Grand final of the 1981 Victorian Football League season
1981 VFL Grand Final
Carlton
Collingwood
12.20 (92)
10.12 (72)
1
2
3
4
CARL
2.4 (16)
5.8 (38)
8.13 (61)
12.20 (92)
COLL
2.6 (18)
5.7 (37)
10.10 (70)
10.12 (72)
Date
26 September 1981
Stadium
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Favourite
Carlton
Broadcast in Australia
Network
Seven Network
Commentators
Peter Landy, Lou Richards, Bob Skilton
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The 1981 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1981. It was the 85th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1981 VFL season. The match, attended by 112,964 spectators, was won by Carlton by a margin of 20 points, marking that club's 13th premiership victory. This match was the last one where these two great rivals clashed in a grand final.
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