1981 VFL Season: Hawthorn
These are the details of the premiership results for Hawthorn for the 1981 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1981 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Club:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 109.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablett, Geoff | #2 | 17 | 19 | R01-03, R08-11, R13-22 |
| Ayres, Gary | #7 | 3 | 0 | R02-03, R19 |
| Considine, Paul | #36 | 3 | 3 | R04-05, R07 |
| Davies, Rick | #11 | 20 | 37 | R01-10, R13-22 |
| De Wolde, Alle | #27 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| DiPierdomenico, Robert | #9 | 12 | 5 | R01-02, R11-18, R20-21 |
| Eade, Rodney | #26 | 14 | 5 | R01-06, R08, R11-16, R18 |
| Goad, Alan | #19 | 19 | 19 | R01-17, R21-22 |
| Goss, Norm | #1 | 20 | 27 | R01-17, R19-20, R22 |
| Greene, Russell | #29 | 21 | 15 | R01-21 |
| Hendrie, John | #25 | 8 | 7 | R01-05, R18-20 |
| Howard, Glenn | #48 | 7 | 0 | R15-20, R22 |
| Hoyer, Craig | #28 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Kennedy, John | #34 | 17 | 9 | R01, R03-08, R10-12, R16-22 |
| Kershaw, Kim | #14 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Knights, Peter | #24 | 8 | 1 | R03, R10, R17-22 |
| Mace, Robert | #38 | 6 | 6 | R07, R09, R11-12, R20-21 |
| Matthews, Leigh | #3 | 16 | 48 | R01-02, R06, R09-15, R17-22 |
| McCarthy, Michael | #20 | 12 | 3 | R04-13, R19, R22 |
| Mew, Chris | #46 | 19 | 1 | R01-16, R18-19, R22 |
| Moncrieff, Michael | #6 | 16 | 32 | R02-12, R14-17, R21 |
| Moore, Kelvin | #15 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Murnane, Peter | #22 | 15 | 20 | R01-03, R06-09, R13-19, R22 |
| O'Halloran, David | #8 | 13 | 0 | R01-06, R16-22 |
| Paton, Ian | #12 | 17 | 2 | R01-02, R07-18, R20-22 |
| Polkinghorne, David | #10 | 15 | 1 | R04-14, R19-22 |
| Robertson, Colin | #32 | 18 | 17 | R01-18 |
| Russo, Peter | #4 | 20 | 5 | R01-03, R06-22 |
| Schwab, Peter | #43 | 2 | 0 | R20-21 |
| Scott, Don | #23 | 20 | 3 | R01-15, R18-22 |
| Tuck, Michael | #17 | 21 | 32 | R01, R03-22 |
| Turner, Mark | #44 | 11 | 2 | R04-06, R08-10, R12-16 |
| Wade, Scott | #13 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Wallace, Terry | #16 | 22 | 10 | R01-22 |
| Wilton, Nick | #21 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeans, Allan | 22 | 13 | -0- | 9 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1981 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 41 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 04/04/1981 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 11/04/1981 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 22 | Allan Jeans | Peter Knights |
| 20/04/1981 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 15 | Allan Jeans | unknown |
| 25/04/1981 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 35 | Allan Jeans | unknown |
| 02/05/1981 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 75 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 09/05/1981 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 3 | Allan Jeans | unknown |
| 16/05/1981 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 29 | Allan Jeans | unknown |
| 23/05/1981 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 10 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 30/05/1981 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 15 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 08/06/1981 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 46 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 13/06/1981 | Round 12 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 39 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 20/06/1981 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 32 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 28/06/1981 | Round 14 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 18 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 04/07/1981 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 60 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 18/07/1981 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 45 | Allan Jeans | unknown |
| 25/07/1981 | Round 17 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 14 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 01/08/1981 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 12 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 08/08/1981 | Round 19 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 21 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 15/08/1981 | Round 20 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 9 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 22/08/1981 | Round 21 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 73 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 29/08/1981 | Round 22 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 53 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |