M.C.G. · Sat 22 May 1971 · 52,783 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 3.4 | 6.10 | 8.17 | 122 |
| CarltonCARL | 3.4 | 6.11 | 9.15 | 70 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 122 and 70.
Richmond won by 52 points.
16.26 (122) — 9.16 (70)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bartlett | 26 | 3 | 29 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Graeme Bond | 27 | 2 | 29 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Stewart | 19 | 6 | 25 | 6 | — |
| 0 |
| Brian Roberts | 16 | 7 | 23 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Roger Dean | 14 | 8 | 22 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Royce Hart | 14 | 6 | 20 | 8 | — | 4 |
| Bruce Tschirpig | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Ray Boyanich | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hollick | 17 | 1 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Dick Clay | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Strang | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Eric Moore | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Cloke | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Don Davenport | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Barry Richardson | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rex Hunt | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Neil Balme | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Lloyd French | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Armstrong | 21 | 0 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 17 | 2 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Barry Gill | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 15 | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Sergio Silvagni | 15 | 0 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Robertson | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 13 | 1 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Paul Hurst | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Lukas | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ian Collins | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ricky McLean | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Geoff Southby | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Syd Jackson | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 |
| John Nicholls | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Amos | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 |
| John Warden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |