Junction Oval · Mon 14 Jun 1971 · 14,212 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.2 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 115 |
| EssendonESS | 3.2 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 57 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 115 and 57.
Fitzroy won by 58 points.
17.13 (115) — 8.9 (57)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick Irwin | 25 | 5 | 30 | 6 | — | 2 |
| David Rhodes | 27 | 2 | 29 | 14 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Robertson | 21 | 7 | 28 | 6 | — |
| 0 |
| John Murphy | 27 | 0 | 27 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Treva McGregor | 16 | 6 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Alex Ruscuklic | 18 | 3 | 21 | 14 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Murray | 16 | 3 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Doug Searl | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Garry Wilson | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Lloyd | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Richards | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Shane Molloy | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Russell Crow | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Renwick | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Norm Brown | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Jack Newton | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Alan Thompson | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cec Rheinberger | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wilson | 25 | 1 | 26 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Don Gross | 17 | 8 | 25 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Barry Davis | 20 | 3 | 23 | 10 | — | 1 |
| John Williams | 21 | 1 | 22 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Paul Sproule | 13 | 8 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ray Smith | 16 | 5 | 21 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 11 | 7 | 18 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Eddie Lake | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Anderson | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Sandy Talbot | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Barclay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |