| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Fields | 1 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0.4 4 |
| Ken Roberts | 6 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Payne | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Des Tuddenham | 8 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| John Cassin | 9 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2.2 14 |
| Alan Noonan | 10 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2.3 15 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3.2 20 |
| Graeme Schultz | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3.1 19 |
| Wayne Headlam | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
| Darryl Gerlach | 17 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | |
| Barry Grinter | 18 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | |
| Robin Close | 19 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2.2 14 |
| Ken Fletcher | 21 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Williams | 22 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | |
| Don McKenzie | 24 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 7 | |
| Sandy Talbot | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ken Hogan | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Davis | 32 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 0 | |
| Laurie Moloney | 34 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Greg Perry | 36 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 1.1 7 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Keddie | 2 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3.3 21 |
| Leigh Matthews | 3 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 3.8 26 |
| Peter Crimmins | 5 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Charlie Grummisch | 7 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Kevin Heath | 8 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 3 |
| Michael Porter | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| Robert Day | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leon Rice | 13 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| Alan Martello | 14 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1.1 7 |
| Kelvin Moore | 15 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| Norm Bussell | 16 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| Michael Tuck | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Les Hawken | 18 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ian Bremner | 20 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
| Don Scott | 23 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 26 | |
| Peter Knights | 24 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3.0 18 |
| John Hendrie | 25 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0.3 3 |
| David Parkin | 27 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | |
| Des Meagher | 30 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 6 |
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