Windy Hill · Sat 17 Apr 1971 · 22,421 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 1.2 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 66 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 2.3 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 66 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 66 and 66.
The match was drawn.
9.12 (66) — 9.12 (66)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Williams | 20 | 3 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Barry Davis | 22 | 1 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 18 | 3 | 21 | 7 | — |
| 1 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 21 | 0 | 21 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bob Greenwood | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Headlam | 13 | 5 | 18 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Don Gross | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Paul Sproule | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 15 | 0 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Dodson | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Barry Grinter | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Sandy Talbot | 13 | 0 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Don McKenzie | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gary Grainger | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Daniel | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Payne | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Richardson | 26 | 11 | 37 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Des Tuddenham | 29 | 7 | 36 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Robert Dean | 18 | 2 | 20 | 13 | — | 0 |
| Henry Coles | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2 | — | 2 |
| John Greening | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Jenkin | 14 | 2 | 16 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Ted Potter | 15 | 1 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Brian McKenzie | 15 | 0 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Lee Adamson | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Tredrea | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Con Britt | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Clifton | 11 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Richardson | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mike Delahunty | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Len Thompson | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Barry Price | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Denis OCallaghan | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Rose | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter McKenna | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Bob Heard | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |