1981 SANFL Season: Port Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of Port Adelaide for the 1981 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating South Adelaide in the qualifying final and defeating Glenelg in a semi final, Port Adelaide defeated Glenelg in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1981 SANFL Season
Team:
Port Adelaide
Home Ground:
Alberton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 54.9)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy, Bruce | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Cunningham, Brian | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Ebert, Russell | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Giles, Tony | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Hofner, Peter | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Johnston, Russell | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Phillips, Greg | 1 | 0 | GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahill, John | 25 | 18 | -0- | 7 | R01-22, QF, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1981 | Round 1 | Glenelg | HOME | LOSS | GLNG by 55 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 11/04/1981 | Round 2 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 23 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 18/04/1981 | Round 3 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | PADL by 9 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 25/04/1981 | Round 4 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | PADL by 36 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 03/05/1981 | Round 5 | Central District | HOME | WIN | PADL by 6 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 09/05/1981 | Round 6 | West Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | WADL by 16 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 16/05/1981 | Round 7 | Woodville | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 14 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 23/05/1981 | Round 8 | North Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | NADL by 50 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 31/05/1981 | Round 9 | South Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | SADL by 8 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 08/06/1981 | Round 10 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 34 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 13/06/1981 | Round 11 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 21 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 20/06/1981 | Round 12 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | PADL by 53 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 27/06/1981 | Round 13 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 1 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 04/07/1981 | Round 14 | Central District | AWAY | LOSS | CDIS by 23 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 11/07/1981 | Round 15 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 9 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 18/07/1981 | Round 16 | Woodville | HOME | WIN | PADL by 137 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 25/07/1981 | Round 17 | Glenelg | HOME | LOSS | GLNG by 26 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 01/08/1981 | Round 18 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 54 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 15/08/1981 | Round 19 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 44 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 22/08/1981 | Round 20 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | PADL by 49 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 29/08/1981 | Round 21 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 119 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 05/09/1981 | Round 22 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | PADL by 46 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 13/09/1981 | Qualifying Final | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 41 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 20/09/1981 | Semi Final | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 54 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 03/10/1981 | Grand Final | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | PADL by 51 | John Cahill | Brian Cunningham |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.