1981 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1981 season
PresidentRon Cook
Coach Allan Jeans
Captain(s) Leigh Matthews
Home ground Princes Park
VFL season 13–9 (6th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and Fairest Terry Wallace
Leading goalkicker Leigh Matthews (48)
Highest home attendance92,935 (Round 11 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance7,992 (Round 22 vs. Melbourne)
Average home attendance22,955

The 1981 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 57th season in the Victorian Football League and 80th overall.

Contents

Fixture

Premiership season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceRecord
HomeAwayResult
1Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) Melbourne 16.16 (112)23.15 (153)Won by 41 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)32,2021–0
2Saturday, 4 March (2:10 pm) Carlton 16.11 (107)17.21 (123)Lost by 16 points Princes Park (H)30,1591–1
3Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 21.13 (139)18.9 (117)Lost by 22 points VFL Park (A)21,9771–2
4Monday, 20 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 11.13 (79)13.16 (94)Won by 15 points Windy Hill (A)29,5972–2
5Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 17.16 (118)11.17 (83)Won by 35 points Princes Park (H)16,1163–2
6Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) Richmond 10.19 (79)23.16 (154)Won by 75 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)45,7504–2
7Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) Geelong 8.8 (56)7.17 (59)Lost by 3 points Princes Park (H)13,2734–3
8Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 21.18 (144)16.19 (115)Won by 29 points Princes Park (H)17,4595–3
9Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm) Footscray 10.14 (74)11.18 (84)Won by 10 points Western Oval (A)13,7896–3
10Saturday, 30 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 13.17 (95)11.14 (80)Won by 15 points Princes Park (H)14,9617–3
11Monday, 8 June (2:10 pm) Collingwood 18.19 (127)12.9 (81)Won by 46 points VFL Park (H)92,9358–3
12Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) Carlton 21.13 (139)14.16 (100)Lost by 39 points Princes Park (A)26,9908–4
13Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 20.18 (138)15.16 (106)Won by 32 points Princes Park (H)11,6569–4
14Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm) Essendon 20.13 (133)22.19 (151)Lost by 18 points The Gabba (H)20,3519–5
15Saturday, 4 July (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 7.13 (55)16.19 (115)Won by 60 points Arden Street Oval (A)8,16010–5
16Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 12.14 (86)20.11 (131)Lost by 45 points Princes Park (H)19,61710–6
17Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm) Geelong 10.11 (71)8.9 (57)Lost by 14 points Kardinia Park (A)24,75310–7
18Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 10.13 (73)7.19 (61)Lost by 12 points Junction Oval (A)16,01310–8
19Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) Footscray 15.21 (111)13.12 (90)Won by 21 points Princes Park (H)8,05811–8
20Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 9.14 (68)10.17 (77)Won by 9 points VFL Park (A)20,86312–8
21Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm) Collingwood 22.17 (149)11.10 (76)Lost by 73 points Victoria Park (A)26,68012–9
22Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) Melbourne 15.20 (110)8.9 (57)Won by 53 points Princes Park (H)7,92213–9
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Carlton (P)22175023031768130.368
2 Collingwood 22175023991957122.668
3 Geelong 22166022241714129.864
4 Essendon 22166023231821127.664
5 Fitzroy 22148024132152112.156
6 Hawthorn 22139023132114109.452
7 Richmond 22139023232207105.352
8 North Melbourne 221012023862293104.140
9 South Melbourne 2281402165252285.832
10 St Kilda 2251701930226685.220
11 Footscray 2222001764268065.88
12 Melbourne 2212101824287363.54

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 99.9
Source: AFL Tables

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References

  1. "AFL Tables - 1981 Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.