1981 VFA (D1) Season

This page displays the results for the 1981 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

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

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

Premiership Details

Name: 1981 Victorian Football Association (Division 1) Season
Known As: 1981 VFA (D1) Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 94

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brunswick A. G. Gillon Oval
Caulfield Princes Park
Coburg Coburg City Oval John Nicholls
Dandenong Shepley Oval
Frankston Frankston Park Mike Patterson
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

Premiership Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Melbourne 1st 16 -0- 2 64 161.8% 2,833 1,751 418 325 255 221
Preston 2nd 12 -0- 6 48 131.6% 2,374 1,804 348 286 263 226
Sandringham 3rd 10 -0- 8 40 101.4% 1,954 1,927 283 256 279 253
Frankston 4th 10 -0- 8 40 96.0% 2,005 2,089 290 265 303 271
Prahran 5th 10 -0- 8 40 94.1% 2,032 2,159 298 244 307 317
Coburg 6th 9 -0- 9 36 118.6% 2,172 1,832 319 258 268 224
Geelong West 7th 8 -0- 10 32 84.9% 1,870 2,202 268 262 321 276
Dandenong 8th 7 -0- 11 28 88.6% 1,848 2,085 264 264 305 255
Caulfield 9th 5 -0- 13 20 83.0% 2,035 2,451 294 271 359 297
Brunswick 10th 3 -0- 15 12 66.1% 1,607 2,430 232 215 354 306

Overall Premiership Results

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

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 05/04/1981 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Sandringham North Port Oval 126 - 101 5,600
SUN 05/04/1981 2:10 PM Preston v Caulfield Preston City Oval 203 - 134 6,000
SUN 12/04/1981 2:10 PM Coburg v Geelong West Coburg City Oval 164 - 124 2,000
SUN 12/04/1981 2:10 PM Dandenong v Brunswick Shepley Oval 139 - 83 2,400
SUN 12/04/1981 2:10 PM Prahran v Frankston Toorak Park 153 - 115 3,000

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Dandenong 1st 1 -0- 0 4 167.5% 139 83
Preston 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 151.5% 203 134
Prahran 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 133.0% 153 115
Coburg 4th 1 -0- 0 4 132.3% 164 124
Port Melbourne 5th 1 -0- 0 4 124.8% 126 101
Sandringham 6th 0 -0- 1 0 80.2% 101 126
Geelong West 7th 0 -0- 1 0 75.6% 124 164
Frankston 8th 0 -0- 1 0 75.2% 115 153
Caulfield 9th 0 -0- 1 0 66.0% 134 203
Brunswick 10th 0 -0- 1 0 59.7% 83 139

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 19/04/1981 2:10 PM Brunswick v Preston A. G. Gillon Oval 112 - 157 2,200
SUN 19/04/1981 2:10 PM Caulfield v Prahran Princes Park 160 - 146 3,000
SUN 19/04/1981 2:10 PM Frankston v Port Melbourne Frankston Park 65 - 187 3,500
SUN 19/04/1981 2:10 PM Geelong West v Dandenong West Oval 136 - 138 2,200
SUN 19/04/1981 2:10 PM Sandringham v Coburg Beach Road Oval 132 - 121 4,800

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 2 -0- 0 8 188.6% 313 166
Preston 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 146.3% 360 246
Dandenong 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 126.5% 277 219
Coburg 4th 1 -0- 1 4 111.3% 285 256
Prahran 5th 1 -0- 1 4 108.7% 299 275
Sandringham 6th 1 -0- 1 4 94.3% 233 247
Caulfield 7th 1 -0- 1 4 84.2% 294 349
Geelong West 8th 0 -0- 2 0 86.1% 260 302
Brunswick 9th 0 -0- 2 0 65.9% 195 296
Frankston 10th 0 -0- 2 0 52.9% 180 340

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 26/04/1981 2:10 PM Coburg v Frankston Coburg City Oval 112 - 117 3,000
SUN 26/04/1981 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Caulfield North Port Oval 186 - 106 5,000
SUN 26/04/1981 2:10 PM Prahran v Brunswick Toorak Park 163 - 167 2,000
SUN 26/04/1981 2:10 PM Preston v Dandenong Preston City Oval 171 - 78 7,000
SUN 26/04/1981 2:10 PM Sandringham v Geelong West Beach Road Oval 200 - 42 6,410

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 3 -0- 0 12 183.5% 499 272
Preston 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 163.9% 531 324
Sandringham 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 149.8% 433 289
Dandenong 4th 2 -0- 1 8 91.0% 355 390
Coburg 5th 1 -0- 2 4 106.4% 397 373
Prahran 6th 1 -0- 2 4 104.5% 462 442
Brunswick 7th 1 -0- 2 4 78.9% 362 459
Caulfield 8th 1 -0- 2 4 74.8% 400 535
Frankston 9th 1 -0- 2 4 65.7% 297 452
Geelong West 10th 0 -0- 3 0 60.2% 302 502

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 03/05/1981 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne A. G. Gillon Oval 97 - 141 2,500
SUN 03/05/1981 2:10 PM Caulfield v Coburg Princes Park 115 - 135 2,500
SUN 03/05/1981 2:10 PM Dandenong v Prahran Shepley Oval 128 - 139 3,700
SUN 03/05/1981 2:10 PM Frankston v Sandringham Frankston Park 103 - 113 4,500
SUN 03/05/1981 2:10 PM Geelong West v Preston West Oval 126 - 159 1,100

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 4 -0- 0 16 173.4% 640 369
Preston 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 153.3% 690 450
Sandringham 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 139.3% 546 392
Coburg 4th 2 -0- 2 8 109.0% 532 488
Prahran 5th 2 -0- 2 8 105.4% 601 570
Dandenong 6th 2 -0- 2 8 91.3% 483 529
Caulfield 7th 1 -0- 3 4 76.9% 515 670
Brunswick 8th 1 -0- 3 4 76.5% 459 600
Frankston 9th 1 -0- 3 4 70.8% 400 565
Geelong West 10th 0 -0- 4 0 64.8% 428 661

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 10/05/1981 2:10 PM Coburg v Preston Coburg City Oval 82 - 121 6,000
SUN 10/05/1981 2:10 PM Frankston v Brunswick Frankston Park 125 - 102 3,500
SUN 10/05/1981 2:10 PM Geelong West v Caulfield West Oval 148 - 103 500
SUN 10/05/1981 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 222 - 69 4,000
SUN 10/05/1981 2:10 PM Sandringham v Dandenong Beach Road Oval 127 - 114 5,750

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 5 -0- 0 20 196.8% 862 438
Preston 2nd 5 -0- 0 20 152.4% 811 532
Sandringham 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 133.0% 673 506
Coburg 4th 2 -0- 3 8 100.8% 614 609
Dandenong 5th 2 -0- 3 8 91.0% 597 656
Prahran 6th 2 -0- 3 8 84.6% 670 792
Frankston 7th 2 -0- 3 8 78.7% 525 667
Brunswick 8th 1 -0- 4 4 77.4% 561 725
Caulfield 9th 1 -0- 4 4 75.6% 618 818
Geelong West 10th 1 -0- 4 4 75.4% 576 764

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 17/05/1981 2:10 PM Brunswick v Caulfield A. G. Gillon Oval 118 - 116 1,500
SUN 17/05/1981 2:10 PM Dandenong v Frankston Shepley Oval 110 - 126 6,000
SUN 17/05/1981 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Geelong West North Port Oval 178 - 71 4,000
SUN 17/05/1981 2:10 PM Prahran v Coburg Toorak Park 118 - 109 1,500
SUN 17/05/1981 2:10 PM Preston v Sandringham Preston City Oval 102 - 122 4,500

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 6 -0- 0 24 204.3% 1,040 509
Preston 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 139.6% 913 654
Sandringham 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 130.8% 795 608
Prahran 4th 3 -0- 3 12 87.5% 788 901
Frankston 5th 3 -0- 3 12 83.8% 651 777
Coburg 6th 2 -0- 4 8 99.4% 723 727
Dandenong 7th 2 -0- 4 8 90.4% 707 782
Brunswick 8th 2 -0- 4 8 80.7% 679 841
Caulfield 9th 1 -0- 5 4 78.4% 734 936
Geelong West 10th 1 -0- 5 4 68.7% 647 942

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 24/05/1981 2:10 PM Caulfield v Dandenong Princes Park 106 - 124 2,000
SUN 24/05/1981 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Coburg City Oval 156 - 91 4,500
SUN 24/05/1981 2:10 PM Frankston v Preston Frankston Park 131 - 110 7,000
SUN 24/05/1981 2:10 PM Geelong West v Brunswick West Oval 150 - 115 2,556
SUN 24/05/1981 2:10 PM Sandringham v Prahran Beach Road Oval 114 - 91 5,650

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 6 -0- 1 24 170.1% 1,131 665
Sandringham 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 130.0% 909 699
Preston 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 130.3% 1,023 785
Frankston 4th 4 -0- 3 16 88.2% 782 887
Coburg 5th 3 -0- 4 12 107.5% 879 818
Dandenong 6th 3 -0- 4 12 93.6% 831 888
Prahran 7th 3 -0- 4 12 86.6% 879 1,015
Brunswick 8th 2 -0- 5 8 80.1% 794 991
Geelong West 9th 2 -0- 5 8 75.4% 797 1,057
Caulfield 10th 1 -0- 6 4 79.2% 840 1,060

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 31/05/1981 2:10 PM Coburg v Brunswick Coburg City Oval 156 - 99 2,500
SUN 31/05/1981 2:10 PM Geelong West v Frankston West Oval 104 - 67 3,200
SUN 31/05/1981 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Dandenong North Port Oval 176 - 118 4,000
SUN 31/05/1981 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 101 - 193 2,500
SUN 31/05/1981 2:10 PM Sandringham v Caulfield Beach Road Oval 115 - 100 7,950

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 7 -0- 1 28 166.9% 1,307 783
Sandringham 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 128.2% 1,024 799
Preston 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 137.2% 1,216 886
Coburg 4th 4 -0- 4 16 112.9% 1,035 917
Frankston 5th 4 -0- 4 16 85.7% 849 991
Dandenong 6th 3 -0- 5 12 89.2% 949 1,064
Prahran 7th 3 -0- 5 12 81.1% 980 1,208
Geelong West 8th 3 -0- 5 12 80.2% 901 1,124
Brunswick 9th 2 -0- 6 8 77.9% 893 1,147
Caulfield 10th 1 -0- 7 4 80.0% 940 1,175

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 07/06/1981 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 102 - 119 10,000
SUN 14/06/1981 2:10 PM Brunswick v Sandringham A. G. Gillon Oval 53 - 90 3,000
SUN 14/06/1981 2:10 PM Caulfield v Frankston Princes Park 116 - 97 2,000
SUN 14/06/1981 2:10 PM Dandenong v Coburg Shepley Oval 94 - 107 3,200
SUN 14/06/1981 2:10 PM Prahran v Geelong West Toorak Park 125 - 76 1,000

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 8 -0- 1 32 161.1% 1,426 885
Sandringham 2nd 8 -0- 1 32 130.8% 1,114 852
Preston 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 131.1% 1,318 1,005
Coburg 4th 5 -0- 4 20 113.0% 1,142 1,011
Prahran 5th 4 -0- 5 16 86.1% 1,105 1,284
Frankston 6th 4 -0- 5 16 85.5% 946 1,107
Dandenong 7th 3 -0- 6 12 89.1% 1,043 1,171
Geelong West 8th 3 -0- 6 12 78.2% 977 1,249
Caulfield 9th 2 -0- 7 8 83.0% 1,056 1,272
Brunswick 10th 2 -0- 7 8 76.5% 946 1,237

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 21/06/1981 2:10 PM Brunswick v Dandenong A. G. Gillon Oval 83 - 86 1,600
SUN 21/06/1981 2:10 PM Caulfield v Preston Princes Park 85 - 174 2,000
SUN 21/06/1981 2:10 PM Frankston v Prahran Frankston Park 171 - 88 4,000
SUN 21/06/1981 2:10 PM Geelong West v Coburg West Oval 115 - 105 2,000
SUN 21/06/1981 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 125 - 214 12,500

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 9 -0- 1 36 162.4% 1,640 1,010
Sandringham 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 116.2% 1,239 1,066
Preston 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 136.9% 1,492 1,090
Coburg 4th 5 -0- 5 20 110.7% 1,247 1,126
Frankston 5th 5 -0- 5 20 93.5% 1,117 1,195
Dandenong 6th 4 -0- 6 16 90.0% 1,129 1,254
Prahran 7th 4 -0- 6 16 82.0% 1,193 1,455
Geelong West 8th 4 -0- 6 16 80.6% 1,092 1,354
Caulfield 9th 2 -0- 8 8 78.9% 1,141 1,446
Brunswick 10th 2 -0- 8 8 77.8% 1,029 1,323

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 28/06/1981 2:10 PM Coburg v Sandringham Coburg City Oval 121 - 60 3,000
SUN 28/06/1981 2:10 PM Dandenong v Geelong West Shepley Oval 129 - 96 2,200
SUN 28/06/1981 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Frankston North Port Oval 157 - 129 4,000
SUN 28/06/1981 2:10 PM Prahran v Caulfield Toorak Park 152 - 74 1,000
SUN 28/06/1981 2:10 PM Preston v Brunswick Preston City Oval 164 - 70 2,500

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 10 -0- 1 40 157.8% 1,797 1,139
Preston 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 142.8% 1,656 1,160
Sandringham 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 109.4% 1,299 1,187
Coburg 4th 6 -0- 5 24 115.3% 1,368 1,186
Dandenong 5th 5 -0- 6 20 93.2% 1,258 1,350
Frankston 6th 5 -0- 6 20 92.2% 1,246 1,352
Prahran 7th 5 -0- 6 20 88.0% 1,345 1,529
Geelong West 8th 4 -0- 7 16 80.1% 1,188 1,483
Caulfield 9th 2 -0- 9 8 76.0% 1,215 1,598
Brunswick 10th 2 -0- 9 8 73.9% 1,099 1,487

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 05/07/1981 2:10 PM Dandenong v Preston Shepley Oval 86 - 63 2,340
SUN 05/07/1981 2:10 PM Geelong West v Sandringham West Oval 71 - 53 2,500
SUN 12/07/1981 2:10 PM Brunswick v Prahran A. G. Gillon Oval 59 - 51 700
SUN 12/07/1981 2:10 PM Caulfield v Port Melbourne Princes Park 100 - 178 2,500
SUN 12/07/1981 2:10 PM Frankston v Coburg Frankston Park 120 - 113 7,000

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 11 -0- 1 44 159.4% 1,975 1,239
Preston 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 138.0% 1,719 1,246
Sandringham 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 107.5% 1,352 1,258
Coburg 4th 6 -0- 6 24 113.4% 1,481 1,306
Dandenong 5th 6 -0- 6 24 95.1% 1,344 1,413
Frankston 6th 6 -0- 6 24 93.2% 1,366 1,465
Prahran 7th 5 -0- 7 20 87.9% 1,396 1,588
Geelong West 8th 5 -0- 7 20 82.0% 1,259 1,536
Brunswick 9th 3 -0- 9 12 75.3% 1,158 1,538
Caulfield 10th 2 -0- 10 8 74.0% 1,315 1,776

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 19/07/1981 2:10 PM Coburg v Caulfield Coburg City Oval 147 - 130 2,000
SUN 19/07/1981 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 275 - 88 4,500
SUN 19/07/1981 2:10 PM Prahran v Dandenong Toorak Park 112 - 100 2,500
SUN 19/07/1981 2:10 PM Preston v Geelong West Preston City Oval 164 - 97 5,000
SUN 19/07/1981 2:10 PM Sandringham v Frankston Beach Road Oval 146 - 41 5,750

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 12 -0- 1 48 169.6% 2,250 1,327
Preston 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 140.2% 1,883 1,343
Sandringham 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 115.3% 1,498 1,299
Coburg 4th 7 -0- 6 28 113.4% 1,628 1,436
Dandenong 5th 6 -0- 7 24 94.7% 1,444 1,525
Prahran 6th 6 -0- 7 24 89.3% 1,508 1,688
Frankston 7th 6 -0- 7 24 87.3% 1,407 1,611
Geelong West 8th 5 -0- 8 20 79.8% 1,356 1,700
Brunswick 9th 3 -0- 10 12 68.7% 1,246 1,813
Caulfield 10th 2 -0- 11 8 75.1% 1,445 1,923

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 26/07/1981 2:10 PM Brunswick v Frankston A. G. Gillon Oval 75 - 135 1,000
SUN 26/07/1981 2:10 PM Caulfield v Geelong West Princes Park 119 - 146 1,000
SUN 26/07/1981 2:10 PM Dandenong v Sandringham Shepley Oval 90 - 42 3,200
SUN 26/07/1981 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 115 - 105 2,000
SUN 26/07/1981 2:10 PM Preston v Coburg Preston City Oval 90 - 84 4,000

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 12 -0- 2 48 163.3% 2,355 1,442
Preston 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 138.3% 1,973 1,427
Sandringham 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 110.9% 1,540 1,389
Coburg 4th 7 -0- 7 28 112.2% 1,712 1,526
Dandenong 5th 7 -0- 7 28 97.9% 1,534 1,567
Frankston 6th 7 -0- 7 28 91.5% 1,542 1,686
Prahran 7th 7 -0- 7 28 90.5% 1,623 1,793
Geelong West 8th 6 -0- 8 24 82.6% 1,502 1,819
Brunswick 9th 3 -0- 11 12 67.8% 1,321 1,948
Caulfield 10th 2 -0- 12 8 75.6% 1,564 2,069

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 02/08/1981 2:10 PM Caulfield v Brunswick Princes Park 117 - 87 600
SUN 02/08/1981 2:10 PM Coburg v Prahran Coburg City Oval 83 - 94 1,000
SUN 02/08/1981 2:10 PM Frankston v Dandenong Frankston Park 123 - 99 3,000
SUN 02/08/1981 2:10 PM Geelong West v Port Melbourne West Oval 80 - 114 1,750
SUN 02/08/1981 2:10 PM Sandringham v Preston Beach Road Oval 80 - 152 2,000

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 13 -0- 2 52 162.2% 2,469 1,522
Preston 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 141.0% 2,125 1,507
Sandringham 3rd 9 -0- 6 36 105.1% 1,620 1,541
Frankston 4th 8 -0- 7 32 93.3% 1,665 1,785
Prahran 5th 8 -0- 7 32 91.5% 1,717 1,876
Coburg 6th 7 -0- 8 28 110.8% 1,795 1,620
Dandenong 7th 7 -0- 8 28 96.6% 1,633 1,690
Geelong West 8th 6 -0- 9 24 81.8% 1,582 1,933
Caulfield 9th 3 -0- 12 12 78.0% 1,681 2,156
Brunswick 10th 3 -0- 12 12 68.2% 1,408 2,065

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 09/08/1981 2:10 PM Brunswick v Geelong West A. G. Gillon Oval 49 - 72 800
SUN 09/08/1981 2:10 PM Dandenong v Caulfield Shepley Oval 67 - 68 1,500
SUN 09/08/1981 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Coburg North Port Oval 81 - 71 3,500
SUN 09/08/1981 2:10 PM Prahran v Sandringham Toorak Park 118 - 95 2,500
SUN 09/08/1981 2:10 PM Preston v Frankston Preston City Oval 62 - 43 3,000

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 2 56 160.1% 2,550 1,593
Preston 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 141.1% 2,187 1,550
Sandringham 3rd 9 -0- 7 36 103.4% 1,715 1,659
Prahran 4th 9 -0- 7 36 93.1% 1,835 1,971
Frankston 5th 8 -0- 8 32 92.5% 1,708 1,847
Coburg 6th 7 -0- 9 28 109.7% 1,866 1,701
Dandenong 7th 7 -0- 9 28 96.7% 1,700 1,758
Geelong West 8th 7 -0- 9 28 83.5% 1,654 1,982
Caulfield 9th 4 -0- 12 16 78.7% 1,749 2,223
Brunswick 10th 3 -0- 13 12 68.2% 1,457 2,137

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 16/08/1981 2:10 PM Brunswick v Coburg A. G. Gillon Oval 46 - 121 1,000
SUN 16/08/1981 2:10 PM Caulfield v Sandringham Princes Park 164 - 67 3,500
SUN 16/08/1981 2:10 PM Dandenong v Port Melbourne Shepley Oval 63 - 142 3,300
SUN 16/08/1981 2:10 PM Frankston v Geelong West Frankston Park 136 - 120 4,500
SUN 16/08/1981 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 92 - 113 3,000

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 15 -0- 2 60 162.6% 2,692 1,656
Preston 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 137.0% 2,279 1,663
Prahran 3rd 10 -0- 7 40 94.4% 1,948 2,063
Sandringham 4th 9 -0- 8 36 97.8% 1,782 1,823
Frankston 5th 9 -0- 8 36 93.7% 1,844 1,967
Coburg 6th 8 -0- 9 32 113.7% 1,987 1,747
Dandenong 7th 7 -0- 10 28 92.8% 1,763 1,900
Geelong West 8th 7 -0- 10 28 83.8% 1,774 2,118
Caulfield 9th 5 -0- 12 20 83.5% 1,913 2,290
Brunswick 10th 3 -0- 14 12 66.6% 1,503 2,258

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 23/08/1981 2:10 PM Coburg v Dandenong Coburg City Oval 185 - 85 1,500
SUN 23/08/1981 2:10 PM Frankston v Caulfield Frankston Park 161 - 122 5,000
SUN 23/08/1981 2:10 PM Geelong West v Prahran West Oval 96 - 84 2,000
SUN 23/08/1981 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 141 - 95 8,000
SUN 23/08/1981 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brunswick Beach Road Oval 172 - 104 2,000

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 16 -0- 2 64 161.8% 2,833 1,751
Preston 2nd 12 -0- 6 48 131.6% 2,374 1,804
Sandringham 3rd 10 -0- 8 40 101.4% 1,954 1,927
Frankston 4th 10 -0- 8 40 96.0% 2,005 2,089
Prahran 5th 10 -0- 8 40 94.1% 2,032 2,159
Coburg 6th 9 -0- 9 36 118.6% 2,172 1,832
Geelong West 7th 8 -0- 10 32 84.9% 1,870 2,202
Dandenong 8th 7 -0- 11 28 88.6% 1,848 2,085
Caulfield 9th 5 -0- 13 20 83.0% 2,035 2,451
Brunswick 10th 3 -0- 15 12 66.1% 1,607 2,430

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Melbourne 1st 16 -0- 2 64 161.8% 2,833 1,751 418 325 255 221
Preston 2nd 12 -0- 6 48 131.6% 2,374 1,804 348 286 263 226
Sandringham 3rd 10 -0- 8 40 101.4% 1,954 1,927 283 256 279 253
Frankston 4th 10 -0- 8 40 96.0% 2,005 2,089 290 265 303 271
Prahran 5th 10 -0- 8 40 94.1% 2,032 2,159 298 244 307 317
Coburg 6th 9 -0- 9 36 118.6% 2,172 1,832 319 258 268 224
Geelong West 7th 8 -0- 10 32 84.9% 1,870 2,202 268 262 321 276
Dandenong 8th 7 -0- 11 28 88.6% 1,848 2,085 264 264 305 255
Caulfield 9th 5 -0- 13 20 83.0% 2,035 2,451 294 271 359 297
Brunswick 10th 3 -0- 15 12 66.1% 1,607 2,430 232 215 354 306

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 30/08/1981 2:10 PM Sandringham v Frankston Junction Oval 100 - 83 7,785
SUN 06/09/1981 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston Junction Oval 157 - 86 10,021

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Melbourne 1st
Preston 2nd
Sandringham 3rd
Frankston 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 13/09/1981 2:10 PM Preston v Sandringham Junction Oval 175 - 168 7,171

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Melbourne 1st
Preston 2nd
Sandringham 3rd
Frankston 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 20/09/1981 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston Junction Oval 211 - 98 20,186

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Melbourne 1st
Preston 2nd
Sandringham 3rd
Frankston 4th