| Carlton | 3.4 | 22 | 5.8 | 38 | 9.16 | 70 | 13.18 | 96 | | St Kilda | 2.2 | 14 | 4.9 | 33 | 6.12 | 48 | 11.17 | 83 |
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday May 1, 1971 |
| Result: Won by 13 points | Umpire: I.Coates | Crowd: 24,027 |
| Goalkickers: J.Nicholls 4, A.Jesaulenko 2, P.Jones 2, S.Jackson 1, T.Keogh 1, A.Gallagher 1, I.Robertson 1, R.Walls 1. |
| Best: R.Walls (BOG), J.Nicholls, D.McKay, I.Robertson, V.Waite, B.Gill. |
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: K.Hall (ankle) |
Game Review
St Kilda were without several star players and they were unable to cope with a dominant Robert Walls at centre-half forward.
John Nicholls hauled down several strong marks in the goal square and finished with four goals.
Team
| B: | 21 Barry Gill | 20 Geoff Southby | 30 Vin Waite |
| HB: | 3 Kevin Hall | 43 David McKay | 35 Barry Mulcair |
| C: | 15 Phil Pinnell | 34 Ian Robertson | 49 Andy Lukimitis |
| HF: | 5 Syd Jackson | 42 Robert Walls (vc) | 22 Neil Chandler |
| F: | 28 Peter Jones | 25 Alex Jesaulenko | 8 Trevor Keogh |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls (c) | 1 Serge Silvagni | 10 Adrian Gallagher |
| Res: | 19 Ian Collins | 18 Brian Walsh | |
| Coach: | Ron Barassi |
Round 4 |
Round 6
