1981 VFL Season: Carlton
Season Team Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 130.3%)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Players:
37
Brownlow Leader(s):
Rod Ashman (21)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Peter Bosustow (56)
John Nicholls Medal Recipient(s):
Ken Hunter
Team Leaders
Captain(s): Mike Fitzpatrick
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Armstrong, Barry | #12 | 10 | R01-R04, R08-R10, R17, R20-R21 | 5 | |
| Ashman, Rod | #14 | 23 | R01-R22, GF | 41 | |
| Austin, Rod | #21 | 9 | R01-R03, R05-R06, R08, R12-R14 | 0 | |
| Bortolotto, Mario | #6 | 11 | R01-R02, R04, R11-R13, R18, R21-R22, SF, GF | 0 | |
| Bosustow, Peter | #4 | 23 | R01-R16, R18-R22, SF, GF | 59 | |
| Buckley, Jim | #16 | 13 | R05-R06, R09-R10, R13-R16, R20-R22, SF, GF | 8 | |
| Burke, Rohan | #19 | 2 | R17-R18 | 0 | |
| Doull, Bruce | #11 | 24 | R01-R22, SF, GF | 3 | |
| Dutton, Robert | #17 | 1 | R07 | 0 | |
| English, Des | #27 | 21 | R01-R10, R14-R22, SF, GF | 0 | |
| Fitzpatrick, Mike | #3 | 24 | R01-R22, SF, GF | 17 | |
| Francis, Peter | #7 | 11 | R01-R11 | 6 | |
| Glascott, David | #32 | 15 | R03, R07, R09-R10, R12-R18, R21-R22, SF, GF | 2 | |
| Harmes, Wayne | #37 | 15 | R09-R17, R19-R22, SF, GF | 11 | |
| Hartney, Brendan | #24 | 6 | R11-R13, R18-R19, R22 | 0 | |
| Hocking, Geoff | #48 | 6 | R07, R14-R17, R19 | 0 | |
| Howell, Scott | #40 | 14 | R03, R05, R11-R21, GF | 4 | |
| Hunter, Ken | #9 | 23 | R01-R12, R14-R22, SF, GF | 2 | |
| Johnston, Wayne | #7 | 12 | R11-R13, R16-R22, SF, GF | 26 | |
| Jones, Warren | #2 | 10 | R01-R10 | 3 | |
| Keogh, Trevor | #8 | 1 | R15 | 0 | |
| Klomp, Robbert | #22 | 10 | R01-R03, R05-R11 | 1 | |
| Kourkoumelis, Spiro | #49 | 1 | R17 | 1 | |
| Lenaghan, Denis | #35 | 8 | R01-R02, R04, R07-R08, R18-R20 | 7 | |
| MacLure, Mark | #36 | 23 | R01-R04, R06-R22, SF, GF | 29 | |
| Marchesani, Frank | #25 | 3 | R19-R21 | 2 | |
| Marcou, Alex | #34 | 19 | R01, R04-R17, R21-R22, SF, GF | 28 | |
| Maylin, Phil | #13 | 22 | R01-R08, R10, R12-R22, SF, GF | 10 | |
| McConville, Peter | #33 | 21 | R01-R06, R08-R20, SF, GF | 35 | |
| McKay, David | #43 | 15 | R08-R14, R16-R18, R20-R22, SF, GF | 24 | |
| Perovic, Val | #15 | 18 | R01-R15, R22, SF, GF | 0 | |
| Sharp, Greg | #29 | 9 | R04-R09, R11, R15, R17 | 3 | |
| Sheldon, Ken | #5 | 13 | R11-R20, R22, SF, GF | 10 | |
| Southby, Geoff | #20 | 11 | R01-R06, R19-R22, SF | 0 | |
| Waddell, Rod | #10 | 3 | R18-R19, SF | 2 | |
| Wells, Greg | #1 | 22 | R01-R16, R18-R20, R22, SF, GF | 13 | |
| Whitnall, Graeme | #30 | 8 | R02-R07, R16, R21 | 3 |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.
Coach Results
| Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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| Parkin, David | 24 | 19 | -0- | 5 | R01-R22, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 28/03/1981 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | CAR by 62 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 04/04/1981 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | CAR by 16 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 11/04/1981 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | CAR by 16 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 20/04/1981 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | CAR by 28 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 25/04/1981 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CAR by 64 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 02/05/1981 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COL by 57 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 09/05/1981 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CAR by 40 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 16/05/1981 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | CAR by 5 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 23/05/1981 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CAR by 99 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 30/05/1981 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESS by 35 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 06/06/1981 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CAR by 31 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 13/06/1981 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | CAR by 39 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 20/06/1981 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 25 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 27/06/1981 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | CAR by 81 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 04/07/1981 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CAR by 15 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 18/07/1981 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 1 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 25/07/1981 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CAR by 53 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 01/08/1981 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | CAR by 33 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 09/08/1981 | Round 19 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CAR by 23 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 15/08/1981 | Round 20 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 1 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 22/08/1981 | Round 21 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CAR by 22 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 29/08/1981 | Round 22 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | CAR by 27 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 12/09/1981 | Semi Final | Geelong | HOME | WIN | CAR by 40 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 26/09/1981 | Grand Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | CAR by 20 | David Parkin | Mike Fitzpatrick |
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