| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Buhaj | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Shaw | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | |
| Geoff Gosper | 6 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Charlie Payne | 7 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | |
| Bruce Waite | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2.2 14 |
| Russell Blew | 14 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Don Gross | 15 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| Bruce Lake | 16 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 12 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 17 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| Robin Close | 19 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 5.3 33 |
| Ted Fordham | 20 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Ken Fletcher | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Williams | 22 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | |
| Ken Fraser | 23 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 4 |
| Don McKenzie | 24 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 22 | |
| Alec Epis | 28 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Ellis | 30 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 4.4 28 |
| Barry Davis | 32 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 0 | |
| Geoff Pryor | 35 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 0 | |
| Eddie Lake | 42 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2.0 12 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Taylor | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Kekovich | 4 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | |
| John Dugdale | 6 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | |
| Garry Farrant | 7 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | |
| Daryl OBrien | 12 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mick Evans | 14 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3.2 20 |
| Peter Steward | 15 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 0 | |
| Doug Farrant | 16 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Tom Allison | 18 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 0 | |
| Mike Quade | 19 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | |
| Michael Redenbach | 24 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| Maurie Wood | 25 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | |
| Denis Pagan | 26 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |
| Laurie Dwyer | 27 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 0 | |
| Graham Heal | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Mick Howell | 33 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 8 | |
| Ray Johnston | 34 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5.1 31 |
| Kevin Sykes | 38 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Barry Leslie | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jeff Hopgood | 50 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 1 |
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