1981 National Soccer League results
1981 Season Round 22 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (19/07/1981) Olympic Sports Field
Referee : Bob Kerr, Crowd : 3700
Adelaide City
Jack Przybylski, Bobby Russell, Chris Miller (Brian Northcote 70), David Jones, Bugsy Nyskohus, Charlie Villani, Gary Marocchi, Sergio Melta, John Nyskohus, David Mitchell, Justin Fashanu
Coach : Bob D'Ottavi
0 - 0 Blacktown City
Bruce James, Robbie Wheatley, Jovan Djordjevic, Cliff Pointer, Tony Rasmussen, Rick Hormazabal, Stuart Selvage, Brian Turner (Peter Jones 46), Brian O'Donnell, Branislav Krstic, Paul Burrows
Coach : Rale Rasic

Played (19/07/1981) Spencer Park
Referee : Tim Davies, Crowd : 5000
Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, Steve Perry, Jim Dunne, David Ratcliffe, Billy Wilkinson, Larry Gaffney, John McVeigh, Bobby Hamilton, Willie Connor, Paul Wilkinson, Barry Kelso (Joe Palinkas 82)
Goals : P Wilkinson 62
Coach : George Potter
1 - 0 Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds (Tony Scanlon 46), Paul Ontong, Jim Hermiston, Col Bennett, Alan Niven, Rob Ferris, Steve Hogg, Jim McLean, Craig Low, Calvin Daunt (Graham Wilson 75), Billy Williamson
Coach : Joe Gilroy

Played (19/07/1981) Bruce Stadium
Referee : Tony Boskovic, Crowd : 4060
Canberra City
Steve Hoszowski, Mike O'Shea, Harry Williams, Duncan Cole, John O'Shea, Terry Byrne (Johan Massa 70), John Moutsopoulos, Ian Gibson (Walter Valeri 62), Don Maclaren, Tony Brennan, Ian Purdie
Goal : Purdie 17
Coach : George Murray
1 - 5 Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, John Yzendoorn, Theo Selemidis, Charlie Yankos, Jim Rooney, Jim Campbell, Bob Provan, Jamie Paton, Gary Cole, Tom Tasevski
Goals : Cole 46, 58, Paton 73, 89, Tasevski 90
Coach : Len McKendry

Played (19/07/1981) Marconi Stadium
Referee : Gary Power, Crowd : 7319
Marconi-Fairfield
Allan Maher, Peter Brogan, Paul Degney, Tony Henderson, Mark Jankovics, Gary Byrne, Peter Sharne, Stuart Johnston (Joe Picioane 84), Eddie Krncevic, Berti Mariani, Ian Hunter (Hussein Housseini 52)
Goals : Johnston 29, Jankovics 56
Coach : Raul Blanco
2 - 1 Sydney Olympic
Peter Wilson, Danny Moulis, Andy Scott, Peter Raskopoulos, Ian Rowden, Ken Wilson, Derek Laing (Alex Jamieson 85), Tom Gavin (Alan Townson 74), Roy Cotton, Peter Katholos, Graham Jennings
Goal : Katholos 84
Coach : Doug Collins

Played (19/07/1981) Connor Reserve
Referee : Jim Fearn, Crowd : 3000
Preston
Richard Wilson, Mike Rainey, George McMillan, Ljube Petrovski, Steve Beech, Isaac Farrell, Peter Boyle, Gordon Flavell, Alan Whittle, Claude Lucchesi, Doug Brown
Goals : Lucchesi 45, Brown 49, Flavell 72
Coach : Peter Ollerton
3 - 1 Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Col Curran, Roy Drinkwater, Craig Mason, Howard Tredinnick, Joe Senkalski, Steve Sumner, David Jones, Graham Heys (Alfie Stamp 72), Bob Mountford, David Kamasz
Goal : Heys 11
Coach : Ray Baartz

Played (19/07/1981) Middle Park
Referee : Stewart Mellings, Crowd : 6000
South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Vince Bannon, Steve Blair, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Alan Davidson, John Stevenson, Jim Shirra (George Campbell 73), Billy Rogers, Steve Wooddin, Alun Evans, Branko Buljevic
Goals : Wooddin 29, Evans 30, 41, 65
Coach : John Margaritis
4 - 1 APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, Col McAusland, Peter Wilson, Alan Hughes, Mark Pullen, Frank Zaccomer, Ian Gray, John Bradley, Terry Butler, Phil O'Connor (Tony Morsello 46), Marshall Soper
Goal : Butler 73
Coach : Willie Wallace

Played (19/07/1981) Sydney Athletic Field
Referee : Ken Allen, Crowd : 3427
Sydney City
Todd Clarke, Ian Bruce, Steve O'Connor, Alex Robertson, Jim Cant, John Spanos (Gerry Gomez 86), Murray Barnes, Jim Patikas, Joe Watson (Grant Lee 84), Ken Boden, Willie Murray
Goals : Watson 9, Boden 70, Barnes 8
Coach : Eddie Thomson
3 - 0 Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Steve Kakantonis, Jim O'Reilly, Jim Kondarios, Igor Hazabent, Slobodan Jovanovic, Zoran Ilioski, Vlatko Belic, Johan Verweij (Kyri Kyriakouleas 63), Bruno Cozzella, Zdravko Lujic
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic

Played (19/07/1981) Wollongong Showgrounds
Referee : Henry Witschge, Crowd : 4360
Wollongong City
Natch Vardareff, John Fleming, Arno Bertogna, Billy de Graaf, Jeff Ainsworth, Lee Adam, Chris Dunleavy, Peter Tredinnick, Clive Campbell, Glen Fontana (Paul Kay 80), John Lathan
Goals : Campbell 49, Fontana 60
Coach : Ken Morton
2 - 1 West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Zoran Maricic, Con Kambas, Tom Forde, Vic Bozanic, Ian McGregor, Graham Honeyman, Tim Brown, Lopez Manecas, Aldo Lorenzoni (Robert Marwe 70), Vic Smythe
Goal : Smythe 53
Coach : Peter Jaksa