1981 VFLR Season Grand Final: Geelong Reserves v Essendon Reserves

This is the match report for the match played on 26 September 1981 between the Geelong Reserves and the Essendon Reserves in the grand final of the 1981 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves. The Geelong Reserves hosted the Essendon Reserves at the MCG. The hosts were coached by David Harris and the visitors were coached by Bernie Sheehy.

The Geelong Reserves (21.14.140) defeated the Essendon Reserves (18.6.114).

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFLR Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Geelong Reserves v Essendon Reserves
Date: Saturday 26 September 1981
Time: 11:10 AM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong Reserves def. Essendon Reserves
Score: 21.14.140 - 18.6.114

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong Reserves ? . ? ? . ? ? . ? 21 . 14 21 . 14 (140)
Essendon Reserves ? . ? ? . ? ? . ? 18 . 6 18 . 6 (114)
Margin GEER by 26 GEER by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong Reserves

Captain: unknown
Coach: David Harris

Essendon Reserves

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bernie Sheehy

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

P. Cameron
N. Nash

Goal Umpires

L. Keen
W. Pryde

Boundary Umpires

G. Hunichen
P. Sutton

Player Statistics

Geelong Reserves

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 21 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Essendon Reserves

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s