| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Andrews | 4 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | |
| Terry Daniher | 5 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1.1 7 |
| Geoff Burdett | 7 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1.2 8 |
| Jack Mihocek | 8 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Shane Heard | 9 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | |
| Garry Foulds | 10 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 0 | |
| Ken Mansfield | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bernie Jones | 14 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3.0 18 |
| Wayne Primmer | 15 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1.1 7 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3.1 19 |
| Ken Fletcher | 21 | 29 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 0 | |
| Stephen Robins | 24 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| Simon Madden | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1.1 7 |
| Allan Davis | 29 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Neil Besanko | 30 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| Max Crow | 31 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| Tim Watson | 32 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| Ian Marsh | 37 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 0 | |
| Peter Bennett | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 0 | |
| Russell Muir | 42 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
Essendon
| Player | Number | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Landy | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Ken Newland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Terry Bright | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gary Malarkey | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | |
| David Manson | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 1.0 6 |
| Alan Woodman | 11 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Browne | 12 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| David Clarke | 14 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Jeff Cassidy | 15 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Murray Witcombe | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Neville Bruns | 19 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| Larry Donohue | 23 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5.2 32 |
| Bryan Cousins | 24 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| Jeff Fehring | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Jack Hawkins | 26 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | |
| Andy Preston | 28 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0.1 1 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 33 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 1.3 9 |
| Robert Neal | 35 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0.2 2 |
| Kevin Higgins | 39 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ian Nankervis | 40 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 1 |
Geelong