M.C.G. · Sat 29 May 1971 · 39,830 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 1.4 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 70 |
| St KildaSTK | 2.2 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 67 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 70 and 67.
Melbourne won by 3 points.
10.10 (70) — 10.7 (67)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Callery | 21 | 4 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Graham Molloy | 20 | 2 | 22 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Tony Sullivan | 19 | 2 | 21 | 5 | — |
| 0 |
| Stan Alves | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Hardeman | 17 | 0 | 17 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Greg Parke | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Greg Wells | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert McKenzie | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Biffin | 15 | 0 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Denis Clark | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Max Walker | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graham Osborne | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| George Lakes | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Frank Davis | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Bourke | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Lloyd Burgmann | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 |
| John Gallus | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Lawrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Breen | 19 | 10 | 29 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ross Smith | 25 | 3 | 28 | 2 | — | 2 |
| John Bonney | 22 | 4 | 26 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Neale | 21 | 1 | 22 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Barry Lawrence | 16 | 3 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Travis Payze | 17 | 2 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Jim ODea | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John McIntosh | 16 | 0 | 16 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Stuart Trott | 16 | 0 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Carl Ditterich | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Brian Mynott | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Allan Davis | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 5 |
| Stephen Theodore | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Judson | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Moran | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Keith Smythe | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Elliott | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Colling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |