1981 National Soccer League results
1981 Season Round 27 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (23/08/1981) Lambert Park
Referee : Don Campbell, Crowd : 3614
APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, Paul Carter, Peter Wilson, Mark Pullen (David Watt 80), Col McAusland, Terry Butler, Zdenko Kafka, John Bradley, Marshall Soper (John McKie 70), Sebastian Giampaolo, Tony Morsello
Goals : Morsello 26, Giampaolo 31, Bradley 42, Soper 64
Coach : Willie Wallace
4 - 0 Canberra City
Steve Hoszowski, John Moutsopoulos, Mike O'Shea, Robbie O'Shea, Terry Byrne, John O'Shea, Duncan Cole, Ian Gibson (Ian Stone 46), Tony Brennan (Don Maclaren 77), Ian Purdie, Walter Valeri
Coach : George Murray

Played (23/08/1981) Gabbie Stadium
Referee : Bob Mee, Crowd : 4500
Blacktown City
Bruce James, Jovan Djordjevic, Stuart Selvage, Mike Milovanovic (Peter Cuk 46), Cliff Pointer, Robbie Wheatley, Branislav Krstic, Rick Hormazabal, Brian O'Donnell, Peter Jones, Paul Burrows
Goal : Djordjevic 90
Coach : Rale Rasic
1 - 4 Sydney Olympic
Peter Wilson, Danny Moulis, Jim Ziras (Ian Rowden 80), Ken Wilson, Andy Scott, Peter Raskopoulos, Peter Katholos, Jim Redfern, Tom Gavin (Mike Cross 85), Mark Koussas, Graham Jennings
Goals : Koussas 27, 38, Redfern 43, Gavin 62
Coach : Doug Collins

Played (23/08/1981) Richlands Stadium
Referee : Col Amos, Crowd : 1500
Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, Graham Wilson, Jim Hermiston, Paul Burns, Alan Niven, Steve Hogg (John Ogden 75), Rob Ferris, Jim McLean, Calvin Daunt, Billy Williamson, Craig Low
Coach : Joe Gilroy
0 - 0 Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, Bob Provan, John Yzendoorn, Don MacLeod, Theo Selemidis, Tom Tasevski, Jim Rooney, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton, Andy Bozikas
Coach : Len McKendry

Played (23/08/1981) International Sports Centre
Referee : Peter Rampley, Crowd : 5027
Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Paul Reaney, Roy Drinkwater, Craig Mason, Neil Endacott, Joe Senkalski, Steve Sumner, David Jones, Graham Heys, Bob Mountford (Malcolm McClelland 61), David Kamasz
Goals : Mountford 26, Sumner 59
Coach : Ray Baartz
2 - 0 Marconi-Fairfield
Ron Corry, Peter Brogan, Berti Mariani, Drago Tomasich, Paul Degney, Joe Picioane (Hussein Housseini 35), Gary Byrne, Attilio Carbone (Ian Hunter 59), Peter Sharne, Mark Jankovics, Eddie Krncevic
Coach : Luciano Nesti

Played (23/08/1981) Connor Reserve
Referee : Evan Venios, Crowd : 3500
Preston
Richard Wilson, Gordon Flavell (Ron MacIvor 68), George McMillan, Ljube Petrovski, Steve Beech, Alan Whittle, Peter Ollerton (John Little 71), Isaac Farrell, Robbie Cullen, Claude Lucchesi, Doug Brown
Goals : Ollerton 15pk, Lucchesi 42, Brown 73
Coach : Peter Ollerton
3 - 0 Adelaide City
Jack Przybylski, Bugsy Nyskohus, David Jones, John Perin, Bobby Russell, Gary Marocchi, Chris Manou (Glen Dods 46), Luciano Signore (Greg Buch 71), Brian Northcote, David Mitchell, John Nyskohus
Coach : Bob D'Ottavi

Played (23/08/1981) Middle Park
Referee : Chris Bambridge, Crowd : 7000
South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Vince Bannon, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Steve Blair, Socrates Nicolaides, John Stevenson, Billy Rogers, Alan Davidson (Bertie Lutton 17), Duncan Cummings, Steve Wooddin, Branko Buljevic
Coach : John Margaritis
0 - 2 Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, David Vincenzino, Jim Dunne, David Ratcliffe, Billy Wilkinson, Willie Conner, Frank Pimblett, Bobby Hamilton, Larry Gaffney, Barry Kelso, Paul Wilkinson
Goals : Conner 39, P Wilkinson 54
Coach : George Potter

Played (23/08/1981) Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee : Bob Kerr, Crowd : 2500
West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Zoran Maricic, Vic Smythe, Tom Forde, Shraga Topaz, Vic Bozanic, Ian McKie (Tim Brown 61), Bill Stefanopoulos, Peter Kowalski (Aldo Lorenzoni 58), Graham Honeyman, Ian McGregor
Goals : Honeyman 30, Topaz 64, Lorenzoni 80
Coach : Peter Jaksa
3 - 2 Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Igor Hazabent, Jim Milne, Kyri Kyriakouleas, Jim Kondarios, Slobodan Jovanovic, Johan Verweij, Zoran Ilioski, Bruno Cozzella, Steve Kakantonis, Zdravko Lujic
Goals : Verweij 29, Lujic 63
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic

Played (23/08/1981) Wollongong Showgrounds
Referee : Tim Davies, Crowd : 3974
Wollongong City
Natch Vardareff, John Fleming, Chris Dunleavy, Billy de Graaf (Ray Mohring 85), Jeff Ainsworth, Jim McBreen, Lee Adam, John Lathan, Peter Tredinnick, Arno Bertogna, Glen Fontana (Clive Campbell 55)
Coach : Ken Morton
0 - 5 Sydney City
Todd Clarke, Ian Souness, Steve O'Connor, John Spanos (Gerry Gomez 80), Jim Cant, Jim Patikas, Ken Boden, Murray Barnes, Joe Watson (Grant Lee 67), John Kosmina, Willie Murray
Goals : Boden 5, Kosmina 57, Souness 65, 83, Barnes 88
Coach : Eddie Thomson