1981 VFL Season: Fitzroy

Season Team Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Team: Fitzroy
Home Ground: Junction Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 5th (W-D-L: 14-0-8, P%: 112.1%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Collingwood (Semi Final)
Players: 35
Brownlow Leader(s): Bernie Quinlan (22)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Bernie Quinlan (68)
Mitchell Medal Recipient(s): Ron Alexander

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Garry Wilson

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Alexander, Ron #6 23 R01-R04, R06-R22, EF, SF 9
Braddy, Craig #31 4 R09, R12-R14 1
Brown, Brian #2 7 R07-R09, R12-R15 0
Carlson, Leigh #18 15 R10-R22, EF, SF 8
Cassin, John #3 3 R15, R19-R20 0
Clayton, Scott #40 13 R07-R11, R14, R18-R22, EF, SF 1
Coleman, Glenn #32 10 R01-R06, R14-R15, R20-R21 0
Conlan, Mick #12 24 R01-R22, EF, SF 42
Everett, Geoff #14 6 R01-R06 1
Foster, Peter #28 2 R03, R09 0
Francis, Peter #7 7 R15-R17, R21-R22, EF, SF 2
Hansen, Chris #16 18 R01-R02, R05-R08, R10-R19, R21-R22 3
Harris, Leon #38 18 R01-R11, R13-R14, R20-R22, EF, SF 17
Herbert, Des #26 7 R11, R13, R20-R22, EF, SF 3
Hinchen, Graeme #15 6 R01-R06 0
Keays, Peter #13 3 R01, R08-R09 0
Lawrie, Grant #3 20 R02, R05-R20, R22, EF, SF 6
Lewis, Rod #20 20 R01-R11, R16-R22, EF, SF 14
McCarthy, Gerald #23 16 R01, R03-R04, R07-R19 1
McConnon, Leigh #34 15 R01-R03, R05-R07, R12-R20 4
McMahon, David #19 24 R01-R22, EF, SF 28
Merrigan, Harvey #36 2 R10, R19 5
Mugavin, Noel #35 8 R01-R08 12
Murnane, Lee #41 21 R01-R19, EF, SF 25
O'Neill, Terry #25 13 R04-R11, R20-R22, EF, SF 0
Parish, Les #27 21 R04-R22, EF, SF 21
Poynton, Michael #17 19 R02-R04, R08, R10-R22, EF, SF 32
Quinlan, Bernie #5 24 R01-R22, EF, SF 73
Rankin, David #22 3 R05, R12, R18 0
Rendell, Matthew #9 19 R02-R08, R12-R18, R20-R22, EF, SF 45
Serafini, Laurie #10 24 R01-R22, EF, SF 0
Smith, Chris #8 19 R01-R05, R09-R13, R16-R22, EF, SF 0
Taylor, Neville #33 18 R01-R07, R10-R11, R16-R22, EF, SF 0
Thornton, Ross #4 11 R01, R08-R09, R12-R19 8
Wilson, Garry #29 17 R01-R04, R06-R07, R09-R12, R15-R17, R21-R22, EF, SF 20

Team Line-Up

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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)
Walls, Robert 24 15 -0- 9 R01-R22, EF, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
28/03/1981 Round 1 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 26 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
04/04/1981 Round 2 Melbourne HOME WIN FIT by 45 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
11/04/1981 Round 3 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 16 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
18/04/1981 Round 4 South Melbourne HOME WIN FIT by 69 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
25/04/1981 Round 5 Essendon AWAY WIN FIT by 21 Robert Walls unknown
02/05/1981 Round 6 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 53 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
09/05/1981 Round 7 Richmond HOME WIN FIT by 4 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
16/05/1981 Round 8 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 29 Robert Walls unknown
23/05/1981 Round 9 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 21 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
30/05/1981 Round 10 Footscray HOME WIN FIT by 77 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
06/06/1981 Round 11 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 40 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
13/06/1981 Round 12 Melbourne AWAY WIN FIT by 44 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
20/06/1981 Round 13 Carlton HOME WIN FIT by 25 Robert Walls unknown
27/06/1981 Round 14 South Melbourne AWAY WIN FIT by 23 Robert Walls unknown
04/07/1981 Round 15 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 19 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
18/07/1981 Round 16 North Melbourne HOME WIN FIT by 34 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
25/07/1981 Round 17 Richmond AWAY WIN FIT by 1 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
01/08/1981 Round 18 Hawthorn HOME WIN FIT by 12 Robert Walls unknown
08/08/1981 Round 19 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 15 Robert Walls unknown
15/08/1981 Round 20 Footscray AWAY WIN FIT by 61 Robert Walls unknown
22/08/1981 Round 21 St Kilda HOME WIN FIT by 38 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
29/08/1981 Round 22 Collingwood AWAY WIN FIT by 26 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
05/09/1981 Elimination Final Essendon AWAY WIN FIT by 15 Robert Walls Garry Wilson
12/09/1981 Semi Final Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 1 Robert Walls Garry Wilson