1981 National Soccer League results
1981 Season Round 01 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (14/02/1981) Gabbie Stadium
Referee : Tim Davies, Crowd : 2138
Blacktown City
Bruce James, Robbie Wheatley, Jovan Djordjevic, Cliff Pointer, Steve Pollard, Mike Milovanovic, Stuart Selvage, Rick Hormazabal, Brian O'Donnell, Craig Wallace (Peter Cuk 38), Branko Culina
Goals : O'Donnell 28pk, Hormazabal 62
Coach : Rale Rasic
2 - 2 Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, Paul Ontong, Alan Niven, Col Bennett, Jim Hermiston, Steve Hogg (Mark McNaughton 77), Jim McLean (Paul Burns 72), Gerry Lindsay, John Ogden, Rob Ferris, Ron Millman
Goals : Hogg 45, Bennett 83
Coach : Matt Carson

Played (15/02/1981) Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee : Bob Kerr, Crowd : 2200
Adelaide City
Peter Marshall, Bobby Russell, David Jones, John Besir, Bugsy Nyskohus, Charlie Villani (Sergio Melta 39), Glen Dods, Gary Marocchi, John Nyskohus, David Mitchell, Brian Northcote
Coach : Bob D'Ottavi
0 - 1 Sydney City
Tony Pezzano, Ian Souness, Gerry Gomez, Jim Cant, Ian Bruce, Ken Boden (Jim Patikas 74), John Spanos, Joe Watson, Murray Barnes, John Kosmina, Willie Murray (Hilton Silva 46)
Goals : Kosmina 49
Coach : Eddie Thomson

Played (15/02/1981) Lambert Park
Referee : Peter Rampley, Crowd : 4025
APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, Rod Skellern, Col McAusland, Mark Pullen, Peter Wilson, Alan Hughes, Zdenko Kafka, Dave Harding, Frank Leyden, Billy Pirie, Phil O'Connor
Goals : Hughes 12, 88
Coach : Willie Wallace
2 - 2 Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, Charlie Yankos, Pat Bannon (Bob Provan 46), John Yzendoorn (Ken Taylor 72), Jim Campbell, Jim Rooney, Theo Selemidis, Jamie Paton, Gary Cole, Andy Bozikas
Goals : Cole 25pk, Bozikas 86
Coach : Manny Poulakakis

Played (15/02/1981) Spencer Park
Referee : Dave Nugent, Crowd : 1500
Brisbane City
Martin Coe, Steve Perry, Dave Ratcliffe, Jim Dunne, Billy Wilkinson, Larry Gaffney, Frank Pimblett, Bobby Hamilton, Joe Palinkas, Paul Wilkinson, John McVeigh (Barry Kelso 57)
Goals : Wilkinson 17, Palinkas 39pk
Coach : George Potter
2 - 1 West Adelaide
David Miller, Peter Tymczyszyn, Tom Forde (Ian McGregor 46), Shraga Topaz, Gordon Haig, Vic Bozanic, Peter Boyle, Neil McGachey, Graham Norris, Lopez Manecas, Graham Honeyman (sent off 64)
Goal : Perry 41og
Coach : Billy Birch

Played (15/02/1981) International Sports Centre
Referee : Jim Reeves, Crowd : 5619
Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Paul Reaney, Col Curran, Roy Drinkwater, Arno Bertogna, Steve Sumner (Craig Mason 77), Joe Senkalski, Ian Buckley, Graham Heys, Malcolm McClelland, David Jones
Goals : Buckley 9, McClelland 25, 31
Coach : Alan Vest
3 - 0 Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Chris Petrov, Jim Milne, Kyri Kyriakouleas, Slobodan Jovanovic, Zoran Ilioski, Joe Picioane, Paul Simic, Dragan Vasic (Bruno Cozzella 46), Vlatko Belic, Jim Kondarios
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic

Played (15/02/1981) Connor Reserve
Referee : Jim Fearn, Crowd : 4000
Preston
Lou Kastner, Gordon Flavell, Ljube Petrovski, John Higham, Steve Beech, Jeff Faulkner, George McMillan, Claude Lucchesi (John Little 69), Doug Brown (Con Stoikos 84), Rob Cullen, Peter Ollerton
Coach : Brian Edgely
0 - 1 Canberra City
Richard Wilson, Mike O'Shea, Roy Stark, Terry Byrne, Robbie O'Shea, Duncan Cole, John O'Shea, Isaac Farrell (Johan Massa 46), Tony Brennan, Don Maclaren, Sebastian Giampaolo (Walter Valeri 69)
Goal : R O'Shea 23
Coach : George Murray

Played (15/02/1981) Middle Park
Referee : Chris Bambridge, Crowd : 5500
South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Vince Bannon, Steve Blair, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Alan Davidson, John Stevenson, Jim Shirra, Billy Rogers, George Campbell (George Christopoulos 64), Branko Buljevic, Alun Evans
Goal : Evans 39
Coach : John Margaritis
1 - 0 Marconi-Fairfield
Allan Maher, Peter Brogan, Ivo Prskalo, Jim Muir, Dragi Tomasich, Gary Byrne, Peter Raskopoulos, Tony Henderson (Mark Jankovics 72), Peter Sharne, Eddie Krncevic, Berti Mariani (Dennis Colusso 55)
Coach : Raul Blanco

Played (15/02/1981) Wollongong Showgrounds
Referee : Tony Boskovic, Crowd : 5930
Wollongong City
Jim Preston, John Fleming, Chris Dunleavy, Billy de Graaf,Tony Dickinson, Jim McBreen, Lee Adam, John Lathan, Peter Tredinnick, Brian Turner (Glen Fontana 70), Clive Campbell
Goals : McBreen 20, Campbell 55, 62
Coach : Ken Morton
3 - 1 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Danny Moulis, Greg Ankudinoff, Ken Wilson, Derek Laing, Jim Ziras, Peter Katholos, Hussein Housseini, Mark Koussas, Graham Jennings, David Cork (Mike Cross 75)
Goal : Moulis 79
Coach : Tommy Docherty