Junction Oval · Sat 21 Aug 1971 · 22,413 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.4 | 9.10 | 11.13 | 105 |
| CarltonCARL | 3.7 | 5.9 | 10.13 | 82 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 105 and 82.
Fitzroy won by 23 points.
15.15 (105) — 11.16 (82)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ruscuklic | 23 | 1 | 24 | 17 | — | 2 |
| John Murphy | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Leigh Robertson | 15 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Barry Padley | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Warwick Irwin | 16 | 2 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Murray | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Ray Sault | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Renato Serafini | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Rhodes | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Shane Molloy | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Norm Brown | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Paul Shanahan | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Doug Searl | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Russell Crow | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Bill Sykes | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Wall | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Noel Zunneberg | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Alan Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Armstrong | 22 | 2 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 21 | 0 | 21 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ian Robertson | 14 | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bill Barrot | 11 | 6 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Sergio Silvagni | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Jones | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 |
| David McKay | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Hall | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Barry Gill | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Vin Waite | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Syd Jackson | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| John Nicholls | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Warden | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Fyffe | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neil Chandler | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Collins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |