Princes Park · Sat 18 Jul 1981 · 19,617 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 1.6 | 5.9 | 9.10 | 86 |
| RichmondRICH | 2.2 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 131 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 86 and 131.
Richmond won by 45 points.
12.14 (86) — 20.11 (131)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Wallace | 18 | 11 | 29 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Ablett | 24 | 3 | 27 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Michael Tuck | 17 | 6 | 23 | 6 | — |
| 2 |
| Peter Murnane | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 19 | 1 | 20 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Russell Greene | 12 | 8 | 20 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Colin Robertson | 13 | 7 | 20 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Howard | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Norm Goss | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David OHalloran | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Rick Davies | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Rodney Eade | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 11 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Kennedy | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Chris Mew | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Moncrieff | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Ian Paton | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Alan Goad | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Peter Russo | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mark Turner | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Weightman | 19 | 14 | 33 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Robert Wiley | 21 | 7 | 28 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Barry Rowlings | 22 | 4 | 26 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Raines | 12 | 11 | 23 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Michael Roach | 20 | 2 | 22 | 11 | — | 9 |
| Terry Smith | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Jim Jess | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Greg Strachan | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Graeme Landy | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Emmett Dunne | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Kevin Bartlett | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Mount | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Nugent | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Paul Sarah | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 4 |
| Mick Malthouse | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Colin Waterson | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Tempany | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Shane Williams | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Matthew Wall | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |