Princes Park · Sat 25 Jul 1981 · 15,196 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 2.2 | 10.10 | 14.12 | 153 |
| MelbourneMELB | 5.4 | 7.6 | 14.7 | 100 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 153 and 100.
Carlton won by 53 points.
23.15 (153) — 15.10 (100)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Ashman | 25 | 9 | 34 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Ken Sheldon | 22 | 10 | 32 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Alex Marcou | 21 | 7 | 28 | 6 | — |
| 3 |
| Ken Hunter | 16 | 8 | 24 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Des English | 13 | 10 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Glascott | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Barry Armstrong | 17 | 3 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Maclure | 13 | 6 | 19 | 9 | — | 4 |
| Wayne Johnston | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Phil Maylin | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Rohan Burke | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Doull | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Spiro Kourkoumelis | 7 | 9 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Scott Howell | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Geoff Hocking | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Harmes | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter McConville | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Greg Sharp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
Ashman 2, Sheldon 4, Marcou 3, Glascott 1, Maclure 4, Johnston 2, Maylin 2, Fitzpatrick 1, Kourkoumelis 1, McKay 3
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Elshaug | 19 | 6 | 25 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Michael Seddon | 19 | 4 | 23 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Gerard Healy | 10 | 13 | 23 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Gary Hardeman | 11 | 12 | 23 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 15 | 6 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 17 | 3 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Paul OBrien | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 15 | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Brent Crosswell | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter Keenan | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Shane Zantuck | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Des ODwyer | 11 | 1 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Bill Nettlefold | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hutchison | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Steven Smith | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | — | 6 |
| Peter Hamilton | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Michael Young | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Todd | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |