1981 VFL Season: South Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Team: South Melbourne
Home Ground: Lakeside Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 9th (W-D-L: 8-0-14, P%: 85.8%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 43
Brownlow Leader(s): Barry Round (22)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): John Roberts (51)
Bob Skilton Medal Recipient(s): Barry Round

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Barry Round

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Ackerly, David #9 19 R01-R02, R04-R06, R09-R22 0
Allender, Stephen #14 10 R06-R09, R13-R15, R17, R20-R21 8
Boyse, Maurice #28 5 R07-R11 5
Browning, Mark #11 12 R01-R03, R14-R22 13
Carroll, Dennis #40 14 R08-R13, R15-R22 6
Carroll, Wayne #18 8 R02, R04, R10, R15-R16, R18-R20 7
Carter, Rod #13 21 R01, R03-R22 0
Conlen, Bernie #48 2 R21-R22 0
Cowton, Gary #5 8 R04-R11 0
Daniher, Anthony #19 9 R05-R06, R11-R13, R18-R21 0
Eather, Stephen #41 3 R02, R19-R20 0
Evans, Bernie #15 20 R01-R20 19
Fields, Neville #12 6 R01-R03, R07-R09 0
Foschini, Silvio #46 17 R03-R05, R07, R10-R22 37
Fraser, Mark #29 10 R01-R02, R04, R08, R10-R13, R16, R22 1
Goss, Kevin #7 9 R02-R07, R11, R14, R22 2
Hounsell, Colin #23 16 R03-R09, R12, R15-R22 13
Jackson, Francis #31 17 R01-R07, R09-R15, R17-R18, R21 2
James, Max #27 12 R01-R07, R14-R16, R20-R21 12
Jenkinson, Noel #3 1 R13 0
Koop, Doug #47 4 R02, R08-R09, R19 1
Kruse, Max #3 12 R01-R03, R05-R06, R08, R10-R12, R19-R20, R22 1
McGhie, Robert #4 1 R01 0
Melesso, Peter #42 1 R22 0
Moir, Phillip #33 3 R11, R13, R21 3
Morrison, Peter #35 1 R22 0
Morwood, Paul #32 16 R01, R06-R19, R22 4
Morwood, Shane #41 4 R14, R16-R18 4
Morwood, Tony #21 20 R01-R10, R12-R21 21
Oaten, Michael #4 1 R12 0
Plumb, Phillip #2 5 R01-R02, R05, R08, R21 1
Rhys-Jones, David #30 18 R01-R18 1
Roberts, Ian #17 6 R07, R12-R14, R21-R22 1
Roberts, John #10 21 R01-R20, R22 51
Round, Barry #25 22 R01-R22 12
Scott, Brett #38 7 R02-R06, R21-R22 0
Smith, Greg #8 19 R01, R03-R10, R13-R22 13
Smith, Michael #28 2 R02-R03 5
Taylor, Kevin #22 14 R01, R03-R12, R17, R19-R20 24
Teasdale, Graham #20 17 R01, R03-R04, R09-R22 17
Whitzell, Mark #52 1 R14 0
Winbanks, David #39 4 R15-R18 0
Wright, Stephen #26 22 R01-R22 23

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)
Stewart, Ian 22 8 -0- 14 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
28/03/1981 Round 1 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 48 Ian Stewart Barry Round
04/04/1981 Round 2 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 35 Ian Stewart Barry Round
11/04/1981 Round 3 Hawthorn HOME WIN SOU by 22 Ian Stewart Barry Round
18/04/1981 Round 4 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 69 Ian Stewart Barry Round
25/04/1981 Round 5 Footscray HOME WIN SOU by 62 Ian Stewart Barry Round
02/05/1981 Round 6 St Kilda AWAY WIN SOU by 10 Ian Stewart Barry Round
09/05/1981 Round 7 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 65 Ian Stewart Barry Round
16/05/1981 Round 8 Melbourne HOME WIN SOU by 44 Ian Stewart Barry Round
23/05/1981 Round 9 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 99 Ian Stewart Barry Round
30/05/1981 Round 10 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 22 Ian Stewart Barry Round
08/06/1981 Round 11 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 28 Ian Stewart Barry Round
13/06/1981 Round 12 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 15 Ian Stewart Barry Round
20/06/1981 Round 13 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 32 Ian Stewart Barry Round
27/06/1981 Round 14 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 23 Ian Stewart Barry Round
11/07/1981 Round 15 Footscray AWAY WIN SOU by 63 Ian Stewart Barry Round
18/07/1981 Round 16 St Kilda HOME WIN SOU by 51 Ian Stewart Barry Round
26/07/1981 Round 17 Collingwood HOME WIN SOU by 18 Ian Stewart Barry Round
01/08/1981 Round 18 Melbourne AWAY WIN SOU by 29 Ian Stewart Barry Round
09/08/1981 Round 19 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 23 Ian Stewart Barry Round
15/08/1981 Round 20 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 53 Ian Stewart Barry Round
22/08/1981 Round 21 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 111 Ian Stewart Barry Round
29/08/1981 Round 22 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 33 Ian Stewart Barry Round