| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Clarke | 1 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | |
| Keith Gent | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Lindsay McGie | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| David Shaw | 4 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| Geoff Gosper | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| John Birt | 11 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0.2 2 |
| Barry Capuano | 12 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1.1 7 |
| Russell Blew | 14 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0.1 1 |
| Graeme Johnston | 16 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0.4 4 |
| Greg Brown | 18 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
| Ted Fordham | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2.5 17 |
| Geoff Pryor | 21 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | |
| Ken Fraser | 23 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 0.3 3 |
| Don McKenzie | 24 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 11 | |
| Ken Timms | 25 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.1 7 |
| Alec Epis | 28 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |
| Hugh Mitchell | 31 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 4 | |
| Brian Sampson | 34 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1.1 7 |
| Paul Doran | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Egan | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Silvagni | 1 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |
| John Nicholls | 2 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1.0 6 |
| Kevin Hall | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1.2 8 |
| Brian Buckley | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| Ken Greenwood | 5 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3.1 19 |
| Gary Crane | 6 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| Berkeley Cox | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Adrian Gallagher | 10 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 1.2 8 |
| John Goold | 11 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | |
| John Gill | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| Ian Collins | 19 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Jim Miller | 22 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1.1 7 |
| Ian Nankervis | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Board | 24 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Graeme Anderson | 26 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| John Reilly | 28 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
| Ron Barassi | 31 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 1.1 7 |
| Bryan Quirk | 32 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2.1 13 |
| Roger Hoggett | 36 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| Cliff Stewart | 39 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
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