1981 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1981 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1981 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |