Windy Hill · Sat 26 Jun 1971 · 18,853 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 2.1 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 84 |
| CarltonCARL | 1.4 | 5.7 | 10.12 | 98 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 84 and 98.
Carlton won by 14 points.
13.6 (84) — 14.14 (98)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Davis | 26 | 1 | 27 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Don Gross | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 15 | 2 | 17 | 5 | — |
| 1 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alan Noonan | 15 | 2 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ken Hogan | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Headlam | 15 | 1 | 16 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Paul Sproule | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ray Smith | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Barclay | 14 | 0 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Payne | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ken Fletcher | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Grinter | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 4 |
| John Williams | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ian Anderson | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Eddie Lake | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Cassin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Barrot | 33 | 4 | 37 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 25 | 4 | 29 | 1 | — | 2 |
| John Warden | 17 | 8 | 25 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Robert Walls | 15 | 3 | 18 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Brian Walsh | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Sergio Silvagni | 16 | 1 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Gary Crane | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Quirk | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 2 |
| John OConnell | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 11 | 0 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Barry Gill | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hall | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Collins | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ricky McLean | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |