1981 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results of Richmond for the 1981 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1981 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 105.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett, Kevin | #29 | 22 | 58 | R01-22 |
| Bottams, Phillip | #38 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Bourke, Francis | #30 | 11 | 0 | R01-05, R08-09, R11-14 |
| Cloke, David | #33 | 12 | 18 | R01-09, R20-22 |
| Dunne, Emmett | #5 | 20 | 0 | R01-02, R04-21 |
| Freame, Daryl | #44 | 2 | 1 | R18, R20 |
| Jess, Jim | #20 | 18 | 23 | R01-02, R05-09, R12-22 |
| Keane, Merv | #18 | 6 | 0 | R01-06 |
| Landy, Graeme | #34 | 16 | 0 | R02-06, R08, R11, R14-22 |
| Lee, Mark | #1 | 22 | 10 | R01-22 |
| Malthouse, Mick | #7 | 21 | 0 | R01-03, R05-22 |
| Martello, Alan | #15 | 8 | 3 | R14-15, R17-22 |
| Martin, Geoff | #32 | 5 | 3 | R18-22 |
| Mount, Stephen | #6 | 12 | 3 | R03-04, R06-07, R10-11, R16-17, R19-22 |
| Nugent, Michael | #37 | 13 | 2 | R01, R03-05, R08-09, R11-17 |
| Oborne, Rod | #23 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Raines, Geoff | #4 | 20 | 6 | R01-07, R10-22 |
| Roach, Michael | #8 | 21 | 86 | R01-13, R15-22 |
| Robertson, Graeme | #24 | 9 | 0 | R04, R06-07, R10, R12-13, R15, R18-19 |
| Rowlings, Barry | #22 | 22 | 14 | R01-22 |
| Sarah, Paul | #11 | 14 | 22 | R01-07, R10, R16-17, R19-22 |
| Scrimshaw, Ian | #36 | 2 | 1 | R02, R10 |
| Semmens, Robert | #27 | 5 | 0 | R08-09, R11-13 |
| Smith, Terry | #10 | 19 | 5 | R01, R05-22 |
| Strachan, Greg | #19 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Taylor, Brian | #21 | 5 | 5 | R10-12, R14, R18 |
| Tempany, Bruce | #14 | 13 | 5 | R01-05, R10-11, R16-20, R22 |
| Vernon, Daryl | #40 | 4 | 1 | R09, R12, R18-19 |
| Wall, Matthew | #43 | 13 | 3 | R03-04, R07-11, R13-16, R18, R21 |
| Waterson, Colin | #12 | 10 | 8 | R07-09, R11-17 |
| Weightman, Dale | #3 | 18 | 14 | R01-17, R22 |
| Welsh, Peter | #31 | 14 | 22 | R01-03, R06, R08-10, R12-15, R20-22 |
| Wiley, Robert | #2 | 19 | 18 | R01-17, R21-22 |
| Williams, Shane | #9 | 2 | 0 | R10, R16 |
| Wood, Bryan | #16 | 18 | 2 | R01-09, R13-15, R17-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewell, Tony | 22 | 13 | -0- | 9 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1981 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 62 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 04/04/1981 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 35 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 11/04/1981 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | RICH by 4 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 18/04/1981 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 29 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 25/04/1981 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | RICH by 28 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 02/05/1981 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 75 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 09/05/1981 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 4 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 16/05/1981 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | RICH by 50 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 23/05/1981 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | RICH by 31 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 30/05/1981 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 55 | Tony Jewell | Geoff Raines |
| 06/06/1981 | Round 11 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 42 | Tony Jewell | Geoff Raines |
| 13/06/1981 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 15 | Tony Jewell | Geoff Raines |
| 20/06/1981 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 4 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 27/06/1981 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 43 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 11/07/1981 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 30 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 18/07/1981 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 45 | Tony Jewell | Geoff Raines |
| 25/07/1981 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 1 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 01/08/1981 | Round 18 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 34 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 08/08/1981 | Round 19 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 6 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 15/08/1981 | Round 20 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 5 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 22/08/1981 | Round 21 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 17 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
| 29/08/1981 | Round 22 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 27 | Tony Jewell | Bryan Wood |
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.