Windy Hill · Sat 5 Jun 1971 · 14,864 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.3 | 4.10 | 9.13 | 96 |
| North MelbourneNM | 2.3 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 63 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 96 and 63.
Essendon won by 33 points.
13.18 (96) — 8.15 (63)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Gross | 21 | 12 | 33 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Barry Davis | 27 | 5 | 32 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 22 | 2 | 24 | 9 | — |
| 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 16 | 7 | 23 | 11 | — | 1 |
| Ray Smith | 19 | 3 | 22 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 17 | 4 | 21 | 13 | — | 2 |
| Eddie Lake | 18 | 3 | 21 | 6 | — | 1 |
| John Williams | 13 | 7 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 14 | 4 | 18 | 13 | — | 1 |
| Alan Noonan | 14 | 3 | 17 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 17 | 0 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Paul Sproule | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Sandy Talbot | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Anderson | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Graeme Schultz | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Stuart Barclay | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Peterson | 30 | 2 | 32 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Sam Kekovich | 15 | 14 | 29 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Mick Dowdle | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Garry Farrant | 18 | 2 | 20 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Ray Taylor | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Barry Goodingham | 10 | 7 | 17 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 14 | 3 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Keith Greig | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Kerry Haywood | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Maurie Wood | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Denis Pagan | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rob Smith | 12 | 1 | 13 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Leo Groenewegen | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Doug Farrant | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bernie McCarthy | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Dench | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Perry | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Vin Doolan | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
Peterson 3, Kekovich 2, Dowdle 1, Ryan 1, Groenewegen 1