Lake Oval · Sat 4 Apr 1981 · 17,937 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 5.1 | 8.3 | 11.10 | 110 |
| RichmondRICH | 7.4 | 12.7 | 16.9 | 145 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 110 and 145.
Richmond won by 35 points.
16.14 (110) — 22.13 (145)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Browning | 16 | 8 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Evans | 14 | 7 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Wright | 12 | 7 | 19 | 3 | — |
| 2 |
| Tony Morwood | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Neville Fields | 14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Round | 12 | 4 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Francis Jackson | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brett Scott | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Smith | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Max James | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Doug Koop | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Goss | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| John Roberts | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Mark Fraser | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Rhys-Jones | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Carroll | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Ackerly | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Plumb | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Max Kruse | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Eather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Weightman | 13 | 13 | 26 | 5 | — | 1 |
| David Cloke | 17 | 9 | 26 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Robert Wiley | 20 | 6 | 26 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Sarah | 17 | 5 | 22 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 17 | 2 | 19 | 6 | — | 6 |
| Geoff Raines | 16 | 3 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Merv Keane | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Barry Rowlings | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Greg Strachan | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Tempany | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Welsh | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bryan Wood | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 11 | 0 | 11 | 8 | — | 9 |
| Francis Bourke | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Emmett Dunne | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Landy | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mick Malthouse | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Scrimshaw | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Jim Jess | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |