Australian Football

1981 V/AFL Premiership Season

1980 1982

Grand Finals | Every final | Every match | Every player | Every goalkicker

1981 Ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	Carlton	22	17	5	2303	1768	130.26	68
2	Collingwood	22	17	5	2399	1957	122.59	68
3	Geelong	22	16	6	2224	1714	129.75	64
4	Essendon	22	16	6	2323	1821	127.57	64
5	Fitzroy	22	14	8	2413	2152	112.13	56
6	Hawthorn	22	13	9	2313	2114	109.41	52
7	Richmond	22	13	9	2323	2207	105.26	52
8	North Melbourne	22	10	12	2386	2293	104.06	40
9	South Melbourne	22	8	14	2165	2522	85.84	32
10	St. Kilda	22	5	17	1930	2266	85.17	20
11	Footscray	22	2	20	1764	2680	65.82	8
12	Melbourne	22	1	21	1824	2873	63.49	4
	H&A	132	132	132	26367	26367	100.00	528
	Finals	6	6	6	1185	1185	100.00	24
	Total	138	138	138	27552	27552	100.00	552

1981 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | EF | QF | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	3.3	10.7	13.9	22.12	144	Sat 28-Mar-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	56,372
Richmond	1.3	3.4	8.7	12.10	82	Carlton won by 62 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	2.2	9.7	15.9	20.13	133	Sat 28-Mar-1981 2:10 pm	Junction Oval	27,202
Collingwood	6.13	10.15	16.24	22.27	159	Collingwood won by 26 points		[Stats]
Geelong	3.4	6.9	8.14	10.17	77	Sat 28-Mar-1981 2:10 pm	Kardinia Park	37,256
Essendon	3.2	4.5	9.8	10.11	71	Geelong won by 6 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	7.5	8.9	12.12	16.16	112	Sat 28-Mar-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	32,202
Hawthorn	6.3	14.7	18.10	23.15	153	Hawthorn won by 41 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	5.5	9.8	16.15	21.19	145	Sat 28-Mar-1981 2:10 pm	Arden Street	19,437
South Melbourne	2.7	5.11	8.16	12.25	97	North Melbourne won by 48 points		[Stats]
Footscray	2.3	5.6	9.7	16.12	108	Sat 28-Mar-1981 2:10 pm	Western Oval	19,101
St. Kilda	8.6	12.13	18.17	23.19	157	St. Kilda won by 49 points		[Stats]

Round 2[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	6.4	14.11	20.13	26.22	178	Sat 4-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Victoria Park	26,515
Footscray	1.2	6.2	9.5	13.6	84	Collingwood won by 94 points		[Stats]
Essendon	1.4	6.8	10.12	16.15	111	Sat 4-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Windy Hill	26,754
North Melbourne	5.1	8.2	11.5	15.9	99	Essendon won by 12 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	5.5	10.9	16.13	23.17	155	Sat 4-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	20,107
Melbourne	3.1	8.5	11.9	16.14	110	Fitzroy won by 45 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	4.3	9.6	11.9	16.11	107	Sat 4-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	30,159
Carlton	1.2	7.11	11.16	17.21	123	Carlton won by 16 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	5.5	8.8	9.14	14.23	107	Sat 4-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Moorabbin Oval	24,499
Geelong	4.3	8.7	15.10	16.13	109	Geelong won by 2 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	5.1	8.3	11.10	16.14	110	Sat 4-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Lake Oval	17,937
Richmond	7.4	12.7	16.9	22.13	145	Richmond won by 35 points		[Stats]

Round 3[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	4.6	7.11	8.19	14.24	108	Sat 11-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	24,780
Fitzroy	4.5	6.10	10.13	12.20	92	Carlton won by 16 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	3.8	9.15	13.21	15.26	116	Sat 11-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Arden Street	17,753
Geelong	2.3	4.4	6.4	14.5	89	North Melbourne won by 27 points		[Stats]
Richmond	3.5	7.7	10.11	17.16	118	Sat 11-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	61,908
Essendon	5.4	10.8	14.13	16.18	114	Richmond won by 4 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	7.6	10.12	12.16	19.21	135	Sat 11-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Moorabbin Oval	33,882
Collingwood	6.3	11.6	17.15	23.19	157	Collingwood won by 22 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	5.5	8.8	16.10	21.13	139	Sat 11-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	21,977
Hawthorn	4.3	14.5	16.7	18.9	117	South Melbourne won by 22 points		[Stats]
Footscray	3.5	7.6	15.11	18.11	119	Sat 11-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Western Oval	13,256
Melbourne	0.1	8.4	12.6	18.12	120	Melbourne won by 1 point		[Stats]

Round 4[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	3.2	9.9	17.12	25.19	169	Sat 18-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Junction Oval	15,935
South Melbourne	6.5	9.7	12.11	14.16	100	Fitzroy won by 69 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	1.5	4.9	8.13	10.16	76	Sat 18-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	36,488
St. Kilda	4.8	6.14	10.23	16.32	128	St. Kilda won by 52 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	2.4	4.8	7.12	13.17	95	Sat 18-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	48,528
Richmond	4.5	9.12	14.17	17.22	124	Richmond won by 29 points		[Stats]
Essendon	2.1	4.3	8.5	11.13	79	Mon 20-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Windy Hill	29,597
Hawthorn	3.4	8.10	11.12	13.16	94	Hawthorn won by 15 points		[Stats]
Geelong	5.2	6.4	7.11	9.14	68	Mon 20-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Kardinia Park	41,395
Collingwood	2.5	6.9	8.9	11.10	76	Collingwood won by 8 points		[Stats]
Footscray	3.4	4.8	8.9	11.10	76	Mon 20-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	27,229
Carlton	2.4	4.7	10.9	15.14	104	Carlton won by 28 points		[Stats]

Round 5[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	7.1	13.5	16.11	21.20	146	Sat 25-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Victoria Park	30,096
Melbourne	3.1	4.3	9.5	13.5	83	Collingwood won by 63 points		[Stats]
Essendon	2.6	9.8	10.13	15.14	104	Sat 25-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	33,465
Fitzroy	6.1	10.3	14.6	19.11	125	Fitzroy won by 21 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	6.3	10.6	13.11	17.16	118	Sat 25-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	16,116
North Melbourne	2.4	5.8	9.14	11.17	83	Hawthorn won by 35 points		[Stats]
Richmond	3.4	7.11	10.16	15.22	112	Sat 25-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	46,230
Geelong	1.6	7.7	8.13	11.18	84	Richmond won by 28 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	3.6	4.8	7.10	10.13	73	Sat 25-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Moorabbin Oval	32,341
Carlton	0.4	9.11	17.16	19.23	137	Carlton won by 64 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	4.5	9.9	11.14	18.22	130	Sat 25-Apr-1981 2:10 pm	Lake Oval	12,545
Footscray	3.4	3.9	7.13	9.14	68	South Melbourne won by 62 points		[Stats]

Round 6[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	4.3	6.7	7.10	12.15	87	Sat 2-May-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	36,343
Collingwood	2.5	10.5	16.9	22.12	144	Collingwood won by 57 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	4.4	12.12	17.14	27.17	179	Sat 2-May-1981 2:10 pm	Arden Street	16,219
Fitzroy	8.4	8.6	16.8	19.12	126	North Melbourne won by 53 points		[Stats]
Richmond	3.7	4.10	7.17	10.19	79	Sat 2-May-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	45,750
Hawthorn	3.3	11.7	16.11	23.16	154	Hawthorn won by 75 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	5.2	9.5	11.7	13.15	93	Sat 2-May-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	27,250
South Melbourne	5.5	10.9	15.10	15.13	103	South Melbourne won by 10 points		[Stats]
Footscray	1.5	4.9	6.11	13.13	91	Sat 2-May-1981 2:10 pm	Western Oval	19,624
Essendon	2.4	4.5	8.9	12.11	83	Footscray won by 8 points		[Stats]
Geelong	2.7	12.13	16.18	22.21	153	Sun 3-May-1981 2:10 pm	S.C.G.	11,077
Melbourne	2.3	7.6	12.7	16.8	104	Geelong won by 49 points		[Stats]

Round 7[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	5.3	9.10	13.14	18.15	123	Sat 9-May-1981 2:10 pm	Victoria Park	20,553
South Melbourne	0.4	3.5	5.8	7.16	58	Collingwood won by 65 points		[Stats]
Essendon	3.8	6.10	11.13	14.17	101	Sat 9-May-1981 2:10 pm	Windy Hill	16,828
St. Kilda	4.0	7.5	9.7	11.10	76	Essendon won by 25 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	4.4	5.6	10.12	13.14	92	Sat 9-May-1981 2:10 pm	Junction Oval	12,977
Richmond	6.6	9.10	11.12	12.16	88	Fitzroy won by 4 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	4.3	5.4	7.7	8.8	56	Sat 9-May-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	13,273
Geelong	0.5	4.12	4.14	7.17	59	Geelong won by 3 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	5.2	5.4	8.8	8.8	56	Sat 9-May-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	22,020
Carlton	2.5	5.8	8.15	12.24	96	Carlton won by 40 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	1.2	9.5	14.10	17.16	118	Sat 9-May-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	10,989
Footscray	2.6	3.9	4.10	7.12	54	North Melbourne won by 64 points		[Stats]

Round 8[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	2.2	7.3	13.3	14.3	87	Sat 16-May-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	79,326
Essendon	6.3	11.9	15.14	21.18	144	Essendon won by 57 points		[Stats]
Geelong	6.2	10.2	11.5	12.8	80	Sat 16-May-1981 2:10 pm	Kardinia Park	28,395
Carlton	2.3	4.4	11.7	12.13	85	Carlton won by 5 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	2.1	7.7	11.14	21.18	144	Sat 16-May-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	17,459
Fitzroy	3.6	7.12	10.17	16.19	115	Hawthorn won by 29 points		[Stats]
Richmond	5.4	10.8	17.13	25.17	167	Sat 16-May-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	21,721
Footscray	3.2	8.4	13.10	17.15	117	Richmond won by 50 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	3.6	5.9	7.15	8.16	64	Sat 16-May-1981 2:10 pm	Moorabbin Oval	16,860
North Melbourne	5.2	12.7	18.11	25.18	168	North Melbourne won by 104 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	2.8	9.13	14.16	17.25	127	Sat 16-May-1981 2:10 pm	Lake Oval	12,307
Melbourne	4.4	6.5	11.7	12.11	83	South Melbourne won by 44 points		[Stats]

Round 9[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	1.5	8.14	17.17	25.22	172	Sat 23-May-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	22,442
South Melbourne	4.2	6.2	9.4	11.7	73	Carlton won by 99 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	3.2	6.5	10.9	13.15	93	Sat 23-May-1981 2:10 pm	Junction Oval	15,604
Geelong	7.6	10.12	14.14	16.18	114	Geelong won by 21 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	4.2	6.7	9.7	10.10	70	Sat 23-May-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	31,769
Essendon	2.4	4.9	8.18	14.20	104	Essendon won by 34 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	2.5	6.11	9.17	12.26	98	Sat 23-May-1981 2:10 pm	Arden Street	26,255
Collingwood	2.4	5.9	13.10	16.15	111	Collingwood won by 13 points		[Stats]
Richmond	11.5	12.8	14.9	20.16	136	Sat 23-May-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	40,240
St. Kilda	3.3	9.8	13.12	15.15	105	Richmond won by 31 points		[Stats]
Footscray	2.5	7.9	9.12	10.14	74	Sat 23-May-1981 2:10 pm	Western Oval	13,789
Hawthorn	3.4	7.10	9.15	11.18	84	Hawthorn won by 10 points		[Stats]

Round 10[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	4.3	8.5	13.9	17.10	112	Sat 30-May-1981 2:10 pm	Victoria Park	37,177
Richmond	1.1	3.3	5.5	8.9	57	Collingwood won by 55 points		[Stats]
Essendon	3.4	4.5	7.7	11.13	79	Sat 30-May-1981 2:10 pm	Windy Hill	30,770
Carlton	2.2	5.3	5.6	6.8	44	Essendon won by 35 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	1.2	4.9	11.13	22.15	147	Sat 30-May-1981 2:10 pm	Junction Oval	11,630
Footscray	5.3	7.4	9.7	10.10	70	Fitzroy won by 77 points		[Stats]
Geelong	1.3	3.6	8.7	14.8	92	Sat 30-May-1981 2:10 pm	Kardinia Park	19,760
South Melbourne	4.3	7.5	9.8	10.10	70	Geelong won by 22 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	2.4	5.8	8.13	13.17	95	Sat 30-May-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	14,961
St. Kilda	2.3	7.8	9.11	11.14	80	Hawthorn won by 15 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	3.3	5.5	6.7	6.7	43	Sat 30-May-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	17,015
North Melbourne	6.5	11.11	17.15	25.22	172	North Melbourne won by 129 points		[Stats]

Round 11[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	4.1	10.5	14.11	17.13	115	Sat 6-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	31,806
North Melbourne	4.7	5.9	7.13	11.18	84	Carlton won by 31 points		[Stats]
Richmond	7.4	11.5	13.8	20.16	136	Sat 6-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	31,025
Melbourne	5.2	8.4	11.7	14.10	94	Richmond won by 42 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	3.4	6.9	9.13	14.15	99	Sat 6-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Moorabbin Oval	21,672
Fitzroy	2.5	3.9	5.11	7.17	59	St. Kilda won by 40 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	7.5	12.9	14.14	18.19	127	Mon 8-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	92,935
Collingwood	3.2	6.3	9.8	12.9	81	Hawthorn won by 46 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.1	6.3	8.6	12.8	80	Mon 8-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Lake Oval	28,558
Essendon	3.6	4.8	10.14	15.18	108	Essendon won by 28 points		[Stats]
Footscray	5.4	6.5	10.8	12.10	82	Mon 8-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Western Oval	24,974
Geelong	5.3	9.10	11.11	17.15	117	Geelong won by 35 points		[Stats]

Round 12[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	5.4	10.7	16.10	21.13	139	Sat 13-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	26,990
Hawthorn	2.7	7.10	10.12	14.16	100	Carlton won by 39 points		[Stats]
Geelong	5.3	9.12	11.16	19.21	135	Sat 13-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Kardinia Park	23,037
St. Kilda	1.1	1.5	2.11	4.11	35	Geelong won by 100 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	1.6	6.7	8.10	13.12	90	Sat 13-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	17,691
Fitzroy	5.5	9.12	12.21	17.32	134	Fitzroy won by 44 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	7.5	7.8	12.10	13.12	90	Sat 13-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Arden Street	22,526
Essendon	4.4	7.13	10.20	18.29	137	Essendon won by 47 points		[Stats]
Richmond	5.3	9.7	10.10	19.12	126	Sat 13-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	24,588
South Melbourne	5.3	6.6	12.14	16.15	111	Richmond won by 15 points		[Stats]
Footscray	3.8	6.9	9.15	13.15	93	Sat 13-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Western Oval	20,903
Collingwood	3.3	7.7	8.8	14.14	98	Collingwood won by 5 points		[Stats]

Round 13[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	4.6	10.8	14.11	19.14	128	Sat 20-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Victoria Park	23,669
St. Kilda	1.4	2.5	4.6	10.11	71	Collingwood won by 57 points		[Stats]
Essendon	4.4	5.7	7.14	12.22	94	Sat 20-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Windy Hill	30,765
Richmond	2.4	9.8	12.10	13.12	90	Essendon won by 4 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	6.1	14.3	16.9	20.11	131	Sat 20-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Junction Oval	18,508
Carlton	7.2	10.7	14.10	15.16	106	Fitzroy won by 25 points		[Stats]
Geelong	6.1	10.6	18.11	26.14	170	Sat 20-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Kardinia Park	27,395
North Melbourne	3.3	3.3	4.6	8.8	56	Geelong won by 114 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	2.3	7.11	14.12	20.18	138	Sat 20-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	11,656
South Melbourne	3.4	6.9	12.13	15.16	106	Hawthorn won by 32 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	5.3	5.6	8.8	14.10	94	Sat 20-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	15,599
Footscray	6.4	10.7	16.8	19.11	125	Footscray won by 31 points		[Stats]

Round 14[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	1.7	7.11	11.18	15.25	115	Sat 27-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	17,464
Footscray	2.1	4.1	5.3	5.4	34	Carlton won by 81 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	3.2	7.3	8.5	13.8	86	Sat 27-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	50,441
Geelong	3.6	6.8	8.10	9.14	68	Collingwood won by 18 points		[Stats]
Richmond	4.5	11.14	16.20	21.23	149	Sat 27-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	31,212
North Melbourne	5.2	7.6	12.11	15.16	106	Richmond won by 43 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	4.6	6.10	11.11	18.19	127	Sat 27-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Moorabbin Oval	14,058
Melbourne	3.1	7.2	8.6	8.7	55	St. Kilda won by 72 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	2.6	4.10	6.13	9.16	70	Sat 27-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Lake Oval	11,756
Fitzroy	4.4	9.5	13.6	14.9	93	Fitzroy won by 23 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	4.4	10.7	17.10	20.13	133	Sun 28-Jun-1981 2:10 pm	Gabba	20,351
Essendon	5.2	14.8	18.12	22.19	151	Essendon won by 18 points		[Report] [Stats]

Round 15[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	1.1	4.3	5.11	6.14	50	Sat 4-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	21,579
St. Kilda	4.1	4.1	5.3	5.5	35	Carlton won by 15 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	1.2	3.4	5.8	8.13	61	Sat 4-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	Junction Oval	18,374
Essendon	2.4	7.5	9.9	11.14	80	Essendon won by 19 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	4.6	4.9	7.10	7.13	55	Sat 4-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	Arden Street	8,160
Hawthorn	3.5	10.10	13.14	16.19	115	Hawthorn won by 60 points		[Stats]
Geelong	2.3	6.5	10.8	12.10	82	Sat 11-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	Kardinia Park	26,634
Richmond	2.2	5.2	7.2	8.4	52	Geelong won by 30 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	2.3	6.3	10.4	10.6	66	Sat 11-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	30,803
Collingwood	5.3	8.8	9.15	12.16	88	Collingwood won by 22 points		[Stats]
Footscray	1.3	2.5	6.8	7.9	51	Sat 11-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	Western Oval	10,478
South Melbourne	5.3	7.6	9.10	17.12	114	South Melbourne won by 63 points		[Stats]

Round 16[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	0.4	2.7	9.9	11.11	77	Sat 18-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	Victoria Park	30,708
Carlton	3.3	5.9	6.11	10.16	76	Collingwood won by 1 point		[Stats]
Essendon	5.1	10.10	15.15	22.21	153	Sat 18-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	Windy Hill	21,088
Footscray	3.8	4.9	6.12	8.12	60	Essendon won by 93 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	3.2	5.7	10.8	18.13	121	Sat 18-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	17,713
North Melbourne	2.2	2.6	6.11	12.15	87	Fitzroy won by 34 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	1.6	5.9	9.10	12.14	86	Sat 18-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	19,617
Richmond	2.2	6.5	12.7	20.11	131	Richmond won by 45 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	1.2	2.5	7.5	12.7	79	Sat 18-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	21,947
Geelong	5.6	10.16	16.26	22.35	167	Geelong won by 88 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.0	8.6	15.11	22.19	151	Sat 18-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	Lake Oval	13,297
St. Kilda	9.0	11.2	15.3	16.4	100	South Melbourne won by 51 points		[Stats]

Round 17[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	2.2	10.10	14.12	23.15	153	Sat 25-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	15,196
Melbourne	5.4	7.6	14.7	15.10	100	Carlton won by 53 points		[Stats]
Geelong	1.1	3.5	6.7	10.11	71	Sat 25-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	Kardinia Park	24,753
Hawthorn	2.2	3.3	6.8	8.9	57	Geelong won by 14 points		[Stats]
Richmond	7.5	9.8	11.11	16.19	115	Sat 25-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	37,589
Fitzroy	0.5	8.9	13.13	17.14	116	Fitzroy won by 1 point		[Stats]
St. Kilda	1.1	6.2	9.2	12.4	76	Sat 25-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	Moorabbin Oval	23,126
Essendon	4.4	8.9	8.17	12.21	93	Essendon won by 17 points		[Stats]
Footscray	9.2	10.6	13.8	18.8	116	Sat 25-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	Western Oval	14,755
North Melbourne	2.4	8.6	12.8	19.11	125	North Melbourne won by 9 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	6.3	8.8	13.10	18.13	121	Sun 26-Jul-1981 2:10 pm	S.C.G.	22,238
Collingwood	2.6	6.10	12.12	15.13	103	South Melbourne won by 18 points		[Stats]

Round 18[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	7.2	9.5	11.7	17.13	115	Sat 1-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	30,512
Geelong	2.3	4.3	8.7	12.10	82	Carlton won by 33 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	4.7	6.7	8.12	10.13	73	Sat 1-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Junction Oval	16,013
Hawthorn	0.4	3.10	5.12	7.19	61	Fitzroy won by 12 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	3.2	7.5	9.11	12.14	86	Sat 1-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	13,886
South Melbourne	2.1	7.8	11.11	17.13	115	South Melbourne won by 29 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	9.8	11.10	15.18	16.21	117	Sat 1-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Arden Street	11,517
St. Kilda	2.0	5.4	7.9	12.13	85	North Melbourne won by 32 points		[Stats]
Footscray	4.5	7.8	7.11	9.15	69	Sat 1-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	19,725
Richmond	1.2	6.6	10.11	15.13	103	Richmond won by 34 points		[Stats]
Essendon	4.2	6.3	9.9	12.16	88	Sun 2-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	64,149
Collingwood	3.5	7.8	9.11	9.15	69	Essendon won by 19 points		[Stats]

Round 19[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	0.3	5.9	11.16	14.19	103	Sat 8-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Victoria Park	21,237
North Melbourne	4.5	6.8	9.10	11.13	79	Collingwood won by 24 points		[Stats]
Essendon	1.9	5.12	9.19	14.20	104	Sat 8-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Windy Hill	15,365
Melbourne	0.2	3.4	3.5	9.6	60	Essendon won by 44 points		[Stats]
Geelong	4.2	7.11	10.12	11.19	85	Sat 8-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	25,565
Fitzroy	2.5	2.5	5.14	9.16	70	Geelong won by 15 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	8.1	10.9	14.13	15.21	111	Sat 8-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	8,058
Footscray	1.2	5.6	10.8	13.12	90	Hawthorn won by 21 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	0.1	6.8	6.9	9.11	65	Sat 8-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Moorabbin Oval	15,943
Richmond	5.4	5.4	7.8	10.11	71	Richmond won by 6 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	1.4	2.9	4.11	8.14	62	Sun 9-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	24,388
Carlton	5.0	10.5	11.6	13.7	85	Carlton won by 23 points		[Stats]

Round 20[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	3.1	6.2	11.6	15.8	98	Sat 15-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	36,681
Essendon	3.3	5.7	8.10	14.15	99	Essendon won by 1 point		[Stats]
North Melbourne	2.4	10.11	16.15	21.19	145	Sat 15-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Arden Street	7,749
Melbourne	4.4	5.6	12.7	13.9	87	North Melbourne won by 58 points		[Stats]
Richmond	1.7	7.11	9.16	11.20	86	Sat 15-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	69,217
Collingwood	3.3	6.7	9.7	14.7	91	Collingwood won by 5 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	3.4	4.6	7.11	9.14	68	Sat 15-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	20,863
Hawthorn	1.6	4.13	7.15	10.17	77	Hawthorn won by 9 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	2.5	5.9	9.12	12.14	86	Sat 15-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Lake Oval	11,849
Geelong	8.3	11.7	14.11	21.13	139	Geelong won by 53 points		[Stats]
Footscray	2.1	5.7	8.9	12.14	86	Sat 15-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Western Oval	11,770
Fitzroy	7.4	12.7	19.12	22.15	147	Fitzroy won by 61 points		[Stats]

Round 21[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	2.5	8.11	14.12	22.17	149	Sat 22-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Victoria Park	26,680
Hawthorn	6.3	7.6	9.8	11.10	76	Collingwood won by 73 points		[Stats]
Essendon	5.7	15.10	21.19	26.23	179	Sat 22-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Windy Hill	18,787
South Melbourne	3.0	6.4	7.5	10.8	68	Essendon won by 111 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	3.3	4.6	10.15	14.18	102	Sat 22-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Junction Oval	12,130
St. Kilda	2.0	7.7	7.8	9.10	64	Fitzroy won by 38 points		[Stats]
Geelong	10.5	13.7	15.16	18.20	128	Sat 22-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Kardinia Park	17,573
Footscray	1.1	5.5	7.7	8.11	59	Geelong won by 69 points		[Stats]
Melbourne	2.3	6.5	8.8	15.9	99	Sat 22-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	19,567
Richmond	5.2	9.4	15.9	17.14	116	Richmond won by 17 points		[Stats]
North Melbourne	2.4	2.9	7.13	8.14	62	Sat 22-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	25,544
Carlton	2.2	9.6	10.8	12.12	84	Carlton won by 22 points		[Stats]

Round 22[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	0.1	0.2	1.3	4.9	33	Sat 29-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Victoria Park	32,393
Fitzroy	4.4	5.9	7.11	8.11	59	Fitzroy won by 26 points		[Stats]
Essendon	1.3	2.4	5.6	6.11	47	Sat 29-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	VFL Park	75,221
Geelong	2.3	3.7	5.12	7.13	55	Geelong won by 8 points		[Stats]
Hawthorn	5.5	6.9	10.14	15.20	110	Sat 29-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Princes Park	7,922
Melbourne	3.2	4.6	5.8	8.9	57	Hawthorn won by 53 points		[Stats]
Richmond	1.6	2.8	3.9	5.10	40	Sat 29-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	M.C.G.	64,207
Carlton	3.4	5.9	8.12	9.13	67	Carlton won by 27 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	2.1	5.6	7.10	12.15	87	Sat 29-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Moorabbin Oval	11,948
Footscray	3.2	4.4	5.6	5.8	38	St. Kilda won by 49 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.2	6.7	9.11	10.14	74	Sat 29-Aug-1981 2:10 pm	Lake Oval	8,485
North Melbourne	5.7	7.9	12.13	15.17	107	North Melbourne won by 33 points		[Stats]

1981 Ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	Carlton	22	17	5	2303	1768	130.26	68
2	Collingwood	22	17	5	2399	1957	122.59	68
3	Geelong	22	16	6	2224	1714	129.75	64
4	Essendon	22	16	6	2323	1821	127.57	64
5	Fitzroy	22	14	8	2413	2152	112.13	56
6	Hawthorn	22	13	9	2313	2114	109.41	52
7	Richmond	22	13	9	2323	2207	105.26	52
8	North Melbourne	22	10	12	2386	2293	104.06	40
9	South Melbourne	22	8	14	2165	2522	85.84	32
10	St. Kilda	22	5	17	1930	2266	85.17	20
11	Footscray	22	2	20	1764	2680	65.82	8
12	Melbourne	22	1	21	1824	2873	63.49	4
	H&A	132	132	132	26367	26367	100.00	528
	Finals	6	6	6	1185	1185	100.00	24
	Total	138	138	138	27552	27552	100.00	552

Elimination Final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Essendon	0.5	4.8	11.11	13.16	94	Sat 5-Sep-1981 2:30 pm	VFL Park	58,598
Fitzroy	3.4	7.7	12.11	16.13	109	Fitzroy won by 15 points		[Stats]

Qualifying Final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Geelong	2.5	8.11	14.11	16.16	112	Sat 5-Sep-1981 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	83,899
Collingwood	5.5	6.9	9.15	13.20	98	Geelong won by 14 points		[Stats]

First Semi-final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	5.6	11.13	14.15	19.19	133	Sat 12-Sep-1981 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	85,133
Fitzroy	2.3	6.5	12.13	19.18	132	Collingwood won by 1 point		[Stats]

Second Semi-final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	1.2	5.8	10.12	16.17	113	Sat 12-Sep-1981 2:30 pm	VFL Park	66,078
Geelong	3.3	5.3	9.4	11.7	73	Carlton won by 40 points		[Stats]

Preliminary Final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Geelong	1.3	6.5	10.8	11.9	75	Sat 19-Sep-1981 2:30 pm	VFL Park	69,536
Collingwood	3.5	5.8	9.10	12.10	82	Collingwood won by 7 points		[Stats]

Grand Final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	2.4	5.8	8.13	12.20	92	Sat 26-Sep-1981 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	112,964
Collingwood	2.6	5.7	10.10	10.12	72	Carlton won by 20 points		[Stats]

AFL - KEY FACTS

Premiership Season

1981 V/AFL Premiership Season

1981 Ladder

1981 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | EF | QF | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

Round 2[Round Review]

Round 3[Round Review]

Round 4[Round Review]

Round 5[Round Review]

Round 6[Round Review]

Round 7[Round Review]

Round 8[Round Review]

Round 9[Round Review]

Round 10[Round Review]

Round 11[Round Review]

Round 12[Round Review]

Round 13[Round Review]

Round 14[Round Review]

Round 15[Round Review]

Round 16[Round Review]

Round 17[Round Review]

Round 18[Round Review]

Round 19[Round Review]

Round 20[Round Review]

Round 21[Round Review]

Round 22[Round Review]

1981 Ladder

Elimination Final

Qualifying Final

First Semi-final

Second Semi-final

Preliminary Final

Grand Final

Footnotes