1981 season

AFL results 1981

Every 1981 score, round by round.

Photo: Richmond v Carlton, MCG 2009 by Craig Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped to 2:1, resized and converted to WebP

138 of 138 VFL games in 1981 have been played, across 26 rounds and finals. Carlton won the 1981 premiership, beating Collingwood by 20 points in the Grand Final at the MCG.

Updated Thu 17 Nov 2022, 9:54am (Melbourne time)

FTSat 28 Mar
Carlton22.12
Richmond12.10
14482
FTSat 28 Mar
Geelong10.17
Essendon10.11
7771
FTSat 28 Mar
Melbourne16.16
Hawthorn23.15
112153
FTSat 28 Mar
North Melbourne21.19
Sydney12.25
14597
FTSat 28 Mar
Western Bulldogs16.12
St Kilda23.19
108157
FTSat 28 Mar
Fitzroy20.13
Collingwood22.27
133159
FTSat 4 Apr
Collingwood26.22
Western Bulldogs13.6
17884
FTSat 4 Apr
Essendon16.15
North Melbourne15.9
11199
FTSat 4 Apr
Hawthorn16.11
Carlton17.21
107123
FTSat 4 Apr
St Kilda14.23
Geelong16.13
107109
FTSat 4 Apr
Sydney16.14
Richmond22.13
110145
FTSat 4 Apr
Fitzroy23.17
Melbourne16.14
155110
FTSat 11 Apr
Carlton14.24
Fitzroy12.20
10892
FTSat 11 Apr
North Melbourne15.26
Geelong14.5
11689
FTSat 11 Apr
Richmond17.16
Essendon16.18
118114
FTSat 11 Apr
St Kilda19.21
Collingwood23.19
135157
FTSat 11 Apr
Sydney21.13
Hawthorn18.9
139117
FTSat 11 Apr
Western Bulldogs18.11
Melbourne18.12
119120
FTSat 18 Apr
Melbourne10.16
St Kilda16.32
76128
FTSat 18 Apr
North Melbourne13.17
Richmond17.22
95124
FTSat 18 Apr
Fitzroy25.19
Sydney14.16
169100
FTMon 20 Apr
Essendon11.13
Hawthorn13.16
7994
FTMon 20 Apr
Geelong9.14
Collingwood11.10
6876
FTMon 20 Apr
Western Bulldogs11.10
Carlton15.14
76104
FTSat 25 Apr
Collingwood21.20
Melbourne13.5
14683
FTSat 25 Apr
Essendon15.14
Fitzroy19.11
104125
FTSat 25 Apr
Hawthorn17.16
North Melbourne11.17
11883
FTSat 25 Apr
Richmond15.22
Geelong11.18
11284
FTSat 25 Apr
St Kilda10.13
Carlton19.23
73137
FTSat 25 Apr
Sydney18.22
Western Bulldogs9.14
13068
FTSat 2 May
Carlton12.15
Collingwood22.12
87144
FTSat 2 May
North Melbourne27.17
Fitzroy19.12
179126
FTSat 2 May
Richmond10.19
Hawthorn23.16
79154
FTSat 2 May
St Kilda13.15
Sydney15.13
93103
FTSat 2 May
Western Bulldogs13.13
Essendon12.11
9183
FTSun 3 May
Geelong22.21
Melbourne16.8
153104
FTSat 9 May
Collingwood18.15
Sydney7.16
12358
FTSat 9 May
Essendon14.17
St Kilda11.10
10176
FTSat 9 May
Hawthorn8.8
Geelong7.17
5659
FTSat 9 May
Melbourne8.8
Carlton12.24
5696
FTSat 9 May
North Melbourne17.16
Western Bulldogs7.12
11854
FTSat 9 May
Fitzroy13.14
Richmond12.16
9288
FTSat 16 May
Collingwood14.3
Essendon21.18
87144
FTSat 16 May
Geelong12.8
Carlton12.13
8085
FTSat 16 May
Hawthorn21.18
Fitzroy16.19
144115
FTSat 16 May
Richmond25.17
Western Bulldogs17.15
167117
FTSat 16 May
St Kilda8.16
North Melbourne25.18
64168
FTSat 16 May
Sydney17.25
Melbourne12.11
12783
FTSat 23 May
Carlton25.22
Sydney11.7
17273
FTSat 23 May
Melbourne10.10
Essendon14.20
70104
FTSat 23 May
North Melbourne12.26
Collingwood16.15
98111
FTSat 23 May
Richmond20.16
St Kilda15.15
136105
FTSat 23 May
Western Bulldogs10.14
Hawthorn11.18
7484
FTSat 23 May
Fitzroy13.15
Geelong16.18
93114
FTSat 30 May
Collingwood17.10
Richmond8.9
11257
FTSat 30 May
Essendon11.13
Carlton6.8
7944
FTSat 30 May
Geelong14.8
Sydney10.10
9270
FTSat 30 May
Hawthorn13.17
St Kilda11.14
9580
FTSat 30 May
Melbourne6.7
North Melbourne25.22
43172
FTSat 30 May
Fitzroy22.15
Western Bulldogs10.10
14770
FTSat 6 Jun
Carlton17.13
North Melbourne11.18
11584
FTSat 6 Jun
Richmond20.16
Melbourne14.10
13694
FTSat 6 Jun
St Kilda14.15
Fitzroy7.17
9959
FTMon 8 Jun
Hawthorn18.19
Collingwood12.9
12781
FTMon 8 Jun
Sydney12.8
Essendon15.18
80108
FTMon 8 Jun
Western Bulldogs12.10
Geelong17.15
82117
FTSat 13 Jun
Carlton21.13
Hawthorn14.16
139100
FTSat 13 Jun
Geelong19.21
St Kilda4.11
13535
FTSat 13 Jun
Melbourne13.12
Fitzroy17.32
90134
FTSat 13 Jun
North Melbourne13.12
Essendon18.29
90137
FTSat 13 Jun
Richmond19.12
Sydney16.15
126111
FTSat 13 Jun
Western Bulldogs13.15
Collingwood14.14
9398
FTSat 20 Jun
Collingwood19.14
St Kilda10.11
12871
FTSat 20 Jun
Essendon12.22
Richmond13.12
9490
FTSat 20 Jun
Geelong26.14
North Melbourne8.8
17056
FTSat 20 Jun
Hawthorn20.18
Sydney15.16
138106
FTSat 20 Jun
Melbourne14.10
Western Bulldogs19.11
94125
FTSat 20 Jun
Fitzroy20.11
Carlton15.16
131106
FTSat 27 Jun
Carlton15.25
Western Bulldogs5.4
11534
FTSat 27 Jun
Collingwood13.8
Geelong9.14
8668
FTSat 27 Jun
Richmond21.23
North Melbourne15.16
149106
FTSat 27 Jun
St Kilda18.19
Melbourne8.7
12755
FTSat 27 Jun
Sydney9.16
Fitzroy14.9
7093
FTSun 28 Jun
Hawthorn20.13
Essendon22.19
133151
FTSat 4 Jul
Carlton6.14
St Kilda5.5
5035
FTSat 4 Jul
North Melbourne7.13
Hawthorn16.19
55115
FTSat 4 Jul
Fitzroy8.13
Essendon11.14
6180
FTSat 11 Jul
Geelong12.10
Richmond8.4
8252
FTSat 11 Jul
Melbourne10.6
Collingwood12.16
6688
FTSat 11 Jul
Western Bulldogs7.9
Sydney17.12
51114
FTSat 18 Jul
Collingwood11.11
Carlton10.16
7776
FTSat 18 Jul
Essendon22.21
Western Bulldogs8.12
15360
FTSat 18 Jul
Hawthorn12.14
Richmond20.11
86131
FTSat 18 Jul
Melbourne12.7
Geelong22.35
79167
FTSat 18 Jul
Sydney22.19
St Kilda16.4
151100
FTSat 18 Jul
Fitzroy18.13
North Melbourne12.15
12187
FTSat 25 Jul
Carlton23.15
Melbourne15.10
153100
FTSat 25 Jul
Geelong10.11
Hawthorn8.9
7157
FTSat 25 Jul
Richmond16.19
Fitzroy17.14
115116
FTSat 25 Jul
St Kilda12.4
Essendon12.21
7693
FTSat 25 Jul
Western Bulldogs18.8
North Melbourne19.11
116125
FTSun 26 Jul
Sydney18.13
Collingwood15.13
121103
FTSat 1 Aug
Carlton17.13
Geelong12.10
11582
FTSat 1 Aug
Melbourne12.14
Sydney17.13
86115
FTSat 1 Aug
North Melbourne16.21
St Kilda12.13
11785
FTSat 1 Aug
Western Bulldogs9.15
Richmond15.13
69103
FTSat 1 Aug
Fitzroy10.13
Hawthorn7.19
7361
FTSun 2 Aug
Essendon12.16
Collingwood9.15
8869
FTSat 8 Aug
Collingwood14.19
North Melbourne11.13
10379
FTSat 8 Aug
Essendon14.20
Melbourne9.6
10460
FTSat 8 Aug
Geelong11.19
Fitzroy9.16
8570
FTSat 8 Aug
Hawthorn15.21
Western Bulldogs13.12
11190
FTSat 8 Aug
St Kilda9.11
Richmond10.11
6571
FTSun 9 Aug
Sydney8.14
Carlton13.7
6285
FTSat 15 Aug
Carlton15.8
Essendon14.15
9899
FTSat 15 Aug
North Melbourne21.19
Melbourne13.9
14587
FTSat 15 Aug
Richmond11.20
Collingwood14.7
8691
FTSat 15 Aug
St Kilda9.14
Hawthorn10.17
6877
FTSat 15 Aug
Sydney12.14
Geelong21.13
86139
FTSat 15 Aug
Western Bulldogs12.14
Fitzroy22.15
86147
FTSat 22 Aug
Collingwood22.17
Hawthorn11.10
14976
FTSat 22 Aug
Essendon26.23
Sydney10.8
17968
FTSat 22 Aug
Geelong18.20
Western Bulldogs8.11
12859
FTSat 22 Aug
Melbourne15.9
Richmond17.14
99116
FTSat 22 Aug
North Melbourne8.14
Carlton12.12
6284
FTSat 22 Aug
Fitzroy14.18
St Kilda9.10
10264
FTSat 29 Aug
Collingwood4.9
Fitzroy8.11
3359
FTSat 29 Aug
Essendon6.11
Geelong7.13
4755
FTSat 29 Aug
Hawthorn15.20
Melbourne8.9
11057
FTSat 29 Aug
Richmond5.10
Carlton9.13
4067
FTSat 29 Aug
St Kilda12.15
Western Bulldogs5.8
8738
FTSat 29 Aug
Sydney10.14
North Melbourne15.17
74107
Finals Week 1Round page ›
FTSat 5 Sep
Geelong16.16
Collingwood13.20
11298
FTSat 5 Sep
Fitzroy16.13
Essendon13.16
10994
Semi-FinalsRound page ›
FTSat 12 Sep
Carlton16.17
Geelong11.7
11373
FTSat 12 Sep
Collingwood19.19
Fitzroy19.18
133132
Preliminary FinalsRound page ›
FTSat 19 Sep
Collingwood12.10
Geelong11.9
8275
Grand FinalRound page ›
FTSat 26 Sep
Carlton12.20
Collingwood10.12
9272