Geelong
"Inspired by Dick Reynolds, Essendon got within five points late in the final term of the 1951 Grand Final, but Geelong was able to steady and pull away to secure an 11-point victory, 11.15 (81) to 10.10 (70). Under Reg Hickey, Geelong has developed into a marvellous team. Indeed, with Bernie Smith having won the Brownlow, and George Goninon having been the league's top goal kicker, the Cats had secured a prestigious treble which only Collingwood had previously accomplished ... "
John Devaney assesses the Cats from Kardinia Park, forever football's great entertainers
1981 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Geelong's 1981 Fixture
Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
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1981-03-28 1 | H | Geelong | 3.4 | 6.9 | 8.14 | 10.17 | 77 | WON | Essendon | 3.2 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 10.11 | 71 | 6 | KAR | 1981-03-28 Mar 28 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-04-04 2 | A | Geelong | 4.3 | 8.7 | 15.10 | 16.13 | 109 | WON | St. Kilda | 5.5 | 8.8 | 9.14 | 14.23 | 107 | 2 | MOO | 1981-04-04 Apr 4 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-04-11 3 | A | Geelong | 2.3 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 14.5 | 89 | LOST | North Melbourne | 3.8 | 9.15 | 13.21 | 15.26 | 116 | -27 | ARD | 1981-04-11 Apr 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-04-20 4 | H | Geelong | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.11 | 9.14 | 68 | LOST | Collingwood | 2.5 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 11.10 | 76 | -8 | KAR | 1981-04-20 Apr 20 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-04-25 5 | A | Geelong | 1.6 | 7.7 | 8.13 | 11.18 | 84 | LOST | Richmond | 3.4 | 7.11 | 10.16 | 15.22 | 112 | -28 | MCG | 1981-04-25 Apr 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-05-03 6 | H | Geelong | 2.7 | 12.13 | 16.18 | 22.21 | 153 | WON | Melbourne | 2.3 | 7.6 | 12.7 | 16.8 | 104 | 49 | SCG | 1981-05-03 May 3 (Sun, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-05-09 7 | A | Geelong | 0.5 | 4.12 | 4.14 | 7.17 | 59 | WON | Hawthorn | 4.3 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 56 | 3 | PRI | 1981-05-09 May 9 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-05-16 8 | H | Geelong | 6.2 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 80 | LOST | Carlton | 2.3 | 4.4 | 11.7 | 12.13 | 85 | -5 | KAR | 1981-05-16 May 16 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-05-23 9 | A | Geelong | 7.6 | 10.12 | 14.14 | 16.18 | 114 | WON | Fitzroy | 3.2 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 13.15 | 93 | 21 | JUN | 1981-05-23 May 23 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-05-30 10 | H | Geelong | 1.3 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 14.8 | 92 | WON | South Melbourne | 4.3 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 10.10 | 70 | 22 | KAR | 1981-05-30 May 30 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-06-08 11 | A | Geelong | 5.3 | 9.10 | 11.11 | 17.15 | 117 | WON | Footscray | 5.4 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 12.10 | 82 | 35 | WES | 1981-06-08 Jun 8 (Mon, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-06-13 12 | H | Geelong | 5.3 | 9.12 | 11.16 | 19.21 | 135 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.11 | 4.11 | 35 | 100 | KAR | 1981-06-13 Jun 13 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-06-20 13 | H | Geelong | 6.1 | 10.6 | 18.11 | 26.14 | 170 | WON | North Melbourne | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 56 | 114 | KAR | 1981-06-20 Jun 20 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-06-27 14 | A | Geelong | 3.6 | 6.8 | 8.10 | 9.14 | 68 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.2 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 13.8 | 86 | -18 | VFL | 1981-06-27 Jun 27 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-07-11 15 | H | Geelong | 2.3 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 12.10 | 82 | WON | Richmond | 2.2 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 52 | 30 | KAR | 1981-07-11 Jul 11 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-07-18 16 | A | Geelong | 5.6 | 10.16 | 16.26 | 22.35 | 167 | WON | Melbourne | 1.2 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 79 | 88 | MCG | 1981-07-18 Jul 18 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-07-25 17 | H | Geelong | 1.1 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 10.11 | 71 | WON | Hawthorn | 2.2 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 57 | 14 | KAR | 1981-07-25 Jul 25 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-08-01 18 | A | Geelong | 2.3 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 12.10 | 82 | LOST | Carlton | 7.2 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 17.13 | 115 | -33 | PRI | 1981-08-01 Aug 1 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-08-08 19 | H | Geelong | 4.2 | 7.11 | 10.12 | 11.19 | 85 | WON | Fitzroy | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.14 | 9.16 | 70 | 15 | VFL | 1981-08-08 Aug 8 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-08-15 20 | A | Geelong | 8.3 | 11.7 | 14.11 | 21.13 | 139 | WON | South Melbourne | 2.5 | 5.9 | 9.12 | 12.14 | 86 | 53 | LAK | 1981-08-15 Aug 15 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-08-22 21 | H | Geelong | 10.5 | 13.7 | 15.16 | 18.20 | 128 | WON | Footscray | 1.1 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 8.11 | 59 | 69 | KAR | 1981-08-22 Aug 22 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-08-29 22 | A | Geelong | 2.3 | 3.7 | 5.12 | 7.13 | 55 | WON | Essendon | 1.3 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 6.11 | 47 | 8 | VFL | 1981-08-29 Aug 29 (Sat, 2:10) | Scores |
