Kardinia Park · Sat 14 Aug 1971 · 12,085 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 5.1 | 12.2 | 16.6 | 151 |
| North MelbourneNM | 3.3 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 76 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 151 and 76.
Geelong won by 75 points.
24.7 (151) — 11.10 (76)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Ryan | 26 | 6 | 32 | 18 | — | 7 |
| David Clarke | 27 | 4 | 31 | 11 | — | 2 |
| Hugh Strahan | 20 | 5 | 25 | 7 | — |
| 0 |
| Wayne Closter | 25 | 0 | 25 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 17 | 7 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Harris | 20 | 3 | 23 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Rod Stokes | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Stewart Palfreyman | 19 | 3 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Doug Wade | 17 | 2 | 19 | 12 | — | 13 |
| Terry Farman | 13 | 6 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Bill Goggin | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Phil Evans | 15 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ken Newland | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Kline | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Scarlett | 11 | 0 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Linke | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tim Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Smith | 17 | 4 | 21 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Stan Mitchell | 18 | 3 | 21 | 8 | — | 1 |
| John Perry | 18 | 3 | 21 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Bill Nunn | 19 | 2 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Taylor | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Dench | 16 | 3 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Vin Doolan | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Paul Feltham | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Haywood | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Brian Mulvihill | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Barry Goodingham | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Joseph | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Sam Kekovich | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Phil Ryan | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Phil Baker | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Keith Greig | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David Pretty | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Hopgood | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Brian Hall | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Scholes | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |