| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Payne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Payne | 7 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0.1 1 |
| Alan Noonan | 10 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1.2 8 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 11 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 2.2 14 |
| Graeme Schultz | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.1 13 |
| Wayne Headlam | 14 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 1.0 6 |
| Don Gross | 15 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 1.3 9 |
| Darryl Gerlach | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | |
| Ken Fletcher | 21 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 0 | |
| John Williams | 22 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | |
| Don McKenzie | 24 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 0.1 1 |
| Ian Anderson | 25 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4.2 26 |
| Paul Sproule | 26 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
| Sandy Talbot | 27 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| Peter Daniel | 28 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1.3 9 |
| Barry Davis | 32 | 27 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Ray Smith | 35 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 0 | |
| Stuart Barclay | 37 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| Eddie Lake | 38 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Hugh Delahunty | 40 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie McCarthy | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ray Taylor | 2 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | |
| Kerry Haywood | 3 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 3 | |
| Sam Kekovich | 4 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2.1 13 |
| Garry Farrant | 7 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 0 | |
| Robert Peterson | 8 | 30 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3.2 20 |
| Barry Goodingham | 10 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 14 | |
| Mick Dowdle | 11 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 9 |
| Ken Montgomery | 12 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 0 | |
| Doug Farrant | 16 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| Denis Pagan | 17 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| Phil Ryan | 19 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| John Perry | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| David Dench | 23 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| Maurie Wood | 25 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rob Smith | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Keith Greig | 27 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Leo Groenewegen | 42 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 9 |
| Gary Cowton | 46 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vin Doolan | 52 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
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