Princes Park · Sat 10 Jul 1971 · 21,356 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 8.4 | 13.8 | 16.12 | 141 |
| GeelongGEEL | 4.3 | 10.9 | 13.12 | 104 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 141 and 104.
Carlton won by 37 points.
21.15 (141) — 15.14 (104)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Barrot | 23 | 5 | 28 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Chris Mitchell | 19 | 2 | 21 | 10 | — | 5 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 18 | 2 | 20 | 1 |
| — |
| 3 |
| Sergio Silvagni | 18 | 2 | 20 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Robert Walls | 16 | 3 | 19 | 10 | — | 3 |
| Gary Crane | 17 | 2 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 16 | 1 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John Warden | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 14 | 1 | 15 | 6 | — | 5 |
| Kevin Hall | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Brian Walsh | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Quirk | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 |
| John OConnell | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 13 | 0 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ian Robertson | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Barry Gill | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Goggin | 20 | 4 | 24 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 23 | 0 | 23 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Closter | 19 | 1 | 20 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Doug Wade | 15 | 0 | 15 | 6 | — | 8 |
| Doug Stephenson | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Kline | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Harris | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Strahan | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Warwick Yates | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Tony Gilmore | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stewart Palfreyman | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Stephens | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Gordon Reid | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tim Evans | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Linke | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Terry Farman | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |