| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Gosper | 6 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 3 |
| Charlie Payne | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 6 |
| Bruce Neish | 8 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Bryan Pirouet | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Gross | 15 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Bruce Lake | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darryl Gerlach | 17 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 0 | |
| Ken Fletcher | 21 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Williams | 22 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | |
| Les Stillman | 23 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2.3 15 |
| Don McKenzie | 24 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 0.1 1 |
| Ian Stevenson | 25 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1.1 7 |
| Paul Sproule | 26 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2.0 12 |
| Peter Daniel | 28 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| John Ellis | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | |
| Barry Davis | 32 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Doug Tassell | 33 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | |
| Geoff Pryor | 35 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| Eddie Lake | 38 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| David Starbuck | 39 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie McCarthy | 1 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 6 |
| Kerry Haywood | 3 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | |
| John Scholes | 5 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 14 |
| Garry Farrant | 7 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | |
| Barry Cable | 9 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 3 |
| Barry Goodingham | 10 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 24 | |
| Mick Dowdle | 11 | 23 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Ken Montgomery | 12 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
| Mick Howell | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Chisnall | 14 | 26 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0.3 3 |
| Peter Steward | 15 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| Doug Farrant | 16 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4.2 26 |
| Denis Pagan | 17 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |
| Phil Ryan | 19 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2.2 14 |
| Rod Elliott | 20 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 3 |
| Geoff Bryant | 22 | 24 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| David Dench | 23 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Michael Redenbach | 24 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |
| Alan Bloomfield | 32 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| Paul Feltham | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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