| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Clarke | 1 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 0 | |
| Keith Gent | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ian Payne | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| David Shaw | 5 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2.4 16 |
| Geoff Gosper | 6 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Charlie Payne | 7 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 2 | |
| Bruce Waite | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | |
| John Birt | 11 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Barry Capuano | 12 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 17 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | |
| Greg Brown | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Somerville | 19 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Ted Fordham | 20 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 7.6 48 |
| Ken Fraser | 23 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1.1 7 |
| Don McKenzie | 24 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 9 | |
| Hugh Mitchell | 31 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Barry Davis | 32 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | |
| Bruce Armstrong | 33 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | |
| Brian Sampson | 34 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1.1 7 |
| Geoff Pryor | 35 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Browne | 1 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Tickell | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
| Graham Arthur | 2 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 7 |
| Ken Beck | 4 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 22 | |
| Peter Crimmins | 5 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| David Albiston | 6 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2.3 15 |
| Des Dickson | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1.1 7 |
| Michael Porter | 9 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2.1 13 |
| Ray Wilson | 10 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 0 | |
| Phil Lade | 11 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 0 | |
| Ross Growcott | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Burgess | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Gardner | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
| Kevin McLean | 16 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 0 | |
| John Peck | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3.1 19 |
| Rod Olsson | 25 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2.0 12 |
| Terry Gay | 28 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | |
| Reg Poole | 29 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | |
| Des Meagher | 30 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | |
| Phil Wynd | 36 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
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