1981 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1981 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1981 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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 |