1981 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1981 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Victoria Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Geelong in the qualifying final, defeating Fitzroy in the first semi final and defeating Geelong in the preliminary final, Collingwood were defeated by Carlton in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1981 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 17-0-5, P%: 122.6)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Peter Moore
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan, Graeme | #33 | 20 | 13 | R01-06, R08, R12-19, R21-22, QF, PF, GF |
| Annear, John | #2 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Atkin, Stuart | #38 | 12 | 1 | R05, R15-18, R20-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Austen, Geoff | #17 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Banks, Denis | #12 | 6 | 2 | R17-21, QF |
| Barham, Ricky | #1 | 17 | 19 | R01-06, R09-11, R14, R18-19, R22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Brewer, Ross | #20 | 14 | 23 | R01, R06, R08-15, R22, SF, PF, GF |
| Browne, Murray | #39 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Byrne, Ray | #26 | 25 | 1 | R01-21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Carlson, Leigh | #18 | 4 | 0 | R01, R04, R07, R09 |
| Cooper, Ian | #10 | 5 | 0 | R04, R09-10, PF, GF |
| Daicos, Peter | #35 | 25 | 76 | R01-03, R05-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Davis, Craig | #19 | 23 | 55 | R01-11, R14-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Dreher, Mark | #11 | 2 | 0 | R12, R18 |
| Evans, Barry | #57 | 2 | 3 | R07-08 |
| Fellowes, Wes | #40 | 1 | 1 | R13 |
| Hannebery, Mark | #4 | 17 | 8 | R01-17 |
| Herbert, Des | #26 | 3 | 0 | R04-05, R08 |
| Irwin, Warwick | #7 | 16 | 16 | R11-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Kink, Rene | #36 | 17 | 23 | R01-03, R07-08, R14-16, R18-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Lovell, Noel | #54 | 2 | 0 | PF, GF |
| Magro, Stan | #3 | 14 | 1 | R01-02, R06, R14-22, QF, SF |
| McCormack, Peter | #6 | 24 | 1 | R01-14, R16-17, R19-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Moore, Peter | #30 | 24 | 8 | R01-10, R12-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Morris, Kevin | #14 | 17 | 21 | R01-12, R15-17, R20, QF |
| Ohlsen, Russell | #34 | 8 | 2 | R03, R11, R13, R15, R20-22, SF |
| Picken, Bill | #25 | 24 | 2 | R01-14, R17-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Shaw, Derek | #43 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Shaw, Ray | #23 | 11 | 15 | R01-03, R05, R18-21, SF, PF, GF |
| Shaw, Tony | #22 | 25 | 19 | R02-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Smith, Andrew | #50 | 18 | 5 | R03-08, R12-14, R16-22, QF, SF |
| Stewart, Craig | #9 | 17 | 26 | R01-04, R06-07, R11-14, R18-22, PF, GF |
| Taylor, Michael | #28 | 24 | 14 | R01-19, R22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Twomey, David | #37 | 21 | 2 | R01-16, R22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Wearmouth, Ronnie | #5 | 8 | 1 | R09-13, R15-16, R20 |
| Weideman, Mark | #31 | 20 | 23 | R05-22, QF, PF |
| Williams, Mark | #21 | 25 | 21 | R01-07, R09-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Worthington, Kevin | #27 | 18 | 1 | R01-07, R10-13, R15-17, R19, R21, QF, SF |
| Young, David | #18 | 6 | 0 | R02, R07-11 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafey, Tom | 26 | 19 | -0- | 7 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1981 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 26 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 04/04/1981 | Round 2 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | COLL by 94 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 11/04/1981 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 22 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 20/04/1981 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 8 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 25/04/1981 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 63 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 02/05/1981 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 57 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 09/05/1981 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 65 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 16/05/1981 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 57 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 23/05/1981 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 13 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 30/05/1981 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | COLL by 55 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 08/06/1981 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 46 | Tom Hafey | unknown |
| 13/06/1981 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 5 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 20/06/1981 | Round 13 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 57 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 27/06/1981 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 18 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 11/07/1981 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 22 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 18/07/1981 | Round 16 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COLL by 1 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 26/07/1981 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 18 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 02/08/1981 | Round 18 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 19 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 08/08/1981 | Round 19 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 24 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 15/08/1981 | Round 20 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 5 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 22/08/1981 | Round 21 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 73 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 29/08/1981 | Round 22 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 26 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 05/09/1981 | Qualifying Final | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 14 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 12/09/1981 | Semi Final | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 1 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |
| 19/09/1981 | Preliminary Final | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 7 | Tom Hafey | unknown |
| 26/09/1981 | Grand Final | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 20 | Tom Hafey | Peter Moore |