Lake Oval · Sat 25 Apr 1981 · 12,545 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 4.5 | 9.9 | 11.14 | 130 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.4 | 3.9 | 7.13 | 68 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 130 and 68.
Sydney won by 62 points.
18.22 (130) — 9.14 (68)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Round | 11 | 23 | 34 | 11 | — | 4 |
| Stephen Wright | 20 | 8 | 28 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 21 | 4 | 25 | 3 | — |
| 2 |
| Colin Hounsell | 15 | 10 | 25 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Francis Jackson | 15 | 9 | 24 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Max Kruse | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bernie Evans | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David Ackerly | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Taylor | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Goss | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 |
| David Rhys-Jones | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Tony Morwood | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gary Cowton | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rod Carter | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Silvio Foschini | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Phillip Plumb | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Roberts | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Anthony Daniher | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Brett Scott | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Max James | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cordy | 18 | 9 | 27 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Dunstan | 17 | 7 | 24 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Bruce Reid | 10 | 13 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wheeler | 17 | 4 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Jennings | 8 | 12 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stan Davidson | 15 | 4 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Brian Perrin | 15 | 4 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Mick Egan | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Doug Hawkins | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Rick Kennedy | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| William Berry | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Alan McConnell | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Chris Burton | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael McKenna | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Berry | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neil Cordy | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alister Ford | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Mark Komp | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Jim Edmond | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |