1981 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1981 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1981 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 10-0-12, P%: 104.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blight, Malcolm | #15 | 15 | 70 | R01-02, R06-12, R14-19 |
| Boyse, Maurice | #28 | 4 | 3 | R01-02, R04-05 |
| Briedis, Arnold | #6 | 6 | 5 | R08, R10, R15-16, R21-22 |
| Bryant, Kevin | #9 | 7 | 0 | R07-08, R16, R18-21 |
| Byrne, John | #21 | 10 | 9 | R12-13, R15-22 |
| Cassin, John | #3 | 4 | 4 | R06-09 |
| Demetriou, Andrew | #48 | 12 | 5 | R07-12, R14, R18-22 |
| Dempsey, Gary | #24 | 22 | 4 | R01-22 |
| Dench, David | #23 | 21 | 0 | R01-04, R06-22 |
| Dugdale, Dean | #44 | 5 | 2 | R15, R18-21 |
| Dugdale, Glenn | #46 | 10 | 6 | R10-15, R18-20, R22 |
| Easton, Stephen | #1 | 9 | 7 | R01-05, R08, R11, R16-17 |
| Glendinning, Ross | #4 | 22 | 11 | R01-22 |
| Good, Kerry | #7 | 16 | 49 | R01-06, R09-11, R13-16, R20-22 |
| Goulding, Steven | #35 | 2 | 2 | R13-14 |
| Greig, Keith | #27 | 3 | 0 | R01, R06-07 |
| Henderson, Darryl | #26 | 10 | 0 | R04-07, R13-15, R17-19 |
| Henshaw, Ross | #34 | 15 | 0 | R06-09, R11-14, R16-22 |
| Hodgeman, Kym | #17 | 18 | 23 | R01-07, R11-14, R16-22 |
| Holt, John | #56 | 4 | 7 | R17-20 |
| Icke, Stephen | #36 | 8 | 1 | R01-04, R08-09, R13, R15 |
| Jarrott, Alan | #47 | 15 | 8 | R02-09, R12-17, R20 |
| Jonas, Peter | #18 | 7 | 9 | R06-12 |
| Kelly, Phil | #14 | 17 | 13 | R01-11, R14, R17, R19-22 |
| Law, John | #13 | 15 | 2 | R01-12, R14, R18, R22 |
| McCann, Stephen | #16 | 20 | 16 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-22 |
| McGuire, Kevin | #31 | 5 | 0 | R03-04, R10, R12, R14 |
| Montgomery, Ken | #12 | 4 | 0 | R15-16, R20-21 |
| Payne, Glenn | #33 | 2 | 2 | R03-04 |
| Podolczak, Roger | #37 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Ramsay, Roy | #8 | 8 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R10-13 |
| Reeves, Michael | #30 | 13 | 5 | R04-09, R12-14, R17-18, R21-22 |
| Schimmelbusch, Daryl | #11 | 16 | 15 | R01-03, R05-10, R13-17, R21-22 |
| Schimmelbusch, Wayne | #20 | 16 | 16 | R01-11, R13-17 |
| Smith, Doug | #19 | 11 | 4 | R01-06, R09-10, R13, R15-16 |
| Smith, Peter | #39 | 5 | 0 | R17-19, R21-22 |
| Spencer, Peter | #2 | 19 | 26 | R01-05, R08-14, R16-22 |
| Tanner, Xavier | #25 | 14 | 3 | R02-05, R11-12, R15-22 |
| Wilson, Brian | #28 | 18 | 5 | R01-02, R05-13, R15-17, R19-22 |
| Wright, Rodney | #32 | 11 | 5 | R01-02, R05, R10-12, R15, R18-20, R22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blight, Malcolm | 16 | 6 | -0- | 10 | R01-16 |
| Cable, Barry | 6 | 4 | -0- | 2 | R17-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1981 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 48 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 04/04/1981 | Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 12 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 11/04/1981 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 27 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 18/04/1981 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 29 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 25/04/1981 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 35 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 02/05/1981 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 53 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 09/05/1981 | Round 7 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 64 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 16/05/1981 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 104 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 23/05/1981 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 13 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 30/05/1981 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 129 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 06/06/1981 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 31 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 13/06/1981 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 47 | Malcolm Blight | unknown |
| 20/06/1981 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 114 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 27/06/1981 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 43 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 04/07/1981 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 60 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 18/07/1981 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 34 | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 25/07/1981 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 9 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 01/08/1981 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 32 | Barry Cable | unknown |
| 08/08/1981 | Round 19 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 24 | Barry Cable | unknown |
| 15/08/1981 | Round 20 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 58 | Barry Cable | unknown |
| 22/08/1981 | Round 21 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 22 | Barry Cable | unknown |
| 29/08/1981 | Round 22 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 33 | Barry Cable | unknown |
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.