Waverley Park · Sat 8 May 1971 · 11,312 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 3.5 | 4.6 | 12.11 | 91 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 3.4 | 10.10 | 13.13 | 136 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 91 and 136.
Fitzroy won by 45 points.
13.13 (91) — 20.16 (136)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Clarke | 23 | 1 | 24 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Bill Goggin | 18 | 4 | 22 | 7 | — | 1 |
| John Scarlett | 15 | 6 | 21 | 3 | — |
| 2 |
| Michael Woolnough | 18 | 1 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Tim Evans | 16 | 1 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 13 | 3 | 16 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Jim Wright | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Closter | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Harris | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Peter Walker | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Strahan | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Peter Stephens | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Peter Brown | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Phil Stevens | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tony Gilmore | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Farman | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stewart Palfreyman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Yates | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ruscuklic | 17 | 15 | 32 | 13 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 27 | 3 | 30 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Kevin Murray | 16 | 11 | 27 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Barry Padley | 17 | 7 | 24 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Warwick Irwin | 19 | 2 | 21 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Russell Crow | 18 | 1 | 19 | 11 | — | 3 |
| Graeme Renwick | 13 | 5 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Garry Wilson | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Norm Dare | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Noel Zunneberg | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Norm Brown | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 12 | 2 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Doug Searl | 11 | 0 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 |
| David Rhodes | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Shane Molloy | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jack Newton | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Laurie Richards | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |