M.C.G. · Sat 25 Apr 1981 · 46,230 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 3.4 | 7.11 | 10.16 | 112 |
| GeelongGEEL | 1.6 | 7.7 | 8.13 | 84 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 112 and 84.
Richmond won by 28 points.
15.22 (112) — 11.18 (84)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wiley | 27 | 2 | 29 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Raines | 16 | 12 | 28 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Dale Weightman | 11 | 13 | 24 | 1 | — |
| 0 |
| Merv Keane | 14 | 7 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Wood | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Landy | 14 | 6 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| David Cloke | 15 | 2 | 17 | 9 | — | 3 |
| Barry Rowlings | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Paul Sarah | 14 | 2 | 16 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Tempany | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Mark Lee | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jim Jess | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Terry Smith | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg Strachan | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Mick Malthouse | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Francis Bourke | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Nugent | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Emmett Dunne | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Nankervis | 23 | 7 | 30 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 19 | 3 | 22 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Michael Turner | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Featherby | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bernard Toohey | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Richard Murrie | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | — | 0 |
| John Mossop | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mark Yeates | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Paul Jeffreys | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Murray Witcombe | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Steve Reynoldson | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Kevin Sheehan | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Johnston | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Garry Sidebottom | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phil Harrison | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ramsay Bogunovich | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |