Western Oval · Mon 8 Jun 1981 · 24,974 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 5.4 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 82 |
| GeelongGEEL | 5.3 | 9.10 | 11.11 | 117 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 82 and 117.
Geelong won by 35 points.
12.10 (82) — 17.15 (117)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Dunstan | 24 | 8 | 32 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stan Davidson | 11 | 13 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Doug Hawkins | 13 | 9 | 22 | 3 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Bruce Reid | 12 | 10 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 14 | 8 | 22 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Brian Cordy | 16 | 5 | 21 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Alan McConnell | 12 | 9 | 21 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rick Kennedy | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Michael McKenna | 11 | 8 | 19 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wheeler | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jim Edmond | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Ian Hampshire | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mick Egan | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Neil Cordy | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Shane Loveless | 10 | 3 | 13 | 7 | — | 5 |
| Kevin Sait | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Steven Knight | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jim McAllester | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry De Koning | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| John Reid | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Neal | 20 | 14 | 34 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Murray Witcombe | 27 | 5 | 32 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Peter Featherby | 20 | 8 | 28 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 20 | 4 | 24 | 6 | — | 1 |
| David Clarke | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Neville Bruns | 16 | 4 | 20 | 9 | — | 1 |
| Mark Yeates | 15 | 3 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Steve Reynoldson | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Ian Nankervis | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 10 | 6 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Peter Johnston | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | — | 6 |
| John Mossop | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 10 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Garry Sidebottom | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Tommy Floyd | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Andy Preston | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ray Card | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |