Kardinia Park · Sat 26 Jun 1971 · 11,222 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 3.3 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 87 |
| SydneySYD | 1.1 | 3.5 | 5.11 | 66 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 87 and 66.
Geelong won by 21 points.
13.9 (87) — 9.12 (66)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Ryan | 22 | 5 | 27 | 17 | — | 3 |
| David Clarke | 26 | 1 | 27 | 11 | — | 1 |
| Michael Woolnough | 21 | 3 | 24 | 4 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Bill Goggin | 16 | 7 | 23 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Tony Gilmore | 17 | 4 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stewart Palfreyman | 17 | 2 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Closter | 15 | 3 | 18 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Linke | 15 | 2 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Reid | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Strahan | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Doug Stephenson | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Doug Wade | 10 | 2 | 12 | 8 | — | 3 |
| David Harris | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Warwick Yates | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Terry Farman | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Kline | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Sam Newman | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Walsh | 22 | 2 | 24 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bedford | 17 | 5 | 22 | 8 | — | 1 |
| John Pitura | 18 | 4 | 22 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Quade | 18 | 3 | 21 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Steve Hoffman | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Bruce Davis | 15 | 5 | 20 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Garry Robertson | 15 | 4 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Keith Baskin | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gary Brice | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Russell McHenry | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Reg Gleeson | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Doyle | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 |
| John Murphy | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Rantall | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Neville Miller | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Ernie Hug | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bob Skilton | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Officer | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jim Prentice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |