M.C.G. · Sat 5 Sep 1981 · 83,899 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 5.5 | 6.9 | 9.15 | 98 |
| GeelongGEEL | 2.5 | 8.11 | 14.11 | 112 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 98 and 112.
Geelong won by 14 points.
13.20 (98) — 16.16 (112)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Shaw | 16 | 13 | 29 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Michael Taylor | 16 | 10 | 26 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Peter Moore | 14 | 5 | 19 | 3 | — |
| 0 |
| Ricky Barham | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Peter Daicos | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Warwick Irwin | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Andrew Smith | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 0 |
| David Twomey | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Ray Byrne | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rene Kink | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Mark Williams | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Bill Picken | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Graeme Allan | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Stuart Atkin | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Mark Weideman | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Denis Banks | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Worthington | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter McCormack | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Stan Magro | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Kevin Morris | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Witcombe | 20 | 3 | 23 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Nankervis | 17 | 2 | 19 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Peter Featherby | 17 | 1 | 18 | 2 | — | 2 |
| John Mossop | 16 | 1 | 17 | 11 | — | 7 |
| Steve Reynoldson | 12 | 5 | 17 | 8 | — | 2 |
| Brian Peake | 13 | 4 | 17 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Robert Neal | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Mark Yeates | 12 | 1 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Rod Blake | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Mark Bos | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Stephen Lunn | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Ian Nankervis | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Paul Jeffreys | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Terry Bright | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Richard Murrie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |