Princes Park · Sat 10 Apr 1971 · 31,275 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 5.3 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 129 |
| EssendonESS | 1.2 | 3.5 | 7.12 | 69 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 129 and 69.
Carlton won by 60 points.
20.9 (129) — 9.15 (69)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Gallagher | 29 | 2 | 31 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Syd Jackson | 23 | 5 | 28 | 11 | — | 4 |
| David McKay | 20 | 5 | 25 | 12 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Barry Mulcair | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 20 | 1 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Quirk | 15 | 3 | 18 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Ian Robertson | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Brian Walsh | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ricky McLean | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 4 |
| John Nicholls | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Neil Chandler | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Sergio Silvagni | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Vin Waite | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Doull | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Lukas | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 11 | 0 | 11 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Barry Gill | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Lawson-Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Gross | 19 | 2 | 21 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ian Payne | 19 | 2 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 19 | 0 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 16 | 3 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 15 | 1 | 16 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Barry Davis | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Pirouet | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Rod McFarlane | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Alan Noonan | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Don McKenzie | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Barclay | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Gary Grainger | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Sandy Talbot | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Hogan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Dodson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |