1981 VFL grand final

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.