1981 season | |||
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President | Ron Cook | ||
Coach | Allan Jeans | ||
Captain(s) | Leigh Matthews | ||
Home ground | Princes Park | ||
VFL season | 13–9 (6th) | ||
Finals series | Did not qualify | ||
Best and Fairest | Terry Wallace | ||
Leading goalkicker | Leigh Matthews (48) | ||
Highest home attendance | 92,935 (Round 11 vs. Collingwood) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 7,992 (Round 22 vs. Melbourne) | ||
Average home attendance | 22,955 | ||
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The 1981 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 57th season in the Victorian Football League and 80th overall.
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
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Home | Away | Result | ||||||
1 | Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 16.16 (112) | 23.15 (153) | Won by 41 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 32,202 | 1–0 |
2 | Saturday, 4 March (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 16.11 (107) | 17.21 (123) | Lost by 16 points | Princes Park (H) | 30,159 | 1–1 |
3 | Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | South Melbourne | 21.13 (139) | 18.9 (117) | Lost by 22 points | VFL Park (A) | 21,977 | 1–2 |
4 | Monday, 20 April (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 11.13 (79) | 13.16 (94) | Won by 15 points | Windy Hill (A) | 29,597 | 2–2 |
5 | Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 17.16 (118) | 11.17 (83) | Won by 35 points | Princes Park (H) | 16,116 | 3–2 |
6 | Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 10.19 (79) | 23.16 (154) | Won by 75 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 45,750 | 4–2 |
7 | Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 8.8 (56) | 7.17 (59) | Lost by 3 points | Princes Park (H) | 13,273 | 4–3 |
8 | Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy | 21.18 (144) | 16.19 (115) | Won by 29 points | Princes Park (H) | 17,459 | 5–3 |
9 | Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm) | Footscray | 10.14 (74) | 11.18 (84) | Won by 10 points | Western Oval (A) | 13,789 | 6–3 |
10 | Saturday, 30 May (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 13.17 (95) | 11.14 (80) | Won by 15 points | Princes Park (H) | 14,961 | 7–3 |
11 | Monday, 8 June (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 18.19 (127) | 12.9 (81) | Won by 46 points | VFL Park (H) | 92,935 | 8–3 |
12 | Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 21.13 (139) | 14.16 (100) | Lost by 39 points | Princes Park (A) | 26,990 | 8–4 |
13 | Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm) | South Melbourne | 20.18 (138) | 15.16 (106) | Won by 32 points | Princes Park (H) | 11,656 | 9–4 |
14 | Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 20.13 (133) | 22.19 (151) | Lost by 18 points | The Gabba (H) | 20,351 | 9–5 |
15 | Saturday, 4 July (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 7.13 (55) | 16.19 (115) | Won by 60 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 8,160 | 10–5 |
16 | Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 12.14 (86) | 20.11 (131) | Lost by 45 points | Princes Park (H) | 19,617 | 10–6 |
17 | Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm) | Geelong | 10.11 (71) | 8.9 (57) | Lost by 14 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 24,753 | 10–7 |
18 | Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy | 10.13 (73) | 7.19 (61) | Lost by 12 points | Junction Oval (A) | 16,013 | 10–8 |
19 | Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) | Footscray | 15.21 (111) | 13.12 (90) | Won by 21 points | Princes Park (H) | 8,058 | 11–8 |
20 | Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm) | St Kilda | 9.14 (68) | 10.17 (77) | Won by 9 points | VFL Park (A) | 20,863 | 12–8 |
21 | Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm) | Collingwood | 22.17 (149) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 73 points | Victoria Park (A) | 26,680 | 12–9 |
22 | Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 15.20 (110) | 8.9 (57) | Won by 53 points | Princes Park (H) | 7,922 | 13–9 |
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(P) | Premiers |
Qualified for finals |
# | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
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1 | Carlton (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2303 | 1768 | 130.3 | 68 |
2 | Collingwood | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2399 | 1957 | 122.6 | 68 |
3 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2224 | 1714 | 129.8 | 64 |
4 | Essendon | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2323 | 1821 | 127.6 | 64 |
5 | Fitzroy | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2413 | 2152 | 112.1 | 56 |
6 | Hawthorn | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2313 | 2114 | 109.4 | 52 |
7 | Richmond | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2323 | 2207 | 105.3 | 52 |
8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2386 | 2293 | 104.1 | 40 |
9 | South Melbourne | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2165 | 2522 | 85.8 | 32 |
10 | St Kilda | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1930 | 2266 | 85.2 | 20 |
11 | Footscray | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1764 | 2680 | 65.8 | 8 |
12 | Melbourne | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1824 | 2873 | 63.5 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 99.9
Source: AFL Tables
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