M.C.G. · Sat 16 May 1981 · 21,721 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 5.4 | 10.8 | 17.13 | 167 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 3.2 | 8.4 | 13.10 | 117 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 167 and 117.
Richmond won by 50 points.
25.17 (167) — 17.15 (117)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wiley | 24 | 10 | 34 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Dale Weightman | 12 | 15 | 27 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Francis Bourke | 18 | 8 | 26 | 3 |
| — |
| 0 |
| David Cloke | 16 | 9 | 25 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Peter Welsh | 17 | 7 | 24 | 4 | — | 5 |
| Barry Rowlings | 16 | 7 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Matthew Wall | 13 | 8 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 11 | 9 | 20 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 14 | 5 | 19 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Greg Strachan | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Colin Waterson | 12 | 6 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Emmett Dunne | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bryan Wood | 11 | 5 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Landy | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Smith | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mick Malthouse | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | — | 7 |
| Jim Jess | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Semmens | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Nugent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sait | 20 | 4 | 24 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Brian Cordy | 17 | 7 | 24 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Dunstan | 18 | 4 | 22 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Doug Hawkins | 15 | 7 | 22 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Ted Whitten | 12 | 8 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Terry Wheeler | 16 | 3 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Neil Cordy | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Jim Edmond | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Stan Davidson | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| John Reid | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mick Egan | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Brian Perrin | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Phil Bradmore | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 4 |
| William Berry | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan McConnell | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Reid | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Rick Kennedy | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Berry | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Chris Burton | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |