1981 VFL Season: North Melbourne
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 |