| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Fields | 1 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | |
| Steve Beaumont | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2.0 12 |
| Gary Parkes | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Roberts | 6 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Geoff Blethyn | 7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6.1 37 |
| Greg Perry | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Noonan | 10 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Robert Amos | 11 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| Brian Walsh | 12 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Barry Grinter | 18 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ken Fletcher | 21 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 0 | |
| Peter Hickmott | 23 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Graham Moss | 25 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 16 | |
| Simon Madden | 27 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 14 |
| Max Crow | 31 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2.2 14 |
| Andrew Wilson | 33 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Laurie Moloney | 34 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |
| Ian Marsh | 37 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| Pat Wellington | 39 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
| Dean Hartigan | 41 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Flower | 2 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2.1 13 |
| Des Campbell | 5 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ross Brewer | 6 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4.5 29 |
| Ray Smith | 7 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 0 | |
| Laurie Fowler | 9 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | |
| Craig McKellar | 10 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2.2 14 |
| Greg Wells | 11 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 5.0 30 |
| Henry Coles | 13 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Neil Chamberlain | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| Stan Alves | 15 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Peter Keays | 16 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Shane Grambeau | 17 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 12 |
| Ray Biffin | 19 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| Allan Davis | 21 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Shane Fitzsimmons | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Dullard | 28 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Paul Goss | 31 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Gary Hardeman | 33 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 6 |
| Steven Smith | 35 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 1.1 7 |
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