Waverley Park · Sat 22 May 1971 · 14,843 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 52 |
| HawthornHAW | 5.6 | 10.8 | 20.12 | 147 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 52 and 147.
Hawthorn won by 95 points.
7.10 (52) — 22.15 (147)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Peterson | 22 | 6 | 28 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Keith Greig | 20 | 6 | 26 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 20 | 5 | 25 | 5 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Denis Pagan | 23 | 1 | 24 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Barry Goodingham | 17 | 5 | 22 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Vin Doolan | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 | — | 1 |
| John Perry | 17 | 3 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Haywood | 15 | 3 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Rob Smith | 15 | 1 | 16 | 5 | — | 2 |
| David Dench | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Taylor | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Sam Kekovich | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Bryant | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bernie McCarthy | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Pretty | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Athol Hodgetts | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Rod Elliott | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Duthie | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Paul Feltham | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Leo Groenewegen | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Matthews | 19 | 6 | 25 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Geoff Angus | 22 | 3 | 25 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Crimmins | 19 | 5 | 24 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bob Keddie | 14 | 10 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Les Hawken | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Knights | 21 | 1 | 22 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Alan Martello | 19 | 2 | 21 | 5 | — | 3 |
| David Parkin | 19 | 2 | 21 | 12 | — | 0 |
| Ian Bremner | 17 | 3 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Des Meagher | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hudson | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 7 |
| Kevin Heath | 17 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Robert Day | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Charlie Grummisch | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Norm Bussell | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Leon Rice | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Brian Shinners | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |