Waverley Park · Sat 12 Sep 1981 · 66,078 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 1.2 | 5.8 | 10.12 | 113 |
| GeelongGEEL | 3.3 | 5.3 | 9.4 | 73 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 113 and 73.
Carlton won by 40 points.
16.17 (113) — 11.7 (73)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Sheldon | 24 | 7 | 31 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Phil Maylin | 18 | 12 | 30 | 8 | — | 0 |
| Des English | 23 | 4 | 27 | 9 | — |
| 0 |
| Alex Marcou | 20 | 6 | 26 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Wayne Johnston | 20 | 5 | 25 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Peter Bosustow | 15 | 7 | 22 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Greg Wells | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Wayne Harmes | 15 | 5 | 20 | 6 | — | 3 |
| Peter McConville | 13 | 7 | 20 | 7 | — | 0 |
| David Glascott | 15 | 4 | 19 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Jim Buckley | 16 | 1 | 17 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Ken Hunter | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Bruce Doull | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | 0 |
| Mark Maclure | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Val Perovic | 11 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Geoff Southby | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| David McKay | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Rod Waddell | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mario Bortolotto | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Nankervis | 17 | 10 | 27 | 2 | — | 0 |
| David Clarke | 24 | 2 | 26 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Peter Featherby | 21 | 2 | 23 | 9 | — | 0 |
| Brian Peake | 18 | 4 | 22 | 5 | — | 0 |
| Gary Malarkey | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Ian Nankervis | 12 | 6 | 18 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hawkins | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | — | 0 |
| Paul Jeffreys | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Mark Bos | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 |
| John Mossop | 11 | 3 | 14 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Murray Witcombe | 13 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stephen Lunn | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Peter Johnston | 12 | 0 | 12 | 7 | — | 2 |
| Rod Blake | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Andy Preston | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 |
| Robert Neal | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Bernard Toohey | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Steve Reynoldson | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Michael Turner | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Neville Bruns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |