| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Clarke | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |
| Darryl Gerlach | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| David Shaw | 4 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 1.3 9 |
| Geoff Gosper | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1.0 6 |
| Charlie Payne | 8 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | |
| John Birt | 11 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1.2 8 |
| Russell Blew | 14 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 1 | |
| Don Gross | 15 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 6 |
| Graeme Johnston | 16 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Greg Brown | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| Ted Fordham | 20 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1.2 8 |
| Geoff Pryor | 21 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | |
| Ken Fraser | 23 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 2.1 13 |
| Don McKenzie | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0.1 1 |
| Ken Timms | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Alec Epis | 28 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | |
| Hugh Mitchell | 31 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 0.3 3 |
| Barry Davis | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | |
| Bruce Armstrong | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Sampson | 34 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1.2 8 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodger Head | 1 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 5 | |
| Ross Smith | 3 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0.3 3 |
| Darrel Baldock | 4 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1.1 7 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 10 | |
| Jim Read | 7 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 6 | |
| Alan Morrow | 8 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 4.1 25 |
| Ian Synman | 9 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |
| Ross Oakley | 12 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1.1 7 |
| Ian Cooper | 15 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 1.1 7 |
| Verdun Howell | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1.3 9 |
| Brian Sierakowski | 17 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
| Brian Mynott | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Des Kennedy | 20 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | |
| Kevin Billing | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Kevin Roberts | 24 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | |
| Daryl Griffiths | 25 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | |
| Ian Rowland | 26 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | |
| Ken Baker | 29 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Kevin Neale | 31 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
| Jeff Moran | 36 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1.0 6 |
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