Lake Oval · Sat 17 Jul 1971 · 10,471 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.12 | 33 |
| HawthornHAW | 5.6 | 8.7 | 11.12 | 82 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 33 and 82.
Hawthorn won by 49 points.
3.15 (33) — 11.16 (82)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Quade | 19 | 3 | 22 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Pitura | 19 | 1 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Steve Hoffman | 14 | 5 | 19 | 2 | — |
| 2 |
| Jim Prentice | 15 | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Davis | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Reg Gleeson | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bob Skilton | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Robert Doyle | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Fred Way | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter McCracken | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Walsh | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bob Bell | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Rantall | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mick Pavone | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neville Miller | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Grima | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Russell Cook | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Brice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Meagher | 18 | 7 | 25 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Crimmins | 16 | 4 | 20 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Bob Keddie | 18 | 2 | 20 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Ray Wilson | 20 | 0 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Day | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Les Hawken | 18 | 0 | 18 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 15 | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Heath | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Leon Rice | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hudson | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 6 |
| Kelvin Moore | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Parkin | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Brian Shinners | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Norm Bussell | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan Martello | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Angus | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Smith | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ken Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |