M.C.G. · Sat 11 Sep 1971 · 99,822 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 2.7 | 8.12 | 11.16 | 90 |
| St KildaSTK | 1.4 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 88 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 90 and 88.
Hawthorn won by 2 points.
12.18 (90) — 12.16 (88)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Crimmins | 20 | 7 | 27 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 19 | 4 | 23 | 6 | — | 1 |
| David Parkin | 19 | 2 | 21 | 5 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Des Meagher | 19 | 1 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Hudson | 15 | 2 | 17 | 8 | — | 7 |
| Alan Martello | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Ian Bremner | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Day | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Norm Bussell | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Leon Rice | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bob Keddie | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Matthews | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Les Hawken | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Porter | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Brian Shinners | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Knights | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Judson | 19 | 5 | 24 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Neil Besanko | 20 | 3 | 23 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ross Smith | 20 | 2 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Breen | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Travis Payze | 18 | 0 | 18 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Carl Ditterich | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Stuart Trott | 18 | 0 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Barry Lawrence | 14 | 3 | 17 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Glenn Elliott | 15 | 2 | 17 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Moran | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| John Bonney | 16 | 0 | 16 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Rae | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John McIntosh | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rod Galt | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Brian Mynott | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gary Colling | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Neale | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Theodore | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jim ODea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |