1981 VFL Grand Final: Carlton v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 26 September 1981 between Carlton and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1981 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Mike Fitzpatrick captained the hosts.
Peter Moore captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Carlton
M. Fitzpatrick (capt.), R. Ashman, M. Bortolotto, P. Bosustow, J. Buckley, B. Doull, D. English, D. Glascott, W. Harmes, S. Howell, K. Hunter, W. Johnston, M. MacLure, A. Marcou, P. Maylin, P. McConville, D. McKay, V. Perovic, K. Sheldon, G. Wells
Collingwood
P. Moore (capt.), G. Allan, S. Atkin, R. Barham, R. Brewer, R. Byrne, I. Cooper, P. Daicos, C. Davis, W. Irwin, R. Kink, N. Lovell, P. McCormack, B. Picken, R. Shaw, T. Shaw, C. Stewart, M. Taylor, D. Twomey, M. Williams
Carlton (12.20.92) defeated Collingwood (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Ashman (3), M. MacLure (2), D. McKay (2), K. Sheldon (2), J. Buckley, W. Harmes, W. Johnston
Collingwood: R. Barham (2), M. Williams (2), P. Daicos, P. Moore, R. Shaw, T. Shaw, C. Stewart, M. Taylor
As a result of this match, Carlton were the premiers and Collingwood were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Carlton
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 26 September 1981
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
112,964
Match Results
Outcome:
Carlton
def.
Collingwood
Score:
12.20.92 - 10.12.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 20 | 12 | . | 20 | (92) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | COLL by 2 | CARL by 1 | COLL by 9 | CARL by 20 | CARL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
David Parkin
(Carlton),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Mike Fitzpatrick
(Carlton),
Peter Moore
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Dye,
I. Robinson
Goal Umpire:
B. Farrow,
J. Mahoney
Boundary Umpire:
B. McLellan,
M. Williams
Norm Smith Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Doull | CARL | 11 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Bortolotto, Mario | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bosustow, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Buckley, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | English, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Fitzpatrick, Mike (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Glascott, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Harmes, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Howell, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Hunter, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Johnston, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Marcou, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Maylin, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Perovic, Val | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 6 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 20 | 288 | 212 | 76 | 70 | 23 | 32 | 34 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Atkin, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Cooper, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Daicos, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Lovell, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Shaw, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Taylor, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 37 | Twomey, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | 266 | 183 | 83 | 44 | 23 | 34 | 32 | |||