Lake Oval · Sat 22 May 1971 · 15,182 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 4.3 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 89 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.3 | 10.7 | 15.15 | 133 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 89 and 133.
Fitzroy won by 44 points.
13.11 (89) — 19.19 (133)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydn McAuliffe | 21 | 4 | 25 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Walsh | 21 | 1 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bob Skilton | 17 | 3 | 20 | 2 | — |
| 3 |
| Steve Hoffman | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Reg Gleeson | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bedford | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| John Pitura | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Rantall | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Keith Baskin | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Jim Haines | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Lambert | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Quade | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Neville Miller | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Tony Haenen | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ernie Hug | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Fred Way | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Brice | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ray Ball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ruscuklic | 19 | 5 | 24 | 13 | — | 4 |
| Leigh Robertson | 17 | 5 | 22 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Doug Searl | 21 | 1 | 22 | 6 | — | 0 |
| David Rhodes | 16 | 5 | 21 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Ray Sault | 18 | 3 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Garry Wilson | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Murray | 18 | 2 | 20 | 8 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 19 | 0 | 19 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Graeme Renwick | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Shane Molloy | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alan Thompson | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Warwick Irwin | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jack Newton | 11 | 2 | 13 | 7 | — | 8 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Norm Brown | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Russell Crow | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mike Andrews | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Padley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |