| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Clarke | 1 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2.0 12 |
| Ian Payne | 3 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| David Shaw | 5 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 12 |
| Geoff Gosper | 6 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Payne | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
| Bruce Waite | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Alan Noonan | 10 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 24 |
| John Birt | 11 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 17 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 0 | |
| Greg Brown | 18 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | |
| John Somerville | 19 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Ted Fordham | 20 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 7.2 44 |
| John Williams | 22 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0.1 1 |
| Ken Fraser | 23 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 11 | 6 | |
| Don McKenzie | 24 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 37 | |
| Bob Wilson | 26 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Egan | 29 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hugh Mitchell | 31 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Davis | 32 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 0 | |
| Geoff Pryor | 35 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Silvagni | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3.2 20 |
| John Nicholls | 2 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 45 | 3.1 19 |
| Kevin Hall | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | |
| Ken Greenwood | 5 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0.1 1 |
| Gary Crane | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Vandenberg | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Adrian Gallagher | 10 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| John Goold | 11 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | |
| John Gill | 12 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| Ricky McLean | 14 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Ian Collins | 19 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 0 | |
| Wes Lofts | 20 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| Barry Gill | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Comben | 25 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Graeme Anderson | 26 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| Vin Waite | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bryan Quirk | 32 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Peter McLean | 36 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 6 |
| Cliff Stewart | 39 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ron Stone | 44 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
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