1981 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of South Melbourne for the 1981 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1981 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 8-0-14, P%: 85.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackerly, David | #9 | 19 | 0 | R01-02, R04-06, R09-22 |
| Allender, Stephen | #14 | 10 | 8 | R06-09, R13-15, R17, R20-21 |
| Boyse, Maurice | #28 | 5 | 5 | R07-11 |
| Browning, Mark | #11 | 12 | 13 | R01-03, R14-22 |
| Carroll, Dennis | #40 | 14 | 6 | R08-13, R15-22 |
| Carroll, Wayne | #18 | 8 | 7 | R02, R04, R10, R15-16, R18-20 |
| Carter, Rod | #13 | 21 | 0 | R01, R03-22 |
| Conlen, Bernie | #48 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Cowton, Gary | #5 | 8 | 0 | R04-11 |
| Daniher, Anthony | #19 | 9 | 0 | R05-06, R11-13, R18-21 |
| Eather, Stephen | #41 | 3 | 0 | R02, R19-20 |
| Evans, Bernie | #15 | 20 | 19 | R01-20 |
| Fields, Neville | #12 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R07-09 |
| Foschini, Silvio | #46 | 17 | 37 | R03-05, R07, R10-22 |
| Fraser, Mark | #29 | 10 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R08, R10-13, R16, R22 |
| Goss, Kevin | #7 | 9 | 2 | R02-07, R11, R14, R22 |
| Hounsell, Colin | #23 | 16 | 13 | R03-09, R12, R15-22 |
| Jackson, Francis | #31 | 17 | 2 | R01-07, R09-15, R17-18, R21 |
| James, Max | #27 | 12 | 12 | R01-07, R14-16, R20-21 |
| Jenkinson, Noel | #3 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Koop, Doug | #47 | 4 | 1 | R02, R08-09, R19 |
| Kruse, Max | #3 | 12 | 1 | R01-03, R05-06, R08, R10-12, R19-20, R22 |
| McGhie, Robbie | #4 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Melesso, Peter | #42 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Moir, Phillip | #33 | 3 | 3 | R11, R13, R21 |
| Morrison, Peter | #35 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Morwood, Paul | #32 | 16 | 4 | R01, R06-19, R22 |
| Morwood, Shane | #41 | 4 | 4 | R14, R16-18 |
| Morwood, Tony | #21 | 20 | 21 | R01-10, R12-21 |
| Oaten, Michael | #4 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Plumb, Phillip | #2 | 5 | 1 | R01-02, R05, R08, R21 |
| Rhys-Jones, David | #30 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Roberts, Ian | #17 | 6 | 1 | R07, R12-14, R21-22 |
| Roberts, John | #10 | 21 | 51 | R01-20, R22 |
| Round, Barry | #25 | 22 | 12 | R01-22 |
| Scott, Brett | #38 | 7 | 0 | R02-06, R21-22 |
| Smith, Greg | #8 | 19 | 13 | R01, R03-10, R13-22 |
| Smith, Michael | #28 | 2 | 5 | R02-03 |
| Taylor, Kevin | #22 | 14 | 24 | R01, R03-12, R17, R19-20 |
| Teasdale, Graham | #20 | 17 | 17 | R01, R03-04, R09-22 |
| Whitzell, Mark | #52 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Winbanks, David | #39 | 4 | 0 | R15-18 |
| Wright, Stephen | #26 | 22 | 23 | R01-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart, Ian | 22 | 8 | -0- | 14 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1981 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 48 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 04/04/1981 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 35 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 11/04/1981 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 22 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 18/04/1981 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 69 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 25/04/1981 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 62 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 02/05/1981 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 10 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 09/05/1981 | Round 7 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 65 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 16/05/1981 | Round 8 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 44 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 23/05/1981 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 99 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 30/05/1981 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 22 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 08/06/1981 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 28 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 13/06/1981 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 15 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 20/06/1981 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 32 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 27/06/1981 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 23 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 11/07/1981 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 63 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 18/07/1981 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 51 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 26/07/1981 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 18 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 01/08/1981 | Round 18 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 29 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 09/08/1981 | Round 19 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 23 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 15/08/1981 | Round 20 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 53 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 22/08/1981 | Round 21 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 111 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
| 29/08/1981 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 33 | Ian Stewart | Barry Round |
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.