# | Team | Scoring | F | Opposition | Scoring | A | Marg | W-D-L | Venue | Crowd | Date |
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1 | Essendon | 1.4 4.6 7.17 7.23 | 65 | Footscray | 0.2 4.7 8.8 9.12 | 66 | -1 | 0-0-1 | Windy Hill | 13862 | 7-Aug-1971 |
2 | Essendon | 2.2 3.4 8.6 10.12 | 72 | Richmond | 4.7 10.11 13.14 18.18 | 126 | -54 | 0-0-2 | M.C.G. | 28388 | 14-Aug-1971 |