Lake Oval · Sat 8 May 1971 · 17,308 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 5.2 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 92 |
| CarltonCARL | 4.2 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 94 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 92 and 94.
Carlton won by 2 points.
13.14 (92) — 14.10 (94)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydn McAuliffe | 28 | 4 | 32 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Quade | 18 | 6 | 24 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Walsh | 23 | 1 | 24 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| John Pitura | 21 | 2 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hoffman | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | — | 4 |
| John Rantall | 18 | 2 | 20 | 11 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 15 | 2 | 17 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Bob Skilton | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Keith Baskin | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Tony Haenen | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Gary Brice | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Greg Lambert | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neville Miller | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Jim Haines | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ray Ball | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ernie Hug | 10 | 0 | 10 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Reg Gleeson | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Fred Way | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jim Wilkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Walls | 22 | 9 | 31 | 11 | — | 2 |
| Ian Robertson | 19 | 6 | 25 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 21 | 2 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Collins | 19 | 3 | 22 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Paul Hurst | 19 | 2 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Sergio Silvagni | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | — | 2 |
| David McKay | 16 | 1 | 17 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Barry Gill | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Barry Armstrong | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Mulcair | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Syd Jackson | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 3 |
| John Nicholls | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Neil Chandler | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Lukas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
Walls 2, Jones 2, Jesaulenko 5, Jackson 3, Nicholls 2