Princes Park · Sat 24 Jul 1971 · 17,338 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 5.3 | 13.7 | 20.12 | 160 |
| SydneySYD | 1.1 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 73 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 160 and 73.
Carlton won by 87 points.
24.16 (160) — 11.7 (73)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Gallagher | 30 | 4 | 34 | 4 | — | 7 |
| Bill Barrot | 24 | 4 | 28 | 4 | — | 6 |
| Vin Waite | 18 | 7 | 25 | 10 | — |
| 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 14 | 8 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Barry Gill | 16 | 5 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 16 | 2 | 18 | 12 | — | 7 |
| Ian Robertson | 11 | 7 | 18 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Hall | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Warburton | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Robert Walls | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Chris Mitchell | 13 | 1 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter Fyffe | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 11 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Crane | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John OConnell | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Quirk | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Collins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Hoffman | 17 | 5 | 22 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Murphy | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Robert Hay | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bedford | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | 2 |
| John Pitura | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Walsh | 14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter McCracken | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mick Pavone | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Fred Way | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Jim Prentice | 14 | 0 | 14 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Bruce Davis | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Doyle | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tony Haenen | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Gary Brice | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Reg Gleeson | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David McLeish | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Grima | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 |
| John Rantall | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Duncan MacGregor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bob Bell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |