| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Shaw | 5 | 26 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Geoff Gosper | 6 | 29 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Charlie Payne | 7 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | |
| Bruce Waite | 9 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 1.0 6 |
| Alan Noonan | 10 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4.3 27 |
| Russell Blew | 14 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Don Gross | 15 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| Bruce Lake | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robin Close | 19 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1.2 8 |
| Ted Fordham | 20 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1.2 8 |
| Ken Fletcher | 21 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| John Williams | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Fraser | 23 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2.1 13 |
| Don McKenzie | 24 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 1.0 6 |
| Alec Epis | 28 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kevin Egan | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Ellis | 30 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 10 |
| Barry Davis | 32 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 0 | |
| Geoff Pryor | 35 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| Eddie Lake | 42 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2.3 15 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Marshall | 2 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| Gareth Andrews | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Barry Primmer | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chris Mitchell | 8 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | |
| John Sharrock | 10 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 9 |
| Ron Hosking | 11 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | |
| Terry Farman | 15 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | |
| Sam Newman | 17 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 1.0 6 |
| Ken Gladman | 18 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Davies | 19 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rodger Marsden | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Wade | 23 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5.2 32 |
| Geoff Ainsworth | 25 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | |
| Geoff Rosenow | 27 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | |
| Hugh Strahan | 28 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 12 |
| John Scarlett | 30 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| Peter Walker | 34 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill Goggin | 35 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Tony Polinelli | 36 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| Ian Nankervis | 40 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2.1 13 |
Geelong