Waverley Park · Sat 4 Apr 1981 · 20,107 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 5.5 | 10.9 | 16.13 | 155 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.1 | 8.5 | 11.9 | 110 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 155 and 110.
Fitzroy won by 45 points.
23.17 (155) — 16.14 (110)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Quinlan | 16 | 7 | 23 | 7 | — | 6 |
| Garry Wilson | 18 | 5 | 23 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Lee Murnane | 12 | 10 | 22 | 4 | — |
| 1 |
| Rod Lewis | 16 | 3 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Glenn Coleman | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Noel Mugavin | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David McMahon | 15 | 0 | 15 | 6 | — | 5 |
| Matthew Rendell | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Grant Lawrie | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Chris Smith | 11 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Hinchen | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ron Alexander | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Poynton | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Leon Harris | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Everett | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Leigh McConnon | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly ODonnell | 18 | 7 | 25 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Tony Elshaug | 17 | 8 | 25 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Michael Seddon | 12 | 10 | 22 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Garry Baker | 13 | 8 | 21 | 11 | — | 0 |
| Robert Elliott | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Bickford | 9 | 10 | 19 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gerard Healy | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Gordon | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Tony Barnes | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Cameron Clayton | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Moir | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Anthony Dullard | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hutchison | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Giles | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Young | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |