1981 National Soccer League results
1981 Season Round 18 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (21/06/1981) Olympic Sports Field
Referee : Graham Neal, Crowd : 3500
Adelaide City
Jack Przybylski, Bobby Russell, David Jones, John Perin, Bugsy Nyskohus, Charlie Villani, Sergio Melta, Gary Marocchi, David Mitchell, Justin Fashanu, John Nyskohus
Goals : Melta 20, Mitchell 36, Fashanu 62
Coach : Bob D'Ottavi
3 - 1 Sydney Olympic
Peter Wilson, Andy Scott, Ken Wilson, Ian Rowden, Danny Moulis, Peter Raskopoulos, Peter Katholos, Derek Laing, Mark Koussas (Billy Palmer 63), Roy Cotton, Graham Jennings
Goal : K Wilson 53pk
Coach : ??

Played (21/06/1981) Lambert Park
Referee : Jim Reeves, Crowd : 4096
APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, John Coyne, Peter Wilson, Alan Hughes, Col McAusland, Ian Gray (Sebastian Giampaolo 70), Terry Butler, John Bradley, Tony Morsello, Marshall Soper, Phil O'Connor
Goals : Bradley 13, Hughes 25, O'Connor 35
Coach : Willie Wallace
3 - 2 Blacktown City
Bruce James, Robbie Wheatley, Mike Milovanovic (sent off 45), Cliff Pointer, Brian O'Donnell (Branko Culina 37), Stuart Selvage, Rick Hormazabal, Brian Turner, Jovan Djordjevic, Peter Jones, Tony Rasmussen
Goals : Djordjevic 42, Turner 53pk
Coach : Rale Rasic

Played (21/06/1981) Spencer Park
Referee : Alf Rodway, Crowd : 2500
Brisbane City
Martin Coe, Kevin Caldwell, Jim Dunne, David Ratcliffe, Billy Wilkinson, Frank Pimblett, Larry Gaffney, David Vincenzino (Willie Conner 68), Joe Palinkas (Dominic Confessore 80), Paul Wilkinson, John McVeigh
Goals : Vincenzino 52, P Wilkinson 62, Gaffney 69, Caldwell 71pk
Coach : George Potter
4 - 0 Marconi-Fairfield
Allan Maher, Peter Brogan, Tony Henderson, Jim Muir, Paul Degney (Eddie Krncevic 55), Gary Byrne, Steve Calderan, Hussein Housseini, Peter Sharne, Mark Jankovics, Berti Mariani
Coach : Raul Blanco

Played (21/06/1981) International Sports Centre
Referee : Doug Rennie, Crowd : 5876
Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Paul Reaney, Howard Tredinnick, Roy Drinkwater, Craig Mason, Steve Sumner, Joe Senkalski, Mike Channon, Graham Heys, Bob Mountford (Grant Storey 82), David Jones
Goals : Channon 13, Mountford 29, Senkalski 70, 71
Coach : Ray Baartz
4 - 2 West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Ian McKie, Tom Forde, Con Kambas, Ian McGregor, Tim Brown, Shraga Topaz, Graham Honeyman, Vic Smythe, Peter Kowalski (Aldo Lorenzoni 87), Lopez Manecas
Goals : Manecas 63, 78
Coach : Peter Jaksa

Played (21/06/1981) Connor Reserve
Referee : Chris Bambridge, Crowd : 5000
Preston
Lou Kastner, Mike Rainey, Ljube Petrovski, George McMillan, Steve Beech, Gordon Flavell, John Little (Con Stoikos 81), Jeff Faulkner, Rob Cullen, Peter Ollerton, Alan Whittle
Coach : Peter Ollerton
0 - 2 Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, John Yzendoorn, Bob Provan, Jim Tansey, Theo Selemidis, Jim Campbell, Charlie Yankos, Jim Rooney, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton
Goals : Paton 60, Cole 70
Coach : Len McKendry

Played (21/06/1981) Middle Park
Referee : Jim Fearn, Crowd : 4500
South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Vince Bannon, Steve Blair, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Alan Davidson, John Stevenson, George Christopoulos, Billy Rogers, Steve Wooddin, Alun Evans, George Campbell
Goals : Wooddin 30, Christopoulos 40pk
Coach : John Margaritis
2 - 1 Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Jim Milne, Kyri Kyriakouleas, Jim Kondarios, Zoran Ilioski, Vlatko Belic, Nebojsa Licanin, Slobodan Jovanovic, Bruno Cozzella, Johan Verweij, Zdravko Lujic
Goals : Verweij 90
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic

Played (21/06/1981) Sydney Athletic Field
Referee : Tony Boskovic, Crowd : 2414
Sydney City
Todd Clarke, Kevin Mullen, John Spanos, Steve O'Connor, Ian Bruce, Jim Patikas (Jim Cant 77), Ian Souness, Murray Barnes, Joe Watson, John Kosmina (Alex Robertson 77), Ken Boden
Goals : O'Connor 54, Boden 57, Kosmina 61
Coach : Eddie Thomson
3 - 2 Canberra City
Steve Hoszowski, Mike O'Shea, Roy Stark, Terry Byrne, Robbie O'Shea, Ian Purdie, Duncan Cole (Isaac Farrell 20), John O'Shea, Don Maclaren (Walter Valeri 64), Ian Gibson, Tony Brennan
Goals : J O'Shea 18, Mullen 30og
Coach : George Murray

Played (21/06/1981) Wollongong Showgrounds
Referee : Gary Power, Crowd : 3748
Wollongong City
Jim Preston, Peter Willis, Chris Dunleavy, Arno Bertogna, Jeff Ainsworth, John Fleming, Lee Adam, John Lathan, Peter Tredinnick, Clive Campbell, Jim McBreen
Goal : McBreen 62
Coach : Ken Morton
1 - 1 Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, Paul Ontong, Col Bennett, Jim Hermiston, Steve Hogg, John Ogden (Bob Latchford 75), Jim McLean, Rob Ferris, Craig Low, Calvin Daunt, Mark McNaughton
Goal : Low 40
Coach : Matt Carson