Waverley Park · Sat 24 Jul 1971 · 11,406 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 3.3 | 11.7 | 18.11 | 169 |
| North MelbourneNM | 3.2 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 79 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 169 and 79.
Richmond won by 90 points.
25.19 (169) — 12.7 (79)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Bartlett | 26 | 4 | 30 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ian Stewart | 22 | 5 | 27 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Royce Hart | 18 | 7 | 25 | 10 | — |
| 6 |
| Don Davenport | 19 | 6 | 25 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Bond | 19 | 6 | 25 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Dick Clay | 20 | 3 | 23 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Francis Bourke | 17 | 2 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 19 | 0 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Billy Brown | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Greg Hollick | 16 | 1 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Eric Moore | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Craig McKellar | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Barry Richardson | 11 | 4 | 15 | 6 | — | 5 |
| Neil Balme | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Brian Roberts | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Grant Allford | 9 | 1 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Rex Hunt | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ian Miles | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Bowden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Taylor | 18 | 7 | 25 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Perry | 19 | 5 | 24 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Vin Doolan | 15 | 8 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Paul Feltham | 14 | 8 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Peterson | 15 | 6 | 21 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Barry Goodingham | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Michael Redenbach | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Denis Pagan | 17 | 2 | 19 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Sam Kekovich | 12 | 5 | 17 | 8 | — | 5 |
| Keith Greig | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brian Mulvihill | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ken Montgomery | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Haywood | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Dench | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phil Baker | 11 | 0 | 11 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Joseph | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ross Henshaw | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Doug Farrant | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phil Ryan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Pretty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |