M.C.G. · Sat 4 Sep 1971 · 99,771 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 4.4 | 8.8 | 11.10 | 121 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 4.1 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 77 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 121 and 77.
Richmond won by 44 points.
18.13 (121) — 11.11 (77)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Stewart | 14 | 9 | 23 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Roger Dean | 20 | 2 | 22 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Francis Bourke | 19 | 3 | 22 | 7 | — |
| 0 |
| Greg Hollick | 21 | 0 | 21 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 19 | 1 | 20 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Royce Hart | 17 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Graeme Bond | 13 | 4 | 17 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Ray Boyanich | 13 | 3 | 16 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Morris | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Dick Clay | 15 | 0 | 15 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sheedy | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Grant Allford | 14 | 0 | 14 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Rex Hunt | 12 | 2 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Neil Balme | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Daryl Cumming | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Craig McKellar | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Eric Leech | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mike Green | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Richardson | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Billy Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Tuddenham | 20 | 7 | 27 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Ross Dunne | 24 | 2 | 26 | 11 | — | 0 |
| John Greening | 21 | 4 | 25 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 16 | 5 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Price | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Con Britt | 15 | 1 | 16 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Max Richardson | 15 | 0 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Peter McKenna | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Brian McKenzie | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Denis OCallaghan | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Dean | 11 | 2 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Jenkin | 11 | 0 | 11 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Len Thompson | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ted Potter | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mike Delahunty | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Eakins | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Robert Rose | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Lee Adamson | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Henry Coles | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Richardson | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |