M.C.G. · Sat 14 Aug 1971 · 28,388 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 4.7 | 10.11 | 13.14 | 126 |
| EssendonESS | 2.2 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 72 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 126 and 72.
Richmond won by 54 points.
18.18 (126) — 10.12 (72)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Stewart | 27 | 6 | 33 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Francis Bourke | 21 | 7 | 28 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 20 | 3 | 23 | 6 | — |
| 4 |
| Ray Boyanich | 14 | 8 | 22 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Bond | 16 | 6 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Greg Hollick | 17 | 4 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Rex Hunt | 17 | 2 | 19 | 15 | — | 0 |
| Barry Richardson | 12 | 6 | 18 | 6 | — | 7 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Roger Dean | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Dick Clay | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian Roberts | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Colin Beard | 10 | 3 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Daryl Cumming | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Royce Hart | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Craig McKellar | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Grant Allford | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Craig | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Eric Moore | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Davis | 23 | 7 | 30 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Gary Parkes | 28 | 2 | 30 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Ken Fletcher | 23 | 6 | 29 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Allan Graco | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Headlam | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Don Gross | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David Starbuck | 17 | 1 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| John Williams | 18 | 0 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Neish | 9 | 7 | 16 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 14 | 2 | 16 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Eddie Lake | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Stuart Barclay | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Schultz | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 4 |
| John Cassin | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daniel | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Len Halley | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Don McKenzie | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mick Bates | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ray Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |