Kardinia Park · Sat 11 Jul 1981 · 26,634 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 2.3 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 82 |
| RichmondRICH | 2.2 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 52 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 82 and 52.
Geelong won by 30 points.
12.10 (82) — 8.4 (52)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Bruns | 27 | 2 | 29 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Brian Peake | 23 | 5 | 28 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Featherby | 21 | 5 | 26 | 4 | — |
| 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 21 | 4 | 25 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Murray Witcombe | 18 | 6 | 24 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 20 | 0 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Paul Jeffreys | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Robert Neal | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| John Mossop | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Steve Reynoldson | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Gary Malarkey | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ray Card | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Rod Blake | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Mark Yeates | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Raines | 16 | 12 | 28 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Robert Wiley | 20 | 5 | 25 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Barry Rowlings | 21 | 4 | 25 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mick Malthouse | 18 | 5 | 23 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Landy | 13 | 9 | 22 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Colin Waterson | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Dale Weightman | 10 | 10 | 20 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Greg Strachan | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Terry Smith | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Alan Martello | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Matthew Wall | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jim Jess | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Michael Nugent | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Emmett Dunne | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Bryan Wood | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Robertson | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Peter Welsh | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 |