Princes Park · Sat 6 Jun 1981 · 31,806 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 4.1 | 10.5 | 14.11 | 115 |
| North MelbourneNM | 4.7 | 5.9 | 7.13 | 84 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 115 and 84.
Carlton won by 31 points.
17.13 (115) — 11.18 (84)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Ashman | 22 | 6 | 28 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Peter Bosustow | 11 | 12 | 23 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Ken Sheldon | 17 | 6 | 23 | 2 | — |
| 0 |
| Wayne Johnston | 18 | 4 | 22 | 0 | — | 4 |
| Alex Marcou | 14 | 8 | 22 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Greg Sharp | 16 | 5 | 21 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Harmes | 13 | 7 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Mark Maclure | 16 | 4 | 20 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Peter Francis | 13 | 6 | 19 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Doull | 7 | 9 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Val Perovic | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Scott Howell | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Ken Hunter | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter McConville | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Robbert Klomp | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Brendan Hartney | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Greg Wells | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mario Bortolotto | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Spencer | 20 | 7 | 27 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Phil Kelly | 22 | 4 | 26 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Rodney Wright | 13 | 8 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Xavier Tanner | 15 | 5 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | 14 | 6 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Blight | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Kym Hodgeman | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Peter Jonas | 11 | 6 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stephen McCann | 15 | 1 | 16 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Ross Glendinning | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Dempsey | 11 | 5 | 16 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Ross Henshaw | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Easton | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Dench | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Roy Ramsay | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Brian Wilson | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Law | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Demetriou | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kerry Good | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Glenn Dugdale | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |