| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay McGie | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| David Shaw | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Geoff Gosper | 6 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| Charlie Payne | 7 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 0 | |
| Bruce Waite | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2.0 12 |
| Alan Noonan | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bill Thompson | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russell Blew | 14 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Ted Fordham | 20 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Ken Fletcher | 21 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Williams | 22 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 0 | |
| Ken Fraser | 23 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2.0 12 |
| Don McKenzie | 24 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 1.0 6 |
| Alec Epis | 28 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | |
| Kevin Egan | 29 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3.2 20 |
| John Ellis | 30 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Barry Davis | 32 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 0 | |
| Geoff Pryor | 35 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| Eddie Lake | 42 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| Les Stillman | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bonney | 1 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Brian Mynott | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |
| Ross Smith | 3 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Darrel Baldock | 4 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 8 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ian Synman | 9 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | |
| Carl Ditterich | 10 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 34 | 1.1 7 |
| Brian Sierakowski | 13 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | |
| Jim ODea | 14 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jeff Moran | 15 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| Barry Breen | 17 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| Kevin Neale | 18 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5.1 31 |
| Allan Davis | 19 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Kevin Roberts | 23 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| John ODonnell | 28 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 6 |
| Jon Lilley | 29 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Pascoe | 31 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 0 | |
| Gary Wallis | 32 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Max Pitt | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Neil Besanko | 46 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
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