1981-09-05 QF | H | Geelong | 2.5 | 8.11 | 14.11 | 16.16 | 112 | WON | Collingwood | 5.5 | 6.9 | 9.15 | 13.20 | 98 | 14 | MCG | 1981-09-05 Sep 5 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1981-09-12 2SF | A | Geelong | 3.3 | 5.3 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 73 | LOST | Carlton | 1.2 | 5.8 | 10.12 | 16.17 | 113 | -40 | VFL | 1981-09-12 Sep 12 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1981-09-19 PF | H | Geelong | 1.3 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 75 | LOST | Collingwood | 3.5 | 5.8 | 9.10 | 12.10 | 82 | -7 | VFL | 1981-09-19 Sep 19 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1981 Player Stats
Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS |
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Blake, Rod | 18 | 153 | 8.5 | 68 | 3.8 | 221 | 12.3 | 81 | 4.5 | 294 | 16.3 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 1.4 | 10 | 166 | ||
Bogunovich, Ramsay | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Bos, Mark | 25 | 247 | 9.9 | 94 | 3.8 | 341 | 13.6 | 56 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 37 | 33 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 21 | ||
Bright, Terry | 23 | 231 | 10.0 | 71 | 3.1 | 302 | 13.1 | 102 | 4.4 | 3 | 0.1 | 19 | 47 | 48 | 2.1 | 43 | 331 | ||
Bruns, Neville | 22 | 407 | 18.5 | 62 | 2.8 | 469 | 21.3 | 89 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 45 | 25 | 1.1 | 28 | 178 | ||
Card, Ray | 15 | 111 | 7.4 | 53 | 3.5 | 164 | 10.9 | 25 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Clarke Snr, David | 13 | 183 | 14.1 | 49 | 3.8 | 232 | 17.8 | 45 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 1.4 | 17 | 125 | ||
Dowsett, Craig | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Featherby, Peter | 25 | 539 | 21.6 | 123 | 4.9 | 662 | 26.5 | 122 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 69 | 55 | 23 | 0.9 | 28 | 166 | ||
Flanigan, Darren | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Floyd, Tommy | 11 | 142 | 12.9 | 52 | 4.7 | 194 | 17.6 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 0.5 | 11 | 41 | ||
Harrison, Phil | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 8 | ||
Hawkins, Jack | 15 | 103 | 6.9 | 117 | 7.8 | 220 | 14.7 | 69 | 4.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 14 | ||
Jeffreys, Paul | 20 | 176 | 8.8 | 68 | 3.4 | 244 | 12.2 | 85 | 4.3 | 9 | 0.5 | 43 | 29 | 13 | 0.7 | 6 | 84 | ||
Johnston, Peter | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 18 | 1.6 | 101 | 9.2 | 56 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 1.6 | 12 | 120 | ||
King, Leo | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 10 | 2.5 | 26 | 6.5 | 13 | 3.3 | 14 | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 6 | 54 | ||
Lunn, Stephen | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 54 | 3.4 | 182 | 11.4 | 39 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 0.8 | 9 | 81 | ||
Malarkey, Gary | 24 | 262 | 10.9 | 92 | 3.8 | 354 | 14.8 | 83 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Mangels, Alan | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 14 | 7.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Matthews, Kelvin | 12 | 107 | 8.9 | 21 | 1.8 | 128 | 10.7 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 1.8 | 18 | 144 | ||
Middlemiss, Glenn | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 20 | 6.7 | 43 | 14.3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 7 | ||
Mossop, John | 25 | 258 | 10.3 | 114 | 4.6 | 372 | 14.9 | 131 | 5.2 | 436 | 17.4 | 70 | 69 | 28 | 1.1 | 11 | 179 | ||
Murrie, Richard | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 21 | 2.6 | 91 | 11.4 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Nankervis, Ian | 25 | 352 | 14.1 | 137 | 5.5 | 489 | 19.6 | 87 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 21 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 19 | ||
Nankervis, Bruce | 25 | 443 | 17.7 | 96 | 3.8 | 539 | 21.6 | 95 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 55 | 7 | 0.3 | 7 | 49 | ||
Neal, Robert | 17 | 240 | 14.1 | 95 | 5.6 | 335 | 19.7 | 51 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 27 | 43 | 11 | 0.6 | 14 | 80 | ||
Peake, Brian | 13 | 208 | 16.0 | 66 | 5.1 | 274 | 21.1 | 61 | 4.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 0.5 | 8 | 50 | ||
Preston, Andy | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 12 | 2.0 | 30 | 5.0 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 6 | ||
Reed, Malcolm | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 3.0 | 28 | 9.3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Reynoldson, Steve | 22 | 175 | 8.0 | 66 | 3.0 | 241 | 11.0 | 105 | 4.8 | 18 | 0.8 | 28 | 58 | 23 | 1.0 | 14 | 152 | ||
Sheehan, Kevin | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 23 | 11.5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Sidebottom, Garry | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 20 | 2.9 | 68 | 9.7 | 24 | 3.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0.9 | 8 | 44 | ||
Taylor, Zane | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 25 | 4.2 | 81 | 13.5 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 28 | ||
Toohey, Bernard | 17 | 146 | 8.6 | 46 | 2.7 | 192 | 11.3 | 34 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 34 | 40 | 2 | 0.1 | 6 | 18 | ||
Turner, Mick | 13 | 146 | 11.2 | 40 | 3.1 | 186 | 14.3 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 0.8 | 11 | 77 | ||
Witcombe, Murray | 24 | 387 | 16.1 | 99 | 4.1 | 486 | 20.3 | 91 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 26 | 21 | 0.9 | 20 | 146 | ||
Yeates, Mark | 22 | 248 | 11.3 | 105 | 4.8 | 353 | 16.0 | 89 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 33 | 39 | 3 | 0.1 | 8 | 26 |