Kardinia Park · Sat 22 Aug 1981 · 17,573 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 10.5 | 13.7 | 15.16 | 128 |
| Western BulldogsWB | 1.1 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 59 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 128 and 59.
Geelong won by 69 points.
18.20 (128) — 8.11 (59)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Featherby | 26 | 5 | 31 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Neville Bruns | 25 | 3 | 28 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Mark Yeates | 18 | 7 | 25 | 9 | — |
| 1 |
| Ian Nankervis | 17 | 6 | 23 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Brian Peake | 14 | 8 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 14 | 6 | 20 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Mossop | 15 | 3 | 18 | 10 | — | 1 |
| Ray Card | 10 | 8 | 18 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 15 | 2 | 17 | 7 | — | 7 |
| Robert Neal | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Murray Witcombe | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Lunn | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Steve Reynoldson | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Jack Hawkins | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Richard Murrie | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Dunstan | 19 | 10 | 29 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Doug Hawkins | 15 | 9 | 24 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Sait | 13 | 8 | 21 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Mark Komp | 13 | 7 | 20 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Bruce Reid | 12 | 7 | 19 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Terry Wheeler | 11 | 8 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Alan McConnell | 13 | 5 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Ted Whitten | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Chris Burton | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | — | 0 |
| John Reid | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Hampshire | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Mick Egan | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jim McAllester | 14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 10 | 3 | 13 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Ross Gallagher | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Neil Cordy | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Steven Knight | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Jim Edmond | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Terry De Koning | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Colin Seery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |