Kardinia Park · Sat 31 Jul 1971 · 17,843 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 4.2 | 10.6 | 15.8 | 137 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 4.5 | 11.7 | 18.10 | 128 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 137 and 128.
Geelong won by 9 points.
21.11 (137) — 19.14 (128)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 24 | 7 | 31 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Closter | 27 | 2 | 29 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Bill Goggin | 23 | 3 | 26 | 7 | — |
| 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 10 | 11 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Linke | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bill Ryan | 13 | 6 | 19 | 10 | — | 6 |
| Ken Newland | 8 | 11 | 19 | 7 | — | 3 |
| David Clarke | 19 | 0 | 19 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Michael Woolnough | 13 | 6 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Tony Gilmore | 18 | 0 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Hugh Strahan | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David Harris | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7 | — | 9 |
| Peter Stephens | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| John Scarlett | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Adams | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Terry Farman | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stewart Palfreyman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Phil Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Tuddenham | 19 | 7 | 26 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Robert Dean | 16 | 6 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 15 | 6 | 21 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Terry Waters | 16 | 4 | 20 | 13 | — | 5 |
| Robert Rose | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Max Richardson | 16 | 2 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Price | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Len Thompson | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter McKenna | 15 | 0 | 15 | 9 | — | 8 |
| Wayne Richardson | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| John Greening | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ross Dunne | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Eakins | 13 | 0 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ted Potter | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Mike Delahunty | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Clifton | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian McKenzie | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Denis OCallaghan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bob Heard | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |