Arden St · Sat 17 Jul 1971 · 9,835 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 45 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 1.2 | 3.8 | 8.10 | 60 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 45 and 60.
Collingwood won by 15 points.
6.9 (45) — 8.12 (60)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Joseph | 14 | 10 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Robert Peterson | 20 | 3 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Perry | 13 | 8 | 21 | 1 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Barry Goodingham | 13 | 8 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Sam Kekovich | 14 | 6 | 20 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Ken Montgomery | 15 | 5 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Vin Doolan | 12 | 7 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Pretty | 15 | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Taylor | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Doug Farrant | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Haywood | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Redenbach | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Brian Mulvihill | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| David Dench | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Bryant | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ross Henshaw | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Phil Baker | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Scholes | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ross Beale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Richardson | 35 | 13 | 48 | 7 | — | 1 |
| John Greening | 16 | 6 | 22 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Robert Rose | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 15 | 5 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Atkinson | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brian McKenzie | 16 | 3 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Jenkin | 15 | 3 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Denis OCallaghan | 16 | 2 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mike Delahunty | 16 | 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Waters | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Max Richardson | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ross Dunne | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Peter Eakins | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Dean | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ted Potter | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Clifton | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bob Heard | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Pettigrew | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Kaine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Richardson 1, Greening 2, Richardson 1, Dunne 2, Dean 1, Heard 1