Arden St · Sat 3 Apr 1971 · 20,399 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 4.5 | 8.8 | 14.12 | 124 |
| CarltonCARL | 3.3 | 7.8 | 10.12 | 98 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 124 and 98.
North Melbourne won by 26 points.
18.16 (124) — 14.14 (98)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Kekovich | 21 | 7 | 28 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Robert Peterson | 22 | 5 | 27 | 3 | — | 1 |
| John Perry | 20 | 6 | 26 | 8 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Paul Feltham | 18 | 5 | 23 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Mick Dowdle | 15 | 5 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Taylor | 10 | 10 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 15 | 4 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Denis Pagan | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Keith Greig | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Geoff Bryant | 12 | 5 | 17 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Garry Farrant | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Haywood | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Joseph | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Goodingham | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| David Dench | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Doug Farrant | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Athol Hodgetts | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Rob Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Bloomfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Robertson | 17 | 11 | 28 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Brian Walsh | 20 | 4 | 24 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Trevor Keogh | 16 | 4 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Barry Gill | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Quirk | 17 | 1 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ricky McLean | 15 | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Neil Chandler | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Barry Mulcair | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 3 |
| John Nicholls | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 3 |
| David McKay | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Syd Jackson | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Lawson-Smith | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Lukas | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Crane | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ted Hopkins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |