1981 National Soccer League results
1981 Season Round 04 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (7/03/1981) Bruce Stadium
Referee : Ken Allen, Crowd : 2900
Canberra City
Richard Wilson, Mike O'Shea, Duncan Cole, John Moutsopoulos, John O'Shea, Roy Stark, Robbie O'Shea, Johan Massa (Isaac Farrell 60), Terry Byrne, Tony Brennan (Sebastian Giampaolo 77), Walter Valeri
Goals : Valeri 10, 57
Coach : George Murray
2 - 0 Sydney City
Tony Pezzano, Ian Bruce, Jim Cant, Steve O'Connor, Ian Souness, Joe Watson, Hilton Silva (Willie Murray 37), Murray Barnes, Agenor Muniz (Jim Patikas 60), Ken Boden, John Kosmina
Coach : Eddie Thomson

Played (8/03/1981) Gabbie Stadium
Referee : Ken Small, Crowd : 2543
Blacktown City
Bruce James, Robbie Wheatley, Mike Milovanovic, Cliff Pointer, Steve Pollard, Stuart Selvage, Rick Hormazabal, Brian O'Donnell, Jovan Djordjevic, Dean Milosevic (Neil Pearson 66), Branko Culina
Coach : Rale Rasic
0 - 1 APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, Rod Skellern, Mark Pullen, Peter Wilson, Col McAusland, John Coyne, Zdenko Kafka, Alan Hughes (Ian Gray 44), Frank Leyden, Marshall Soper, Phil O'Connor
Goal : O'Connor 15
Coach : Willie Wallace

Played (8/03/1981) Lions Stadium
Referee : Jack Wood, Crowd : 2000
Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, Paul Ontong, Jim Hermiston, Col Bennett, Alan Niven, Steve Hogg, Gerry Lindsay, Jim McLean, Steve Konstantinou (Lyle Bryce 46), Ron Millman, Rob Ferris (Mark McNaughton 79)
Goal : Ferris 44
Coach : Matt Carson
1 - 1 Wollongong City
Jim Preston, John Fleming, Chris Dunleavy, Billy de Graaf, Jeff Ainsworth, Lee Adam, John Lathan, Peter Tredinnick, Jim McBreen, Clive Campbell, Brian Turner (Ken Morton 83)
Goal : Adam 27pk
Coach : Ken Morton

Played (8/03/1981) Schintler Reserve
Referee : David Yelland, Crowd : 5890
Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Zoran Ilioski, Chris Petrov, Kyri Kyriakouleas, Jim Kondarios, Igor Hazabent, Joe Picioane, Suleiman Curovic, Slobodan Jovanovic (Vlatko Belic 78), Paul Simic (Dragan Vasic 78), Bruno Cozzella
Goal : Ilioski 11
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic
1 - 2 South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Vince Bannon, Steve Blair, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Alan Davidson, John Stevenson, Jim Shirra, George Christopoulos, Duncan Cummings, Alun Evans, Branko Buljevic
Goals : Christopoulos 20, Evans 68
Coach : John Margaritis

Played (8/03/1981) Olympic Park
Referee : Dennis Voutsinas, Crowd : 8000
Heidelberg United
Jack Reilly, Arthur McMillan, John Yzendoorn, Pat Bannon, Jim Tansey (Bob Provan 46), Theo Selemidis (Jim Rooney 69), Jim Campbell, Ken Taylor, Andy Bozikas, Jamie Paton, Gary Cole
Goals : Paton 71, 77
Coach : Manny Poulakakis
2 - 3 Preston
Lou Kastner, Mike Rainey (sent off 82), Ljube Petrovski, John Higham, Steve Beech, Jeff Faulkner, Doug Brown, Claude Lucchesi, Peter Ollerton, Rob Cullen, Gary Ward (George McMillan 76)
Goals : Ward 3, Ollerton 8, Brown 77
Coach : Brian Edgely

Played (8/03/1981) Marconi Stadium
Referee : Tony Boskovic, Crowd : 3420
Marconi-Fairfield
Allan Maher, Berti Mariani, Ivo Prskalo, Jim Muir, Dragi Tomasich, Peter Raskopoulos (Dennis Colusso 65), Tony Henderson, Gary Byrne, Mark Jankovics, Eddie Krncevic, Peter Sharne
Goal : Byrne 68
Coach : Raul Blanco
1 - 1 Brisbane City
Martin Coe, Jim Dunne, Dave Ratcliffe, Steve Perry, Billy Wilkinson, Larry Gaffney, Frank Pimblett, Bobby Hamilton, Joe Palinkas, Paul Wilkinson, John McVeigh (Kevin Low 81)
Goals : McVeigh 26
Coach : George Potter

Played (8/03/1981) St George Stadium
Referee : Peter Rampley, Crowd : 4254
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Greg Ankudinoff, Ken Wilson, Ian Rowden, Mike Cross, Peter Katholos, Jim Ziras (Hussein Housseini 35), David Cork (Alex Jamieson 46), Derek Laing, Mark Koussas, Graham Jennings
Goals : Jennings 69, Koussas 74, Laing 89
Coach : Tommy Docherty
3 - 1 Adelaide City
Peter Marshall, Bobby Russell, Bugsy Nyskohus, David Jones, Chris Miller (Luciano Signore 76), Gary Marocchi, Sergio Melta, John Nyskohus, Brian Northcote, David Mitchell, Charlie Villani
Goal : Ankudinoff 27og
Coach : Bob D'Ottavi

Played (8/03/1981) Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee : Bobby Kerr, Crowd : 3800
West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Gordon Haig, Peter Tymczyszyn, Shraga Topaz, Vic Bozanic, Neil McGachey, Peter Boyle (Graham Honeyman 77), Ian McKie, Graham Norris, Ian McGregor, Lopez Manecas (Dave Pillans 70)
Coach : Billy Birch
0 - 1 Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Paul Reaney, Arno Bertogna, Roy Drinkwater, Col Curran, Joe Senkalski, Ian Buckley, Bob Mountford, Craig Mason, David Kamasz (Paul Burrows ??), Malcolm McClelland
Goal : Mason 70
Coach : Alan Vest