| Carlton | 6.4 | 40 | 9.7 | 61 | 16.9 | 105 | 18.11 | 119 | | Footscray | 2.2 | 14 | 5.6 | 36 | 6.10 | 46 | 10.15 | 75 |
| Venue: Western Oval | Date: Saturday August 30, 1975 |
| Result: Win by 44 points | Umpire: J.Sutcliffe | Crowd: 21,060 Receipts: $16,124 |
| Goalkickers: P.Jones 4, G.Southby 3, R.Ashman 3, R.Walls 2, D.McKay 2, S.Jackson 1, R.Austin 1, C.Davis 1, M.Maclure 1. |
| Best: P.Jones, J.O'Connell, A.Jesaulenko, M.Maclure, S.Jackson, V.Waite, R.Ashman. |
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: P.Pinnell (broken left arm). |
Game Review
Carlton returned to the winning list in time for the finals following three losses in a row when they kicked their highest ever tally at Footscray's Western Oval and inflicted the Bulldogs third "home" loss in as many matches.
Team
| B: | 19 John O'Connell | 20 Geoff Southby | 30 Vin Waite |
| HB: | 25 Alex Jesaulenko (c) | 11 Bruce Doull | 15 Phil Pinnell |
| C: | 6 Garry Crane | 5 Syd Jackson | 8 Trevor Keogh |
| HF: | 36 Mark Maclure | 42 Robert Walls (vc) | 23 Craig Davis |
| F: | 28 Peter Jones (dvc) | 43 David McKay | 12 Barry Armstrong |
| Ruck: | 3 Mike Fitzpatrick | 21 Rod Austin | 14 Rod Ashman |
| Res: | 26 Ray Byrne | 9 Greg Towns | |
| Coach: | John Nicholls |
Round 21 |
Qualifying Final
