1981 National Soccer League results
1981 Season Round 03 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (1/03/1981) Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee : Don Campbell, Crowd : 2300
Adelaide City
Peter Marshall, Bugsy Nyskohus, Bobby Russell, David Jones, Glen Dods (Greg Buch 64), John Perin (sent off 23), Gary Marocchi, Sergio Melta, John Nyskohus, David Mitchell, Charlie Villani (Brian Northcote 58)
Coach : Bob D'Ottavi
0 - 1 Marconi-Fairfield
Allan Maher, Peter Brogan, Berti Mariani, Tony Henderson, Dragi Tomasich, Peter Raskopoulos, Gary Byrne, Dennis Colusso, Peter Sharne, Eddie Krncevic, Mark Jankovics
Goal : Jankovics 63
Coach : Raul Blanco

Played (1/03/1981) Lambert Park
Referee : Richard Lorenc, Crowd : 2651
APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, Rod Skellern, Mark Pullen, Peter Wilson, Col McAusland, Zdenko Kafka, Frank Leyden (John Coyne 73), Ian Gray, Alan Hughes, Billy Pirie (Marshall Soper 66), Phil O'Connor
Coach : Willie Wallace
0 - 0 Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, Paul Ontong, Alan Niven, Col Bennett, Jim Hermiston, Steve Hogg, Jim McLean (Mark McNaughton 86), Steve Konstantinou, Gerry Lindsay, Rob Ferris, Ron Millman
Coach : Matt Carson

Played (1/03/1981) Spencer Park
Referee : Gary Power, Crowd : 2000
Brisbane City
Martin Coe, Jim Dunne, Dave Ratcliffe, Steve Perry, Larry Gaffney, Frank Pimblett, Bobby Hamilton, Billy Wilkinson, Kevin Caldwell (Joe Palinkas 66), Paul Wilkinson, Barry Kelso
Coach : George Potter
0 - 0 Canberra City
Richard Wilson, Mike O'Shea, Terry Byrne, Roy Stark, Robbie O'Shea, Duncan Cole, Johan Massa, John O'Shea, Walter Valeri, Don Maclaren (Isaac Farrell 75), Tony Brennan (Sebastian Giampaolo 61)
Coach : George Murray

Played (1/03/1981) International Sports Stadium
Referee : Chris Bambridge, Crowd : 6343
Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Paul Reaney, Col Curran, Arno Bertogna, Roy Drinkwater, Craig Mason, Joe Senkalski, Ian Buckley, Graham Heys, Bob Mountford, Malcolm McClelland (David Jones 77)
Goal : Drinkwater 45
Coach : Alan Vest
1 - 1 Blacktown City
Bruce James, Robbie Wheatley, Mike Milovanovic (Carlos Ortega 71), Cliff Pointer, Steve Pollard, Stuart Selvage, Jovan Djordjevic, Rick Hormazabal, Branko Culina, Brian O'Donnell, Dean Milosevic
Goal : Selvage 41
Coach : Rale Rasic

Played (1/03/1981) Connor Reserve
Referee : Evan Venios, Crowd : 3000
Preston
Lou Kastner, Mike Rainey, Ljube Petrovski, John Higham, Steve Beech, Jeff Faulkner (Gary Ward 69), Claude Lucchesi (John Little 85), Gordon Flavell, Doug Brown, Peter Ollerton, Rob Cullen
Goals : Cullen 22, Lucchesi 49, Brown 85
Coach : Brian Edgely
3 - 1 Sydney Olympic
Peter Wilson, Greg Ankudinoff, Jim Ziras, Ian Rowden, Mike Cross, Peter Katholos, David Cork, Hussein Housseini (Danny Moulis 43 (Ken Wilson 53)), Derek Laing, Mark Koussas, Graham Jennings
Goal : Katholos 64
Coach : Tommy Docherty

Played (1/03/1981) Middle Park
Referee : Jack Johnson, Crowd : 12500
South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Vince Bannon, Steve Blair, Billy Rogers, Alan Davidson, John Stevenson, Jim Shirra, George Christopoulos, Alun Evans, Branko Buljevic
Goals : Buljevic 13, Xanthopoulos 83
Coach : John Margaritis
2 - 1 Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Charlie Yankos (Bob Provan 81), Pat Bannon, John Yzendoorn, Arthur McMillan, Theo Selemidis, Jim Campbell, Jim Rooney, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton, Andy Bozikas
Goal : Paton 46
Coach : Manny Poulakakis

Played (1/03/1981) St George Stadium
Referee : Tony Boskovic, Crowd : 1200
Sydney City
Tony Pezzano, Ian Souness, Ian Bruce, Jim Cant, Gerry Gomez, John Spanos, Joe Watson (Jim Patikas 79), Ken Boden (Hilton Silva 60), Agenor Muniz, Murray Barnes, John Kosmina
Goal : Kosmina 39
Coach : Eddie Thomson
1 - 0 West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Peter Tymczyszyn, Neil McGachey, Shraga Topaz, Gordon Haig, Peter Boyle (Tim Brown 83), Vic Bozanic, Graham Norris, Ian McKie, Ian McGregor, Lopez Manecas
Coach : Billy Birch

Played (1/03/1981) Wollongong Showgrounds
Referee : Tim Davies, Crowd : 5317
Wollongong City
Jim Preston, John Fleming, Chris Dunleavy, Billy de Graaf, Jock Morlando, Jim McBreen, John Lathan, Lee Adam, Peter Tredinnick, Clive Campbell, Brian Turner (Glenn Fontana 76)
Goals : Tredinnick 71, Dunleavy 85
Coach : Ken Morton
2 - 1 Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Zoran Ilioski, Jim Milne, Kyri Kyriakouleas, Jim Kondarios, Chris Petrov, Slobodan Jovanovic, Joe Picioane, Vlatko Belic (Igor Hazabent 46), Paul Simic, Dragan Vasic (Bruno Cozzella 60)
Goal : Cozzella 78
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic