M.C.G. · Sat 31 Jul 1971 · 47,931 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 5.1 | 7.7 | 11.9 | 108 |
| HawthornHAW | 4.3 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 76 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 108 and 76.
Richmond won by 32 points.
16.12 (108) — 11.10 (76)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Clay | 22 | 3 | 25 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Bond | 16 | 9 | 25 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Roger Dean | 19 | 4 | 23 | 1 | — |
| 4 |
| Kevin Morris | 17 | 6 | 23 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Greg Hollick | 19 | 4 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 18 | 4 | 22 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Francis Bourke | 17 | 4 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rex Hunt | 15 | 5 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ian Stewart | 14 | 5 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Royce Hart | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Craig McKellar | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian Roberts | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Billy Brown | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Grant Allford | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Boyanich | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Richardson | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Colin Beard | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neil Balme | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Don Davenport | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Matthews | 20 | 4 | 24 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ray Wilson | 17 | 5 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Day | 17 | 4 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Knights | 20 | 0 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Parkin | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Porter | 18 | 0 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Crimmins | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Leon Rice | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bob Keddie | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Alan Martello | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 14 | 0 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Les Hawken | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Brian Shinners | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hudson | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Brian Douge | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Chilton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |