1980 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1980 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Match(es): 138

Season Results

Premiers: Richmond
Runners-Up: Collingwood
Minor Premiers: Geelong
Brownlow Medallist(s): Kelvin Templeton (Footscray)
Coleman Medallist(s): Michael Roach (Richmond)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Geelong 1st 17 -0- 5 125.1% Rod Blake (19) Terry Bright (55)
Carlton 2nd 17 -0- 5 121.1% Val Perovic (12) Wayne Johnston (50)
Richmond (P) 3rd 16 -1- 5 138.4% Mark Lee (16) Michael Roach (107)
North Melbourne 4th 14 -1- 7 123.8% Gary Dempsey, Keith Greig (15) Arnold Briedis (50)
Collingwood (R) 5th 14 -1- 7 114.4% Peter Moore (18) Craig Davis (45)
South Melbourne 6th 13 -0- 9 101.7% Neville Fields, Peter Morrison (9) John Roberts (67)
Essendon 7th 10 -0- 12 105.4% Merv Neagle (20) Simon Madden (45)
Hawthorn 8th 10 -0- 12 94.5% Leigh Matthews (16) Michael Moncrieff (86)
Melbourne 9th 5 -0- 17 79.0% Robert Flower (14) Brent Crosswell (31)
Footscray 10th 5 -0- 17 75.1% Kelvin Templeton (23) Kelvin Templeton (75)
St Kilda 11th 4 -2- 16 69.2% Bruce Duperouzel (11) Mark Scott (53)
Fitzroy 12th 4 -1- 17 86.0% Chris Smith (16) Bob Beecroft (63)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 22
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 2

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/03/1980 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne VFL Park 100 - 122 31,859
SAT 29/03/1980 2:10 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 85 - 88 22,685
SAT 29/03/1980 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 94 - 132 29,593
SAT 29/03/1980 2:10 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 87 - 100 28,306
SAT 29/03/1980 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 113 - 125 20,060
SAT 29/03/1980 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Princes Park 106 - 111 20,775

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/04/1980 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 117 - 124 51,548
SAT 05/04/1980 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Moorabbin Oval 83 - 116 22,265
SAT 05/04/1980 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 56 - 61 27,281
MON 07/04/1980 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne VFL Park 116 - 140 28,802
MON 07/04/1980 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 109 - 104 32,688
MON 07/04/1980 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 101 - 73 19,289

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/04/1980 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 119 - 93 21,504
SAT 12/04/1980 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 94 - 119 21,434
SAT 12/04/1980 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Essendon VFL Park 101 - 156 33,909
SAT 12/04/1980 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 128 - 128 37,074
SAT 12/04/1980 2:10 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Junction Oval 102 - 148 14,548
SAT 12/04/1980 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Princes Park 130 - 119 28,232

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/04/1980 2:10 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 129 - 120 20,905
SAT 19/04/1980 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 69 - 106 15,437
SAT 19/04/1980 2:10 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 150 - 93 20,720
SAT 19/04/1980 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Moorabbin Oval 83 - 80 30,947
SAT 19/04/1980 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn VFL Park 82 - 85 26,104
SAT 19/04/1980 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 57 - 109 30,088

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 25/04/1980 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne VFL Park 103 - 74 60,794
FRI 25/04/1980 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 94 - 89 34,498
FRI 25/04/1980 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 199 - 81 44,401
SAT 26/04/1980 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 69 - 73 31,598
SAT 26/04/1980 2:10 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 122 - 57 21,903
SUN 27/04/1980 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne SCG 55 - 177 13,476

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/05/1980 2:10 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 104 - 130 22,467
SAT 03/05/1980 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond VFL Park 77 - 88 47,625
SAT 03/05/1980 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 119 - 87 24,647
SAT 03/05/1980 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Junction Oval 108 - 113 17,562
SAT 03/05/1980 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 168 - 108 28,994
SAT 03/05/1980 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Princes Park 130 - 113 11,758

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/05/1980 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne VFL Park 72 - 159 18,939
SAT 10/05/1980 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 93 - 107 24,253
SAT 10/05/1980 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 111 - 113 28,788
SAT 10/05/1980 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Moorabbin Oval 92 - 131 17,577
SAT 10/05/1980 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 115 - 90 25,375
SAT 10/05/1980 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 70 - 180 16,471

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/05/1980 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Princes Park 118 - 108 10,501
SAT 17/05/1980 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 135 - 72 22,449
SAT 17/05/1980 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 138 - 85 85,673
SAT 17/05/1980 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon VFL Park 71 - 148 21,851
SAT 17/05/1980 2:10 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 109 - 106 17,268
SAT 17/05/1980 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Junction Oval 118 - 118 20,596

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/05/1980 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 102 - 195 27,217
SAT 24/05/1980 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 136 - 105 30,156
SAT 24/05/1980 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 129 - 103 15,607
SAT 24/05/1980 2:10 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Junction Oval 100 - 121 14,665
SAT 24/05/1980 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn VFL Park 93 - 88 34,384
SUN 25/05/1980 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton SCG 94 - 131 24,545

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/05/1980 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 120 - 76 16,504
SAT 31/05/1980 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 123 - 108 19,581
SAT 31/05/1980 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda VFL Park 104 - 62 37,594
SAT 31/05/1980 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 183 - 99 17,420
SAT 31/05/1980 2:10 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 119 - 161 21,482
SAT 31/05/1980 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 105 - 98 61,769

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/06/1980 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 129 - 119 23,040
SAT 07/06/1980 2:10 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 103 - 144 15,598
SAT 07/06/1980 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Junction Oval 126 - 156 15,826
SAT 07/06/1980 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Princes Park 71 - 89 21,221
SAT 07/06/1980 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 80 - 163 16,506
SAT 07/06/1980 2:10 PM Richmond v South Melbourne VFL Park 121 - 68 50,017

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/06/1980 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 134 - 92 26,324
SAT 14/06/1980 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 101 - 72 28,371
SAT 14/06/1980 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Junction Oval 123 - 167 10,681
SUN 15/06/1980 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Geelong SCG 84 - 147 13,209
MON 16/06/1980 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 90 - 85 43,903
MON 16/06/1980 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 108 - 88 57,572

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/06/1980 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 129 - 117 15,275
SAT 21/06/1980 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 83 - 78 27,352
SAT 21/06/1980 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 107 - 117 24,107
SAT 21/06/1980 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Princes Park 143 - 109 11,686
SAT 21/06/1980 2:10 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 104 - 87 15,837
SAT 21/06/1980 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne VFL Park 139 - 93 54,675

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1980 2:10 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 73 - 43 11,785
SAT 28/06/1980 2:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 84 - 27 21,555
SAT 28/06/1980 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 39 - 78 12,361
SAT 28/06/1980 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda VFL Park 48 - 53 20,485
SAT 28/06/1980 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Princes Park 143 - 55 8,209
SAT 28/06/1980 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 73 - 64 64,054

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/07/1980 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 103 - 132 26,216
SAT 12/07/1980 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong VFL Park 37 - 117 34,224
SAT 12/07/1980 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 88 - 84 30,659
SAT 12/07/1980 2:10 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 36 - 50 16,840
SAT 12/07/1980 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Junction Oval 109 - 88 11,362
SAT 12/07/1980 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 109 - 50 15,277

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1980 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 105 - 114 23,327
SAT 19/07/1980 2:10 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 160 - 103 18,792
SAT 19/07/1980 2:10 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 129 - 133 17,484
SAT 19/07/1980 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy VFL Park 115 - 86 16,002
SAT 19/07/1980 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 149 - 122 25,090
SUN 20/07/1980 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond SCG 70 - 222 14,077

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/07/1980 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 124 - 90 11,643
SAT 26/07/1980 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 93 - 110 70,068
SAT 26/07/1980 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 101 - 133 26,348
SAT 26/07/1980 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 122 - 116 14,372
SAT 26/07/1980 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood VFL Park 107 - 211 34,044
SAT 26/07/1980 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 160 - 107 12,362

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/08/1980 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 87 - 57 7,554
SAT 02/08/1980 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 104 - 90 24,738
SAT 02/08/1980 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Princes Park 69 - 113 15,046
SAT 02/08/1980 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Junction Oval 104 - 80 6,836
SAT 02/08/1980 2:10 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 90 - 57 24,739
SAT 02/08/1980 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray VFL Park 156 - 41 18,282

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/08/1980 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 64 - 141 15,457
SAT 09/08/1980 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Moorabbin Oval 88 - 83 13,236
SAT 09/08/1980 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 91 - 70 30,951
SAT 09/08/1980 2:10 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 116 - 74 16,952
SAT 09/08/1980 2:10 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 85 - 73 13,682
SAT 09/08/1980 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy VFL Park 124 - 115 31,013

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/08/1980 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 174 - 109 19,048
SAT 16/08/1980 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 99 - 81 42,278
SAT 16/08/1980 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 164 - 103 27,956
SAT 16/08/1980 2:10 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 118 - 73 13,966
SAT 16/08/1980 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 134 - 117 12,015
SAT 16/08/1980 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne VFL Park 79 - 135 21,739

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/08/1980 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 101 - 122 23,530
SAT 23/08/1980 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Junction Oval 117 - 132 12,004
SAT 23/08/1980 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 87 - 136 21,358
SAT 23/08/1980 2:10 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne VFL Park 113 - 83 19,882
SAT 23/08/1980 2:10 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 130 - 92 23,427
SAT 23/08/1980 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 98 - 109 23,682

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1980 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 66 - 124 52,791
SAT 30/08/1980 2:10 PM Geelong v Footscray VFL Park 90 - 40 21,186
SAT 30/08/1980 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 146 - 142 22,494
SAT 30/08/1980 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 102 - 62 17,744
SAT 30/08/1980 2:10 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 83 - 83 10,302
SAT 30/08/1980 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 107 - 53 21,964

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1980 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 96 - 104 83,033

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1980 2:30 PM Carlton v Richmond VFL Park 74 - 116 59,014

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/09/1980 2:30 PM Geelong v Richmond VFL Park 71 - 95 65,303
SAT 13/09/1980 2:30 PM Carlton v Collingwood MCG 102 - 152 94,451

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/1980 2:30 PM Geelong v Collingwood VFL Park 89 - 93 75,526

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/09/1980 2:30 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 159 - 78 113,461