| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Clarke | 1 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 4 | |
| Darryl Gerlach | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| David Shaw | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Geoff Gosper | 6 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2.2 14 |
| Charlie Payne | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |
| Ian Shelton | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| Barry Capuano | 12 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0.2 2 |
| Russell Blew | 14 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 3 | |
| Don Gross | 15 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 1.1 7 |
| Graeme Johnston | 16 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1.1 7 |
| Greg Brown | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| John Somerville | 19 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2.0 12 |
| Ted Fordham | 20 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3.4 22 |
| Geoff Pryor | 21 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | |
| Don McKenzie | 24 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | |
| Ken Timms | 25 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2.2 14 |
| Bruce Waite | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hugh Mitchell | 31 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 1.2 8 |
| Brian Sampson | 34 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 8 | |
| Paul Doran | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.1 1 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Closter | 1 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | |
| Denis Marshall | 2 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | |
| Alistair Lord | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Gareth Andrews | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0.1 1 |
| Paul Vinar | 8 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
| John Devine | 9 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 6 | |
| John Sharrock | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1.1 7 |
| Ron Hosking | 11 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Gordon Hynes | 12 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0.1 1 |
| Ian Scott | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| Terry Farman | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 6 |
| Colin Eales | 16 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
| Sam Newman | 17 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 1.0 6 |
| Garry Hamer | 18 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1.1 7 |
| Doug Wade | 23 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1.4 10 |
| John Fox | 24 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1.1 7 |
| Geoff Rosenow | 27 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | |
| John Watts | 28 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | |
| Peter Walker | 34 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 7 | |
| Tony Polinelli | 36 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
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