Sydney Football League
First Grade -- Season 1981
Season notes
Southern Districts was renamed Liverpool prior to this season commencing.
Results
Round 1
29/03/1981 (Sun) Newtown 18-16-124 Western Suburbs 12-10-82 Venue: Erskineville Oval
29/03/1981 (Sun) St. George 12-14-86 East Sydney 23-10-148 Venue: Olds Park
29/03/1981 (Sun) Balmain 12-10-82 North Shore 30-18-198 Venue: Drummoyne Oval
29/03/1981 (Sun) Pennant Hills 38-27-255 Liverpool 8-8-56 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 2
05/04/1981 (Sun) East Sydney 20-17-137 North Shore 20-19-139 Venue: Trumper Park
05/04/1981 (Sun) Newtown 28-20-188 Balmain 9-8-62 Venue: Erskineville Oval
05/04/1981 (Sun) St. George 25-17-167 Liverpool 8-2-50 Venue: Olds Park
05/04/1981 (Sun) Western Suburbs 10-16-76 Pennant Hills 22-14-146 Venue: Jensen Oval
Round 3
12/04/1981 (Sun) Balmain 13-6-84 Western Suburbs 18-27-135 Venue: Drummoyne Oval
12/04/1981 (Sun) North Shore 26-25-181 Liverpool 8-11-59 Venue: Erskineville Oval
12/04/1981 (Sun) East Sydney 19-14-128 Newtown 14-21-105 Venue: Trumper Park
12/04/1981 (Sun) Pennant Hills 15-22-112 St. George 10-8-68 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 4
19/04/1981 (Sun) Western Suburbs 19-13-127 East Sydney 21-9-135 Venue: Jensen Oval
19/04/1981 (Sun) Pennant Hills 35-27-237 Balmain 13-6-84 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
19/04/1981 (Sun) Liverpool 6-8-44 Newtown 49-26-320 Venue: Rosedale Oval
20/04/1981 (Mon) North Shore 28-14-182 St. George 15-14-104 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Round 5
26/04/1981 (Sun) North Shore 18-17-125 Pennant Hills 21-23-149 Venue: North Sydney Oval
26/04/1981 (Sun) Newtown 18-16-124 St. George 8-6-54 Venue: Erskineville Oval
26/04/1981 (Sun) East Sydney 33-21-219 Balmain 10-8-68 Venue: Trumper Park
26/04/1981 (Sun) Liverpool 9-6-60 Western Suburbs 36-14-230 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 6
02/05/1981 (Sat) Liverpool 15-12-102 Balmain 18-17-125 Venue: Rosedale Oval
02/05/1981 (Sat) Pennant Hills 14-11-95 East Sydney 27-17-179 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
02/05/1981 (Sat) St. George 15-9-99 Western Suburbs 24-18-162 Venue: Olds Park
03/05/1981 (Sun) North Shore 11-20-86 Newtown 23-19-157 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
Round 7
10/05/1981 (Sun) North Shore 22-15-147 Western Suburbs 23-15-153 Venue: North Sydney Oval
10/05/1981 (Sun) St. George 16-20-116 Balmain 16-16-112 Venue: Olds Park
10/05/1981 (Sun) Newtown 13-18-96 Pennant Hills 9-17-71 Venue: Erskineville Oval
10/05/1981 (Sun) East Sydney 37-21-243 Liverpool 9-6-60 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 8
17/05/1981 (Sun) Western Suburbs 20-12-132 Newtown 17-18-120 Venue: Jensen Oval
17/05/1981 (Sun) East Sydney 42-22-274 St. George 4-7-31 Venue: Trumper Park
17/05/1981 (Sun) Pennant Hills 36-19-235 Liverpool 7-5-47 Venue: Rosedale Oval
17/05/1981 (Sun) Balmain 11-15-81 North Shore 30-13-193 Venue: Drummoyne Oval
Round 9
31/05/1981 (Sun) Newtown 12-15-87 Balmain 6-6-42 Venue: Erskineville Oval
31/05/1981 (Sun) North Shore 6-13-49 East Sydney 14-15-99 Venue: North Sydney Oval
31/05/1981 (Sun) Liverpool 7-5-47 St. George 9-10-64 Venue: Rosedale Oval
31/05/1981 (Sun) Pennant Hills 11-8-74 Western Suburbs 9-15-69 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 10
07/06/1981 (Sun) St. George 10-16-76 North Shore 15-16-106 Venue: Olds Park
07/06/1981 (Sun) Newtown 31-34-220 Liverpool 3-9-27 Venue: Erskineville Oval
07/06/1981 (Sun) Balmain 12-7-79 Pennant Hills 15-23-113 Venue: Drummoyne Oval
07/06/1981 (Sun) East Sydney 13-16-94 Western Suburbs 15-11-101 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 11
14/06/1981 (Sun) Western Suburbs 29-25-199 Liverpool 8-7-55 Venue: Jensen Oval
14/06/1981 (Sun) St. George 7-15-57 Newtown 17-17-119 Venue: Olds Park
14/06/1981 (Sun) East Sydney 22-13-145 Balmain 10-8-68 Venue: Trumper Park
14/06/1981 (Sun) North Shore 18-18-126 Pennant Hills 14-23-107 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Round 12
21/06/1981 (Sun) Newtown 14-16-100 North Shore 8-14-62 Venue: Erskineville Oval
21/06/1981 (Sun) Balmain 14-24-108 Liverpool 11-12-78 Venue: Drummoyne Oval
21/06/1981 (Sun) St. George 5-6-36 Western Suburbs 14-11-95 Venue: Olds Park
21/06/1981 (Sun) Pennant Hills 20-11-131 East Sydney 10-18-78 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 13
28/06/1981 (Sun) Western Suburbs 13-21-99 North Shore 12-18-90 Venue: Jensen Oval
28/06/1981 (Sun) Newtown 28-12-180 Pennant Hills 3-8-26 Venue: Erskineville Oval
28/06/1981 (Sun) St. George 21-16-142 Balmain 13-13-91 Venue: Olds Park
28/06/1981 (Sun) Liverpool 5-5-35 East Sydney 34-16-220 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 14
05/07/1981 (Sun) Balmain 13-15-93 Western Suburbs 28-17-185 Venue: Drummoyne Oval
05/07/1981 (Sun) North Shore 40-33-273 Liverpool 4-5-29 Venue: Trumper Park
05/07/1981 (Sun) Newtown 13-9-87 East Sydney 13-18-96 Venue: Erskineville Oval
05/07/1981 (Sun) Pennant Hills 14-21-105 St. George 5-10-40 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 15
12/07/1981 (Sun) North Shore 27-21-183 Balmain 6-10-46 Venue: North Sydney Oval
12/07/1981 (Sun) Western Suburbs 13-19-97 Newtown 21-15-141 Venue: Jensen Oval
12/07/1981 (Sun) East Sydney 44-20-284 St. George 8-9-57 Venue: Trumper Park
12/07/1981 (Sun) Liverpool 9-5-59 Pennant Hills 38-20-248 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 16
19/07/1981 (Sun) St. George 17-20-122 Liverpool 10-19-79 Venue: Olds Park
19/07/1981 (Sun) North Shore 13-19-97 East Sydney 23-14-152 Venue: Trumper Park
19/07/1981 (Sun) Balmain 11-13-79 Newtown 26-29-185 Venue: Drummoyne Oval
19/07/1981 (Sun) Pennant Hills 11-24-90 Western Suburbs 19-12-126 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 17
25/07/1981 (Sat) North Shore 28-16-184 St. George 9-9-63 Venue: North Sydney Oval
25/07/1981 (Sat) Liverpool 6-4-40 Newtown 29-35-209 Venue: Rosedale Oval
25/07/1981 (Sat) Balmain 7-6-48 Pennant Hills 20-20-140 Venue: Trumper Park
26/07/1981 (Sun) Western Suburbs 15-9-99 East Sydney 21-23-149 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
Round 18
01/08/1981 (Sat) Western Suburbs 25-17-167 Liverpool 11-10-76 Venue: Jensen Oval
02/08/1981 (Sun) Pennant Hills 22-20-152 North Shore 12-10-82 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
02/08/1981 (Sun) Newtown 25-16-166 St. George 10-9-69 Venue: Erskineville Oval
02/08/1981 (Sun) Balmain 5-10-40 East Sydney 31-18-204 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 19
09/08/1981 (Sun) Western Suburbs 12-25-97 St. George 13-15-93 Venue: Jensen Oval
09/08/1981 (Sun) Newtown 14-18-102 North Shore 10-14-74 Venue: Erskineville Oval
09/08/1981 (Sun) Liverpool 17-12-114 Balmain 10-5-65 Venue: Rosedale Oval
09/08/1981 (Sun) East Sydney 23-18-156 Pennant Hills 7-12-54 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 20
16/08/1981 (Sun) Balmain 14-11-95 St. George 11-14-80 Venue: Drummoyne Oval
16/08/1981 (Sun) North Shore 15-16-106 Western Suburbs 16-18-114 Venue: North Sydney Oval
16/08/1981 (Sun) East Sydney 36-23-239 Liverpool 5-14-44 Venue: Trumper Park
16/08/1981 (Sun) Pennant Hills 16-11-107 Newtown 19-15-129 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 21
23/08/1981 (Sun) Western Suburbs 19-24-138 Balmain 4-4-28 Venue: Jensen Oval
23/08/1981 (Sun) Liverpool 10-7-67 North Shore 22-19-151 Venue: Rosedale Oval
23/08/1981 (Sun) Newtown 15-12-102 East Sydney 15-10-100 Venue: Erskineville Oval
23/08/1981 (Sun) St. George 10-13-73 Pennant Hills 25-13-163 Venue: Olds Park
Final ladder
|
1981 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
Newtown |
21 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
3061 |
1535 |
199.41 |
72 |
|
2 |
East Sydney |
21 |
17 |
4 |
0 |
3479 |
1675 |
207.70 |
68 |
|
3 |
Western Suburbs |
21 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
2683 |
2040 |
131.52 |
60 |
|
4 |
Pennant Hills |
21 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
2810 |
1976 |
142.21 |
56 |
|
5 |
North Shore |
21 |
11 |
10 |
0 |
2834 |
2128 |
133.18 |
44 |
|
6 |
St. George |
21 |
5 |
16 |
0 |
1697 |
2795 |
60.72 |
20 |
|
7 |
Balmain |
21 |
3 |
18 |
0 |
1580 |
3182 |
49.65 |
12 |
|
8 |
Liverpool |
21 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
1228 |
4041 |
30.39 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
168 |
84 |
84 |
0 |
19372 |
19372 |
|
336 |
Finals matches
First Semi-Final
30/08/1981 (Sun) Western Suburbs 15-15-105 Pennant Hills 20-9-129 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Second Semi-Final
06/09/1981 (Sun) Newtown 18-19-127 East Sydney 16-19-115 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Preliminary Final
13/09/1981 (Sun) East Sydney 20-17-137 Pennant Hills 14-12-96 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Grand Final
20/09/1981 (Sun) Newtown 3-23-41 East Sydney 19-16-130 Venue: Erskineville Oval
1981 premiers: East Sydney
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