M.C.G. · Sat 6 Jun 1981 · 31,025 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondRICH | 7.4 | 11.5 | 13.8 | 136 |
| MelbourneMELB | 5.2 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 94 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 136 and 94.
Richmond won by 42 points.
20.16 (136) — 14.10 (94)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Raines | 20 | 17 | 37 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Colin Waterson | 18 | 12 | 30 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Barry Rowlings | 15 | 11 | 26 | 3 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Dale Weightman | 12 | 14 | 26 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Tempany | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Matthew Wall | 14 | 7 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 8 | 12 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Robert Wiley | 15 | 4 | 19 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Terry Smith | 16 | 3 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Emmett Dunne | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg Strachan | 10 | 7 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mick Malthouse | 13 | 4 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Graeme Landy | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Michael Nugent | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Francis Bourke | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian Taylor | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Mount | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Robert Semmens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gaunt | 21 | 4 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Laurie Fowler | 15 | 7 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Brent Crosswell | 18 | 4 | 22 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 18 | 3 | 21 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 12 | 7 | 19 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Tony Elshaug | 11 | 8 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Jim Durnan | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Gerard Healy | 9 | 10 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 12 | 6 | 18 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hutchison | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Stephen Bickford | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Peter Giles | 14 | 3 | 17 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Cameron Clayton | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Michael Byrne | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Gordon | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Garry Baker | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Russell Dickson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |