1981 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1981 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1981 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 2-0-20, P%: 65.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Ross | #30 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Berry, Bill | #4 | 10 | 6 | R02-03, R05-10, R15, R17 |
| Berry, Jeff | #38 | 14 | 3 | R01-08, R14, R16-20 |
| Bradmore, Phil | #19 | 4 | 8 | R02, R08-10 |
| Burton, Chris | #16 | 17 | 10 | R01-08, R13-15, R17-22 |
| Cordy, Brian | #49 | 17 | 6 | R02-18 |
| Cordy, Neil | #29 | 17 | 5 | R01-02, R04-17, R21 |
| Davidson, Stan | #9 | 20 | 7 | R01-19, R22 |
| Davis, Greg | #46 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| De Koning, Terry | #11 | 15 | 0 | R03-04, R06, R09-16, R18, R20-22 |
| Dunstan, Ian | #32 | 19 | 16 | R04-22 |
| Edmond, Jim | #20 | 19 | 25 | R01-05, R07-13, R16-22 |
| Edwards, Bryan | #50 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Egan, Mick | #10 | 20 | 3 | R03-22 |
| Ford, Alister | #6 | 5 | 6 | R02-06 |
| Gallagher, Ross | #41 | 7 | 4 | R02, R16-21 |
| Hampshire, Ian | #1 | 21 | 8 | R01-02, R04-22 |
| Hawkins, Doug | #7 | 21 | 12 | R01, R03-22 |
| Jennings, Geoff | #25 | 7 | 10 | R01-05, R07, R09 |
| Johnson, Matt | #8 | 1 | 1 | R03 |
| Kennedy, Rick | #54 | 14 | 2 | R03-15, R18 |
| Knight, Steven | #12 | 9 | 14 | R01-02, R11-15, R21-22 |
| Komp, Mark | #13 | 9 | 6 | R02-03, R05, R07, R16, R19-22 |
| Loveless, Shane | #2 | 10 | 25 | R01, R03-04, R11-16, R22 |
| McAllester, Jim | #36 | 12 | 4 | R11-22 |
| McConnell, Alan | #28 | 17 | 2 | R01, R03-05, R08-16, R19-22 |
| McKenna, Michael | #34 | 12 | 10 | R01, R03-07, R10-13, R15-16 |
| Perrin, Brian | #40 | 11 | 3 | R05-10, R12-15, R22 |
| Polson, Gordon | #19 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Reid, Bruce | #5 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Reid, John | #33 | 12 | 0 | R01, R06-11, R18-22 |
| Sait, Kevin | #52 | 13 | 18 | R06-12, R17-22 |
| Seery, Colin | #47 | 8 | 2 | R12-14, R17-21 |
| Stanlake, Warren | #26 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Templeton, Kelvin | #31 | 6 | 8 | R17-22 |
| Towns, Greg | #17 | 3 | 3 | R01, R19-20 |
| Wheeler, Terry | #35 | 20 | 6 | R01-11, R14-22 |
| Whitten, Ted | #22 | 20 | 20 | R01-04, R06, R08-22 |
| Wight, Terry | #24 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart, Royce | 21 | 2 | -0- | 19 | R01-02, R04-22 |
| Goode, Frank | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R03 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1981 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 49 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 04/04/1981 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 94 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 11/04/1981 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 1 | Frank Goode | Geoff Jennings |
| 20/04/1981 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 28 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 25/04/1981 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 62 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 02/05/1981 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 8 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 09/05/1981 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 64 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 16/05/1981 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 50 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 23/05/1981 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 10 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 30/05/1981 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 77 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 08/06/1981 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 35 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 13/06/1981 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 5 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 20/06/1981 | Round 13 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 31 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 27/06/1981 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 81 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 11/07/1981 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 63 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 18/07/1981 | Round 16 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 93 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 25/07/1981 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 9 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 01/08/1981 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 34 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 08/08/1981 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 21 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 15/08/1981 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 61 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 22/08/1981 | Round 21 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 69 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 29/08/1981 | Round 22 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 49 | Royce Hart | 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.