1981 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 1-0-21, P%: 63.5%)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Players:
46
Brownlow Leader(s):
Robert Flower, Graham Gaunt, Paul O'Brien, Steven Smith (3)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Mark Jackson (76)
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy Recipient(s):
Steven Smith
Team Leaders
Captain(s):
Robert Flower
Vice-Captain(s):
Garry Baker
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Baker, Garry | #1 | 12 | R01-R11, R13 | 0 | |
| Barham, Jamie | #42 | 4 | R08-R10, R16 | 1 | |
| Barnes, Tony | #38 | 3 | R01-R03 | 4 | |
| Bickford, Stephen | #44 | 6 | R02-R03, R06-R07, R11-R12 | 4 | |
| Braddy, Shane | #38 | 2 | R19-R20 | 3 | |
| Byrne, Michael | #14 | 10 | R03-R05, R08-R14 | 2 | |
| Catoggio, Vin | #15 | 8 | R03-R08, R13-R14 | 15 | |
| Clayton, Cameron | #12 | 8 | R01-R02, R04, R10-R12, R21-R22 | 3 | |
| Crosswell, Brent | #8 | 14 | R03-R06, R09-R18 | 11 | |
| Dickson, Russell | #45 | 4 | R11-R13, R16 | 1 | |
| Dullard, Anthony | #28 | 7 | R01-R03, R07-R08, R12-R13 | 2 | |
| Durnan, Jim | #21 | 6 | R07, R09-R13 | 0 | |
| Ellingworth, Roger | #34 | 2 | R06-R07 | 0 | |
| Elliott, Robert | #6 | 8 | R01-R06, R14-R15 | 0 | |
| Elshaug, Tony | #33 | 18 | R02-R04, R08-R22 | 24 | |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 16 | R01-R04, R07-R08, R13-R22 | 5 | |
| Fowler, Laurie | #9 | 22 | R01-R22 | 0 | |
| Gaunt, Graham | #20 | 18 | R01, R05-R16, R18-R22 | 4 | |
| Giles, Glenn | #37 | 2 | R14-R15 | 0 | |
| Giles, Peter | #4 | 16 | R01-R02, R04-R11, R13-R14, R19-R22 | 1 | |
| Gordon, Wayne | #13 | 11 | R01-R03, R06-R13 | 2 | |
| Hamilton, Peter | #30 | 3 | R15-R17 | 0 | |
| Hardeman, Gary | #11 | 9 | R04, R14-R20, R22 | 0 | |
| Healy, Gerard | #39 | 22 | R01-R22 | 27 | |
| Hutchison, Greg | #43 | 16 | R01-R02, R05-R06, R11-R22 | 2 | |
| Jackson, Mark | #25 | 22 | R01-R22 | 76 | |
| Keenan, Peter | #10 | 14 | R05-R07, R09-R15, R17-R19, R21 | 2 | |
| Korn, Trevor | #54 | 3 | R18-R20 | 1 | |
| Martyn, Tony | #24 | 3 | R01, R05-R06 | 1 | |
| Maynard, Peter | #36 | 5 | R05-R06, R08-R09, R18 | 0 | |
| McGlashan, Dave | #41 | 3 | R04, R21-R22 | 1 | |
| McLean, Glenn | #26 | 2 | R21-R22 | 0 | |
| Moir, Andrew | #29 | 18 | R01-R10, R12, R15-R16, R18-R22 | 11 | |
| Nettlefold, Bill | #19 | 13 | R01-R03, R07-R12, R14, R17-R19 | 7 | |
| O'Brien, Paul | #40 | 6 | R15-R20 | 0 | |
| O'Donnell, Kelly | #23 | 20 | R01-R06, R08, R10-R22 | 30 | |
| O'Dwyer, Des | #47 | 6 | R17-R22 | 3 | |
| Pinnell, Phillip | #7 | 13 | R01, R05, R07-R17 | 5 | |
| Seddon, Michael | #17 | 12 | R02-R07, R17-R22 | 9 | |
| Smith, Steven | #35 | 22 | R01-R22 | 2 | |
| Todd, Ian | #50 | 6 | R16-R20, R22 | 1 | |
| Tossol, John | #48 | 2 | R21-R22 | 3 | |
| Walters, Robert | #16 | 1 | R14 | 0 | |
| Whitford, Don | #27 | 3 | R05, R20-R21 | 1 | |
| Young, Michael | #5 | 12 | R01-R02, R04, R07-R09, R15-R17, R20-R22 | 2 | |
| Zantuck, Shane | #32 | 7 | R03-R04, R09-R10, R15-R17 | 2 |
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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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| Barassi, Ron | 22 | 1 | -0- | 21 | R01-R22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 28/03/1981 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 41 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 04/04/1981 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 45 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 11/04/1981 | Round 3 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MEL by 1 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 18/04/1981 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STK by 52 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 25/04/1981 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 63 | Ron Barassi | Garry Baker |
| 03/05/1981 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 49 | Ron Barassi | Garry Baker |
| 09/05/1981 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 40 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 16/05/1981 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SOU by 44 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 23/05/1981 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 34 | Ron Barassi | Garry Baker |
| 30/05/1981 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NOR by 129 | Ron Barassi | Garry Baker |
| 06/06/1981 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 42 | Ron Barassi | Garry Baker |
| 13/06/1981 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FIT by 44 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 20/06/1981 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOO by 31 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 27/06/1981 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 72 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 11/07/1981 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COL by 22 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 18/07/1981 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEE by 88 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 25/07/1981 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 53 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 01/08/1981 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SOU by 29 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 08/08/1981 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESS by 44 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 15/08/1981 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 58 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 22/08/1981 | Round 21 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 17 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 29/08/1981 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HAW by 53 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
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