Junction Oval · Sat 30 May 1981 · 11,630 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 1.2 | 4.9 | 11.13 | 147 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 5.3 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 70 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 147 and 70.
Fitzroy won by 77 points.
22.15 (147) — 10.10 (70)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Conlan | 20 | 7 | 27 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Garry Wilson | 18 | 8 | 26 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 16 | 7 | 23 | 8 | — |
| 4 |
| Grant Lawrie | 15 | 8 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 12 | 9 | 21 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Lee Murnane | 13 | 7 | 20 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Leon Harris | 17 | 3 | 20 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Les Parish | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Carlson | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Poynton | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Laurie Serafini | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod Lewis | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Neville Taylor | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Chris Smith | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Scott Clayton | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ron Alexander | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Terry ONeill | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan McConnell | 24 | 5 | 29 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael McKenna | 11 | 15 | 26 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Sait | 16 | 10 | 26 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stan Davidson | 20 | 6 | 26 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Doug Hawkins | 15 | 7 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Reid | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Dunstan | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Rick Kennedy | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mick Egan | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Ian Hampshire | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| William Berry | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian Cordy | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wheeler | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Reid | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Phil Bradmore | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Neil Cordy | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Terry De Koning | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Brian Perrin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jim Edmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |