M.C.G. · Sat 10 Jul 1971 · 22,870 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 2.9 | 4.13 | 10.15 | 90 |
| SydneySYD | 1.4 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 79 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 90 and 79.
Richmond won by 11 points.
12.18 (90) — 11.13 (79)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce Hart | 25 | 3 | 28 | 13 | — | 5 |
| Ian Stewart | 21 | 0 | 21 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 18 | 2 | 20 | 5 | — |
| 0 |
| Roger Dean | 18 | 2 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 18 | 1 | 19 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Dick Clay | 17 | 2 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Bond | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Boyanich | 14 | 3 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 13 | 3 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hollick | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Billy Brown | 13 | 1 | 14 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Grant Allford | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Cloke | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Eric Moore | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Neil Balme | 12 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Barry Richardson | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Brian Roberts | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graham Burgin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Craig McKellar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Craig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pitura | 19 | 8 | 27 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hoffman | 21 | 5 | 26 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Walsh | 22 | 2 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Jim Prentice | 18 | 4 | 22 | 13 | — | 1 |
| Russell McHenry | 15 | 4 | 19 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Davis | 18 | 1 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bedford | 13 | 5 | 18 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Ricky Quade | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Doyle | 15 | 1 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Russell Cook | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Hay | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ernie Hug | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Fred Way | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Grima | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | — | 3 |
| John Rantall | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Garry Robertson | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Brice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Reg Gleeson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |