Waverley Park · Sat 29 May 1971 · 16,345 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 1.2 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 89 |
| RichmondRICH | 8.2 | 9.3 | 13.6 | 113 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 89 and 113.
Richmond won by 24 points.
13.11 (89) — 17.11 (113)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Davis | 24 | 3 | 27 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Peter Daniel | 18 | 2 | 20 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Don Gross | 17 | 3 | 20 | 0 | — |
| 1 |
| Paul Sproule | 12 | 7 | 19 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 13 | 5 | 18 | 7 | — | 5 |
| Eddie Lake | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Don McKenzie | 17 | 1 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 17 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Smith | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Dodson | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Sandy Talbot | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Anderson | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod McFarlane | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Neish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Stewart | 22 | 5 | 27 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Royce Hart | 22 | 2 | 24 | 11 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 20 | 1 | 21 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Graeme Bond | 18 | 3 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Roger Dean | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Greg Hollick | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Don Davenport | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Strang | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Dick Clay | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neil Balme | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | — | 5 |
| Brian Roberts | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ray Boyanich | 10 | 3 | 13 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Peter Cloke | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Tschirpig | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rex Hunt | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Richardson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Eric Moore | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Graham Burgin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Cumming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |