Saturday 26 September - MCG

Melbourne 19.18.132
Geelong 14.17.101

Melbourne win by 31 points

Goalkickers: Cordner 5, Fidge 3, Bergman 2, Tossol 2, Withers 2, Battiston 1, Connolly 1, Dickson 1, Fisher 1, McCarthy 1

Seven goals in the last quarter delivered Ray Jordon his seventh Under 19's premiership, and Melbourne's first flag since the Thirds took home the flag in 1971.

Best were Battiston, Connolly, Dickson

Selected team

1 - Peter Tossol
2 - Stephen McCarthy
5 - Rohan McKaige
6 - Ross Fisher
7 - Dale Dickson
9 - Ron Howard
10 - Scott Sutcliffe
11 - Chris Connolly
12 - Mark Withers
14 - Adrian Battiston
15 - Glenn Boland
16 - David Muir
17 - Chris Bell
18 - Michael O'Sullivan
19 - Brett Dawson
20 - Bruce Joycey
21 - Mark Fisher
22 - Ted Fidge
23 - David Cordner
24 - Ralph Bergman
25 - Tony Loorham
26 - Simon Woodman
29 - Sean Whitworth

Media
Canberra Times - 27/09/1981