1981 National Soccer League results
1981 Season Round 15 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (31/05/1981) Olympic Sports Field
Referee : Don Campbell, Crowd : 3300
Adelaide City
Peter Marshall, Bobby Russell, David Jones, John Perin, Bugsy Nyskohus, Sergio Melta (Glen Dods 60), Charley Villani, Chris Manou, David Mitchell, John Nyskohus, Brian Northcote
Goal : Mitchell 81
Coach : Bob D’Ottavi
1 - 0 Brisbane City
Martin Coe, David Ratcliffe, Jim Dunne, Billy Wilkinson, Bobby Hamilton, Kevin Caldwell, Frank Pimblett, Larry Gaffney, Barry Kelso (John McVeigh 68), Joe Palinkas, Paul Wilkinson
Coach : George Potter

Played (31/05/1981) Richlands Stadium
Referee : Col Amos, Crowd : 2500
Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, Paul Ontong, Jim Hermiston, Col Bennett, Alan Niven, Mark McNaughton (John Ogden 80), Jim McLean, Rob Ferris, Craig Low, Bob Latchford (Tom McGregor 77), Steve Hogg
Goals : McNaughton 39, Bennett 46, Latchford 69
Coach : Matt Carson
3 - 1 West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Ian McKie (Gordon Haig 69), Con Kambas, Tom Forde, Vic Bozanic, Peter Boyle, Tim Brown, Ian McGregor, George Koulianos (Steve Atsalas 69), Graham Norris, Graham Honeyman
Goal : Bozanic 62
Coach : Peter Jaksa

Played (31/05/1981) Bruce Stadium
Referee : Bob Mee, Crowd : 6247
Canberra City
Steve Hoszowski, Mike O'Shea, Harry Williams, John O'Shea, Roy Stark, Terry Byrne, Ian Purdie (Duncan Cole 46), Ian Gibson, Don Maclaren, Walter Valeri (Isaac Farrell 78), Tony Brennan
Goals : Maclaren 24, Brennan 34
Coach : George Murray
2 - 2 South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Vince Bannon, Alan Davidson, Jim Shirra, Steve Blair, George Christopoulos (Bertie Lutton 74), John Stevenson, George Campbell, Alun Evans, Duncan Cummings, Branko Buljevic
Goals : Christopoulos 24pk, Blair 70
Coach : John Margaritis

Played (31/05/1981) Schintler Reserve
Referee : Jim Fearn, Crowd : 2300
Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Jim Milne, Jim Kondarios, Kyri Kyriakouleas, Igor Hazabent, Zoran Ilioski, Jim O'Reilly, Slobodan Jovanovic, Bruno Cozzella, Nebojsa Licanin (Steve Kakantonis 73), Zdravko Lujic
Goals : Ilioski 53, Kakantonis 85
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic
2 - 0 Blacktown City
Bruce James, Robbie Wheatley (Peter Cuk 73), Mike Milovanovic, Cliff Pointer, Steve Pollard (Tony Rasmussen 46), Jovan Djordjevic, Stuart Selvage, Branko Culina, Brian O'Donnell, Peter Jones, Paul Burrows
Coach : Rale Rasic

Played (31/05/1981) Olympic Park
Referee : Evan Venios, Crowd : 2000
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, Bob Provan, John Yzendoorn, John Mihailidis, Gary Cole, Charlie Yankos (Jim Rooney 58), Jim Campbell, Theo Selemidis, Jamie Paton, Joe McGrory
Goal : Campbell 42
Coach : Jim Rooney
1 - 2 Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Paul Reaney, Roy Drinkwater (Steve Sumner 8), John Sneddon, Arno Bertogna, Joe Senkalski, Craig Mason, Graham Heys, David Jones, Grant Storey, Bob Mountford
Goals : Storey 47, 82
Coach : Alan Vest

Played (31/05/1981) Marconi Stadium
Referee : Henry Witschge, Crowd : 2400
Marconi-Fairfield
Allan Maher, Peter Brogan, Tony Henderson, Ivo Prskalo, Paul Degney, Berti Mariani, Hussein Housseini, Joe Picioane (Stuart Johnston 67), Peter Sharne, Eddie Krncevic, Mark Jankovics
Goal : Krncevic 43
Coach : Raul Blanco
1 - 1 Wollongong City
Jim Preston, John Fleming, Chris Dunleavy, Billy de Graaf, Jeff Ainsworth, Jock Morlando, Lee Adam, John Lathan, Peter Tredinnick, Glen Fontana (Paul Kay 77), Clive Campbell
Goal : Adam 23
Coach : Ken Morton

Played (31/05/1981) Sydney Athletic Field
Referee : Tim Davies, Crowd : 1492
Sydney City
Todd Clarke, Kevin Mullen, John Spanos, Steve O'Connor, Ian Bruce, Jim Patikas (Jim Cant 70), Ian Souness, Murray Barnes, Joe Watson, John Kosmina, Ken Boden
Goals : Souness 25pk, Watson 65
Coach : Eddie Thomson
2 - 0 Preston
Lou Kastner, Mike Rainey, Peter Ollerton, John Higham, Ljube Petrovski, Jeff Faulkner, Alan Whittle, Gordon Flavell, Rob Cullen (Claude Lucchesi 80), George McMillan, Doug Brown
Coach : Brian Edgely

Played (31/05/1981) Pratten Park
Referee : Gary Power, Crowd : 5378
Sydney Olympic
Peter Wilson, Danny Moulis, Jim Ziras, Ian Rowden, Billy Palmer, Peter Raskopoulos, Ken Wilson, Peter Katholos, Roy Cotton (Derek Laing 71), Mark Koussas (Andy Scott 62), Graham Jennings
Goal : P Wilson 79og
Coach : Tommy Docherty
1 - 3 APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, Frank Casacchia, Mark Pullen, Peter Wilson, Alan Hughes, Col McAusland, Zdenko Kafka, Frank Zaccomer, Marshall Soper (Billy Pirie 62), Tony Morsello, Phil O'Connor
Goals : Kafka 31, Morsello 59, Pirie 90
Coach : Willie Wallace