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.infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org">1981 VFL premiership season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teams</th><td class="infobox-data">12</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers">Premiers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a><span class="nowrap"><br /> 13th premiership</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_minor_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL minor premiers">Minor premiers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a><span class="nowrap"><br /> 15th minor premiership</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_pre-season_and_night_series_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL pre-season and night series premiers">Night series</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a><span class="nowrap"><br /> 1st Night series win</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medallist</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bernie_Quinlan" title="Bernie Quinlan">Bernie Quinlan</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a>)</small><br /> <a href="/wiki/Barry_Round" title="Barry Round">Barry Round</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Coleman Medallist</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Roach_(footballer)" title="Michael Roach (footballer)">Michael Roach</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Attendance</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Matches played</th><td class="infobox-data">138</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Total attendance</span></th><td class="infobox-data">3,830,231 (27,755 per match)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest</th><td class="infobox-data">112,964</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1981 VFL season</b> was the 85th season of the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League_(1897%E2%80%931989)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian Football League (1897–1989)">Victorian Football League</a> (VFL), the highest level senior <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 28 March until 26 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top five clubs. </p><p>The premiership was won by the <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton Football Club</a> for the 13th time, after it defeated <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> by 20 points in the <a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 VFL Grand Final">1981 VFL Grand Final</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Night_series">Night series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Night series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 9.11 (65) to 6.5 (41) in the final. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Home-and-away_season">Home-and-away season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Home-and-away season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_1">Round 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Round 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.19 (145)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td>12.25 (97) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arden_Street_Oval" title="Arden Street Oval">Arden Street Oval</a> </td> <td>19,437 </td> <td>28 March 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>16.12 (108) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.19 (157)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>19,101 </td> <td>28 March 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>16.16 (112) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.15 (153)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>32,202 </td> <td>28 March 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>10.17 (77)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>10.11 (71) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>37,303 </td> <td>28 March 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>20.13 (133) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.27 (159)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a> </td> <td>27,200 </td> <td>28 March 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.12 (144)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>12.10 (82) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>56,372 </td> <td>28 March 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_2">Round 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Round 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.15 (111)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>15.9 (99) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>26,443 </td> <td>4 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>26.22 (178)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>13.6 (84) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>26,512 </td> <td>4 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td>16.14 (110) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.13 (145)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Oval">Lake Oval</a> </td> <td>17,850 </td> <td>4 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>14.23 (107) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.13 (109)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>24,496 </td> <td>4 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>16.11 (107) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.21 (123)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>31,660 </td> <td>4 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.17 (155)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>16.14 (110) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>20,107 </td> <td>4 April 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_3">Round 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Round 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>18.11 (119) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.12 (120)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>13,256 </td> <td>11 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.24 (108)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>12.20 (92) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>24,780 </td> <td>11 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.26 (116)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>14.5 (89) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arden_Street_Oval" title="Arden Street Oval">Arden Street Oval</a> </td> <td>17,744 </td> <td>11 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.16 (118)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>16.18 (114) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>61,908 </td> <td>11 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>19.21 (135) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.19 (157)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>33,882 </td> <td>11 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.13 (139)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>18.9 (117) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>21,977 </td> <td>11 April 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_4">Round 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Round 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>10.16 (76) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.32 (128)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>36,488 </td> <td>18 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>25.19 (169)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td>14.16 (100) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a> </td> <td>15,635 </td> <td>18 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>13.17 (95) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.22 (124)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>48,526 </td> <td>18 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>11.13 (79) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.16 (94)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>29,597 </td> <td>20 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>9.14 (68) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>11.10 (76)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>42,395 </td> <td>20 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>11.10 (76) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.14 (104)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>27,299 </td> <td>20 April 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_5">Round 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Round 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.16 (118)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>11.17 (83) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>16,106 </td> <td>25 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.20 (146)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>13.5 (83) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>30,096 </td> <td>25 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.22 (112)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>11.18 (84) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>46,230 </td> <td>25 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.22 (130)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>9.14 (68) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Oval">Lake Oval</a> </td> <td>12,545 </td> <td>25 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>10.13 (73) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.23 (137)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>32,341 </td> <td>25 April 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>15.14 (104) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.11 (125)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>33,465 </td> <td>25 April 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_6">Round 6</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Round 6"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Round 6 </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 12.15 (87) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 22.12 (144) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_(stadium)" title="Princes Park (stadium)">Princes Park</a> (crowd: 36,343) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1981/030419810502.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> 13.13 (91) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 12.11 (83) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> (crowd: 19,624) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1981/050719810502.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 27.17 (179) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> 19.12 (126) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Arden_Street_Oval" title="Arden Street Oval">Arden Street Oval</a> (crowd: 16,219) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1981/061219810502.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> 10.19 (79) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> 23.16 (154) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 45,750) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1981/101419810502.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 13.15 (93) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> 15.13 (103) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">VFL Park</a> (crowd: 27,250) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1981/151619810502.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 22.21 (153) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> 16.8 (104) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> (crowd: 11,077) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1981/091119810503.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_7">Round 7</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Round 7"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.14 (92)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>12.16 (88) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a> </td> <td>12,997 </td> <td>9 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.17 (101)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>11.10 (76) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>16,828 </td> <td>9 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.15 (123)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td>7.16 (58) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>20,553 </td> <td>9 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>8.8 (56) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>7.17 (59)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>13,275 </td> <td>9 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>8.8 (56) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.24 (96)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>22,020 </td> <td>9 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.16 (118)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>7.12 (54) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>10,989 </td> <td>9 May 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_8">Round 8</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Round 8"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>8.16 (64) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>25.18 (168)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>16,860 </td> <td>16 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.25 (127)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>12.11 (83) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Oval">Lake Oval</a> </td> <td>12,808 </td> <td>16 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>25.17 (167)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>17.15 (117) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>21,721 </td> <td>16 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.18 (144)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>16.19 (115) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>17,459 </td> <td>16 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>12.8 (80) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.13 (85)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>28,396 </td> <td>16 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>14.3 (87) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.18 (144)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>79,326 </td> <td>16 May 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_9">Round 9</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Round 9"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>10.14 (74) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>11.18 (84)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>13,789 </td> <td>23 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>13.15 (93) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.18 (114)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a> </td> <td>15,604 </td> <td>23 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>25.22 (172)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td>11.7 (73) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>22,445 </td> <td>23 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>10.10 (70) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.20 (104)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>31,769 </td> <td>23 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>12.26 (98) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.15 (111)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arden_Street_Oval" title="Arden Street Oval">Arden Street Oval</a> </td> <td>24,625 </td> <td>23 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.16 (136)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>15.15 (105) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>40,240 </td> <td>23 May 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_10">Round 10</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Round 10"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.17 (95)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>11.14 (80) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>14,961 </td> <td>30 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.8 (92)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td>10.10 (70) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>19,760 </td> <td>30 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.15 (147)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>10.10 (70) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a> </td> <td>11,630 </td> <td>30 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.10 (112)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>8.9 (57) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>37,177 </td> <td>30 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>11.13 (79)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>6.8 (44) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>30,574 </td> <td>30 May 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>6.7 (43) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>25.22 (172)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>17,015 </td> <td>30 May 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_11">Round 11</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Round 11"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.16 (136)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>14.10 (94) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>31,025 </td> <td>6 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.15 (99)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>7.17 (59) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>21,672 </td> <td>6 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.13 (115)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>11.18 (84) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>31,808 </td> <td>6 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.19 (127)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>12.9 (81) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>92,935 </td> <td>8 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>12.10 (82) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.15 (117)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>24,974 </td> <td>8 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td>12.8 (80) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.18 (108)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Oval">Lake Oval</a> </td> <td>28,588 </td> <td>8 June 