1981 SANFL Season: South Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of South Adelaide for the 1981 SANFL season. 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 a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season 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 |
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.