1981 VFLR Grand Final: Geelong Reserves v Essendon Reserves

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

As a result of this match, Geelong Reserves were the premiers and Essendon Reserves were the runners-up.

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

Coaches: David Harris (Geelong Reserves), Bernie Sheehy (Essendon Reserves)
Captains: unknown (Geelong Reserves), unknown (Essendon Reserves)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, N. Nash
Goal Umpire: L. Keen, W. Pryde
Boundary Umpire: 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