Waverley Park · Sat 19 Sep 1981, 1:30pm AEST
Collingwood beat Geelong 12.10 (82) to 11.9 (75) in the 1981 Preliminary Finals at Waverley Park on Sat 19 Sep 1981.
Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:54am (Melbourne time)
| Competition | AFL 1981, Preliminary Finals |
| Venue | Waverley Park |
| Bounce | Sat 19 Sep 1981, 1:30pm AEST |
| Collingwood | 12.10 (82) |
| Geelong | 11.9 (75) |
| Result | Collingwood by 7 points |