Lake Oval · Sat 16 May 1981 · 12,307 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 2.8 | 9.13 | 14.16 | 127 |
| MelbourneMELB | 4.4 | 6.5 | 11.7 | 83 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 127 and 83.
Sydney won by 44 points.
17.25 (127) — 12.11 (83)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Wright | 23 | 10 | 33 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Neville Fields | 22 | 3 | 25 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 16 | 6 | 22 | 2 | — |
| 1 |
| Barry Round | 14 | 8 | 22 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Paul Morwood | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Taylor | 18 | 1 | 19 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Maurice Boyse | 17 | 2 | 19 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David Rhys-Jones | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Doug Koop | 10 | 7 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Colin Hounsell | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Gary Cowton | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Carroll | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod Carter | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Evans | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 |
| John Roberts | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Allender | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Tony Morwood | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Max Kruse | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Fraser | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Plumb | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Healy | 24 | 10 | 34 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Graham Gaunt | 20 | 8 | 28 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 18 | 3 | 21 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Garry Baker | 8 | 13 | 21 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 11 | 7 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Michael Young | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Vin Catoggio | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Tony Elshaug | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Moir | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Byrne | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Peter Giles | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Jamie Barham | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Anthony Dullard | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Gordon | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Peter Maynard | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |