M.C.G. · Sat 25 Sep 1971 · 118,192 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 2.2 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 82 |
| St KildaSTK | 2.1 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 75 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 82 and 75.
Hawthorn won by 7 points.
12.10 (82) — 11.9 (75)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Meagher | 26 | 1 | 27 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 21 | 1 | 22 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Matthews | 16 | 5 | 21 | 5 | — |
| 1 |
| Leon Rice | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Kelvin Moore | 17 | 1 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter Crimmins | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1 | — | 2 |
| David Parkin | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Norm Bussell | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Day | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Angus | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Heath | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ray Wilson | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Bremner | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bob Keddie | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Peter Hudson | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Alan Martello | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Stevenson | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Porter | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ken Beck | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Les Hawken | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Trott | 20 | 3 | 23 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Barry Lawrence | 17 | 3 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neil Besanko | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ross Smith | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Carl Ditterich | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Breen | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Glenn Elliott | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Theodore | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Jeff Moran | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Neale | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Bonney | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | 3 |
| John Manzie | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Travis Payze | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Allan Davis | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Brian Mynott | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Rae | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Judson | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Colling | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rod Galt | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |