Waverley Park · Sat 25 Apr 1981 · 33,465 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 2.6 | 9.8 | 10.13 | 104 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 6.1 | 10.3 | 14.6 | 125 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 104 and 125.
Fitzroy won by 21 points.
15.14 (104) — 19.11 (125)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Buhagiar | 21 | 7 | 28 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Alan Stoneham | 14 | 11 | 25 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 14 | 10 | 24 | 1 | — |
| 1 |
| Grant Fowler | 16 | 5 | 21 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Wayne Foreman | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Neil Clarke | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Thomson | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Tim Watson | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Garry Foulds | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ron Andrews | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Neale Daniher | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Max Crow | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Neil Besanko | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Carey | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Justin Madden | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Phil Carman | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Mark Eustice | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Steven Taubert | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hansen | 15 | 7 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Noel Mugavin | 13 | 7 | 20 | 7 | — | 4 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 15 | 3 | 18 | 6 | — | 4 |
| David McMahon | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Neville Taylor | 12 | 4 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Leigh McConnon | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Leon Harris | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Rod Lewis | 12 | 2 | 14 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Terry ONeill | 11 | 3 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Hinchen | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Matthew Rendell | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Glenn Coleman | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Lee Murnane | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Grant Lawrie | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Rankin | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Les Parish | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Everett | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Chris Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |