Round 1, 1981 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · Saturday 28 March 1981, 2:10pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 47 | 57 | 84 | 112 |
| Hawthorn | 39 | 91 | 118 | 153 |
Crowd 32,202. Coaches: Ron Barassi and Allan Jeans. Umpires: Peter Cameron, Ken Quinn.
| Bill Nettlefold | 19 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Robert Flower | 2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gerard Healy | 39 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Garry Baker | 1 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 4 |
| Tony Martyn | 24 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Phillip Pinnell | 7 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Wayne Gordon | 13 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kelly ODonnell | 23 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Andrew Moir | 29 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Laurie Fowler | 9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Cameron Clayton | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Peter Giles | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Graham Gaunt | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Young | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 35 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Elliott | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anthony Dullard | 28 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Barnes | 38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson (debut) | 25 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Greg Hutchison | 43 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Wallace | 16 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Norm Goss | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Tuck | 17 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Chris Mew | 46 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Alan Goad | 19 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | 9 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rodney Eade | 26 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Geoff Ablett | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Russell Greene | 29 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Robertson | 32 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Leigh Matthews | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| David OHalloran | 8 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Davies (debut) | 11 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 6 |
| Peter Russo | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Kelvin Moore | 15 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Hendrie | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Kennedy | 34 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Scott | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| Peter Murnane | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Paton | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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175 meetings: Melbourne 85, Hawthorn 89, 1 drawn.
Melbourne by 35 · crowd 9,377
Melbourne by 39 · crowd 68,557
Hawthorn by 36 · crowd 53,871
Hawthorn by 35 · crowd 50,351
Melbourne by 55 · crowd 43,960
Melbourne by 27 · crowd 50,142