Princes Park · Sat 1 Aug 1981 · 30,512 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 7.2 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 115 |
| GeelongGEEL | 2.3 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 82 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 115 and 82.
Carlton won by 33 points.
17.13 (115) — 12.10 (82)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Ashman | 27 | 11 | 38 | 9 | — | 2 |
| Ken Hunter | 22 | 7 | 29 | 13 | — | 0 |
| Ken Sheldon | 20 | 8 | 28 | 7 | — |
| 0 |
| Des English | 19 | 7 | 26 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Wells | 19 | 6 | 25 | 6 | — | 1 |
| David Glascott | 14 | 11 | 25 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Phil Maylin | 14 | 10 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Johnston | 16 | 5 | 21 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 14 | 6 | 20 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Mark Maclure | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Bruce Doull | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter Bosustow | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Rohan Burke | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Denis Lenaghan | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Scott Howell | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter McConville | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Brendan Hartney | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod Waddell | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |
| David McKay | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mario Bortolotto | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Featherby | 28 | 2 | 30 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Ian Nankervis | 16 | 7 | 23 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 17 | 4 | 21 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 17 | 3 | 20 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Robert Neal | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Murray Witcombe | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 11 | 4 | 15 | 7 | — | 5 |
| Brian Peake | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Mark Yeates | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ray Card | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Mossop | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Mark Bos | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Steve Reynoldson | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Gary Malarkey | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Paul Jeffreys | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Tommy Floyd | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Malcolm Reed | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Matthews | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |