Arden St · Sat 8 May 1971 · 13,047 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 4.1 | 6.6 | 11.8 | 84 |
| RichmondRICH | 4.3 | 9.6 | 16.10 | 146 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 84 and 146.
Richmond won by 62 points.
12.12 (84) — 22.14 (146)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Peterson | 23 | 8 | 31 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Rod Elliott | 15 | 11 | 26 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Taylor | 13 | 11 | 24 | 5 | — |
| 2 |
| Denis Pagan | 22 | 2 | 24 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Paul Feltham | 17 | 6 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Perry | 18 | 3 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 15 | 5 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bernie McCarthy | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Vin Doolan | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Pretty | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rob Smith | 13 | 1 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Barry Goodingham | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Brian Mulvihill | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Garry Farrant | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Phil Ryan | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Dench | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Duthie | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Joseph | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Frank Gumbleton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ross Henshaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Tschirpig | 18 | 7 | 25 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Dick Clay | 22 | 0 | 22 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Michael Bowden | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Royce Hart | 20 | 0 | 20 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Francis Bourke | 18 | 2 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Eric Moore | 12 | 6 | 18 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Roger Dean | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ian Stewart | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rex Hunt | 15 | 1 | 16 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Barry Richardson | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Bond | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Strang | 13 | 1 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Graham Burgin | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Boyanich | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Neil Balme | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | 5 |
| Mike Green | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Frank Kelly | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hollick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |