Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 28-Mar-1981 2:10 PM·Kardinia Park·37,256 att.
Geelong
10.17 (77)
vs
Essendon
10.11 (71)
Geelong won by 6

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong3.4 (22)6.9 (45)8.14 (62)10.17 (77)10.17 (77)
Essendon3.2 (20)4.5 (29)9.8 (62)10.11 (71)10.11 (71)

Geelong — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#16 Rod Blake131023713
#24 Mark Bos1051541
#4 Terry Bright12113423
#19 Neville Bruns182204
#20 Ray Card153182
#11 Peter Featherby1411253
#37 Tommy Floyd124162
#22 Paul Jeffreys5383
#3 Peter Johnston104141021
#39 Stephen Lunn12416111
#5 Gary Malarkey1071711
#10 John Mossop1241671110
#33 Bruce Nankervis1231531
#40 Ian Nankervis166224
#1 Malcolm Reed4372
#17 Steve Reynoldson731041
#6 Garry Sidebottom92114131
#34 Zane Taylor72911
#9 Michael Turner17219612
#18 Murray Witcombe54911

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Ron Andrews157227
#38 Peter Bennett118195
#30 Neil Besanko6282
#20 Tony Buhagiar19625432
#17 Stephen Carey95141
#8 Phil Carman3361
#39 Neil Clarke133161
#31 Max Crow85137212
#6 Neale Daniher94134
#5 Terry Daniher12315622
#10 Garry Foulds1031321
#23 Grant Fowler86142
#33 Glenn Hawker186243
#9 Shane Heard871541
#27 Simon Madden5383118
#25 Roger Merrett3331
#1 Merv Neagle11617111
#2 Alan Reid1582361
#16 Steven Taubert11112
#18 Paul Vander Haar14147113