Junction Oval · Sat 17 Apr 1971 · 8,696 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 3.3 | 9.9 | 12.18 | 128 |
| North MelbourneNM | 5.5 | 6.6 | 13.7 | 94 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 128 and 94.
Fitzroy won by 34 points.
17.26 (128) — 14.10 (94)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Rhodes | 28 | 8 | 36 | 15 | — | 0 |
| Barry Padley | 31 | 4 | 35 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Alex Ruscuklic | 25 | 2 | 27 | 14 | — |
| 2 |
| John Murphy | 25 | 1 | 26 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Mike Andrews | 19 | 7 | 26 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Ray Sault | 18 | 4 | 22 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Lyle Skinner | 20 | 1 | 21 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 13 | 6 | 19 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Garry Wilson | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Noel Zunneberg | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Shane Molloy | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Herrod | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Russell Crow | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Richards | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Norm Brown | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Montgomery | 18 | 5 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Denis Pagan | 22 | 1 | 23 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Garry Farrant | 14 | 9 | 23 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Perry | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | — | 2 |
| David Pretty | 19 | 3 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Peterson | 15 | 6 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Bryant | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Redenbach | 18 | 2 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Goodingham | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Ray Taylor | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Phil Ryan | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Paul Feltham | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Athol Hodgetts | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Keith Greig | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Glenn Joseph | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Dench | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Frank Gumbleton | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Kerry Haywood | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Doug Farrant | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mick Dowdle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |