1981 National Soccer League results
1981 Season Round 23 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (26/07/1981) Lambert Park
Referee : Jim Reeves, Crowd : 4111
APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, Col McAusland, Peter Wilson, Alan Hughes, Frank Cassachia (John Bradley 70), Zdenko Kafka, Ian Gray, Terry Butler, Phil O'Connor, Marshall Soper, Tony Morsello
Goal : Soper 74
Coach : Willie Wallace
1 - 1 Preston
Richard Wilson, Mike Rainey, Ljube Petrovski, George McMillan, Steve Beech, Peter Boyle, Isaac Farrell, Gordon Flavell, Claude Lucchesi, Doug Brown, Alan Whittle
Goal : Lucchesi 40
Coach : Peter Ollerton

Played (26/07/1981) Gabbie Stadium
Referee : Tony Boskovic, Crowd : 3144
Blacktown City
Bruce James, Tony Rasmussen, Cliff Pointer, Jovan Djordjevic, Stuart Selvage, Branko Culino, Brian O'Donnell, Brian Turner, Peter Jones (Peter Cuk 70), Paul Burrows, Branislav Krstic
Goal : O'Donnell 44pk
Coach : Rale Rasic
1 - 2 Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, Steve Perry, David Ratcliffe, Jim Dunne (sent off 69), Billy Wilkinson, Larry Gaffney, Frank Pimblett (Willie Connor 70), John McVeigh, Bobby Hamilton, Barry Kelso (Kevin Caldwell 85), Paul Wilkinson
Goals : Kelso 33, Conner 79
Coach : George Potter

Played (26/07/1981) Richlands Stadium
Referee : Alf Rodway, Crowd : 2500
Brisbane Lions
Tony Scanlon, Paul Ontong, Jim Hermiston, Col Bennett, Graham Wilson, Rob Ferris, Jim McLean, Steve Hogg, Craig Low, Calvin Daunt (John Ogden 66), Billy Williamson
Goals : Hermiston 45pk, Williamson 46, Bennett 67, Low 73
Coach : Joe Gilroy
4 - 3 Sydney City
Todd Clarke, Jim Cant, Steve O'Connor, Alex Robertson, Ian Bruce, John Spanos (Gerry Gomez 82), Jim Patikas, Willie Murray, Joe Watson, Ken Boden, John Kosmina
Goals : Kosmina 4, 58, Spanos 10
Coach : Eddie Thomson

Played (26/07/1981) Schintler Reserve
Referee : Evan Venios, Crowd : 2300
Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Jim O'Reilly, Jim Milne, Kyri Kyriakouleas, Jim Kondarios, Igor Hazabent, Zoran Ilioski, Slobodan Jovanovic, Bruno Cozzella, Johan Verweij, Zdravko Lujic
Goals : Ilioski 39pk, Kondarios 59, Cozzella 71
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic
3 - 1 Canberra City
Steve Hoszowski, John Moutsopoulos, Mike O'Shea, John O'Shea, Harry Williams, Don Maclaren, Robbie O'Shea, Duncan Cole, Ian Purdie (Johan Massa 46), Ian Gibson, Walter Valeri
Goal : R O'Shea 84
Coach : George Murray

Played (26/07/1981) International Sports Centre
Referee : Des Nugent, Crowd : 4787
Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Neil Endacott, Roy Drinkwater,Craig Mason, Howard Tredinnick, Joe Senkalski, Steve Sumner, Ian Buckley (David Kamasz 50), Graham Heys, Bob Mountford, David Jones
Goals : Drinkwater 68, Heys 85
Coach : Ray Baartz
2 - 2 Adelaide City
Jack Przybylski, Bobby Russell, Bugsy Nyskohus, David Jones, Sergio Melta, Charlie Villani, Gary Marocchi, Chris Manou (Peter Rankin 82), Justin Fashanu (Chris Miller 79), Brian Northcote, John Nyskohus
Goals : Fashanu 5, Melta 20
Coach : Bob D'Ottavi

Played (26/07/1981) Wollongong Showgrounds
Referee : Doug Rennie, Crowd : 4723
Wollongong City
Natch Vardareff, John Fleming, Arno Bertogna, Billy de Graaf, Jeff Ainsworth, Lee Adam, Chris Dunleavy, Peter Tredinnick, Clive Campbell (Jim McBreen 75), Glen Fontana, John Lathan
Goals : de Graaf 8
Coach : Ken Morton
1 - 1 South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Vince Bannon, Bertie Lutton, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Socrates Nicolaides, John Stevenson, Jim Shirra, George Campbell, Duncan Cummings, Steve Wooddin, Branko Buljevic
Goal : Cummings 35
Coach : John Margaritis

Played (19/08/1981) Olympic Park
Referee : Chris Bambridge, Crowd : 3000
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, John Yzendoorn, Bob Provan, Charlie Yankos, Theo Selemidis, Ken Taylor, Jim Rooney (Tom Tasevski 84), Andy Bozikas, Jamie Paton, Gary Cole
Goal : Yzendoorn 39
Coach : Len McKendry
1 - 1 Marconi-Fairfield
Ron Corry, Drago Tomasich, Peter Brogan, Berti Mariani, Steve Calderan, Paul Degney, Eddie Krncevic, Tony Henderson (Attilio Carbone 67), Gary Byrne, Peter Sharne, Mark Jankovics
Goal : Krncevic 81
Coach : Luciano Nesti

Played (19/08/1981) Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee : Jim Rossis, Crowd : 1500
West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Tom Forde, Shraga Topaz, Vic Bozanic, Tim Brown, Jim Wright, Colin Gregson (Ian McKie 46), Peter Kowalski, Graham Honeyman, Lopez Manecas, Ian McGregor
Coach : Peter Jaksa
0 - 1 Sydney Olympic
Peter Wilson, Danny Moulis, Mike Cross, Peter Raskopoulos, Jim Ziras, Ken Wilson, Alex Jamieson, Tom Gavin (George Akoutas 87), Peter Katholos, Mark Koussas, Graham Jennings
Goal : Koussas 1
Coach : Doug Collins