Waverley Park · Sat 8 Aug 1981 · 25,565 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 4.2 | 7.11 | 10.12 | 85 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.14 | 70 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 85 and 70.
Geelong won by 15 points.
11.19 (85) — 9.16 (70)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Neal | 20 | 7 | 27 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 24 | 2 | 26 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Murray Witcombe | 18 | 4 | 22 | 2 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Neville Bruns | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Mark Yeates | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Terry Bright | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Mark Bos | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Peter Featherby | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Steve Reynoldson | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Rod Blake | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Paul Jeffreys | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 5 |
| Jack Hawkins | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Brian Peake | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| John Mossop | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Andy Preston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Lunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Parish | 19 | 6 | 25 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Carlson | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Scott Clayton | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Serafini | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Ron Alexander | 16 | 1 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Michael Poynton | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | 4 |
| John Cassin | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rod Lewis | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mick Conlan | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Grant Lawrie | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Chris Smith | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Leigh McConnon | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David McMahon | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Chris Hansen | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ross Thornton | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Lee Murnane | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Harvey Merrigan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Gerald McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |