Princes Park · Sat 29 Aug 1981 · 7,922 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawthornHAW | 5.5 | 6.9 | 10.14 | 110 |
| MelbourneMELB | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 57 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 110 and 57.
Hawthorn won by 53 points.
15.20 (110) — 8.9 (57)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Wallace | 21 | 5 | 26 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Don Scott | 13 | 11 | 24 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Norm Goss | 12 | 12 | 24 | 1 | — |
| 0 |
| Peter Knights | 14 | 9 | 23 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Michael Tuck | 18 | 5 | 23 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Murnane | 16 | 6 | 22 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Alan Goad | 18 | 4 | 22 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Geoff Ablett | 17 | 4 | 21 | 4 | — | 2 |
| David OHalloran | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Leigh Matthews | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
| John Kennedy | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rick Davies | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | — | 5 |
| David Polkinghorne | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Kelvin Moore | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Michael McCarthy | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Chris Mew | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Peter Russo | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Scott Wade | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Glenn Howard | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ian Paton | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly ODonnell | 19 | 11 | 30 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Graham Gaunt | 22 | 6 | 28 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 21 | 5 | 26 | 10 | — | 0 |
| Tony Elshaug | 19 | 3 | 22 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Michael Young | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Robert Flower | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 12 | 7 | 19 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Michael Seddon | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Peter Giles | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Ian Todd | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Moir | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Gerard Healy | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | 0 |
| John Tossol | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Dave McGlashan | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Greg Hutchison | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Gary Hardeman | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Des ODwyer | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Cameron Clayton | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Glenn McLean | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 |