1981 National Soccer League results
1981 Season Round 02 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (22/02/1981) Lions Stadium
Referee : Dave Nugent, Crowd : 1800
Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, Paul Ontong, Jim Hermiston, Col Bennett, Alan Niven, Steve Hogg, Jim McLean (Mark McNaughton 71), Gerry Lindsay (Calvin Daunt 75), John Ogden, Ron Millman, Rob Ferris
Coach : Matt Carson
0 - 1 Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Paul Reaney, Roy Drinkwater, Arno Bertogna, Col Curran, Steve Sumner, David Jones (Bob Mountford 31), Joe Senkalski, Graham Heys, Ian Buckley, Malcolm McClelland (Craig Mason 52)
Goal : Buckley 87
Coach : Alan Vest

Played (22/02/1981) Bruce Stadium
Referee : Bob Mee, Crowd : 2642
Canberra City
Richard Wilson, Mike O'Shea, Roy Stark, Robbie O'Shea, Duncan Cole, Johan Massa (Isaac Farrell 57), Terry Byrne, John O'Shea, Don Maclaren, Walter Valeri, Tony Brennan (Sebastian Giampaolo 70)
Coach : George Murray
0 - 0 Adelaide City
Peter Marshall, Bobby Russell, Bugsy Nyskohus, David Jones, Charlie Villani (Greg Buch 80), Gary Marocchi, John Perin, Brian Northcote, John Nyskohus (Luciano Signore 88), David Mitchell, Sergio Melta
Coach : Bob D'Ottavi

Played (22/02/1981) Schintler Reserve
Referee : Stewart Mellings, Crowd : 1951
Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Chris Petrov (Igor Hazabent 77), Kyri Kyriakouleas, Jim Kondarios, Jim Milne, Vlatko Belic (Suleiman Curovic 58), Joe Picioane, Slobodan Jovanovic, Zoran Ilioski, Paul Simic, Dragan Vasic
Goals : Kondarios 15, Vasic 44
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic
2 - 1 APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, Rod Skellern, Mark Pullen, Peter Wilson, Col McAusland, John Coyne, Dave Harding (Ian Gray 79), Zdenko Kafka, Alan Hughes, Billy Pirie, Phil O'Connor
Goal : O'Connor 24
Coach : Willie Wallace

Played (22/02/1981) Olympic Park No 2
Referee : David Yelland, Crowd : 5200
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Charlie Yankos, John Yzendoorn, Pat Bannon, Arthur McMillan, Theo Selemidis, Jim Campbell (Ken Taylor 58), Jim Rooney, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton, Andy Bozikas
Coach : Manny Poulakakis
0 - 3 Wollongong City
Jim Preston, John Fleming, Chris Dunleavy, Billy de Graaf, Tony Dickinson, Jim McBreen, Lee Adam, John Lathan, Peter Tredinnick, Clive Campbell, Brian Turner (Ken Morton 4 (Ray Mohring 73))
Goals : McBreen 34, Morton 51, Dunleavy 72
Coach : Ken Morton

Played (22/02/1981) Marconi Stadium
Referee : Gary Power, Crowd : 4600
Marconi-Fairfield
Allan Maher, Peter Brogan, Jim Muir, Ivo Prskalo (sent off 86), Dragi Tomasich, Gary Byrne, Peter Raskopoulos (Dennis Colusso 46), Tony Henderson, Peter Sharne, Eddie Krncevic, Mark Jankovics
Goal : Krncevic 66
Coach : Raul Blanco
1 - 0 Preston
Lou Kastner, Gordon Flavell, Ljube Petrovski, John Higham, Steve Beech, Jeff Faulkner, George McMillan, Claude Lucchesi, Doug Brown, Rob Cullen, Peter Ollerton
Coach : Brian Edgely

Played (22/02/1981) Sydney Sports Field
Referee : Doug Rennie, Crowd : 4813
Sydney City
Tony Pezzano, John Spanos, Ian Bruce, Jim Cant, Gerry Gomez, Ian Souness, Murray Barnes, Willie Murray (Agenor Muniz 57), John Kosmina, Joe Watson, Ken Boden (Hilton Silva 73)
Goal : Boden 39pk
Coach : Eddie Thomson
1 - 1 Brisbane City
Martin Coe, Jim Dunne, Dave Ratcliffe, Steve Perry, Larry Gaffney, Frank Pimblett, Bobby Hamilton, Billy Wilkinson, Joe Palinkas (Kevin Caldwell 64), Paul Wilkinson, Barry Kelso
Goal : Caldwell 76pk
Coach : George Potter

Played (22/02/1981) Sydney Sports Field
Referee : Henry Witschge, Crowd : 4813
Sydney Olympic
Peter Wilson, Danny Moulis, Ian Rowden, Jim Ziras, Greg Ankudinoff (Andy Scott 66), David Cork, Hussein Housseini (Mike Cross 46), Peter Katholos, Derek Laing, Mark Koussas, Graham Jennings
Goals : Laing 39, Koussas 42
Coach : Tommy Docherty
2 - 2 South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Vince Bannon, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Steve Blair, Alan Davidson, Billy Rogers, Jim Shirra, John Stevenson, George Christopoulos, Alun Evans, Branko Buljevic (Duncan Cummings 75)
Goals : Christopoulos 21, 61pk
Coach : John Margaritis

Played (22/02/1981) Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee : Graham Neale, Crowd : 2700
West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Barry Reynolds (Gordon Haig 20), Peter Tymczyszyn, Shraga Topaz, Vic Bozanic, Neil McGachey, Peter Boyle, Ian McKie, Ian McGregor, Graham Norris, Lopez Manecas
Goals : McGregor 20, Boyle 80
Coach : Billy Birch
2 - 0 Blacktown City
Bruce James, Robbie Wheatley (Tony Rasmussen 75), Steve Pollard (Craig Wallace 46), Cliff Pointer, Mike Milovanovic, Stuart Selvage, Jovan Djordjevic, Rick Hormazabal, Branko Culina, Brian O'Donnell, Peter Cuk
Coach : Rale Rasic