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_12">Round 12</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Round 12"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.21 (135)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>4.11 (35) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>22,154 </td> <td>13 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.13 (139)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>14.16 (100) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>27,000 </td> <td>13 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>13.12 (90) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.32 (134)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>17,691 </td> <td>13 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>13.12 (90) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.29 (137)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arden_Street_Oval" title="Arden Street Oval">Arden Street Oval</a> </td> <td>22,526 </td> <td>13 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>13.15 (93) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.14 (98)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>20,903 </td> <td>13 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.12 (126)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td>16.15 (111) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>24,588 </td> <td>13 June 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_13">Round 13</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Round 13"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.18 (138)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td>15.16 (106) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>11,657 </td> <td>20 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>26.14 (170)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>8.8 (56) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>27,395 </td> <td>20 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.22 (94)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>13.12 (90) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>30,718 </td> <td>20 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.14 (128)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>10.11 (71) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>23,669 </td> <td>20 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.11 (131)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>15.16 (106) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a> </td> <td>18,455 </td> <td>20 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>14.10 (94) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.11 (125)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>15,599 </td> <td>20 June 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_14">Round 14</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Round 14"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.25 (115)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>5.4 (34) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>17,419 </td> <td>27 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.23 (149)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>15.16 (106) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>31,212 </td> <td>27 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.19 (127)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>8.7 (55) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>14,058 </td> <td>27 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td>9.16 (70) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.9 (93)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Oval">Lake Oval</a> </td> <td>11,756 </td> <td>27 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.8 (86)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>9.14 (68) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>50,441 </td> <td>27 June 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>20.13 (133) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.19 (151)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a> </td> <td>20,351 </td> <td>28 June 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_15">Round 15</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Round 15"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>7.13 (55) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.19 (115)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arden_Street_Oval" title="Arden Street Oval">Arden Street Oval</a> </td> <td>8,160 </td> <td>4 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>8.13 (61) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>11.14 (80)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a> </td> <td>18,374 </td> <td>4 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>6.14 (50)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>5.5 (35) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>21,579 </td> <td>4 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.10 (82)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>8.4 (52) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>26,635 </td> <td>11 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>7.9 (51) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.12 (114)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>10,478 </td> <td>11 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>10.6 (66) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.16 (88)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>30,803 </td> <td>11 July 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_16">Round 16</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Round 16"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>12.14 (86) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>20.11 (131)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>19,519 </td> <td>18 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.21 (153)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>8.12 (60) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>21,588 </td> <td>18 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.19 (151)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>16.4 (100) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Oval">Lake Oval</a> </td> <td>13,297 </td> <td>18 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>12.7 (79) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.35 (167)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>21,947 </td> <td>18 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>11.11 (77)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>10.16 (76) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>30,708 </td> <td>18 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.13 (121)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>12.15 (87) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>17,713 </td> <td>18 July 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_17">Round 17</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Round 17"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>10.11 (71)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>8.9 (57) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>24,750 </td> <td>25 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>18.8 (116) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>19.11 (125)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>14,755 </td> <td>25 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>23.15 (153)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>15.10 (100) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>15,198 </td> <td>25 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>16.19 (115) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.14 (116)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>37,589 </td> <td>25 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>12.4 (76) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.21 (93)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>23,126 </td> <td>25 July 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.13 (121)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>15.13 (103) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">SCG</a> </td> <td>22,238 </td> <td>26 July 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_18">Round 18</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Round 18"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>16.21 (117)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>12.13 (85) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arden_Street_Oval" title="Arden Street Oval">Arden Street Oval</a> </td> <td>11,517 </td> <td>1 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>12.14 (86) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.13 (115)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>13,886 </td> <td>1 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>10.13 (73)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>7.19 (61) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a> </td> <td>16,013 </td> <td>1 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.13 (115)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td>12.10 (82) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>31,507 </td> <td>1 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>9.15 (69) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.13 (103)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>19,725 </td> <td>1 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.16 (88)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>9.15 (69) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>64,149 </td> <td>2 August 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_19">Round 19</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Round 19"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.20 (104)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>9.6 (60) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>15,411 </td> <td>8 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.19 (103)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>11.13 (79) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>21,237 </td> <td>8 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>9.11 (65) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>10.11 (71)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>15,943 </td> <td>8 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.21 (111)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>13.12 (90) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>8,058 </td> <td>8 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>11.19 (85)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td>9.16 (70) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>25,565 </td> <td>8 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td>8.14 (62) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>13.7 (85)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>24,287 </td> <td>9 August 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_20">Round 20</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Round 20"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> </td> <td>15.8 (98) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.15 (99)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>36,736 </td> <td>15 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.19 (145)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>13.9 (87) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arden_Street_Oval" title="Arden Street Oval">Arden Street Oval</a> </td> <td>7,749 </td> <td>15 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td>12.14 (86) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>21.13 (139)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Oval">Lake Oval</a> </td> <td>11,489 </td> <td>15 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>12.14 (86) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.15 (147)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> </td> <td>11,770 </td> <td>15 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>11.20 (86) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.7 (91)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>69,217 </td> <td>15 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>9.14 (68) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>10.17 (77)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>20,863 </td> <td>15 August 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_21">Round 21</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Round 21"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>15.9 (99) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></b> </td> <td><b>17.14 (116)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>19,567 </td> <td>22 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>14.18 (102)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td>9.10 (64) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a> </td> <td>12,130 </td> <td>22 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></b> </td> <td><b>26.23 (179)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td>10.8 (68) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> </td> <td>18,773 </td> <td>22 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></b> </td> <td><b>22.17 (149)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> </td> <td>11.10 (76) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>26,680 </td> <td>22 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>18.20 (128)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>8.11 (59) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a> </td> <td>17,573 </td> <td>22 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> </td> <td>8.14 (62) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.12 (84)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>25,544 </td> <td>22 August 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_22">Round 22</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Round 22"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf;"> <td><b>Home team</b> </td> <td><b>Home team score</b> </td> <td><b>Away team</b> </td> <td><b>Away team score</b> </td> <td><b>Venue</b> </td> <td><b>Crowd</b> </td> <td><b>Date</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.20 (110)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> </td> <td>8.9 (57) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_Football_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes Park Football Ground">Princes Park</a> </td> <td>7,912 </td> <td>29 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> </td> <td>4.9 (33) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></b> </td> <td><b>8.11 (59)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> </td> <td>32,393 </td> <td>29 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td>10.14 (74) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></b> </td> <td><b>15.17 (107)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Oval">Lake Oval</a> </td> <td>8,484 </td> <td>29 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></b> </td> <td><b>12.15 (87)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a> </td> <td>5.8 (38) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> </td> <td>11,948 </td> <td>29 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td>5.10 (40) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></b> </td> <td><b>9.13 (67)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> </td> <td>64,207 </td> <td>29 August 1981 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fff;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> </td> <td>6.11 (47) </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></b> </td> <td><b>7.13 (55)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> </td> <td>75,221 </td> <td>29 August 1981 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ladder">Ladder</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Ladder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>(P)</b></td> <td>Premiers </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="FFFFBB"></td> <td>Qualified for finals </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th class="unsortable" style="width:2em"># </th> <th style="width:12em">Team </th> <th class="unsortable" style="width:2em"><abbr title="Played">P</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable" style="width:2em"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable" style="width:2em"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable" style="width:2em"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Points for">PF</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Points against">PA</abbr> </th> <th>% </th> <th class="unsortable" style="width:2em"><abbr title="Premiership points">Pts</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#FFFFBB"> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> <b>(P)</b></td> <td>22</td> <td>17</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>2303</td> <td>1768</td> <td>130.3</td> <td><b>68</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FFFFBB"> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>17</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>2399</td> <td>1957</td> <td>122.6</td> <td><b>68</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FFFFBB"> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>16</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>2224</td> <td>1714</td> <td>129.8</td> <td><b>64</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FFFFBB"> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>16</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>2323</td> <td>1821</td> <td>127.6</td> <td><b>64</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FFFFBB"> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>14</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>2413</td> <td>2152</td> <td>112.1</td> <td><b>56</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>13</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>2313</td> <td>2114</td> <td>109.4</td> <td><b>52</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>13</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>2323</td> <td>2207</td> <td>105.3</td> <td><b>52</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>10</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>2386</td> <td>2293</td> <td>104.1</td> <td><b>40</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>8</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td> <td>2165</td> <td>2522</td> <td>85.8</td> <td><b>32</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>5</td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td> <td>1930</td> <td>2266</td> <td>85.2</td> <td><b>20</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Footscray</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>2</td> <td>20</td> <td>0</td> <td>1764</td> <td>2680</td> <td>65.8</td> <td><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>1</td> <td>21</td> <td>0</td> <td>1824</td> <td>2873</td> <td>63.5</td> <td><b>4</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for<br />Average score: 99.9<br />Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1981.html#lad">AFL Tables</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Finals_series">Finals series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Finals series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finals_week_1">Finals week 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Finals week 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Elimination final </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 5 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 13.16 (94) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> 16.13 (109) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">VFL Park</a> (crowd: 58,598) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1981/050619810905.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Qualifying final </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 5 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 13.20 (98) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 16.16 (112) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 83,899) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1981/040919810905.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finals_week_2">Finals week 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Finals week 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Semi-finals </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>SF1: Saturday, 12 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 19.19 (133) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> 19.18 (132) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 85,133) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1981/040619810912.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>SF2: Saturday, 12 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 16.17 (113) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 11.7 (73) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">VFL Park</a> (crowd: 66,078) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1981/030919810912.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> trailed <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> by 38 points at half time, but recovered to lead by eight points entering time-on; but, late goals by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Daicos" title="Peter Daicos">Peter Daicos</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ross_Brewer" title="Ross Brewer">Ross Brewer</a> saw Collingwood win by one point.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Preliminary_final">Preliminary final</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Preliminary final"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Preliminary final </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 19 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td align="right"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 11.9 (75) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 12.10 (82) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">VFL Park</a> (crowd: 69,536) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1981/040919810919.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li>In an incident that has become part of football folklore, the <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> team bus failed to pick up <a href="/wiki/Garry_Sidebottom" title="Garry Sidebottom">Garry Sidebottom</a> on the way to <a href="/wiki/VFL_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Park">VFL Park</a> for the Preliminary Final. Apparently, due to a breakdown in communications, no Geelong officials had told Sidebottom that he was going to play, so believing that had not been chosen, Sidebottom was not at his usual stop when the bus passed.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grand_final">Grand final</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Grand final"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 VFL Grand Final">1981 VFL Grand Final</a></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">Grand final </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 26 September (2:50 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;" align="right"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> 12.20 (92) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> 10.12 (72) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 112,964) </td> <td style="font-size: 85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1981/030419810926.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 2px solid #D0E5F5" colspan="6"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Doull" title="Bruce Doull">Bruce Doull</a> won the <a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medal</a>.</li> <li>This was the third consecutive Grand Final <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> had participated in and lost. This marked their eighth Grand Final defeat since their most recent premiership in <a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 VFL Grand Final">1958</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> full-back <a href="/wiki/Scott_Howell_(footballer)" title="Scott Howell (footballer)">Scott Howell</a> became the first (and to date only) VFL/AFL player to represent the third generation of a family to play in Grand Finals. His father <a href="/wiki/Jack_Howell_(footballer)" title="Jack Howell (footballer)">Jack E. “Chooka” Howell</a> had played for Carlton in the <a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1947 VFL Grand Final">1947 VFL Grand Final</a>, and grandfather <a href="/wiki/Jack_P._Howell" title="Jack P. Howell">Jack P. "Chooka" Howell</a> had played in the <a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season#Grand_final" title="1918 VFL season">1918 Grand Final</a> for <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a>.</li> <li>The grand final was the last match played with the old MCG scoreboard, which was given to <a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a> in 1982 after the MCG installed a new colour video scoreboard. The old scoreboard still resides at Manuka Oval today.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_notes">Season notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Season notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In the 1980/81 offseason, the <a href="/wiki/East_Perth_Football_Club" title="East Perth Football Club">East Perth Football Club</a> from the <a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">West Australian Football League</a> made a unilateral bid to join the VFL, potentially as early as 1983. East Perth's vision was for two WAFL clubs to join the league, as part of a transition to a national competition, and to limit the drain of talent from and provide an opportunity to play the highest level of football in Western Australia. The application was rejected.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A protest by Richmond against the eligibility of defender <a href="/wiki/Doug_Cox_(footballer)" title="Doug Cox (footballer)">Doug Cox</a> to play for St. Kilda led to the Saints temporarily losing the points for their first two wins after Round 8. They were reinstated after Round 17 due to changes in the relevant rules, but a fine of $5000 remained.</li> <li>On 27 May, <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> was fined $20,000 for poaching <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Allender" title="Stephen Allender">Stephen Allender</a> from <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>. Although Allender lived in South Melbourne's <a href="/wiki/Zoning_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Zoning (Australian rules football)">zone</a> and was playing for <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian Football Association">VFA</a> club <a href="/wiki/Port_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Port Melbourne Football Club">Port Melbourne</a> when recruited, he was residentially tied to <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> and would remain as such until November 1983, because he had lived in Carlton's zone until February 1979. Carlton ended up granting him a clearance to South Melbourne, but South Melbourne was deemed to have broken the league's poaching laws by having "negotiated with an agent acting for a Carlton player".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In Round 11, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Bartlett_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Kevin Bartlett (Australian rules footballer)">Kevin Bartlett</a> became the first to play 350 VFL games, after having broken John Rantall's record for most games played during 1980.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Blight" title="Malcolm Blight">Malcolm Blight</a> (North Melbourne) and <a href="/wiki/Alex_Jesaulenko" title="Alex Jesaulenko">Alex Jesaulenko</a> (St Kilda) became the final ever playing coaches in VFL/AFL history. Jesaulenko retired as player after Round 8,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> becoming the last captain-coach;<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Blight was sacked as coach after Round 16, making him the last person ever to be a playing coach of a club.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Blight was not captain during his time as playing coach.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) Playing coaches have since been prohibited under salary cap regulations instituted in 1987.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>The State Government granted the VFL once-off permission to trial two Sunday matches in Victoria during the season; it was the first time the VFL had been granted this permission since the once-off Sunday match in 1970 which coincided with a royal visit. Under the conditions of the trial, alcohol was not allowed to be sold at or brought to the games, and the games could not be televised.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two matches were <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> vs <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> in Round 18, and <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> vs <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> in Round 19.</li> <li>On 7 August, the VFL's entire senior umpiring panel resigned over a contract dispute, due to the VFL's refusal to commit to negotiating a collective agreement with the Umpires' Association, rather than individual agreements with each umpire. The VFL hastily arranged for Round 19's matches to be umpired by a team of junior umpires, all aged between 18 and 22, from the state's minor leagues; both the junior umpires' association and the VFL umpires' association gave their approval for the juniors to serve as strikebreakers.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dispute was resolved the following week, and the senior umpires returned for Round 20.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In Round 22, South Melbourne played its last senior VFL match at the Lake Oval (also known then as Lakeside Oval). The team <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans#Swans_move_to_Sydney:_1982–1984" title="Sydney Swans">relocated to Sydney</a> in 1982 and eventually became known as the Sydney Swans.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The leading goalkicker was <a href="/wiki/Michael_Roach_(footballer)" title="Michael Roach (footballer)">Michael Roach</a> of <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> with 86 goals</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medal</a> was shared by <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Quinlan" title="Bernie Quinlan">Bernie Quinlan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barry_Round" title="Barry Round">Barry Round</a></li> <li>The reserves premiership was won by <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> for the second consecutive season. Geelong 21.14 (140) defeated <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 18.6 (114) in the grand final, held as a curtain-raiser to the seniors grand final on 26 September.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_season&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFAtkinson1989" class="citation book cs1">Atkinson, Graeme (1989). <i>3AW Book of Footy Records</i>. 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class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Premiers</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Norm Smith Medal</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_minor_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL minor premiers"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Minor premiers</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Brownlow Medal</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tasmania_Football_Club" title="Tasmania Football Club">Tasmania</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane 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<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_season" title="1901 VFL season">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_season" title="1902 VFL season">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_season" title="1903 VFL season">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_season" title="1904 VFL season">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_season" title="1905 VFL season">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_season" title="1906 VFL season">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_season" title="1907 VFL season">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_season" title="1908 VFL season">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_season" title="1909 VFL season">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_season" title="1910 VFL season">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_season" title="1911 VFL season">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_season" title="1912 VFL season">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_season" title="1913 VFL season">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_season" title="1914 VFL season">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_season" title="1915 VFL season">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_season" title="1916 VFL season">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season" title="1918 VFL season">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_season" title="1919 VFL season">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_season" title="1920 VFL season">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_season" title="1921 VFL season">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_season" title="1922 VFL season">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_season" title="1923 VFL season">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_season" title="1926 VFL season">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_season" title="1927 VFL season">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_season" title="1928 VFL season">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_season" title="1929 VFL season">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_season" title="1930 VFL season">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_season" title="1931 VFL season">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_season" title="1932 VFL season">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_season" title="1944 VFL season">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_season" title="1945 VFL season">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_season" title="1946 VFL season">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_season" title="1949 VFL season">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_season" title="1950 VFL season">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_season" title="1951 VFL season">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_season" title="1952 VFL season">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_season" title="1956 VFL season">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_season" title="1957 VFL season">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_season" title="1960 VFL season">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_season" title="1961 VFL season">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_season" title="1962 VFL season">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season" title="1965 VFL season">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_season" title="1966 VFL season">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_season" title="1969 VFL season">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_season" title="1970 VFL season">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_season" title="1971 VFL season">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_season" title="1972 VFL season">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season" title="1974 VFL season">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_season" title="1975 VFL season">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season" title="1976 VFL season">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_season" title="1977 VFL season">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season" title="1978 VFL season">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_season" title="1979 VFL season">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_season" title="1983 VFL season">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_season" title="1984 VFL season">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_season" title="1985 VFL season">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season" title="1990 AFL season">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_season" title="1991 AFL season">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_season" title="1992 AFL season">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_season" title="1993 AFL season">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_season" title="1994 AFL season">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_season" title="1995 AFL season">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_season" title="1998 AFL season">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_season" title="1999 AFL season">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_season" title="2000 AFL season">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_season" title="2001 AFL season">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_season" title="2002 AFL season">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_season" title="2003 AFL season">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_season" title="2004 AFL season">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_season" title="2005 AFL season">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_season" title="2006 AFL season">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_season" title="2007 AFL season">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_season" title="2008 AFL season">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_season" title="2009 AFL season">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_season" title="2010 AFL season">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_season" title="2011 AFL season">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_season" title="2012 AFL season">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_season" title="2013 AFL season">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_season" title="2014 AFL season">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_season" title="2015 AFL season">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_season" title="2016 AFL season">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_season" title="2017 AFL season">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_season" title="2018 AFL season">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_season" title="2019 AFL season">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_season" title="2020 AFL season">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_season" title="2021 AFL season">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_season" title="2022 AFL season">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_season" title="2023 AFL season">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_season" title="2024 AFL season">2024</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2025_AFL_season" title="2025 AFL season">2025</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Grand finals</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1897</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_grand_final" title="1898 VFL grand final">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_grand_final" title="1899 VFL grand final">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_grand_final" title="1900 VFL grand final">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_grand_final" title="1901 VFL grand final">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_grand_final" title="1902 VFL grand final">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_grand_final" title="1903 VFL grand final">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_grand_final" title="1904 VFL grand final">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_grand_final" title="1905 VFL grand final">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_grand_final" title="1906 VFL grand final">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_grand_final" title="1907 VFL grand final">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_grand_final" title="1908 VFL grand final">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_grand_final" title="1909 VFL grand final">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_grand_final" title="1910 VFL grand final">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_grand_final" title="1911 VFL grand final">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_grand_final" title="1912 VFL grand final">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_grand_final" title="1913 VFL grand final">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_grand_final" title="1914 VFL grand final">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_grand_final" title="1915 VFL grand final">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_grand_final" title="1916 VFL grand final">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_grand_final" title="1917 VFL grand final">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_grand_final" title="1918 VFL grand final">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_grand_final" title="1919 VFL grand final">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_grand_final" title="1920 VFL grand final">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_grand_final" title="1921 VFL grand final">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_grand_final" title="1922 VFL grand final">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_grand_final" title="1923 VFL grand final">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1924</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_grand_final" title="1925 VFL grand final">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_grand_final" title="1926 VFL grand final">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_grand_final" title="1927 VFL grand final">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_grand_final" title="1928 VFL grand final">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_grand_final" title="1929 VFL grand final">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_grand_final" title="1930 VFL grand final">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_grand_final" title="1931 VFL grand final">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_grand_final" title="1932 VFL grand final">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_grand_final" title="1933 VFL grand final">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_grand_final" title="1934 VFL grand final">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_grand_final" title="1935 VFL grand final">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_grand_final" title="1936 VFL grand final">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_grand_final" title="1937 VFL grand final">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_grand_final" title="1938 VFL grand final">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_grand_final" title="1939 VFL grand final">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_grand_final" title="1940 VFL grand final">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_grand_final" title="1941 VFL grand final">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_grand_final" title="1942 VFL grand final">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_grand_final" title="1943 VFL grand final">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_grand_final" title="1944 VFL grand final">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_grand_final" title="1945 VFL grand final">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_grand_final" title="1946 VFL grand final">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_grand_final" title="1947 VFL grand final">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_grand_final" title="1948 VFL grand final">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_grand_final" title="1949 VFL grand final">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_grand_final" title="1950 VFL grand final">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_grand_final" title="1951 VFL grand final">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_grand_final" title="1952 VFL grand final">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_grand_final" title="1953 VFL grand final">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_grand_final" title="1954 VFL grand final">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_grand_final" title="1955 VFL grand final">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_grand_final" title="1956 VFL grand final">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_grand_final" title="1957 VFL grand final">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_grand_final" title="1958 VFL grand final">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_grand_final" title="1959 VFL grand final">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_grand_final" title="1960 VFL grand final">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_grand_final" title="1961 VFL grand final">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_grand_final" title="1962 VFL grand final">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_grand_final" title="1963 VFL grand final">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_grand_final" title="1964 VFL grand final">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_grand_final" title="1965 VFL grand final">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_grand_final" title="1966 VFL grand final">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_grand_final" title="1967 VFL grand final">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_grand_final" title="1968 VFL grand final">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_grand_final" title="1969 VFL grand final">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_grand_final" title="1970 VFL grand final">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_grand_final" title="1971 VFL grand final">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_grand_final" title="1972 VFL grand final">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_grand_final" title="1973 VFL grand final">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_grand_final" title="1974 VFL grand final">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_grand_final" title="1975 VFL grand final">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_grand_final" title="1976 VFL grand final">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_grand_final" title="1977 VFL grand final">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_grand_final" title="1978 VFL grand final">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_grand_final" title="1979 VFL grand final">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_grand_final" title="1980 VFL grand final">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_grand_final" title="1981 VFL grand final">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_grand_final" title="1982 VFL grand final">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_grand_final" title="1983 VFL grand final">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_grand_final" title="1984 VFL grand final">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_grand_final" title="1985 VFL grand final">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_grand_final" title="1986 VFL grand final">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_grand_final" title="1987 VFL grand final">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_grand_final" title="1988 VFL grand final">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_grand_final" title="1989 VFL grand final">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1990 AFL Grand Final">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1991 AFL Grand Final">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1992 AFL Grand Final">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1993 AFL Grand Final">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1994 AFL Grand Final">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1995 AFL Grand Final">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1996 AFL Grand Final">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1997 AFL Grand Final">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1998 AFL Grand Final">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1999 AFL Grand Final">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2000 AFL Grand Final">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2001 AFL Grand Final">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2002 AFL Grand Final">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2003 AFL Grand Final">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2004 AFL Grand Final">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2005 AFL Grand Final">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2006 AFL Grand Final">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2007 AFL Grand Final">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2008 AFL Grand Final">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2009 AFL Grand Final">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2010 AFL Grand Final">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2011 AFL Grand Final">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2012 AFL Grand Final">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2013 AFL Grand Final">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2014 AFL Grand Final">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2015 AFL Grand Final">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2017 AFL Grand Final">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Grand Final">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2019 AFL Grand Final">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2020 AFL Grand Final">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Grand Final">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2022 AFL Grand Final">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2023 AFL Grand Final">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2024 AFL Grand Final">2024</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><abbr title="Venues that hosted matches during the 2024 season">Venues</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Oval" title="Adelaide Oval">Adelaide Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bellerive_Oval" title="Bellerive Oval">Blundstone Arena</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Engie Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">GMHBA Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eureka_Stadium" title="Eureka Stadium">Mars Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Marvel Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norwood_Oval" title="Norwood Oval">Norwood Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Perth_Stadium" title="Perth Stadium">Optus Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">People First Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Summit_Sport_and_Recreation_Park" title="Summit Sport and Recreation Park">Summit Sport and Recreation Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">TIO Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Traeger_Park" title="Traeger Park">TIO Traeger Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">University of Tasmania Stadium</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Other awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Coaches_Association_awards" title="AFL Coaches Association awards">AFL Coaches Association awards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association_awards" title="AFL Players Association awards">AFL Players Association awards</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy" title="Leigh Matthews Trophy">Leigh Matthews Trophy</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Goal_of_the_Year_(AFL)" title="Goal of the Year (AFL)">Goal of the Year</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mark_of_the_Year" title="Mark of the Year">Mark of the Year</a></span></li></ul> 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J. Whitten Legends Game">E. J. Whitten Legends Game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gather_Round" title="Gather Round">Gather Round</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Birthday_match" title="King's Birthday match">King's Birthday match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match#Len_Hall_Tribute_game" title="Anzac Day match">Len Hall Tribute game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League#Richmond_v_Carlton" title="Rivalries in the Australian Football League">Opening game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/QClash" title="QClash">QClash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Showdown_(AFL)" title="Showdown (AFL)">Showdown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Derby_(AFL)" title="Sydney Derby (AFL)">Sydney Derby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_Derby" title="Western Derby">Western 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Australian National Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">Victorian Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">West Australian Football League</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_reserves" title="AFL reserves">AFL reserves</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_under-19s" title="AFL under-19s">AFL under-19s</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_East_Australian_Football_League" title="North East Australian Football League">North East Australian Football League</a></span></li> <li><span 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title="List of VFL/AFL premiership captains and coaches">Premiership captains and coaches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL/AFL_premiership_and_grand_final_statistics" title="VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statistics">Premiership/grand final statistics</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Proposed_VFL/AFL_clubs" class="mw-redirect" title="Proposed VFL/AFL clubs">Proposed clubs</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_AFL_bid" class="mw-redirect" title="Tasmanian AFL bid">Tasmanian AFL bid</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_records" title="List of VFL/AFL records">Records</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_reserves_affiliations" title="Australian Football League reserves affiliations">Reserves affiliations</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League" 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