Arden St · Sat 29 May 1971 · 7,365 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 3.5 | 6.18 | 9.19 | 124 |
| GeelongGEEL | 7.7 | 7.7 | 11.12 | 109 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 124 and 109.
North Melbourne won by 15 points.
16.28 (124) — 16.13 (109)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Peterson | 30 | 4 | 34 | 5 | — | 7 |
| Maurie Wood | 21 | 7 | 28 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Doug Farrant | 16 | 9 | 25 | 12 |
| — |
| 2 |
| Denis Pagan | 23 | 2 | 25 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Sam Kekovich | 12 | 11 | 23 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Keith Greig | 20 | 1 | 21 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Barry Goodingham | 16 | 4 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Brian Mulvihill | 12 | 5 | 17 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Haywood | 15 | 2 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Mick Dowdle | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ray Taylor | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Leo Groenewegen | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Garry Farrant | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rob Smith | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 |
| David Dench | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Feltham | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Brian Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Clarke | 26 | 2 | 28 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Bill Goggin | 19 | 6 | 25 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 11 | 11 | 22 | 6 | — | 1 |
| David Harris | 21 | 0 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Woolnough | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Ray Haynes | 16 | 4 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 7 |
| Hugh Strahan | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stewart Palfreyman | 16 | 0 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 7 |
| Robert Adams | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Farman | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Brown | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Closter | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Linke | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Phil Evans | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Tony Gilmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |