1981 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1981 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Peter Russo | Kelvin Moore | David O'Halloran |
| Half-Back: | David Polkinghorne | Robert DiPierdomenico | Chris Mew |
| Centre: | Geoff Ablett | Terry Wallace | Colin Robertson |
| Half-Forward: | John Kennedy | Michael Tuck | Alan Goad |
| Forward: | Rick Davies | Michael Moncrieff | Peter Murnane |
| Follower: | Don Scott | Russell Greene | Norm Goss |
| Interchange: | Leigh Matthews | Ian Paton |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 22 out of 22 matches was used.
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 |