Princes Park · Sat 2 May 1981 · 36,343 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 4.3 | 6.7 | 7.10 | 87 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 2.5 | 10.5 | 16.9 | 144 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 87 and 144.
Collingwood won by 57 points.
12.15 (87) — 22.12 (144)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Ashman | 24 | 11 | 35 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Mark Maclure | 13 | 9 | 22 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Phil Maylin | 12 | 9 | 21 | 1 | — |
| 0 |
| Val Perovic | 18 | 3 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Greg Wells | 14 | 6 | 20 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ken Hunter | 16 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bosustow | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robbert Klomp | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Des English | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rod Austin | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Whitnall | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Francis | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Greg Sharp | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Doull | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Alex Marcou | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Jim Buckley | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter McConville | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Warren Jones | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Shaw | 19 | 13 | 32 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Taylor | 18 | 7 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Mark Williams | 23 | 2 | 25 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Peter Moore | 17 | 8 | 25 | 13 | — | 0 |
| David Twomey | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Craig Davis | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Graeme Allan | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Mark Hannebery | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Daicos | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Ray Byrne | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Smith | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Mark Weideman | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Craig Stewart | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Peter McCormack | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bill Picken | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Worthington | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Barham | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ross Brewer | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Stan Magro | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |