| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Fields | 1 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | |
| Des Tuddenham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Noonan | 10 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 7.2 44 |
| Robert Amos | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| Graeme Schultz | 12 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4.1 25 |
| Wayne Headlam | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1.1 7 |
| Greg Perry | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1.0 6 |
| Robin Close | 19 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3.1 19 |
| Ken Fletcher | 21 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| John Williams | 22 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 0 | |
| Peter Hickmott | 23 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 8 |
| Don McKenzie | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Graham Moss | 25 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 10 | |
| Geoff Pryor | 31 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | |
| Andrew Wilson | 33 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| Laurie Moloney | 34 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | |
| Ray Smith | 35 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
| Hugh Delahunty | 40 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| Trevor Tyler | 43 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Ron Andrews | 49 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Flower | 2 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | |
| Tony Sullivan | 4 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | |
| Frank Davis | 6 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| Graham Osborne | 7 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0.1 1 |
| Peter Keenan | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 1.0 6 |
| Stephen Kerley | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Carl Ditterich | 10 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 0.1 1 |
| Greg Wells | 11 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Barry Bourke | 14 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Alves | 15 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 12 |
| John Tilbrook | 18 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Ray Biffin | 19 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| Henry Ritterman | 22 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2.1 13 |
| Shane Fitzsimmons | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Parke | 26 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Anthony Dullard | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 12 |
| Gary Hardeman | 33 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 12 |
| Paul Callery | 35 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Glenn Swan | 36 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.1 13 |
| Greg MacDonald | 45 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3.1 19 |
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