| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Fields | 1 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Rob Newton | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
| Gary Parkes | 5 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | |
| Ken Roberts | 6 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| Alan Noonan | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Robert Amos | 11 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | |
| Brian Walsh | 12 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Barry Grinter | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 1 | |
| Robin Close | 19 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Ken Fletcher | 21 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| Larry Watson | 22 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | |
| Peter Hickmott | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stephen Robins | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Graham Moss | 25 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 1.0 6 |
| Simon Madden | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1.0 6 |
| Max Crow | 31 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Andrew Wilson | 33 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Denis Scanlon | 36 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | |
| Garry Foulds | 38 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 8 |
| Terry Cahill | 42 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3.2 20 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dawson | 7 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2.0 12 |
| Barry Cable | 9 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| John Burns | 11 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Ken Montgomery | 12 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gary Cowton | 13 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Malcolm Blight | 15 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Graeme Melrose | 17 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2.1 13 |
| Paul Feltham | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Ryan | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| John Byrne | 21 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| Mick Nolan | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1.0 6 |
| David Dench | 23 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | |
| Keith Greig | 27 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Terry Moore | 28 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2.1 13 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 35 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 12 |
| Stephen Icke | 36 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dennis Munari | 37 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 0 | |
| Frank Gumbleton | 38 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | |
| Peter Chisnall | 40 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| Roy Ramsay | 45 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
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