S.C.G. · Sun 26 Jul 1981 · 22,238 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 6.3 | 8.8 | 13.10 | 121 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 2.6 | 6.10 | 12.12 | 103 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 121 and 103.
Sydney won by 18 points.
18.13 (121) — 15.13 (103)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Round | 12 | 16 | 28 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Evans | 19 | 8 | 27 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Stephen Wright | 17 | 8 | 25 | 4 | — |
| 2 |
| Colin Hounsell | 14 | 11 | 25 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Paul Morwood | 20 | 5 | 25 | 6 | — | 0 |
| David Rhys-Jones | 17 | 7 | 24 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Dennis Carroll | 12 | 8 | 20 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 18 | 2 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Rod Carter | 13 | 4 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Silvio Foschini | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Mark Browning | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 |
| David Ackerly | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Graham Teasdale | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Shane Morwood | 10 | 1 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 |
| David Winbanks | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Allender | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 |
| John Roberts | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Tony Morwood | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Taylor | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Francis Jackson | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Shaw | 24 | 7 | 31 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Allan | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Williams | 16 | 3 | 19 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Peter Daicos | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Michael Taylor | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Warwick Irwin | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Ray Byrne | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Murray Browne | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Moore | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bill Picken | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mark Hannebery | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Weideman | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Craig Davis | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Worthington | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Andrew Smith | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Denis Banks | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter McCormack | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Atkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Stan Magro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |