1981 VFL Season: St Kilda
These are the details of the premiership results for St Kilda for the 1981 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Moorabbin Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1981 VFL Season
Team:
St Kilda
Club:
St Kilda
Home Ground:
Moorabbin Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 5-0-17, P%: 85.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker, Trevor | #1 | 19 | 6 | R01-12, R14-20 |
| Bennett, John | #34 | 12 | 12 | R02, R06-13, R19-21 |
| Blees, Michael | #27 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Breen, Barry | #4 | 13 | 13 | R01-05, R07, R09-15 |
| Bromberg, Mordy | #15 | 4 | 0 | R06-09 |
| Brown, Peter | #35 | 11 | 3 | R04-05, R13-19, R21-22 |
| Burns, Greg | #11 | 14 | 2 | R06-07, R09-12, R15-22 |
| Colling, Gary | #12 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Cox, Doug | #7 | 20 | 1 | R01-09, R11-18, R20-22 |
| Cunningham, Geoff | #5 | 21 | 6 | R01-17, R19-22 |
| Dunne, Jeff | #8 | 19 | 10 | R01-19 |
| Duperouzel, Bruce | #3 | 16 | 9 | R01-03, R08, R11-22 |
| Durnan, John | #16 | 4 | 0 | R11-14 |
| Elphinstone, Robert | #33 | 16 | 5 | R01-06, R10-12, R16-22 |
| Faletic, Milan | #9 | 21 | 31 | R01-16, R18-22 |
| Fehring, Jeff | #13 | 11 | 2 | R01-03, R06-10, R16-18 |
| Fidler, Geoff | #36 | 17 | 0 | R01-05, R07-08, R10-19 |
| Gellie, Graeme | #24 | 3 | 0 | R19-21 |
| Godsell, Sean | #57 | 1 | 1 | R22 |
| Gorozidis, Con | #41 | 14 | 34 | R09-22 |
| Herbert, Dean | #20 | 6 | 5 | R04-05, R09-12 |
| Hewitt, Darryl | #26 | 9 | 8 | R11-18, R22 |
| Huntley, Peter | #52 | 3 | 0 | R09-10, R15 |
| Jesaulenko, Alex | #25 | 8 | 11 | R01-08 |
| Kellett, Mark | #21 | 20 | 6 | R01-10, R13-22 |
| Lofts, Gary | #2 | 6 | 3 | R03-06, R20, R22 |
| Meehan, Simon | #28 | 12 | 17 | R01-10, R13, R15 |
| Middlemiss, Glenn | #14 | 9 | 5 | R14-22 |
| Mildenhall, Bill | #39 | 14 | 9 | R01, R04-06, R13-22 |
| Nettlefold, Michael | #47 | 13 | 5 | R01-09, R17, R19, R21-22 |
| Odgers, Gary | #29 | 5 | 0 | R07-08, R20-22 |
| Roach, Stephen | #32 | 2 | 1 | R09-10 |
| Roberts, Michael | #10 | 21 | 27 | R01-14, R16-22 |
| Sarau, Jeff | #31 | 21 | 12 | R01-09, R11-22 |
| Sartori, Ian | #6 | 10 | 5 | R01-08, R20-21 |
| Scott, Mark | #19 | 5 | 11 | R10-12, R17-18 |
| Smedts, Alby | #23 | 4 | 0 | R13-14, R16, R18 |
| Stone, Chris | #17 | 3 | 0 | R02-03, R08 |
| Sutherland, Rick | #30 | 9 | 6 | R10-15, R19-21 |
| Thomas, Grant | #18 | 22 | 4 | R01-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesaulenko, Alex | 22 | 5 | -0- | 17 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1981 | Round 1 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 49 | Alex Jesaulenko | unknown |
| 04/04/1981 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 2 | Alex Jesaulenko | unknown |
| 11/04/1981 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 22 | Alex Jesaulenko | unknown |
| 18/04/1981 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | STKL by 52 | Alex Jesaulenko | Alex Jesaulenko |
| 25/04/1981 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 64 | Alex Jesaulenko | Alex Jesaulenko |
| 02/05/1981 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 10 | Alex Jesaulenko | Alex Jesaulenko |
| 09/05/1981 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 25 | Alex Jesaulenko | Alex Jesaulenko |
| 16/05/1981 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 104 | Alex Jesaulenko | unknown |
| 23/05/1981 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 31 | Alex Jesaulenko | unknown |
| 30/05/1981 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 15 | Alex Jesaulenko | unknown |
| 06/06/1981 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | STKL by 40 | Alex Jesaulenko | Bruce Duperouzel |
| 13/06/1981 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 100 | Alex Jesaulenko | Bruce Duperouzel |
| 20/06/1981 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 57 | Alex Jesaulenko | Bruce Duperouzel |
| 27/06/1981 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | STKL by 72 | Alex Jesaulenko | Bruce Duperouzel |
| 04/07/1981 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 15 | Alex Jesaulenko | Bruce Duperouzel |
| 18/07/1981 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 51 | Alex Jesaulenko | Bruce Duperouzel |
| 25/07/1981 | Round 17 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Alex Jesaulenko | Bruce Duperouzel |
| 01/08/1981 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 32 | Alex Jesaulenko | Bruce Duperouzel |
| 08/08/1981 | Round 19 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 6 | Alex Jesaulenko | Bruce Duperouzel |
| 15/08/1981 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 9 | Alex Jesaulenko | Bruce Duperouzel |
| 22/08/1981 | Round 21 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 38 | Alex Jesaulenko | Bruce Duperouzel |
| 29/08/1981 | Round 22 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | STKL by 49 | Alex Jesaulenko | Bruce Duperouzel |