| Competition: | Championship of Australia |
| Match Type: | Grand Final |
| Home: | Hawthorn |
| Home Abbr: | HAW |
| Away: | North Adelaide |
| Away Abbr: | NAD |
| Home Qtr1: | 2.5 (17) |
| Home Qtr2: | 5.6 (36) |
| Home Qtr3: | 8.10 (58) |
| Home Qtr4: | 13.13 (91) |
| Away Qtr1: | 3.0 (18) |
| Away Qtr2: | 4.1 (25) |
| Away Qtr3: | 7.3 (45) |
| Away Qtr4: | 10.7 (67) |
| Home Score: | 13.13 (91) |
| Away Score: | 10.7 (67) |
| Date: | 2 October 1971 |
| Stadium: | Adelaide Oval |
| Attendance: | 37,149 |
| Umpire: | William Deller |
| Last: | 1970 |
| Next: | 1972 |
The 1971 Championship of Australia was the 15th edition of the Championship of Australia, an ANFC-organised national club Australian rules football match between the champion clubs from the VFL and the SANFL.
This was the last Championship of Australia title to be held as a single game before the competition was expanded the following year into a knockout tournament that included the champions of the WANFL and the Tasmanian State Premiership.
| Team | Nickname | League | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | Hawks | VFL | Winners of the 1971 Victorian Football League | 1st |
| North Adelaide | Roosters | SANFL | Winners of the 1971 South Australian National Football League | 1st |