| Home | Away | H&A Totals | Finals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Attendance | GM | Ave. | Attendance | GM | Ave. | Attendance | GM | Ave. | Attendance | GM | Ave. | |
| Carlton | 320165 | 11 | 29106 | 334269 | 11 | 30388 | 654434 | 22 | 29747 | 179042 | 2 | 89521 | |
| Collingwood | 378795 | 11 | 34436 | 465322 | 11 | 42302 | 844117 | 22 | 38369 | 351532 | 4 | 87883 | |
| Essendon | 362789 | 11 | 32981 | 379499 | 11 | 34500 | 742288 | 22 | 33740 | 58598 | 1 | 58598 | |
| Fitzroy | 186193 | 11 | 16927 | 250359 | 11 | 22760 | 436552 | 22 | 19843 | 143731 | 2 | 71866 | |
| Footscray | 195604 | 11 | 17782 | 175130 | 11 | 15921 | 370734 | 22 | 16852 | ||||
| Geelong | 282840 | 11 | 25713 | 332303 | 11 | 30209 | 615143 | 22 | 27961 | 219513 | 3 | 73171 | |
| Hawthorn | 252507 | 11 | 22955 | 266774 | 11 | 24252 | 519281 | 22 | 23604 | ||||
| Melbourne | 258987 | 11 | 23544 | 178158 | 11 | 16196 | 437145 | 22 | 19870 | ||||
| North Melbourne | 214677 | 11 | 19516 | 229348 | 11 | 20850 | 444025 | 22 | 20183 | ||||
| Richmond | 473687 | 11 | 43062 | 305242 | 11 | 27749 | 778929 | 22 | 35406 | ||||
| South Melbourne | 185337 | 11 | 16849 | 204772 | 11 | 18616 | 390109 | 22 | 17732 | ||||
| St Kilda | 242442 | 11 | 22040 | 232847 | 11 | 21168 | 475289 | 22 | 21604 | ||||
| Totals | Home & Away:3354023 (25409) | Finals:476208 (79368) | Overall:3830231 (27755) | ||||||||||
| Home & Away | Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Attendance | GM | Ave. | Attendance | GM | Ave. |
| Arden St | 129616 | 8 | 16202 | |||
| Gabba | 20351 | 1 | 20351 | |||
| Junction Oval | 148373 | 9 | 16486 | |||
| Kardinia Park | 246198 | 9 | 27355 | |||
| Lake Oval | 116734 | 8 | 14592 | |||
| M.C.G. | 723769 | 20 | 36188 | 281996 | 3 | 93999 |
| Moorabbin Oval | 194329 | 9 | 21592 | |||
| Princes Park | 381435 | 18 | 21191 | |||
| S.C.G. | 33315 | 2 | 16658 | |||
| Victoria Park | 249028 | 9 | 27670 | |||
| Waverley Park | 772271 | 22 | 35103 | 194212 | 3 | 64737 |
| Western Oval | 148650 | 9 | 16517 | |||
| Windy Hill | 189954 | 8 | 23744 | |||
| Breakdowns | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | 0-10K | 10-20K | 20-30K | 30-40K | 40-50K | 50-60K | 60-70K | 70-80K | 80-90K | 90-100K | 100-110K | 110-120K | 120-130K |
| H&A | 5 | 51 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Finals | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Totals | 5 | 51 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Crowds by Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Total | Games | Ave. |
| Round 1 | 191570 | 6 | 31,928 |
| Round 2 | 145971 | 6 | 24,329 |
| Round 3 | 173556 | 6 | 28,926 |
| Round 4 | 199172 | 6 | 33,195 |
| Round 5 | 170793 | 6 | 28,466 |
| Round 6 | 156263 | 6 | 26,044 |
| Round 7 | 96640 | 6 | 16,107 |
| Round 8 | 176068 | 6 | 29,345 |
| Round 9 | 150099 | 6 | 25,017 |
| Round 10 | 131313 | 6 | 21,886 |
| Round 11 | 230970 | 6 | 38,495 |
| Round 12 | 135735 | 6 | 22,623 |
| Round 13 | 127592 | 6 | 21,265 |
| Round 14 | 145282 | 6 | 24,214 |
| Round 15 | 116028 | 6 | 19,338 |
| Round 16 | 124370 | 6 | 20,728 |
| Round 17 | 137657 | 6 | 22,943 |
| Round 18 | 155802 | 6 | 25,967 |
| Round 19 | 110556 | 6 | 18,426 |
| Round 20 | 158129 | 6 | 26,355 |
| Round 21 | 120281 | 6 | 20,047 |
| Round 22 | 200176 | 6 | 33,363 |
| Finals | 476208 | 6 | 79,368 |
| Highest Home & Away Crowds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 92935 | Hawthorn v Collingwood | Waverley Park | 1981 |
| 79326 | Collingwood v Essendon | Waverley Park | 1981 |
| 75221 | Essendon v Geelong | Waverley Park | 1981 |
| 69217 | Richmond v Collingwood | M.C.G. | 1981 |
| 64207 | Richmond v Carlton | M.C.G. | 1981 |
| 64149 | Essendon v Collingwood | M.C.G. | 1981 |
| 61908 | Richmond v Essendon | M.C.G. | 1981 |
| 56372 | Carlton v Richmond | Waverley Park | 1981 |
| 50441 | Collingwood v Geelong | Waverley Park | 1981 |
| 48528 | North Melbourne v Richmond | Waverley Park | 1981 |
| 46230 | Richmond v Geelong | M.C.G. | 1981 |
| 45750 | Richmond v Hawthorn | M.C.G. | 1981 |
| 41395 | Geelong v Collingwood | Kardinia Park | 1981 |
| 40240 | Richmond v St Kilda | Waverley Park | 1981 |
| 37589 | Richmond v Fitzroy | M.C.G. | 1981 |
| 37256 | Geelong v Essendon | Kardinia Park | 1981 |
| 37177 | Collingwood v Richmond | Victoria Park | 1981 |
| 36681 | Carlton v Essendon | Princes Park | 1981 |
| 36488 | Melbourne v St Kilda | M.C.G. | 1981 |
| 36343 | Carlton v Collingwood | Princes Park | 1981 |
| Lowest Home & Away Crowds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7749 | North Melbourne v Melbourne | Arden St | 1981 |
| 7922 | Hawthorn v Melbourne | Princes Park | 1981 |
| 8058 | Hawthorn v Footscray | Princes Park | 1981 |
| 8160 | North Melbourne v Hawthorn | Arden St | 1981 |
| 8485 | South Melbourne v North Melbourne | Lake Oval | 1981 |
| 10478 | Footscray v South Melbourne | Western Oval | 1981 |
| 10989 | North Melbourne v Footscray | Waverley Park | 1981 |
| 11077 | Geelong v Melbourne | S.C.G. | 1981 |
| 11517 | North Melbourne v St Kilda | Arden St | 1981 |
| 11630 | Fitzroy v Footscray | Junction Oval | 1981 |
| 11656 | Hawthorn v South Melbourne | Princes Park | 1981 |
| 11756 | South Melbourne v Fitzroy | Lake Oval | 1981 |
| 11770 | Footscray v Fitzroy | Western Oval | 1981 |
| 11849 | South Melbourne v Geelong | Lake Oval | 1981 |
| 11948 | St Kilda v Footscray | Moorabbin Oval | 1981 |
| 12130 | Fitzroy v St Kilda | Junction Oval | 1981 |
| 12307 | South Melbourne v Melbourne | Lake Oval | 1981 |
| 12545 | South Melbourne v Footscray | Lake Oval | 1981 |
| 12977 | Fitzroy v Richmond | Junction Oval | 1981 |
| 13256 | Footscray v Melbourne | Western Oval | 1981 |