Elimination final, 1981 · Waverley Park (VFL Park) · Saturday 5 September 1981, 2:30pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | 32 | 77 | 94 |
| Fitzroy | 22 | 49 | 83 | 109 |
Crowd 58,598. Coaches: Kevin Sheedy and Robert Walls. Umpires: Kevin Smith, Neville Nash.
| Tony Buhagiar | 20 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Watson | 32 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Garry Foulds | 10 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Glenn Hawker | 33 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Max Crow | 31 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Merv Neagle | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Terry Daniher | 5 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 18 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Alan Stoneham | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Grant Fowler | 23 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Stephen Carey | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shane Heard | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Frank Dunell | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Andrews | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Neil Clarke | 39 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Thomson | 34 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Roger Merrett | 25 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Madden | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Wilson | 29 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Peter Francis | 7 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Neville Taylor | 33 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mick Conlan | 12 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Grant Lawrie | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Alexander | 6 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 2 |
| Les Parish | 27 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bernie Quinlan | 5 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| David McMahon | 19 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Leigh Carlson | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Chris Smith | 8 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Scott Clayton | 40 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Laurie Serafini | 10 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Leon Harris | 38 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Poynton | 17 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Des Herbert | 26 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matthew Rendell | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry ONeill | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Lewis | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Murnane | 41 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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