Victoria Park · Sat 1 May 1971 · 22,546 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 6.3 | 10.7 | 12.10 | 111 |
| North MelbourneNM | 2.4 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 71 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 111 and 71.
Collingwood won by 40 points.
16.15 (111) — 10.11 (71)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Richardson | 34 | 11 | 45 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Max Richardson | 23 | 7 | 30 | 7 | — | 0 |
| John Greening | 22 | 7 | 29 | 10 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Des Tuddenham | 20 | 5 | 25 | 10 | — | 4 |
| John Parkinson | 18 | 5 | 23 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Con Britt | 18 | 1 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Henry Coles | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Barry Price | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mike Delahunty | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ross Dunne | 13 | 3 | 16 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Robert Dean | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Denis OCallaghan | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter McKenna | 12 | 1 | 13 | 9 | — | 4 |
| Peter Pettigrew | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Len Thompson | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Graeme Jenkin | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Robert Stevens | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ted Potter | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Alan Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Kekovich | 24 | 3 | 27 | 11 | — | 3 |
| Garry Farrant | 18 | 7 | 25 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Paul Feltham | 16 | 7 | 23 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod Elliott | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 |
| John Perry | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Vin Doolan | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 | — | 1 |
| David Dench | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Brian Mulvihill | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Barry Goodingham | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Pretty | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Joseph | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Denis Pagan | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ray Taylor | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bernie McCarthy | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Athol Hodgetts | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rob Smith | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Haywood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |