1980 VFA Season

These are the results for the 1980 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Coburg were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Port Melbourne were the premiers, with Gary Brice as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1980 VFA Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 94

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Camberwell Camberwell Sportsground Graeme Phillips
Caulfield Princes Park
Coburg Coburg City Oval Col Kinnear
Dandenong Shepley Oval
Frankston Frankston Park Frank Davis Ian Bremner
Geelong West West Oval
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Gary Brice
Prahran Toorak Park Mick Erwin
Preston Preston City Oval Harold Martin
Sandringham Beach Road Oval Peter Hogan

Season Results

Premiers: Port Melbourne
Runners-Up: Coburg
Minor Premiers: Coburg

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Coburg 1st 16 -0- 2 64 133.5% 2,482 1,859 368 274 269 245
Port Melbourne 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 124.3% 2,517 2,025 370 297 292 273
Geelong West 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 101.0% 2,252 2,230 329 278 328 262
Sandringham 4th 10 -0- 8 40 104.3% 2,181 2,091 322 249 305 261
Prahran 5th 10 -0- 8 40 92.7% 2,189 2,361 321 263 344 297
Dandenong 6th 9 -1- 8 38 105.9% 2,091 1,975 299 297 285 265
Preston 7th 6 -0- 12 24 97.0% 2,188 2,255 317 286 330 275
Frankston 8th 5 -0- 13 20 83.5% 2,028 2,428 298 240 361 262
Caulfield 9th 4 -1- 13 18 87.9% 2,031 2,310 292 279 338 282
Camberwell 10th 4 -0- 14 16 81.4% 1,861 2,286 269 247 333 288

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Port Melbourne 1st Premiers
Coburg 2nd Runners-Up
Geelong West 3rd Defeated by Coburg (Preliminary Final)
Sandringham 4th Defeated by Geelong West (Semi Final)
Prahran 5th Did not qualify for finals
Dandenong 6th Did not qualify for finals
Preston 7th Did not qualify for finals
Frankston 8th Did not qualify for finals
Caulfield 9th Did not qualify for finals
Camberwell 10th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 06/04/1980 2:10 PM Coburg v Geelong West Coburg City Oval 179 - 98
SUN 06/04/1980 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Camberwell North Port Oval 155 - 117
SUN 13/04/1980 2:10 PM Caulfield v Dandenong Princes Park 120 - 120
SUN 13/04/1980 2:10 PM Frankston v Preston Frankston Park 112 - 106
SUN 13/04/1980 2:10 PM Prahran v Sandringham Toorak Park 144 - 138

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 1 -0- 0 4 182.7% 179 98
Port Melbourne 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 132.5% 155 117
Frankston 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 105.7% 112 106
Prahran 4th 1 -0- 0 4 104.3% 144 138
Caulfield 5th 0 -1- 0 2 100.0% 120 120
Dandenong 0 -1- 0 2 100.0% 120 120
Sandringham 7th 0 -0- 1 0 95.8% 138 144
Preston 8th 0 -0- 1 0 94.6% 106 112
Camberwell 9th 0 -0- 1 0 75.5% 117 155
Geelong West 10th 0 -0- 1 0 54.7% 98 179

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 20/04/1980 2:10 PM Camberwell v Frankston Camberwell Sportsground 151 - 145
SUN 20/04/1980 2:10 PM Dandenong v Coburg Shepley Oval 140 - 151
SUN 20/04/1980 2:10 PM Geelong West v Prahran West Oval 122 - 114
SUN 20/04/1980 2:10 PM Preston v Caulfield Preston City Oval 139 - 89
SUN 20/04/1980 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 146 - 110

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 2 -0- 0 8 138.7% 330 238
Preston 2nd 1 -0- 1 4 121.9% 245 201
Sandringham 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 111.8% 284 254
Port Melbourne 4th 1 -0- 1 4 100.8% 265 263
Frankston 5th 1 -0- 1 4 100.0% 257 257
Prahran 6th 1 -0- 1 4 99.2% 258 260
Camberwell 7th 1 -0- 1 4 89.3% 268 300
Geelong West 8th 1 -0- 1 4 75.1% 220 293
Dandenong 9th 0 -1- 1 2 95.9% 260 271
Caulfield 10th 0 -1- 1 2 80.7% 209 259

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 27/04/1980 2:10 PM Camberwell v Preston Camberwell Sportsground 89 - 161
SUN 27/04/1980 2:10 PM Coburg v Caulfield Coburg City Oval 136 - 107
SUN 27/04/1980 2:10 PM Frankston v Sandringham Frankston Park 151 - 113
SUN 27/04/1980 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Geelong West North Port Oval 201 - 141
SUN 27/04/1980 2:10 PM Prahran v Dandenong Toorak Park 136 - 107

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 3 -0- 0 12 135.1% 466 345
Preston 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 140.0% 406 290
Port Melbourne 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 115.3% 466 404
Frankston 4th 2 -0- 1 8 110.3% 408 370
Prahran 5th 2 -0- 1 8 107.4% 394 367
Sandringham 6th 1 -0- 2 4 98.0% 397 405
Camberwell 7th 1 -0- 2 4 77.4% 357 461
Geelong West 8th 1 -0- 2 4 73.1% 361 494
Dandenong 9th 0 -1- 2 2 90.2% 367 407
Caulfield 10th 0 -1- 2 2 80.0% 316 395

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 04/05/1980 2:10 PM Caulfield v Prahran Princes Park 136 - 164
SUN 04/05/1980 2:10 PM Dandenong v Port Melbourne Shepley Oval 180 - 144
SUN 04/05/1980 2:10 PM Geelong West v Frankston West Oval 148 - 121
SUN 04/05/1980 2:10 PM Preston v Coburg Preston City Oval 109 - 120
SUN 04/05/1980 2:10 PM Sandringham v Camberwell Beach Road Oval 160 - 120

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 4 -0- 0 16 129.1% 586 454
Prahran 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 110.9% 558 503
Preston 3rd 2 -0- 2 8 125.6% 515 410
Sandringham 4th 2 -0- 2 8 106.1% 557 525
Port Melbourne 5th 2 -0- 2 8 104.5% 610 584
Frankston 6th 2 -0- 2 8 102.1% 529 518
Geelong West 7th 2 -0- 2 8 82.8% 509 615
Dandenong 8th 1 -1- 2 6 99.3% 547 551
Camberwell 9th 1 -0- 3 4 76.8% 477 621
Caulfield 10th 0 -1- 3 2 80.9% 452 559

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 11/05/1980 2:10 PM Camberwell v Caulfield Camberwell Sportsground 119 - 150
SUN 11/05/1980 2:10 PM Frankston v Coburg Frankston Park 86 - 145
SUN 11/05/1980 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 138 - 106
SUN 11/05/1980 2:10 PM Preston v Geelong West Preston City Oval 120 - 131
SUN 11/05/1980 2:10 PM Sandringham v Dandenong Beach Road Oval 66 - 110

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 5 -0- 0 20 135.4% 731 540
Port Melbourne 2nd 3 -0- 2 12 108.4% 748 690
Prahran 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 103.6% 664 641
Geelong West 4th 3 -0- 2 12 87.1% 640 735
Dandenong 5th 2 -1- 2 10 106.5% 657 617
Preston 6th 2 -0- 3 8 117.4% 635 541
Sandringham 7th 2 -0- 3 8 98.1% 623 635
Frankston 8th 2 -0- 3 8 92.8% 615 663
Caulfield 9th 1 -1- 3 6 88.8% 602 678
Camberwell 10th 1 -0- 4 4 77.3% 596 771

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 18/05/1980 2:10 PM Caulfield v Sandringham Princes Park 156 - 124
SUN 18/05/1980 2:10 PM Coburg v Camberwell Coburg City Oval 109 - 105
SUN 18/05/1980 2:10 PM Dandenong v Geelong West Shepley Oval 124 - 140
SUN 18/05/1980 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 185 - 131
SUN 18/05/1980 2:10 PM Prahran v Frankston Toorak Park 123 - 118

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 6 -0- 0 24 130.2% 840 645
Port Melbourne 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 113.6% 933 821
Prahran 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 103.7% 787 759
Geelong West 4th 4 -0- 2 16 90.8% 780 859
Dandenong 5th 2 -1- 3 10 103.2% 781 757
Caulfield 6th 2 -1- 3 10 94.5% 758 802
Preston 7th 2 -0- 4 8 105.5% 766 726
Sandringham 8th 2 -0- 4 8 94.4% 747 791
Frankston 9th 2 -0- 4 8 93.3% 733 786
Camberwell 10th 1 -0- 5 4 79.7% 701 880

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 25/05/1980 2:10 PM Camberwell v Prahran Camberwell Sportsground 131 - 138
SUN 25/05/1980 2:10 PM Frankston v Port Melbourne Frankston Park 161 - 129
SUN 25/05/1980 2:10 PM Geelong West v Caulfield West Oval 194 - 141
SUN 25/05/1980 2:10 PM Preston v Dandenong Preston City Oval 158 - 171
SUN 25/05/1980 2:10 PM Sandringham v Coburg Beach Road Oval 113 - 153

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 7 -0- 0 28 131.0% 993 758
Prahran 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 103.9% 925 890
Geelong West 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 97.4% 974 1,000
Port Melbourne 4th 4 -0- 3 16 108.1% 1,062 982
Dandenong 5th 3 -1- 3 14 104.0% 952 915
Frankston 6th 3 -0- 4 12 97.7% 894 915
Caulfield 7th 2 -1- 4 10 90.3% 899 996
Preston 8th 2 -0- 5 8 103.0% 924 897
Sandringham 9th 2 -0- 5 8 91.1% 860 944
Camberwell 10th 1 -0- 6 4 81.7% 832 1,018

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 01/06/1980 2:10 PM Camberwell v Geelong West Camberwell Sportsground 119 - 188
SUN 01/06/1980 2:10 PM Frankston v Dandenong Frankston Park 118 - 146
SUN 01/06/1980 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Caulfield North Port Oval 131 - 88
SUN 01/06/1980 2:10 PM Prahran v Coburg Toorak Park 107 - 136
SUN 01/06/1980 2:10 PM Preston v Sandringham Preston City Oval 134 - 152

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 8 -0- 0 32 130.5% 1,129 865
Geelong West 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 103.8% 1,162 1,119
Port Melbourne 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 111.5% 1,193 1,070
Prahran 4th 5 -0- 3 20 100.6% 1,032 1,026
Dandenong 5th 4 -1- 3 18 106.3% 1,098 1,033
Frankston 6th 3 -0- 5 12 95.4% 1,012 1,061
Sandringham 7th 3 -0- 5 12 93.9% 1,012 1,078
Caulfield 8th 2 -1- 5 10 87.6% 987 1,127
Preston 9th 2 -0- 6 8 100.9% 1,058 1,049
Camberwell 10th 1 -0- 7 4 78.9% 951 1,206

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 08/06/1980 2:10 PM Caulfield v Frankston Princes Park 144 - 123
SUN 08/06/1980 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Coburg City Oval 132 - 144
SUN 08/06/1980 2:10 PM Dandenong v Camberwell Shepley Oval 103 - 65
SUN 08/06/1980 2:10 PM Geelong West v Sandringham West Oval 147 - 131
SUN 08/06/1980 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 132 - 129

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 8 -0- 1 32 125.0% 1,261 1,009
Geelong West 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 104.7% 1,309 1,250
Port Melbourne 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 111.2% 1,337 1,202
Prahran 4th 6 -0- 3 24 100.8% 1,164 1,155
Dandenong 5th 5 -1- 3 22 109.4% 1,201 1,098
Caulfield 6th 3 -1- 5 14 90.5% 1,131 1,250
Frankston 7th 3 -0- 6 12 94.2% 1,135 1,205
Sandringham 8th 3 -0- 6 12 93.3% 1,143 1,225
Preston 9th 2 -0- 7 8 100.5% 1,187 1,181
Camberwell 10th 1 -0- 8 4 77.6% 1,016 1,309

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 22/06/1980 2:10 PM Camberwell v Port Melbourne Camberwell Sportsground 75 - 137
SUN 22/06/1980 2:10 PM Dandenong v Caulfield Shepley Oval 83 - 57
SUN 22/06/1980 2:10 PM Geelong West v Coburg West Oval 100 - 139
SUN 22/06/1980 2:10 PM Preston v Frankston Preston City Oval 139 - 111
SUN 22/06/1980 2:10 PM Sandringham v Prahran Beach Road Oval 130 - 146

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 9 -0- 1 36 126.2% 1,400 1,109
Port Melbourne 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 115.4% 1,474 1,277
Prahran 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 101.9% 1,310 1,285
Geelong West 4th 7 -0- 3 28 101.4% 1,409 1,389
Dandenong 5th 6 -1- 3 26 111.2% 1,284 1,155
Caulfield 6th 3 -1- 6 14 89.1% 1,188 1,333
Preston 7th 3 -0- 7 12 102.6% 1,326 1,292
Sandringham 8th 3 -0- 7 12 92.9% 1,273 1,371
Frankston 9th 3 -0- 7 12 92.7% 1,246 1,344
Camberwell 10th 1 -0- 9 4 75.4% 1,091 1,446

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 29/06/1980 2:10 PM Caulfield v Preston Princes Park 77 - 83
SUN 29/06/1980 2:10 PM Coburg v Dandenong Coburg City Oval 67 - 45
SUN 29/06/1980 2:10 PM Frankston v Camberwell Frankston Park 81 - 63
SUN 29/06/1980 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham North Port Oval 73 - 83
SUN 29/06/1980 2:10 PM Prahran v Geelong West Toorak Park 79 - 74

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 10 -0- 1 40 127.1% 1,467 1,154
Prahran 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 102.2% 1,389 1,359
Port Melbourne 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 113.8% 1,547 1,360
Geelong West 4th 7 -0- 4 28 101.0% 1,483 1,468
Dandenong 5th 6 -1- 4 26 108.8% 1,329 1,222
Preston 6th 4 -0- 7 16 102.9% 1,409 1,369
Frankston 7th 4 -0- 7 16 94.3% 1,327 1,407
Sandringham 8th 4 -0- 7 16 93.9% 1,356 1,444
Caulfield 9th 3 -1- 7 14 89.3% 1,265 1,416
Camberwell 10th 1 -0- 10 4 75.6% 1,154 1,527

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 06/07/1980 2:10 PM Sandringham v Frankston Beach Road Oval 142 - 62
SUN 13/07/1980 2:10 PM Caulfield v Coburg Princes Park 91 - 126
SUN 13/07/1980 2:10 PM Dandenong v Prahran Shepley Oval 126 - 85
SUN 13/07/1980 2:10 PM Geelong West v Port Melbourne West Oval 93 - 84
SUN 13/07/1980 2:10 PM Preston v Camberwell Preston City Oval 86 - 97

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 11 -0- 1 44 128.0% 1,593 1,245
Geelong West 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 101.5% 1,576 1,552
Prahran 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 99.3% 1,474 1,485
Dandenong 4th 7 -1- 4 30 111.3% 1,455 1,307
Port Melbourne 5th 7 -0- 5 28 112.3% 1,631 1,453
Sandringham 6th 5 -0- 7 20 99.5% 1,498 1,506
Preston 7th 4 -0- 8 16 102.0% 1,495 1,466
Frankston 8th 4 -0- 8 16 89.7% 1,389 1,549
Caulfield 9th 3 -1- 8 14 87.9% 1,356 1,542
Camberwell 10th 2 -0- 10 8 77.6% 1,251 1,613

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 20/07/1980 2:10 PM Camberwell v Sandringham Camberwell Sportsground 76 - 94
SUN 20/07/1980 2:10 PM Coburg v Preston Coburg City Oval 161 - 62
SUN 20/07/1980 2:10 PM Frankston v Geelong West Frankston Park 110 - 129
SUN 20/07/1980 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Dandenong North Port Oval 140 - 102
SUN 20/07/1980 2:10 PM Prahran v Caulfield Toorak Park 120 - 114

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 12 -0- 1 48 134.2% 1,754 1,307
Geelong West 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 102.6% 1,705 1,662
Prahran 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 99.7% 1,594 1,599
Port Melbourne 4th 8 -0- 5 32 113.9% 1,771 1,555
Dandenong 5th 7 -1- 5 30 107.6% 1,557 1,447
Sandringham 6th 6 -0- 7 24 100.6% 1,592 1,582
Preston 7th 4 -0- 9 16 95.7% 1,557 1,627
Frankston 8th 4 -0- 9 16 89.3% 1,499 1,678
Caulfield 9th 3 -1- 9 14 88.4% 1,470 1,662
Camberwell 10th 2 -0- 11 8 77.7% 1,327 1,707

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 27/07/1980 2:10 PM Caulfield v Camberwell Princes Park 155 - 118
SUN 27/07/1980 2:10 PM Coburg v Frankston Coburg City Oval 195 - 73
SUN 27/07/1980 2:10 PM Dandenong v Sandringham Shepley Oval 76 - 96
SUN 27/07/1980 2:10 PM Geelong West v Preston West Oval 115 - 159
SUN 27/07/1980 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 107 - 131

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 13 -0- 1 52 141.2% 1,949 1,380
Port Melbourne 2nd 9 -0- 5 36 114.4% 1,902 1,662
Geelong West 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 99.9% 1,820 1,821
Prahran 4th 9 -0- 5 36 98.3% 1,701 1,730
Dandenong 5th 7 -1- 6 30 105.8% 1,633 1,543
Sandringham 6th 7 -0- 7 28 101.8% 1,688 1,658
Preston 7th 5 -0- 9 20 98.5% 1,716 1,742
Caulfield 8th 4 -1- 9 18 91.3% 1,625 1,780
Frankston 9th 4 -0- 10 16 83.9% 1,572 1,873
Camberwell 10th 2 -0- 12 8 77.6% 1,445 1,862

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 03/08/1980 2:10 PM Camberwell v Coburg Camberwell Sportsground 106 - 115
SUN 03/08/1980 2:10 PM Frankston v Prahran Frankston Park 137 - 156
SUN 03/08/1980 2:10 PM Geelong West v Dandenong West Oval 101 - 91
SUN 03/08/1980 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 100 - 155
SUN 03/08/1980 2:10 PM Sandringham v Caulfield Beach Road Oval 148 - 122

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 14 -0- 1 56 138.9% 2,064 1,486
Port Melbourne 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 116.7% 2,057 1,762
Geelong West 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 100.5% 1,921 1,912
Prahran 4th 10 -0- 5 40 99.5% 1,857 1,867
Sandringham 5th 8 -0- 7 32 103.1% 1,836 1,780
Dandenong 6th 7 -1- 7 30 104.9% 1,724 1,644
Preston 7th 5 -0- 10 20 95.7% 1,816 1,897
Caulfield 8th 4 -1- 10 18 90.6% 1,747 1,928
Frankston 9th 4 -0- 11 16 84.2% 1,709 2,029
Camberwell 10th 2 -0- 13 8 78.5% 1,551 1,977

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 10/08/1980 2:10 PM Caulfield v Geelong West Princes Park 87 - 94
SUN 10/08/1980 2:10 PM Coburg v Sandringham Coburg City Oval 122 - 116
SUN 10/08/1980 2:10 PM Dandenong v Preston Shepley Oval 123 - 89
SUN 10/08/1980 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Frankston North Port Oval 167 - 60
SUN 10/08/1980 2:10 PM Prahran v Camberwell Toorak Park 74 - 96

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 15 -0- 1 60 136.5% 2,186 1,602
Port Melbourne 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 122.1% 2,224 1,822
Geelong West 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 100.8% 2,015 1,999
Prahran 4th 10 -0- 6 40 98.4% 1,931 1,963
Dandenong 5th 8 -1- 7 34 106.6% 1,847 1,733
Sandringham 6th 8 -0- 8 32 102.6% 1,952 1,902
Preston 7th 5 -0- 11 20 94.3% 1,905 2,020
Caulfield 8th 4 -1- 11 18 90.7% 1,834 2,022
Frankston 9th 4 -0- 12 16 80.6% 1,769 2,196
Camberwell 10th 3 -0- 13 12 80.3% 1,647 2,051

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 17/08/1980 2:10 PM Caulfield v Port Melbourne Princes Park 98 - 155
SUN 17/08/1980 2:10 PM Coburg v Prahran Coburg City Oval 191 - 119
SUN 17/08/1980 2:10 PM Dandenong v Frankston Shepley Oval 133 - 126
SUN 17/08/1980 2:10 PM Geelong West v Camberwell West Oval 124 - 98
SUN 17/08/1980 2:10 PM Sandringham v Preston Beach Road Oval 96 - 76

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 16 -0- 1 64 138.1% 2,377 1,721
Port Melbourne 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 123.9% 2,379 1,920
Geelong West 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 102.0% 2,139 2,097
Prahran 4th 10 -0- 7 40 95.2% 2,050 2,154
Dandenong 5th 9 -1- 7 38 106.5% 1,980 1,859
Sandringham 6th 9 -0- 8 36 103.5% 2,048 1,978
Preston 7th 5 -0- 12 20 93.6% 1,981 2,116
Caulfield 8th 4 -1- 12 18 88.7% 1,932 2,177
Frankston 9th 4 -0- 13 16 81.4% 1,895 2,329
Camberwell 10th 3 -0- 14 12 80.2% 1,745 2,175

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 24/08/1980 2:10 PM Camberwell v Dandenong Camberwell Sportsground 116 - 111
SUN 24/08/1980 2:10 PM Frankston v Caulfield Frankston Park 133 - 99
SUN 24/08/1980 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Coburg North Port Oval 138 - 105
SUN 24/08/1980 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 207 - 139
SUN 24/08/1980 2:10 PM Sandringham v Geelong West Beach Road Oval 133 - 113

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 16 -0- 2 64 133.5% 2,482 1,859
Port Melbourne 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 124.3% 2,517 2,025
Geelong West 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 101.0% 2,252 2,230
Sandringham 4th 10 -0- 8 40 104.3% 2,181 2,091
Prahran 5th 10 -0- 8 40 92.7% 2,189 2,361
Dandenong 6th 9 -1- 8 38 105.9% 2,091 1,975
Preston 7th 6 -0- 12 24 97.0% 2,188 2,255
Frankston 8th 5 -0- 13 20 83.5% 2,028 2,428
Caulfield 9th 4 -1- 13 18 87.9% 2,031 2,310
Camberwell 10th 4 -0- 14 16 81.4% 1,861 2,286

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 31/08/1980 2:10 PM Geelong West v Sandringham Junction Oval 116 - 84 6,835
SUN 07/09/1980 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Junction Oval 100 - 150 12,474

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 14/09/1980 2:10 PM Coburg v Geelong West Junction Oval 100 - 89 5,496

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 21/09/1980 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Coburg Junction Oval 81 - 70 22,010