Victoria Park · Sat 25 Apr 1981 · 30,096 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 7.1 | 13.5 | 16.11 | 146 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.1 | 4.3 | 9.5 | 83 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 146 and 83.
Collingwood won by 63 points.
21.20 (146) — 13.5 (83)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Moore | 22 | 9 | 31 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Michael Taylor | 19 | 9 | 28 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Tony Shaw | 16 | 10 | 26 | 2 | — |
| 5 |
| Ricky Barham | 16 | 9 | 25 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Allan | 19 | 6 | 25 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Mark Williams | 17 | 6 | 23 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bill Picken | 17 | 6 | 23 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Smith | 16 | 3 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Ray Byrne | 10 | 9 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Mark Hannebery | 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Worthington | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Shaw | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Craig Davis | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Peter McCormack | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Des Herbert | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David Twomey | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Peter Daicos | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Weideman | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Morris | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Stuart Atkin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Healy | 18 | 6 | 24 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Garry Baker | 16 | 8 | 24 | 13 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 18 | 5 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Maynard | 16 | 7 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graham Gaunt | 11 | 10 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hutchison | 14 | 7 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter Giles | 14 | 5 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Andrew Moir | 10 | 8 | 18 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Tony Martyn | 13 | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Vin Catoggio | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Don Whitford | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Seddon | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Brent Crosswell | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Robert Elliott | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Peter Keenan | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Byrne | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |