1981 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond 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 seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1981 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
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 |