Western Oval · Sat 11 Apr 1981 · 13,256 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.5 | 7.6 | 15.11 | 119 |
| MelbourneMELB | 0.1 | 8.4 | 12.6 | 120 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 119 and 120.
Melbourne won by 1 point.
18.11 (119) — 18.12 (120)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Hawkins | 14 | 10 | 24 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mick Egan | 18 | 6 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stan Davidson | 16 | 7 | 23 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Jim Edmond | 17 | 5 | 22 | 12 | — | 3 |
| Terry Wheeler | 17 | 5 | 22 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Rick Kennedy | 16 | 5 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Jennings | 9 | 10 | 19 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Ted Whitten | 16 | 2 | 18 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Michael McKenna | 11 | 7 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Brian Cordy | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Chris Burton | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Jeff Berry | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Alan McConnell | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Shane Loveless | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Bruce Reid | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Matt Johnson | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| William Berry | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry De Koning | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mark Komp | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Alister Ford | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Flower | 16 | 11 | 27 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Vin Catoggio | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Gerard Healy | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Bickford | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Tony Elshaug | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 9 | 9 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Shane Zantuck | 11 | 7 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Michael Seddon | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Garry Baker | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Robert Elliott | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Gordon | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Anthony Dullard | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 10 | 1 | 11 | 7 | — | 8 |
| Tony Barnes | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Moir | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Byrne | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |