Princes Park · Sat 16 May 1981 · 17,459 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 2.1 | 7.7 | 11.14 | 144 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 3.6 | 7.12 | 10.17 | 115 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 144 and 115.
Hawthorn won by 29 points.
21.18 (144) — 16.19 (115)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Wallace | 22 | 6 | 28 | 0 | — | 1 |
| John Kennedy | 18 | 8 | 26 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Michael McCarthy | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Colin Robertson | 15 | 9 | 24 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Alan Goad | 16 | 8 | 24 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Peter Murnane | 17 | 7 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Norm Goss | 18 | 5 | 23 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Michael Tuck | 15 | 4 | 19 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Russell Greene | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| David Polkinghorne | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Russo | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Ablett | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Turner | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Paton | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Chris Mew | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rodney Eade | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Rick Davies | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Don Scott | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Brown | 10 | 10 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Les Parish | 13 | 5 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ross Thornton | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | — | 4 |
| David McMahon | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Leon Harris | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Laurie Serafini | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keays | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Poynton | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ron Alexander | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Grant Lawrie | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Mick Conlan | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Terry ONeill | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Noel Mugavin | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rod Lewis | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Lee Murnane | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Scott Clayton | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Matthew Rendell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |