1981 AFC Night Series

September 2026 December 2017 AFC Night Series 1981 AFC Escort Championships 7 March – 14 July 1981 34 8 6 Essendon 1 Carlton 35 1980 1982 The 1981 Australian Football Championships Night Series was the 3rd edition of the AFC Night Series, a VFL-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the leading clubs from the VFL, the SANFL, the WAFL and State Representative Teams.http://www.hardballget.net/afl-npm-1981-afc-escort-championships.html David Eastman 1981 AFC Escort Championships A total of 34 teams from across Australia played 35 matches over five months, with the qualifying rounds held during the pre-season and the main draw held midweek throughout the premiership season. Qualified Teams TeamNicknameLeagueQualificationParticipation (bold indicates winners)1Enter in Round 3RichmondTigersVFLWinners of the 1980 Victorian Football League7th (Previous: 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980)CollingwoodMagpiesVFLRunners-Up in the 1980 Victorian Football League5th (Previous: 1896, 1910, 1979, 1980)GeelongCatsVFLThird Place in the 1980 Victorian Football League3rd (Previous: 1979, 1980)CarltonBluesVFLFourth Place in the 1980 Victorian Football League10th (Previous: 1907, 1908, 1914, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980)North MelbourneKangaroosVFLFifth Place in the 1980 Victorian Football League5th (Previous: 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980)South MelbourneSwansVFLSixth Place in the 1980 Victorian Football League6th (Previous: 1888, 1890, 1909, 1979, 1980)Enter in Round 1EssendonBombersVFLSeventh Place in the 1980 Victorian Football League5th (Previous: 1893, 1911, 1979, 1980)HawthornHawksVFLEighth Place in the 1980 Victorian Football League5th (Previous: 1971, 1976, 1979, 1980)MelbourneDemonsVFLNinth Place in the 1980 Victorian Football League3rd (Previous: 1979, 1980)FootscrayBulldogsVFLTenth Place in the 1980 Victorian Football League4th (Previous: 1976, 1979, 1980)St KildaSaintsVFLEleventh Place in the 1980 Victorian Football League3rd (Previous: 1979, 1980)FitzroyLionsVFLTwelfth Place in the 1980 Victorian Football League4th (Previous: 1913, 1979, 1980)Port AdelaideMagpiesSANFLWinners of the 1980 South Australian National Football League10th (Previous: 1890, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)NorwoodRedlegsSANFLRunners-Up in the 1980 South Australian National Football League9th (Previous: 1888, 1907, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)SturtDouble BluesSANFLThird Place in the 1980 South Australian National Football League9th (Previous: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980)GlenelgTigersSANFLFourth Place in the 1980 South Australian National Football League7th (Previous: 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)West TorrensEaglesSANFLFifth Place in the 1980 South Australian National Football League3rd (Previous: 1979, 1980)Central DistrictBulldogsSANFLSixth Place in the 1980 South Australian National Football League4th (Previous: 1977, 1979, 1980)South AdelaidePanthersSANFLSeventh Place in the 1980 South Australian National Football League7th (Previous: 1893, 1896, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)North AdelaideRoostersSANFLEighth Place in the 1980 South Australian National Football League6th (Previous: 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1980)West AdelaideBloodsSANFLNinth Place in the 1980 South Australian National Football League8th (Previous: 1908, 1909, 1911, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)WoodvilleWoodpeckersSANFLTenth Place in the 1980 South Australian National Football League3rd (Previous: 1979, 1980)South FremantleBulldogsWAFLWinners of the 1980 West Australian Football League5th (Previous: 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980)Swan DistrictsSwansWAFLRunners-Up in the 1980 West Australian Football League4th (Previous: 1976, 1979, 1980)East PerthRoyalsWAFLThird Place in the 1980 West Australian Football League6th (Previous: 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)ClaremontTigersWAFLFourth Place in the 1980 West Australian Football League4th (Previous: 1977, 1979, 1980)West PerthFalconsWAFLFifth Place in the 1980 West Australian Football League7th (Previous: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)PerthDemonsWAFLSixth Place in the 1980 West Australian Football League5th (Previous: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)East FremantleSharksWAFLSeventh Place in the 1980 West Australian Football League6th (Previous: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)SubiacoLionsWAFLEighth Place in the 1980 West Australian Football League4th (Previous: 1973, 1979, 1980)Australian Capital TerritoryRamsACTAFL State Representative Team5th (Previous: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)New South WalesBluesNSWAFLState Representative Team5th (Previous: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)QueenslandMaroonsQAFLState Representative Team4th (Previous: 1977, 1978, 1980)TasmaniaDevilsTANFLState Representative Team6th (Previous: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980) 1 Includes previous appearances in the Championship of Australia and NFL Night Series. Venues MelbourneAdelaidePerthBrisbaneCanberraHobart Waverley Park Norwood Oval Subiaco Oval Claremont Oval Leederville Oval Chelmer Oval Phillip Oval North Hobart Oval Capacity: 72,000 Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 53,000 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 26,000 150px 150px 190px 150px 150px Knockout stage Round 1 7 March 1981 Subiaco 107–86 South Fremantle 16.11 (107) 12.14 (86) Claremont Oval, Perth 3,500 (estimate) 7 March 1981 West Perth 88–87 Claremont 13.10 (88) 12.15 (87) Subiaco Oval, Perth 5,000 (estimate) 7 March 1981 Essendon 94–52 Fitzroy 13.16 (94) 7.10 (52) Waverley Park, Melbourne 24,255 8 March 1981 East Fremantle 141–70 Swan Districts 21.15 (141) 9.16 (70) Subiaco Oval, Perth 6,000 (estimate) 8 March 1981 East Perth 127–102 Perth 19.13 (127) 16.6 (102) Leederville Oval, Perth 4,500 (estimate) 9 March 1981 Central District 102–68 West Torrens 14.18 (102) 9.14 (68) Norwood Oval, Adelaide 4,000 (estimate) 9 March 1981 Port Adelaide 101–72 Woodville 14.17 (101) 10.12 (72) Norwood Oval, Adelaide 4,000 (estimate) 10 March 1981 Norwood 80–102 West Adelaide 12.8 (80) 15.12 (102) Norwood Oval, Adelaide 5,000 (estimate) 10 March 1981 North Adelaide 106–75 Sturt 15.16 (106) 10.15 (75) Norwood Oval, Adelaide 5,000 (estimate) 13 March 1981 South Adelaide 88–57 Glenelg 13.10 (88) 6.17 (53) Norwood Oval, Adelaide 3,500 (estimate) 13 March 1981 Melbourne 41–31 Footscray 6.5 (41) 4.7 (31) Waverley Park, Melbourne 3,627 14 March 1981 Hawthorn 101–48 St Kilda 15.11 (101) 7.6 (48) Waverley Park, Melbourne 8,100 11 April 1981 Queensland 80–96 Tasmania 12.8 (80) 13.18 (96) Chelmer Oval, Brisbane 2,500 (estimate) 12 April 1981 Australian Capital Territory 108–51 New South Wales 14.24 (108) 7.9 (51) Phillip Oval, Canberra 2,000 (estimate) Round 2 14 March 1981 West Perth 130–86 East Fremantle 18.22 (130) 12.14 (86) Subiaco Oval, Perth 5,500 (estimate) 14 March 1981 East Perth 125–93 Subiaco 18.17 (125) 13.15 (93) Subiaco Oval, Perth 5,500 (estimate) 17 March 1981 West Adelaide 129–92 Central District 19.15 (129) 14.8 (92) Norwood Oval, Adelaide 4,000 (estimate) 17 March 1981 Port Adelaide 90–66 North Adelaide 13.12 (90) 8.18 (66) Norwood Oval, Adelaide 4,000 (estimate) 26 April 1981 Tasmania 86–106 Australian Capital Territory 11.20 (86) 17.4 (106) North Hobart Oval, Hobart 8,497 Round 2 Playoff 5 May 1981 Footscray 99–73 Australian Capital Territory 14.15 (99) 11.7 (73) Waverley Park, Melbourne 3,889 Round 3 20 March 1981 Geelong 75–31 South Adelaide 10.15 (75) 4.7 (31) Waverley Park, Melbourne 3,029 21 March 1981 Richmond 86–52 Melbourne 13.8 (86) 7.10 (52) Waverley Park, Melbourne 12,951 24 March 1981 North Melbourne 133–55 West Perth 20.13 (133) 8.7 (55) Waverley Park, Melbourne 2,327 31 March 1981 South Melbourne 115–54 West Adelaide 16.19 (115) 8.6 (54) Waverley Park, Melbourne 1,521 7 April 1981 Essendon 107–58 Port Adelaide 15.17 (107) 8.10 (58) Waverley Park, Melbourne 5,360 14 April 1981 Collingwood 138–40 East Perth 20.13 (138) 4.16 (40) Waverley Park, Melbourne 7,136 5 May 1981 Hawthorn 112–34 East Fremantle 15.22 (112) 5.4 (34) Waverley Park, Melbourne 3,889 19 May 1981 Carlton 67–60 Footscray 10.7 (67) 8.12 (60) Waverley Park, Melbourne 6,934 Quarter-finals QF #1 12 May 1981 South Melbourne 55–42 Geelong 8.7 (55) 5.12 (42) Waverley Park, Melbourne 7,066 QF #2 2 June 1981 Essendon 93–75 Hawthorn 14.9 (93) 10.15 (75) Waverley Park, Melbourne 7,775 QF #3 9 June 1981 Carlton 70–61 Richmond 10.10 (70) 8.13 (61) Waverley Park, Melbourne 6,394 QF #4 16 June 1981 North Melbourne 81–59 Collingwood 11.15 (81) 9.5 (59) Waverley Park, Melbourne 11,992 Semi-finals SF #1 23 June 1981 Essendon 88–33 South Melbourne 13.10 (88) 4.9 (33) Waverley Park, Melbourne 5,676 SF #2 30 June 1981 Carlton 72–30 North Melbourne 9.18 (72) 4.6 (30) Waverley Park, Melbourne 9,661 Australian Football Championships Night Series final Final 14 July 1981 Essendon 65–41 Carlton 0.1 (1)1.2 (8)4.10 (34)9.11 (65) 2.0 (12)4.0 (24)5.3 (33)6.5 (41) Waverley Park, Melbourne 42,269 Cameron, Robinson N.Daniher, Fowler, Watson 2 Foreman, Merrett, S. Madden 1 McConville 2 Wells, Bosustow, Johnston, Marcou 1 References Category:Australian rules interstate football Category:History of Australian rules football Category:Australian rules football competitions in Australia Category:1981 in Australian rules football