Kardinia Park · Sat 24 Apr 1971 · 23,555 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 1.3 | 5.5 | 10.7 | 86 |
| CarltonCARL | 4.5 | 5.10 | 10.17 | 99 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 86 and 99.
Carlton won by 13 points.
13.8 (86) — 13.21 (99)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Closter | 21 | 2 | 23 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Bill Goggin | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 19 | 0 | 19 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| David Clarke | 16 | 0 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ian Hampshire | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 |
| David Harris | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Bill Ryan | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Michael Woolnough | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Farman | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Chris Mitchell | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Stephens | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Brown | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Hugh Strahan | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Stewart Palfreyman | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rod Stokes | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Walker | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jim Wright | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Robertson | 20 | 5 | 25 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Brian Walsh | 17 | 7 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 17 | 5 | 22 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Syd Jackson | 19 | 2 | 21 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Trevor Keogh | 16 | 3 | 19 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 19 | 0 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 15 | 4 | 19 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Barry Mulcair | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | 9 | 8 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Neil Chandler | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Sergio Silvagni | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Vin Waite | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Lukas | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hall | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Gill | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Armstrong | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |