1981 VFA Season: Preston
These are the details of the premiership results of Preston for the 1981 VFA season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Port Melbourne in a semi final and defeating Sandringham in the preliminary final, Preston were defeated by Port Melbourne in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1981 VFA Season
Team:
Preston
Home Ground:
Preston City Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 131.6)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin, Harold | 21 | 13 | -0- | 8 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/1981 | Round 1 | Caulfield | HOME | WIN | PRST by 69 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 19/04/1981 | Round 2 | Brunswick | AWAY | WIN | PRST by 45 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 26/04/1981 | Round 3 | Dandenong | HOME | WIN | PRST by 93 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 03/05/1981 | Round 4 | Geelong West | AWAY | WIN | PRST by 33 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 10/05/1981 | Round 5 | Coburg | AWAY | WIN | PRST by 39 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 17/05/1981 | Round 6 | Sandringham | HOME | LOSS | SNDH by 20 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 24/05/1981 | Round 7 | Frankston | AWAY | LOSS | FRNK by 21 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 31/05/1981 | Round 8 | Prahran | AWAY | WIN | PRST by 92 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 07/06/1981 | Round 9 | Port Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | PMLB by 17 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 21/06/1981 | Round 10 | Caulfield | AWAY | WIN | PRST by 89 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 28/06/1981 | Round 11 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | PRST by 94 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 05/07/1981 | Round 12 | Dandenong | AWAY | LOSS | DNDG by 23 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 19/07/1981 | Round 13 | Geelong West | HOME | WIN | PRST by 67 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 26/07/1981 | Round 14 | Coburg | HOME | WIN | PRST by 6 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 02/08/1981 | Round 15 | Sandringham | AWAY | WIN | PRST by 72 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 09/08/1981 | Round 16 | Frankston | HOME | WIN | PRST by 19 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 16/08/1981 | Round 17 | Prahran | HOME | LOSS | PRAH by 21 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 23/08/1981 | Round 18 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | PMLB by 46 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 06/09/1981 | Semi Final | Port Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | PMLB by 71 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 13/09/1981 | Preliminary Final | Sandringham | HOME | WIN | PRST by 7 | Harold Martin | unknown |
| 20/09/1981 | Grand Final | Port Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | PMLB by 113 | Harold Martin | 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.