M.C.G. · Sat 28 Mar 1981 · 32,202 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 7.5 | 8.9 | 12.12 | 112 |
| HawthornHAW | 6.3 | 14.7 | 18.10 | 153 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 112 and 153.
Hawthorn won by 41 points.
16.16 (112) — 23.15 (153)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nettlefold | 21 | 8 | 29 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Robert Flower | 13 | 10 | 23 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Gerard Healy | 17 | 5 | 22 | 3 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Garry Baker | 5 | 15 | 20 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Tony Martyn | 15 | 4 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 15 | 4 | 19 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Gordon | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Moir | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Cameron Clayton | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Graham Gaunt | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Giles | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Young | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Robert Elliott | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Anthony Dullard | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Tony Barnes | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Greg Hutchison | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Wallace | 19 | 7 | 26 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Norm Goss | 20 | 5 | 25 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Michael Tuck | 19 | 5 | 24 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Alan Goad | 16 | 6 | 22 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Chris Mew | 18 | 4 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rodney Eade | 11 | 10 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ablett | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Colin Robertson | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Russell Greene | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Matthews | 16 | 1 | 17 | 10 | — | 11 |
| Rick Davies | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| David OHalloran | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Peter Russo | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 2 |
| John Hendrie | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 |
| John Kennedy | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Kelvin Moore | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Murnane | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Paton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |