| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Payne | 7 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 6 |
| Alan Noonan | 10 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 0 | |
| Geoff Blethyn | 11 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Wayne Headlam | 14 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 16 | |
| Don Gross | 15 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | |
| Darryl Gerlach | 17 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | |
| Barry Grinter | 18 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | |
| Ken Fletcher | 21 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Williams | 22 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | |
| Don McKenzie | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ian Anderson | 25 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4.1 25 |
| Paul Sproule | 26 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Peter Daniel | 28 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4.1 25 |
| Ken Hogan | 29 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 8 |
| Barry Davis | 32 | 26 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Ray Smith | 35 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | |
| Stuart Barclay | 37 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | |
| Eddie Lake | 38 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| Hugh Delahunty | 40 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Cassin | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Silvagni | 1 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0.1 1 |
| John Nicholls | 2 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 1.1 7 |
| Kevin Hall | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Crane | 6 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | |
| Adrian Gallagher | 10 | 25 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 13 |
| Ricky McLean | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 15 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| Brian Walsh | 18 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 18 |
| Ian Collins | 19 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Geoff Southby | 20 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | |
| Barry Gill | 21 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Barrot | 24 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 0 | |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 25 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 12 |
| Vin Waite | 30 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 1 |
| Peter Hall | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryan Quirk | 32 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 13 |
| Robert Walls | 42 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1.4 10 |
| David McKay | 43 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2.1 13 |
| John Warden | 46 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| John OConnell | 50 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
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