1981 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1981 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1981 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 1-0-21, P%: 63.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Garry | #1 | 12 | 0 | R01-11, R13 |
| Barham, Jamie | #42 | 4 | 1 | R08-10, R16 |
| Barnes, Tony | #38 | 3 | 4 | R01-03 |
| Bickford, Stephen | #44 | 6 | 4 | R02-03, R06-07, R11-12 |
| Braddy, Shane | #38 | 2 | 3 | R19-20 |
| Byrne, Michael | #14 | 10 | 2 | R03-05, R08-14 |
| Catoggio, Vin | #15 | 8 | 15 | R03-08, R13-14 |
| Clayton, Cameron | #12 | 8 | 3 | R01-02, R04, R10-12, R21-22 |
| Crosswell, Brent | #8 | 14 | 11 | R03-06, R09-18 |
| Dickson, Russell | #45 | 4 | 1 | R11-13, R16 |
| Dullard, Anthony | #28 | 7 | 2 | R01-03, R07-08, R12-13 |
| Durnan, Jim | #21 | 6 | 0 | R07, R09-13 |
| Ellingworth, Roger | #34 | 2 | 0 | R06-07 |
| Elliott, Robert | #6 | 8 | 0 | R01-06, R14-15 |
| Elshaug, Tony | #33 | 18 | 24 | R02-04, R08-22 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 16 | 5 | R01-04, R07-08, R13-22 |
| Fowler, Laurie | #9 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Gaunt, Graham | #20 | 18 | 4 | R01, R05-16, R18-22 |
| Giles, Glenn | #37 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
| Giles, Peter | #4 | 16 | 1 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-14, R19-22 |
| Gordon, Wayne | #13 | 11 | 2 | R01-03, R06-13 |
| Hamilton, Peter | #30 | 3 | 0 | R15-17 |
| Hardeman, Gary | #11 | 9 | 0 | R04, R14-20, R22 |
| Healy, Gerard | #39 | 22 | 27 | R01-22 |
| Hutchison, Greg | #43 | 16 | 2 | R01-02, R05-06, R11-22 |
| Jackson, Mark | #25 | 22 | 76 | R01-22 |
| Keenan, Peter | #10 | 14 | 2 | R05-07, R09-15, R17-19, R21 |
| Korn, Trevor | #54 | 3 | 1 | R18-20 |
| Martyn, Tony | #24 | 3 | 1 | R01, R05-06 |
| Maynard, Peter | #36 | 5 | 0 | R05-06, R08-09, R18 |
| McGlashan, Dave | #41 | 3 | 1 | R04, R21-22 |
| McLean, Glenn | #26 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Moir, Andrew | #29 | 18 | 11 | R01-10, R12, R15-16, R18-22 |
| Nettlefold, Bill | #19 | 13 | 7 | R01-03, R07-12, R14, R17-19 |
| O'Brien, Paul | #40 | 6 | 0 | R15-20 |
| O'Donnell, Kelly | #23 | 20 | 30 | R01-06, R08, R10-22 |
| O'Dwyer, Des | #47 | 6 | 3 | R17-22 |
| Pinnell, Phillip | #7 | 13 | 5 | R01, R05, R07-17 |
| Seddon, Michael | #17 | 12 | 9 | R02-07, R17-22 |
| Smith, Steven | #35 | 22 | 2 | R01-22 |
| Todd, Ian | #50 | 6 | 1 | R16-20, R22 |
| Tossol, John | #48 | 2 | 3 | R21-22 |
| Walters, Robert | #16 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Whitford, Don | #27 | 3 | 1 | R05, R20-21 |
| Young, Michael | #5 | 12 | 2 | R01-02, R04, R07-09, R15-17, R20-22 |
| Zantuck, Shane | #32 | 7 | 2 | R03-04, R09-10, R15-17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barassi, Ron | 22 | 1 | -0- | 21 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1981 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 41 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 04/04/1981 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 45 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 11/04/1981 | Round 3 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 1 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 18/04/1981 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 52 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 25/04/1981 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 63 | Ron Barassi | Garry Baker |
| 03/05/1981 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 49 | Ron Barassi | Garry Baker |
| 09/05/1981 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 40 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 16/05/1981 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 44 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 23/05/1981 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 34 | Ron Barassi | Garry Baker |
| 30/05/1981 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 129 | Ron Barassi | Garry Baker |
| 06/06/1981 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 42 | Ron Barassi | Garry Baker |
| 13/06/1981 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 44 | Ron Barassi | unknown |
| 20/06/1981 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 31 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 27/06/1981 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 72 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 11/07/1981 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 22 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 18/07/1981 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 88 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 25/07/1981 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 53 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 01/08/1981 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 29 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 08/08/1981 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 44 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 15/08/1981 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 58 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 22/08/1981 | Round 21 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 17 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 29/08/1981 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 53 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
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.