1981 VFL Season: Hawthorn

Season Team Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Team: Hawthorn
Home Ground: Princes Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 6th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 109.4%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 35
Brownlow Leader(s): Leigh Matthews (11)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Leigh Matthews (48)
Peter Crimmins Medal Recipient(s): Terry Wallace

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Leigh Matthews

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Ablett, Geoff #2 17 R01-R03, R08-R11, R13-R22 19
Ayres, Gary #7 3 R02-R03, R19 0
Considine, Paul #36 3 R04-R05, R07 3
Davies, Rick #11 20 R01-R10, R13-R22 37
De Wolde, Alle #27 1 R07 0
DiPierdomenico, Robert #9 12 R01-R02, R11-R18, R20-R21 5
Eade, Rodney #26 14 R01-R06, R08, R11-R16, R18 5
Goad, Alan #19 19 R01-R17, R21-R22 19
Goss, Norm #1 20 R01-R17, R19-R20, R22 27
Greene, Russell #29 21 R01-R21 15
Hendrie, John #25 8 R01-R05, R18-R20 7
Howard, Glenn #48 7 R15-R20, R22 0
Hoyer, Craig #28 1 R04 0
Kennedy, John #34 17 R01, R03-R08, R10-R12, R16-R22 9
Kershaw, Kim #14 1 R17 0
Knights, Peter #24 8 R03, R10, R17-R22 1
Mace, Robert #38 6 R07, R09, R11-R12, R20-R21 6
Matthews, Leigh #3 16 R01-R02, R06, R09-R15, R17-R22 48
McCarthy, Michael #20 12 R04-R13, R19, R22 3
Mew, Chris #46 19 R01-R16, R18-R19, R22 1
Moncrieff, Michael #6 16 R02-R12, R14-R17, R21 32
Moore, Kelvin #15 22 R01-R22 0
Murnane, Peter #22 15 R01-R03, R06-R09, R13-R19, R22 20
O'Halloran, David #8 13 R01-R06, R16-R22 0
Paton, Ian #12 17 R01-R02, R07-R18, R20-R22 2
Polkinghorne, David #10 15 R04-R14, R19-R22 1
Robertson, Colin #32 18 R01-R18 17
Russo, Peter #4 20 R01-R03, R06-R22 5
Schwab, Peter #43 2 R20-R21 0
Scott, Don #23 20 R01-R15, R18-R22 3
Tuck, Michael #17 21 R01, R03-R22 32
Turner, Mark #44 11 R04-R06, R08-R10, R12-R16 2
Wade, Scott #13 2 R21-R22 0
Wallace, Terry #16 22 R01-R22 10
Wilton, Nick #21 1 R05 0

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)
Jeans, Allan 22 13 -0- 9 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
28/03/1981 Round 1 Melbourne AWAY WIN HAW by 41 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
04/04/1981 Round 2 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 16 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
11/04/1981 Round 3 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 22 Allan Jeans Peter Knights
20/04/1981 Round 4 Essendon AWAY WIN HAW by 15 Allan Jeans unknown
25/04/1981 Round 5 North Melbourne HOME WIN HAW by 35 Allan Jeans unknown
02/05/1981 Round 6 Richmond AWAY WIN HAW by 75 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
09/05/1981 Round 7 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 3 Allan Jeans unknown
16/05/1981 Round 8 Fitzroy HOME WIN HAW by 29 Allan Jeans unknown
23/05/1981 Round 9 Footscray AWAY WIN HAW by 10 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
30/05/1981 Round 10 St Kilda HOME WIN HAW by 15 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
08/06/1981 Round 11 Collingwood HOME WIN HAW by 46 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
13/06/1981 Round 12 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 39 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
20/06/1981 Round 13 South Melbourne HOME WIN HAW by 32 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
28/06/1981 Round 14 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 18 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
04/07/1981 Round 15 North Melbourne AWAY WIN HAW by 60 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
18/07/1981 Round 16 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 45 Allan Jeans unknown
25/07/1981 Round 17 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 14 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
01/08/1981 Round 18 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 12 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
08/08/1981 Round 19 Footscray HOME WIN HAW by 21 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
15/08/1981 Round 20 St Kilda AWAY WIN HAW by 9 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
22/08/1981 Round 21 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 73 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews
29/08/1981 Round 22 Melbourne HOME WIN HAW by 53 Allan Jeans Leigh Matthews