Glenferrie Oval · Sat 14 Aug 1971 · 22,781 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 4.3 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 81 |
| CarltonCARL | 6.3 | 10.4 | 14.5 | 120 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 81 and 120.
Carlton won by 39 points.
11.15 (81) — 19.6 (120)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Parkin | 19 | 2 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Knights | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Porter | 18 | 2 | 20 | 6 | — |
| 0 |
| Robert Day | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Matthews | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Leon Rice | 16 | 2 | 18 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Peter Crimmins | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bob Keddie | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Don Scott | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ray Wilson | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Alan Martello | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Des Meagher | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hudson | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Norm Bussell | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Les Hawken | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Lindsay Tipping | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Brian Douge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Gallagher | 29 | 0 | 29 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Syd Jackson | 18 | 5 | 23 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Vin Waite | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | — | 7 |
| John OConnell | 16 | 2 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Barry Armstrong | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hall | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Sergio Silvagni | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| David McKay | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 10 | 4 | 14 | 9 | — | 4 |
| Ian Collins | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Gary Crane | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Gill | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Warden | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Walls | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Nicholls | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Neil Chandler | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Keogh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |