Lake Oval · Sat 16 May 1981, 1:10pm AEST
Sydney beat Melbourne 17.25 (127) to 12.11 (83) in the 1981 Round 8 at Lake Oval on Sat 16 May 1981.
Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:54am (Melbourne time)
| Competition | AFL 1981, Round 8 |
| Venue | Lake Oval |
| Bounce | Sat 16 May 1981, 1:10pm AEST |
| Sydney | 17.25 (127) |
| Melbourne | 12.11 (83) |
| Result | Sydney by 44 points |