Junction Oval · Sat 28 Mar 1981 · 27,202 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.2 | 9.7 | 15.9 | 133 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 6.13 | 10.15 | 16.24 | 159 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 133 and 159.
Collingwood won by 26 points.
20.13 (133) — 22.27 (159)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Wilson | 19 | 16 | 35 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Leon Harris | 14 | 5 | 19 | 0 | — | 5 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — |
| 3 |
| Lee Murnane | 10 | 8 | 18 | 3 | — | 2 |
| David McMahon | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | — | 5 |
| Glenn Coleman | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Peter Keays | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Leigh McConnon | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Chris Smith | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rod Lewis | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ron Alexander | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Hinchen | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Everett | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ross Thornton | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Noel Mugavin | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Williams | 17 | 7 | 24 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Craig Davis | 19 | 3 | 22 | 8 | — | 4 |
| Rene Kink | 17 | 5 | 22 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Mark Hannebery | 10 | 7 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Allan | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Ray Byrne | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Taylor | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ricky Barham | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Stan Magro | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Craig Stewart | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Peter Moore | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ray Shaw | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter Daicos | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | — | 6 |
| David Twomey | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bill Picken | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Worthington | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter McCormack | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ross Brewer | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Carlson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |