Lake Oval · Sat 31 Jul 1971, 1:10pm AEST
Essendon beat Sydney 13.18 (96) to 13.8 (86) in the 1971 Round 18 at Lake Oval on Sat 31 Jul 1971.
Updated Mon 21 Nov 2022, 4:28pm (Melbourne time)
| Competition | AFL 1971, Round 18 |
| Venue | Lake Oval |
| Bounce | Sat 31 Jul 1971, 1:10pm AEST |
| Sydney | 13.8 (86) |
| Essendon | 13.18 (96) |
| Result | Essendon by 10 points |