Arden St · Sat 23 May 1981 · 26,255 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North MelbourneNM | 2.5 | 6.11 | 9.17 | 98 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 2.4 | 5.9 | 13.10 | 111 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 98 and 111.
Collingwood won by 13 points.
12.26 (98) — 16.15 (111)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Spencer | 19 | 4 | 23 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Phil Kelly | 21 | 2 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Brian Wilson | 18 | 4 | 22 | 4 |
| — |
| 0 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 15 | 3 | 18 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Peter Jonas | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gary Dempsey | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Stephen McCann | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Doug Smith | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Good | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Malcolm Blight | 13 | 0 | 13 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Daryl Schimmelbusch | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Demetriou | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Alan Jarrott | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| David Dench | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Law | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Reeves | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Ross Glendinning | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Cassin | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ross Henshaw | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Icke | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Shaw | 25 | 2 | 27 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Craig Davis | 14 | 6 | 20 | 7 | — | 2 |
| David Twomey | 14 | 6 | 20 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Peter Moore | 12 | 6 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ronnie Wearmouth | 12 | 6 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mark Williams | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ricky Barham | 13 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter Daicos | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Morris | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Mark Weideman | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bill Picken | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Cooper | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David Young | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Byrne | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mark Hannebery | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Peter McCormack | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ross Brewer | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Michael Taylor | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Carlson | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Geoffrey Austen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |