Princes Park · Sat 29 May 1971 · 30,151 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.10 | 36 |
| HawthornHAW | 2.4 | 5.7 | 11.8 | 96 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 36 and 96.
Hawthorn won by 60 points.
4.12 (36) — 14.12 (96)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Gallagher | 22 | 0 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Collins | 20 | 1 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Barry Armstrong | 16 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Bill Barrot | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Gill | 13 | 5 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 16 | 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Sergio Silvagni | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Geoff Southby | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 10 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Hall | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Robertson | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Syd Jackson | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mark Amos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ricky McLean | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
Walls 2, Jesaulenko 1, Nicholls 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Crimmins | 24 | 4 | 28 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Leigh Matthews | 22 | 2 | 24 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Des Meagher | 21 | 3 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 14 | 9 | 23 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Les Hawken | 18 | 0 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ian Bremner | 16 | 1 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Knights | 17 | 0 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bob Keddie | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alan Martello | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Day | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hudson | 11 | 3 | 14 | 8 | — | 5 |
| David Parkin | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Angus | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Porter | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Norm Bussell | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian Douge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ken Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |