1981 VFLR Season: North Melbourne Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the North Melbourne Reserves for the 1981 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Arden Street Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by the Richmond Reserves in the qualifying final, the North Melbourne Reserves were defeated by the Essendon Reserves in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1981 VFLR Season
Team:
North Melbourne Reserves
Club:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 14-0-8, P%: 126.6)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Essendon (R) (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnear, Col | 24 | 14 | -0- | 10 | R01-22, QF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/1981 | Round 1 | South Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | SMLR by 27 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 04/04/1981 | Round 2 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSR by 19 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 11/04/1981 | Round 3 | Geelong (R) | HOME | LOSS | GEER by 29 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 18/04/1981 | Round 4 | Richmond (R) | HOME | LOSS | RICR by 46 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 25/05/1981 | Round 5 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | LOSS | HWTR by 34 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 02/05/1981 | Round 6 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | NMLR by 32 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 09/05/1981 | Round 7 | Footscray (R) | HOME | WIN | NMLR by 36 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 16/05/1981 | Round 8 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | LOSS | STKR by 42 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 23/05/1981 | Round 9 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | WIN | NMLR by 76 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 30/05/1981 | Round 10 | Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | NMLR by 96 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 06/06/1981 | Round 11 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | NMLR by 49 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 13/06/1981 | Round 12 | Essendon (R) | HOME | LOSS | ESSR by 8 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 20/06/1981 | Round 13 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | LOSS | GEER by 41 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 27/06/1981 | Round 14 | Richmond (R) | AWAY | WIN | NMLR by 22 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 04/07/1981 | Round 15 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | WIN | NMLR by 52 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 18/07/1981 | Round 16 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | NMLR by 49 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 25/07/1981 | Round 17 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | WIN | NMLR by 102 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 01/08/1981 | Round 18 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | NMLR by 48 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 08/08/1981 | Round 19 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | NMLR by 40 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 15/08/1981 | Round 20 | Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | NMLR by 80 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 22/08/1981 | Round 21 | Carlton (R) | HOME | WIN | NMLR by 43 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 29/08/1981 | Round 22 | South Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | NMLR by 22 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 06/09/1981 | Qualifying Final | Richmond (R) | AWAY | LOSS | RICR by 63 | Col Kinnear | unknown |
| 13/09/1981 | Semi Final | Essendon (R) | HOME | LOSS | ESSR by 10 | Col Kinnear | unknown |