Lake Oval · Sat 10 Apr 1971 · 17,159 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 1.5 | 5.12 | 9.16 | 92 |
| GeelongGEEL | 4.2 | 9.4 | 14.8 | 110 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 92 and 110.
Geelong won by 18 points.
12.20 (92) — 16.14 (110)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Skilton | 22 | 3 | 25 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 20 | 4 | 24 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Ricky Quade | 20 | 4 | 24 | 5 | — |
| 0 |
| John Murphy | 18 | 6 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bedford | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Russell McHenry | 18 | 1 | 19 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Gary Brice | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Russell Cook | 17 | 1 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Jim Wilkinson | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Jim Prentice | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Fred Way | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter McCracken | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Reg Gleeson | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mick Pavone | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Jim Haines | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bob Svorinich | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ernie Hug | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Rantall | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ron Page | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Peter Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Goggin | 24 | 8 | 32 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Peter Brown | 26 | 4 | 30 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Phil Stevens | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Closter | 16 | 4 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Michael Woolnough | 15 | 4 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 14 | 3 | 17 | 12 | — | 4 |
| David Harris | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| David Clarke | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Terry Farman | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stewart Palfreyman | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Strahan | 12 | 2 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Walker | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Stephens | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Ian Hampshire | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Yates | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Rod Stokes | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Ian Nankervis | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Linke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |