1981 WAFL Season: Swan Districts

These are the details of the premiership results for the Swan Districts for the 1981 season of the West Australian Football League. The team used Bassendean Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Claremont in the second semi final, the Swan Districts were defeated by South Fremantle in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1981 WAFL Season
Team: Swan Districts
Club: Swan Districts
Home Ground: Bassendean Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 16-0-5, P%: 150.3)
Finals Performance: Defeated by South Fremantle (Preliminary Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Baker, Leon 23 0 R01-21, SF, PF
Beasley, Simon 23 0 R01-21, SF, PF
Blackaby, Ed 14 0 R01-04, R06, R08-09, R15, R17-20, SF, PF
Boucher, Ron 17 0 R01-12, R14, R19-20, SF, PF
Comerford, Graeme 2 0 R02, R11
Cransberg, Alan 23 0 R01-21, SF, PF
Fitzgerald, Ross 19 0 R01-11, R15-21, SF
Fogarty, Jon 22 0 R01-18, R20-21, SF, PF
Gillespie, Steven 4 0 R13-16
Holden, Craig 18 0 R01-02, R04-13, R15, R19-21, SF, PF
Holmes, Don 12 0 R01-02, R04-05, R09-10, R14-18, PF
Kerr, Brian 2 0 R15-16
Langsford, Don 23 0 R01-21, SF, PF
McDonald, Gary 3 0 R17-18, R21
Melrose, Graham 21 0 R01-03, R05-16, R18-21, SF, PF
Mullooly, Tom 23 0 R01-21, SF, PF
Narkle, Keith 23 0 R01-21, SF, PF
Narkle, Phil 23 0 R01-21, SF, PF
Neesham, Gerard 21 0 R01-13, R16-21, SF, PF
Nowotny, Stan 21 0 R01-05, R07-10, R12-21, SF, PF
Rance, Murray 16 0 R03-07, R10-14, R17-21, SF
Richardson, Mike 19 0 R01-17, R20-21
Sartori, Peter 1 0 R18
Shine, Brad 12 0 R03, R08-14, R18-19, R21, SF
Sidebottom, Allan 19 0 R01-06, R08-10, R12-18, R21, SF, PF
Skwirowski, Bill 12 0 R11-19, R21, SF, PF
Smith, Mike 2 0 R19-20
Solin, Tony 9 0 R01-08, PF
Sutton, Darryl 17 0 R06-17, R19-21, SF, PF
Trew, Kim 10 0 R01, R03, R07, R11-14, R16-17, PF
Williams, Ian 6 0 R04-07, R19-20

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Todd, John 23 16 -0- 7 R01-21, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
11/04/1981 Round 1 West Perth HOME WIN SWDI by 75 John Todd unknown
20/04/1981 Round 2 Perth AWAY WIN SWDI by 162 John Todd unknown
25/04/1981 Round 3 Subiaco HOME WIN SWDI by 36 John Todd unknown
02/05/1981 Round 4 East Fremantle HOME WIN SWDI by 107 John Todd unknown
09/05/1981 Round 5 South Fremantle AWAY LOSS SFRM by 10 John Todd unknown
16/05/1981 Round 6 East Perth HOME WIN SWDI by 61 John Todd unknown
23/05/1981 Round 7 Claremont AWAY LOSS CLMT by 46 John Todd unknown
30/05/1981 Round 8 Perth HOME WIN SWDI by 127 John Todd unknown
06/06/1981 Round 9 West Perth AWAY WIN SWDI by 85 John Todd unknown
13/06/1981 Round 10 Subiaco AWAY WIN SWDI by 5 John Todd unknown
27/06/1981 Round 11 East Fremantle AWAY WIN SWDI by 18 John Todd unknown
04/07/1981 Round 12 South Fremantle HOME WIN SWDI by 48 John Todd unknown
11/07/1981 Round 13 East Perth AWAY WIN SWDI by 14 John Todd unknown
18/07/1981 Round 14 Claremont HOME LOSS CLMT by 2 John Todd unknown
25/07/1981 Round 15 West Perth AWAY WIN SWDI by 102 John Todd unknown
01/08/1981 Round 16 Perth AWAY WIN SWDI by 35 John Todd unknown
08/08/1981 Round 17 Subiaco HOME WIN SWDI by 123 John Todd unknown
15/08/1981 Round 18 East Fremantle HOME WIN SWDI by 105 John Todd unknown
22/08/1981 Round 19 South Fremantle AWAY LOSS SFRM by 35 John Todd unknown
29/08/1981 Round 20 East Perth HOME WIN SWDI by 21 John Todd unknown
05/09/1981 Round 21 Claremont AWAY LOSS CLMT by 15 John Todd unknown
19/09/1981 Semi Final Claremont AWAY LOSS CLMT by 27 John Todd unknown
27/09/1981 Preliminary Final South Fremantle HOME LOSS SFRM by 73 John Todd unknown