Western Oval · Sat 15 Aug 1981 · 11,770 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western BulldogsWB | 2.1 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 86 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 7.4 | 12.7 |
| 19.12 |
| 147 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 86 and 147.
Fitzroy won by 61 points.
12.14 (86) — 22.15 (147)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Whitten | 22 | 12 | 34 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 14 | 12 | 26 | 10 | — | 2 |
| Ian Dunstan | 17 | 9 | 26 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wheeler | 16 | 7 | 23 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Colin Seery | 10 | 12 | 22 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 10 | 11 | 21 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Kevin Sait | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Ross Gallagher | 17 | 3 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Chris Burton | 15 | 5 | 20 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Alan McConnell | 11 | 9 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Doug Hawkins | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mick Egan | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Mark Komp | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Reid | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Reid | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jim McAllester | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Greg Towns | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Terry De Koning | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jeff Berry | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Jim Edmond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Quinlan | 15 | 12 | 27 | 16 | — | 2 |
| Mick Conlan | 16 | 7 | 23 | 2 | — | 6 |
| David McMahon | 13 | 10 | 23 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Leigh Carlson |
| 18 |
| 5 |
| 23 |
| 4 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Scott Clayton | 16 | 6 | 22 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Poynton | 13 | 6 | 19 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Ron Alexander | 12 | 7 | 19 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Laurie Serafini | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Leon Harris | 12 | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Grant Lawrie | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Les Parish | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Rod Lewis | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Des Herbert | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Chris Smith | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Terry ONeill | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Neville Taylor | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Coleman | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 |
| John Cassin | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Leigh McConnon | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Matthew Rendell | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 |