | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Harvey | 15 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Considine | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary ODonnell | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Filandia | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Cransberg | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Madden | 9 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Peter Somerville | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian Burns | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Hamilton | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gavin Wanganeen | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Andrew Manning | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Daniher | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Flood | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |