Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Essendon | 14.20 (104) | Melbourne | 9.6 (60) | Windy Hill | 15411.0 | 8 August 1981 |
| Collingwood | 14.19 (103) | North Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | Victoria Park | 21237.0 | 8 August 1981 |
| St Kilda | 9.11 (65) | Richmond | 10.11 (71) | Moorabbin Oval | 15943.0 | 8 August 1981 |
| Hawthorn | 15.21 (111) | Footscray | 13.12 (90) | Princes Park | 8058.0 | 8 August 1981 |
| Geelong | 11.19 (85) | Fitzroy | 9.16 (70) | VFL Park | 25565.0 | 8 August 1981 |
| Carlton | 13.7 (85) | South Melbourne | 8.14 (62) | MCG | 24287.0 | 9 August 1981 |
Question:
What was the date of the game at MCG?
Answer:
9 August 1981