Waverley Park · Sat 10 Jul 1971 · 10,073 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 6.6 | 11.12 | 18.18 | 163 |
| North MelbourneNM | 2.1 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 71 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 163 and 71.
Western Bulldogs won by 92 points.
22.31 (163) — 11.5 (71)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Thorpe | 31 | 9 | 40 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 28 | 7 | 35 | 7 | — | 7 |
| Gary Dempsey | 16 | 6 | 22 | 8 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Stuart Magee | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Gary Merrington | 13 | 7 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Round | 12 | 8 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Power | 15 | 4 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Welsh | 15 | 3 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Gordon Casey | 14 | 3 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Sandilands | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Darcy | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Austin | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Alan Mannix | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Colin Dell | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Grant Simmons | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Colin Shaw | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Spargo | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Rippon | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Max Parker | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Ron McGowan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Perry | 24 | 5 | 29 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Paul Feltham | 16 | 10 | 26 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Vin Doolan | 18 | 6 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ross Henshaw | 14 | 8 | 22 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Denis Pagan | 21 | 1 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Keith Greig | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Brian Mulvihill | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | — | 1 |
| David Dench | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ray Taylor | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | 11 | 4 | 15 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Doug Farrant | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 2 |
| John Duthie | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rob Smith | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Joseph | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Haywood | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Goodingham | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Scholes | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Leo Groenewegen | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stan Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 |