1981 SANFL Season: South Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for South Adelaide for the 1981 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Adelaide Oval as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Port Adelaide in the qualifying final, South Adelaide were defeated by Norwood in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1981 SANFL Season
Team:
South Adelaide
Home Ground:
Adelaide Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 53.4)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Norwood (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honor, Brenton | 1 | 0 | R12 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunton, Haydn | 24 | 15 | -0- | 9 | R01-22, QF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1981 | Round 1 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 20 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 11/04/1981 | Round 2 | Woodville | HOME | WIN | SADL by 93 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 18/04/1981 | Round 3 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 13 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 25/04/1981 | Round 4 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SADL by 51 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 02/05/1981 | Round 5 | Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | GLNG by 9 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 09/05/1981 | Round 6 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 27 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 16/05/1981 | Round 7 | Central District | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 13 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 23/05/1981 | Round 8 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 28 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 31/05/1981 | Round 9 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 8 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 06/06/1981 | Round 10 | Woodville | HOME | WIN | SADL by 102 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 13/06/1981 | Round 11 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SADL by 69 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 20/06/1981 | Round 12 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 31 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 27/06/1981 | Round 13 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SADL by 11 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 04/07/1981 | Round 14 | Glenelg | HOME | LOSS | GLNG by 50 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 11/07/1981 | Round 15 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 26 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 18/07/1981 | Round 16 | Central District | HOME | WIN | SADL by 17 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 25/07/1981 | Round 17 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SADL by 1 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 01/08/1981 | Round 18 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 87 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 15/08/1981 | Round 19 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 44 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 22/08/1981 | Round 20 | Woodville | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 58 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 29/08/1981 | Round 21 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | SADL by 49 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 05/09/1981 | Round 22 | West Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | WADL by 51 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 13/09/1981 | Qualifying Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 41 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |
| 19/09/1981 | Semi Final | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 83 | Haydn Bunton | unknown |