Moorabbin Oval · Sat 11 Apr 1981 · 33,882 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St KildaSTK | 7.6 | 10.12 | 12.16 | 135 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 6.3 | 11.6 | 17.15 | 157 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 135 and 157.
Collingwood won by 22 points.
19.21 (135) — 23.19 (157)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Nettlefold | 11 | 17 | 28 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roberts | 22 | 4 | 26 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Ian Sartori | 10 | 15 | 25 | 3 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Jeff Dunne | 12 | 12 | 24 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Trevor Barker | 13 | 7 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Milan Faletic | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Simon Meehan | 14 | 3 | 17 | 0 | — | 4 |
| Robert Elphinstone | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Cunningham | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Chris Stone | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Barry Breen | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Doug Cox | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Fidler | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Grant Thomas | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Mark Kellett | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Sarau | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Duperouzel | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gary Lofts | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Jeff Fehring | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
Roberts 2, Faletic 3, Meehan 4, Elphinstone 1, Breen 3, Jesaulenko 3, Lofts 2, Fehring 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Allan | 13 | 12 | 25 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 18 | 5 | 23 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Ray Shaw | 19 | 4 | 23 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Michael Taylor | 14 | 9 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bill Picken | 20 | 3 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Mark Williams | 21 | 1 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Moore | 12 | 8 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Rene Kink | 13 | 5 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Smith | 14 | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daicos | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Ricky Barham | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 |
| David Twomey | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Craig Davis | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Craig Stewart | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Mark Hannebery | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Worthington | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter McCormack | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Tony Shaw | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Byrne | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Russell Ohlsen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |