| 1981 VFL Premiership Season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | Carlton (13th premiership) |
| Minor Premiers | Carlton (15th minor premiership) |
| Coleman Medallist | Michael Roach (Richmond) |
| Brownlow Medalist | Bernie
Quinlan (Fitzroy) Barry Round (South Melbourne) |
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1981.
Contents |
Essendon defeated Carlton 9.11 (65) to 6.5 (41) in the Final.
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 21.19 (145) | South Melbourne | 12.25 (97) | Arden Street Oval | 19,437 | 28 March 1981 |
| Footscray | 16.12 (108) | St Kilda | 23.19 (157) | Western Oval | 19,101 | 28 March 1981 |
| Melbourne | 16.16 (112) | Hawthorn | 23.15 (153) | MCG | 32,202 | 28 March 1981 |
| Geelong | 10.17 (77) | Essendon | 10.11 (71) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 37,303 | 28 March 1981 |
| Fitzroy | 20.13 (133) | Collingwood | 22.27 (159) | Junction Oval | 27,200 | 28 March 1981 |
| Carlton | 22.12 (144) | Richmond | 12.10 (82) | VFL Park | 56,372 | 28 March 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 16.15 (111) | North Melbourne | 15.9 (99) | Windy Hill | 26,443 | 4 April 1981 |
| Collingwood | 26.22 (178) | Footscray | 13.6 (84) | Victoria Park | 26,512 | 4 April 1981 |
| South Melbourne | 16.14 (110) | Richmond | 22.13 (145) | Lake Oval | 17,850 | 4 April 1981 |
| St Kilda | 14.23 (107) | Geelong | 16.13 (109) | Moorabbin Oval | 24,496 | 4 April 1981 |
| Hawthorn | 16.11 (107) | Carlton | 17.21 (123) | Princes Park | 31,660 | 4 April 1981 |
| Fitzroy | 23.17 (155) | Melbourne | 16.14 (110) | VFL Park | 20,107 | 4 April 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 18.11 (119) | Melbourne | 18.12 (120) | Western Oval | 13,256 | 11 April 1981 |
| Carlton | 14.24 (108) | Fitzroy | 12.20 (92) | Princes Park | 24,780 | 11 April 1981 |
| North Melbourne | 15.26 (116) | Geelong | 14.5 (89) | Arden Street Oval | 17,744 | 11 April 1981 |
| Richmond | 17.16 (118) | Essendon | 16.18 (114) | MCG | 61,908 | 11 April 1981 |
| St Kilda | 19.21 (135) | Collingwood | 23.19 (157) | Moorabbin Oval | 33,882 | 11 April 1981 |
| South Melbourne | 21.13 (139) | Hawthorn | 18.9 (117) | VFL Park | 21,977 | 11 April 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 10.16 (76) | St Kilda | 16.32 (128) | MCG | 36,488 | 18 April 1981 |
| Fitzroy | 25.19 (169) | South Melbourne | 14.16 (100) | Junction Oval | 15,635 | 18 April 1981 |
| Richmond | 17.22 (124) | North Melbourne | 13.17 (95) | VFL Park | 48,526 | 18 April 1981 |
| Essendon | 11.13 (79) | Hawthorn | 13.16 (94) | Windy Hill | 29,597 | 20 April 1981 |
| Geelong | 9.14 (68) | Collingwood | 11.10 (76) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 42,395 | 20 April 1981 |
| Carlton | 15.14 (104) | Footscray | 11.10 (76) | VFL Park | 27,299 | 20 April 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 17.16 (118) | North Melbourne | 11.17 (83) | Princes Park | 16,106 | 25 April 1981 |
| Collingwood | 21.20 (146) | Melbourne | 13.5 (83) | Victoria Park | 30,096 | 25 April 1981 |
| Richmond | 15.22 (112) | Geelong | 11.18 (84) | MCG | 46,230 | 25 April 1981 |
| South Melbourne | 18.22 (130) | Footscray | 9.14 (68) | Lake Oval | 12,545 | 25 April 1981 |
| St Kilda | 10.13 (73) | Carlton | 19.23 (137) | Moorabbin Oval | 32,341 | 25 April 1981 |
| Fitzroy | 19.11 (125) | Essendon | 15.14 (104) | VFL Park | 33,465 | 25 April 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Carlton | 12.15 (87) | Collingwood | 22.12 (144) | Princes Park | 36,506 | 2 May 1981 |
| Richmond | 10.19 (79) | Hawthorn | 23.16 (154) | MCG | 45,750 | 2 May 1981 |
| North Melbourne | 27.17 (179) | Fitzroy | 19.12 (126) | Arden Street Oval | 16,210 | 2 May 1981 |
| Footscray | 13.13 (91) | Essendon | 12.11 (83) | Western Oval | 19,264 | 2 May 1981 |
| South Melbourne | 15.13 (103) | St Kilda | 13.15 (93) | VFL Park | 27,172 | 2 May 1981 |
| Geelong | 22.21 (153) | Melbourne | 16.8 (104) | SCG | 11,077 | 3 May 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 13.14 (92) | Richmond | 12.16 (88) | Junction Oval | 12,997 | 9 May 1981 |
| Essendon | 14.17 (101) | St Kilda | 11.10 (76) | Windy Hill | 16,828 | 9 May 1981 |
| Collingwood | 18.15 (123) | South Melbourne | 7.16 (58) | Victoria Park | 20,553 | 9 May 1981 |
| Hawthorn | 8.8 (56) | Geelong | 7.17 (59) | Princes Park | 13,275 | 9 May 1981 |
| Melbourne | 8.8 (56) | Carlton | 12.24 (96) | MCG | 22,020 | 9 May 1981 |
| North Melbourne | 17.16 (118) | Footscray | 7.12 (54) | VFL Park | 10,989 | 9 May 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| St Kilda | 8.16 (64) | North Melbourne | 25.18 (168) | Moorabbin Oval | 16,860 | 16 May 1981 |
| South Melbourne | 17.25 (127) | Melbourne | 12.11 (83) | Lake Oval | 12,808 | 16 May 1981 |
| Richmond | 25.17 (167) | Footscray | 17.15 (117) | MCG | 21,721 | 16 May 1981 |
| Hawthorn | 21.18 (144) | Fitzroy | 16.19 (115) | Princes Park | 17,459 | 16 May 1981 |
| Geelong | 12.8 (80) | Carlton | 12.13 (85) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 28,396 | 16 May 1981 |
| Essendon | 21.18 (144) | Collingwood | 14.3 (87) | VFL Park | 79,326 | 16 May 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 10.14 (74) | Hawthorn | 11.18 (84) | Western Oval | 13,789 | 23 May 1981 |
| Fitzroy | 13.15 (93) | Geelong | 16.18 (114) | Junction Oval | 15,604 | 23 May 1981 |
| Carlton | 25.22 (172) | South Melbourne | 11.7 (73) | Princes Park | 22,445 | 23 May 1981 |
| Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | Essendon | 14.20 (104) | MCG | 31,769 | 23 May 1981 |
| North Melbourne | 12.26 (98) | Collingwood | 16.15 (111) | Arden Street Oval | 24,625 | 23 May 1981 |
| Richmond | 20.16 (136) | St Kilda | 15.15 (105) | VFL Park | 40,240 | 23 May 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 13.17 (95) | St Kilda | 11.14 (80) | Princes Park | 14,961 | 30 May 1981 |
| Geelong | 14.8 (92) | South Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 19,760 | 30 May 1981 |
| Fitzroy | 22.15 (147) | Footscray | 10.10 (70) | Junction Oval | 11,630 | 30 May 1981 |
| Collingwood | 17.10 (112) | Richmond | 8.9 (57) | Victoria Park | 37,177 | 30 May 1981 |
| Essendon | 11.13 (79) | Carlton | 6.8 (44) | Windy Hill | 30,574 | 30 May 1981 |
| North Melbourne | 25.22 (172) | Melbourne | 6.7 (43) | VFL Park | 17,015 | 30 May 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 20.16 (136) | Melbourne | 14.10 (94) | MCG | 31,025 | 6 June 1981 |
| St Kilda | 14.15 (99) | Fitzroy | 7.17 (59) | Moorabbin Oval | 21,672 | 6 June 1981 |
| Hawthorn | 18.19 (127) | Collingwood | 12.9 (81) | VFL Park | 92,935 | 6 June 1981 |
| Footscray | 12.10 (82) | Geelong | 17.15 (117) | Western Oval | 24,974 | 8 June 1981 |
| Carlton | 17.13 (115) | North Melbourne | 11.18 (84) | Princes Park | 31,808 | 8 June 1981 |
| South Melbourne | 12.8 (80) | Essendon | 15.18 (108) | Lake Oval | 28,588 | 8 June 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 19.21 (135) | St Kilda | 4.11 (35) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 22,154 | 13 June 1981 |
| Carlton | 21.13 (139) | Hawthorn | 14.16 (100) | Princes Park | 27,000 | 13 June 1981 |
| Melbourne | 13.12 (90) | Fitzroy | 17.32 (134) | MCG | 17,691 | 13 June 1981 |
| North Melbourne | 13.12 (90) | Essendon | 18.29 (137) | Arden Street Oval | 22,526 | 13 June 1981 |
| Footscray | 13.15 (93) | Collingwood | 14.14 (98) | Western Oval | 20,903 | 13 June 1981 |
| Richmond | 19.12 (126) | South Melbourne | 16.15 (111) | VFL Park | 24,588 | 13 June 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 20.18 (138) | South Melbourne | 15.16 (106) | Princes Park | 11,657 | 20 June 1981 |
| Geelong | 26.14 (170) | North Melbourne | 8.8 (56) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 27,395 | 20 June 1981 |
| Essendon | 12.22 (94) | Richmond | 13.12 (90) | Windy Hill | 30,718 | 20 June 1981 |
| Collingwood | 19.14 (128) | St Kilda | 10.11 (71) | Victoria Park | 23,669 | 20 June 1981 |
| Fitzroy | 20.11 (131) | Carlton | 15.16 (106) | Junction Oval | 18,455 | 20 June 1981 |
| Footscray | 19.11 (125) | Melbourne | 14.10 (94) | VFL Park | 15,599 | 20 June 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Carlton | 15.25 (115) | Footscray | 5.4 (34) | Princes Park | 17,419 | 27 June 1981 |
| Richmond | 21.23 (149) | North Melbourne | 15.16 (106) | MCG | 31,212 | 27 June 1981 |
| St Kilda | 18.19 (127) | Melbourne | 8.7 (55) | Moorabbin Oval | 14,058 | 27 June 1981 |
| South Melbourne | 9.16 (70) | Fitzroy | 14.9 (93) | Lake Oval | 11,756 | 27 June 1981 |
| Collingwood | 13.8 (86) | Geelong | 9.14 (68) | VFL Park | 50,441 | 27 June 1981 |
| Essendon | 22.19 (151) | Hawthorn | 20.13 (133) | The Gabba | 20,351 | 28 June 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 7.13 (55) | Hawthorn | 16.19 (115) | Arden Street Oval | 8,160 | 4 July 1981 |
| Fitzroy | 8.13 (61) | Essendon | 11.14 (80) | Junction Oval | 18,374 | 4 July 1981 |
| Carlton | 6.14 (50) | St Kilda | 5.5 (35) | VFL Park | 21,579 | 4 July 1981 |
| Geelong | 12.10 (82) | Richmond | 8.4 (52) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 26,635 | 11 July 1981 |
| Footscray | 7.9 (51) | South Melbourne | 17.12 (114) | Western Oval | 10,478 | 11 July 1981 |
| Melbourne | 10.6 (66) | Collingwood | 12.16 (88) | MCG | 30,803 | 11 July 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 12.14 (86) | Richmond | 20.11 (131) | Princes Park | 19,519 | 18 July 1981 |
| Essendon | 22.21 (153) | Footscray | 8.12 (60) | Windy Hill | 21,588 | 18 July 1981 |
| South Melbourne | 22.19 (151) | St Kilda | 16.4 (100) | Lake Oval | 13,297 | 18 July 1981 |
| Melbourne | 12.7 (79) | Geelong | 22.35 (167) | MCG | 21,947 | 18 July 1981 |
| Collingwood | 11.11 (77) | Carlton | 10.16 (76) | Victoria Park | 30,708 | 18 July 1981 |
| Fitzroy | 18.13 (121) | North Melbourne | 12.15 (87) | VFL Park | 17,713 | 18 July 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 10.11 (71) | Hawthorn | 8.9 (57) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 24,750 | 25 July 1981 |
| Footscray | 18.8 (116) | North Melbourne | 19.11 (125) | Western Oval | 14,755 | 25 July 1981 |
| Carlton | 23.15 (153) | Melbourne | 15.10 (100) | Princes Park | 15,198 | 25 July 1981 |
| Richmond | 16.19 (115) | Fitzroy | 17.14 (116) | MCG | 37,589 | 25 July 1981 |
| St Kilda | 12.4 (76) | Essendon | 12.21 (93) | Moorabbin Oval | 23,126 | 25 July 1981 |
| South Melbourne | 18.13 (121) | Collingwood | 15.13 (103) | SCG | 22,238 | 26 July 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 16.21 (117) | St Kilda | 12.13 (85) | Arden Street Oval | 11,517 | 1 August 1981 |
| Melbourne | 12.14 (86) | South Melbourne | 17.13 (115) | MCG | 13,886 | 1 August 1981 |
| Fitzroy | 10.13 (73) | Hawthorn | 7.19 (61) | Junction Oval | 16,013 | 1 August 1981 |
| Carlton | 17.13 (115) | Geelong | 12.10 (82) | Princes Park | 31,507 | 1 August 1981 |
| Richmond | 15.13 (103) | Footscray | 9.15 (69) | VFL Park | 19,725 | 1 August 1981 |
| Essendon | 12.16 (88) | Collingwood | 9.15 (69) | MCG | 64,149 | 2 August 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 14.20 (104) | Melbourne | 9.6 (60) | Windy Hill | 15,411 | 8 August 1981 |
| Collingwood | 14.19 (103) | North Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | Victoria Park | 21,237 | 8 August 1981 |
| St Kilda | 9.11 (65) | Richmond | 10.11 (71) | Moorabbin Oval | 15,943 | 8 August 1981 |
| Hawthorn | 15.21 (111) | Footscray | 13.12 (90) | Princes Park | 8,058 | 8 August 1981 |
| Geelong | 11.19 (85) | Fitzroy | 9.16 (70) | VFL Park | 25,565 | 8 August 1981 |
| Carlton | 13.7 (85) | South Melbourne | 8.14 (62) | MCG | 24,287 | 9 August 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Carlton | 15.8 (98) | Essendon | 14.15 (99) | Princes Park | 36,736 | 15 August 1981 |
| North Melbourne | 21.19 (145) | Melbourne | 13.9 (87) | Arden Street Oval | 7,749 | 15 August 1981 |
| South Melbourne | 12.14 (86) | Geelong | 21.13 (139) | Lake Oval | 11,489 | 15 August 1981 |
| Footscray | 12.14 (86) | Fitzroy | 22.15 (147) | Western Oval | 11,770 | 15 August 1981 |
| Richmond | 11.20 (86) | Collingwood | 14.7 (91) | MCG | 69,217 | 15 August 1981 |
| Hawthorn | 10.17 (77) | St Kilda | 9.14 (68) | VFL Park | 20,863 | 15 August 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 15.9 (99) | Richmond | 17.14 (116) | MCG | 19,567 | 22 August 1981 |
| Fitzroy | 14.18 (102) | St Kilda | 9.10 (64) | Junction Oval | 12,130 | 22 August 1981 |
| Essendon | 26.23 (179) | South Melbourne | 10.8 (68) | Windy Hill | 18,773 | 22 August 1981 |
| Collingwood | 22.17 (149) | Hawthorn | 11.10 (76) | Victoria Park | 26,680 | 22 August 1981 |
| Geelong | 18.20 (128) | Footscray | 8.11 (59) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 17,573 | 22 August 1981 |
| Carlton | 12.12 (84) | North Melbourne | 8.14 (62) | VFL Park | 25,544 | 22 August 1981 |
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 15.20 (110) | Melbourne | 8.9 (57) | Princes Park | 7,912 | 29 August 1981 |
| Collingwood | 4.9 (33) | Fitzroy | 8.11 (59) | Victoria Park | 32,393 | 29 August 1981 |
| South Melbourne | 10.14 (74) | North Melbourne | 15.17 (107) | Lake Oval | 8,484 | 29 August 1981 |
| St Kilda | 12.15 (87) | Footscray | 5.8 (38) | Moorabbin Oval | 11,948 | 29 August 1981 |
| Richmond | 5.10 (40) | Carlton | 9.13 (67) | MCG | 64,207 | 29 August 1981 |
| Geelong | 7.13 (55) | Essendon | 6.11 (47) | VFL Park | 75,221 | 29 August 1981 |
Carlton defeated Collingwood 12.20 (92) to 10.12 (72), in front of a crowd of 112964 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2303 | 1768 | 130.3 | 68 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2399 | 1957 | 122.6 | 68 |
| 3 | Geelong | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2224 | 1714 | 129.8 | 64 |
| 4 | Essendon | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2323 | 1821 | 127.6 | 64 |
| 5 | Fitzroy | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2413 | 2152 | 112.1 | 56 |
| 6 | Hawthorn | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2313 | 2114 | 109.4 | 52 |
| 7 | Richmond | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2323 | 2207 | 105.3 | 52 |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2386 | 2293 | 104.1 | 40 |
| 9 | South Melbourne | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2165 | 2522 | 85.8 | 32 |
| 10 | St Kilda | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1930 | 2266 | 85.2 | 20 |
| 11 | Footscray | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1764 | 2680 | 65.8 | 8 |
| 12 | Melbourne | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1824 | 2873 | 63.5 | 4 |
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