Waverley Park · Sat 17 Jul 1971 · 9,012 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 4.1 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 85 |
| EssendonESS | 8.5 | 8.8 | 13.14 | 114 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 85 and 114.
Essendon won by 29 points.
13.7 (85) — 16.18 (114)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Clarke | 22 | 1 | 23 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Closter | 22 | 0 | 22 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Gordon Reid | 19 | 3 | 22 | 6 | — |
| 0 |
| Michael Woolnough | 17 | 4 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tony Gilmore | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Harris | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Adams | 15 | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Hugh Strahan | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Kline | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Bill Goggin | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Stephens | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Doug Stephenson | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Stewart Palfreyman | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Linke | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Yates | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 |
| John Scarlett | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phil Evans | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Linke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Blethyn | 20 | 4 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ian Payne | 20 | 4 | 24 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Cassin | 16 | 7 | 23 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Ken Fletcher | 19 | 4 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 21 | 1 | 22 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Gary Grainger | 14 | 8 | 22 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Allan Graco | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 14 | 4 | 18 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Alan Noonan | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Peter Daniel | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 2 |
| John Williams | 14 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robin Close | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ken Hogan | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Charlie Payne | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Eddie Lake | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Barclay | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Headlam | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Parkes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |