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1981 list


4	Ron Andrews	26y 48d	191cm	87kg	96	20	116	14	12	26		-
38	Peter Bennett	24y 234d	180cm	70kg	68	12	80	23	4	27		-
-	Barry Besanko	24y 319d	179cm	76kg	3	0	3	3	0	3		-
30	Neil Besanko	30y 63d	187cm	88kg	179	5	184	5	0	5		-
20	Tony Buhagiar	25y 270d	166cm	74kg	0	22	22	0	42	42		-
15	Geoff Burdett	24y 361d	174cm	76kg	31	6	37	39	7	46		-
17	Stephen Carey	21y 259d	180cm	89kg	7	17	24	0	2	2		-
8	Phil Carman	30y 299d	188cm	87kg	81	6	87	172	5	177		-
39	Neil Clarke	23y 306d (dec)	177cm	80kg	24	20	44	5	0	5		-
31	Max Crow	25y 174d	194cm	89kg	98	22	120	101	19	120		-
6	Neale Daniher	20y 135d (dec)	188cm	84kg	45	21	66	11	11	22	Ungarie	-
5	Terry Daniher	23y 319d	188cm	89kg	74	21	95	147	20	167		-
7	Frank Dunell	23y 105d	185cm	85kg	14	1	15	16	0	16		-
47	Mark Eustice	18y 136d	183cm	84kg	1	9	10	1	5	6		-
12	Neville Fields	29y 221d	180cm	79kg	189	8	197	189	2	191		-
22	Wayne Foreman	26y 45d	180cm	76kg	58	8	66	54	5	59		-
10	Garry Foulds	25y 48d	188cm	78kg	115	22	137	49	22	71		-
23	Grant Fowler	24y 110d	180cm	74kg	51	22	73	46	18	64		-
33	Glenn Hawker	20y 105d	185cm	84kg	25	23	48	11	17	28		-
9	Shane Heard	22y 337d	177cm	79kg	61	7	68	13	5	18		1990	PSD#58
-	Peter Light	20y 346d	180cm	79kg	2	0	2	0	0	0		-
44	Justin Madden	20y 30d	206cm	107kg	5	17	22	1	2	3		-
27	Simon Madden	23y 182d	198cm	99kg	131	19	150	240	36	276		-
25	Roger Merrett	21y 72d	195cm	99kg	18	10	28	3	4	7		-
12	Ian Morrison	27y 152d	188cm	85kg	110	3	113	101	0	101		-
42	Russell Muir	26y 353d	180cm	75kg	99	8	107	7	2	9		-
1	Merv Neagle	23y 115d (dec)	181cm	79kg	53	22	75	22	10	32		-
-	Brad Nimmo	22y 147d	190cm	85kg	0	0	0	0	0	0		-
2	Alan Reid	25y 152d	185cm	81kg	23	18	41	5	9	14		-
36	Denis Scanlon	27y 86d	188cm	84kg	64	2	66	7	0	7		-
12	Graeme Schultz	28y 44d	180cm	69kg	58	13	71	80	30	110		-
26	Robert Shaw	26y 175d	188cm	81kg	44	7	51	8	0	8		-
11	Allan Stoneham	25y 314d	185cm	83kg	149	20	169	53	4	57		-
16	Steven Taubert	27y 267d	193cm	85kg	65	14	79	42	2	44		-
34	Michael Thomson	19y 216d	187cm	86kg	0	10	10	0	8	8		1990	MSD#43
18	Paul Vander Haar	23y 115d	192cm	93kg	65	13	78	103	19	122		-
41	Kevin Walsh	19y 141d	193cm	82kg	0	1	1	0	0	0		-
32	Tim Watson	19y 352d	185cm	96kg	80	17	97	103	15	118	Dimboola	1991	PSD#13

Figures as at 1981. Contracts shown for the current list only.

1981 season

Lost an elimination final to Fitzroy

4th on the ladder · 16-6 · 127.6% · 64 points

15EFFIT

Season leaders

Awards

W.S. Crichton MedalNeale Daniher

Honour board

2,669 games, 1897 to 2026 · 1,452 wins, 1,178 losses, 39 draws · 105.8%

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1981 list

1981 season

Season leaders

Awards

Honour board

W.S. Crichton Medal

Brownlow Medal

Leigh Matthews Trophy

Coleman Medal

Leading Goalkicker Medal

Norm Smith Medal

Rising Star Award