Princes Park · Sat 7 Aug 1971 · 36,267 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 3.2 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 58 |
| RichmondRICH | 2.4 | 4.9 | 9.13 | 101 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 58 and 101.
Richmond won by 43 points.
8.10 (58) — 14.17 (101)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Silvagni | 18 | 4 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 17 | 3 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 18 | 2 | 20 | 4 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Gary Crane | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hall | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Ian Robertson | 13 | 3 | 16 | 9 | — | 1 |
| John Nicholls | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bill Barrot | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Vin Waite | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 3 |
| John OConnell | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Chris Mitchell | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 |
| David McKay | 10 | 0 | 10 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Barry Gill | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Syd Jackson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neil Chandler | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Hollick | 30 | 2 | 32 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Royce Hart | 21 | 5 | 26 | 7 | — | 6 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 22 | 4 | 26 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Stewart | 19 | 4 | 23 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Dick Clay | 19 | 1 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Grant Allford | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Roger Dean | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Bond | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Cumming | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Francis Bourke | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ray Boyanich | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Brian Roberts | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Barry Richardson | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Colin Beard | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rex Hunt | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Craig McKellar | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Don Davenport | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neil Balme | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
Hart 6, Stewart 1, Richardson 5, McKellar 2