1981 National Soccer League results
1981 Season Round 28 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (30/08/1981) Olympic Sports Field
Referee : Stewart Mellings, Crowd : 3000
Adelaide City
Jack Przybylski, Bugsy Nyskohus, Bobby Russell, David Jones, John Perin, Gary Marocchi, Sergio Melta, Glen Dods, Luciano Signore (Peter Rankin 76), John Nyskohus, Brian Northcote
Goals : J Nyskohus 14, Melta 19
Coach : Bob D'Ottavi
2 - 1 West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Ian McGregor, Zoran Maricic, Shraga Topaz (sent off 71), Tom Forde, Graham Honeyman, Tim Brown, Lopez Manecas, Jim Wright, Vic Smythe, Peter Kowalski (Aldo Lorenzoni 46)
Goal : Smythe 50
Coach : Peter Jaksa

Played (30/08/1981) Spencer Park
Referee : Col Amos, Crowd : 2500
Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, David Vincenzino (Steve Perry 46), Jim Dunne, David Ratcliffe, Billy Wilkinson, Frank Pimblett, Larry Gaffney, Bobby Hamilton, Willie Conner, Paul Wilkinson, Barry Kelso
Goal : Hamilton 83
Coach : George Potter
1 - 2 Preston
Richard Wilson, Mike Rainey, Ljube Petrovski, George McMillan, Steve Beech, Peter Boyle (Ron MacIvor 64), Peter Ollerton, Alan Whittle, Isaac Farrell, Claude Lucchesi (Gordon Flavell 75), Robbie Cullen
Goals : Lucchesi 3, Ollerton 37
Coach : Peter Ollerton

Played (30/08/1981) Bruce Stadium
Referee : Bob Mee, Crowd : 2100
Canberra City
Steve Hoszowski, John O'Shea, John Moutsopoulos, Mike O'Shea, Johan Massa, Terry Byrne, Duncan Cole, Robbie O'Shea, Don Maclaren, Walter Valeri (Ian Gibson 60), Ian Purdie
Goals : Valeri 6pk, Gibson 82
Coach : George Murray
2 - 0 Wollongong City
Natch Vardareff, Peter Willis, Chris Dunleavy, Jeff Ainsworth, Lee Adam, Glen Fontana, John Fleming, Arno Bertogna (Jock Morlando 33 (Clive Campbell 67)), John Lathan, Peter Tredinnick, Jim McBreen
Coach : Ken Morton

Played (30/08/1981) Schintler Reserve
Referee : Chris Bambridge, Crowd : 2500
Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Igor Hazabent, Kyri Kyriakouleas, Jim Kondarios, Jim O'Reilly, Steve Kakantonis, Slobodan Jovanovic, Jim Milne, Johan Verweij, Bruno Cozzella, Zdravko Lujic
Goals : Cozzella 37, Lujic 50
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic
2 - 0 Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, Paul Ontong (Craig Low 31), Jim Hermiston, Paul Burns, Alan Niven, Steve Hogg, Graham Wilson, Jim McLean, Rob Ferris, Billy Williamson, Calvin Daunt
Coach : Joe Gilroy

Played (30/08/1981) Olympic Park
Referee : Barry Harwood, Crowd : 2000
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, John Yzendoorn, Bob Provan, Charlie Yankos, Theo Selemidis, Ken Taylor, Jim Rooney (Jim Campbell 68), Gary Cole, Jamie Paton, Andy Bozikas
Goals : Yankos 13, Selemidis 17, Cole 82
Coach : Len McKendry
3 - 1 Blacktown City
Barry Hoare, Tony Rasmussen, Mike Milovanovic, Cliff Pointer, Stuart Selvage, Branko Culina (Peter Cuk 46), Rick Hormazabal, Branislav Krstic, Brian O'Donnell, Peter Jones, Paul Burrows
Goal : Rasmussen 79
Coach : Rale Rasic

Played (30/08/1981) Marconi Stadium
Referee : Tim Davies, Crowd : 5325
Marconi-Fairfield
Allan Maher, Peter Brogan, Berti Mariani, Ivo Prskalo, Paul Degney, Drago Tomasich, Gary Byrne, Mark Jankovics, Peter Sharne, Eddie Krncevic, Ian Hunter (Stuart Johnston 20)
Coach : Luciano Nesti
0 - 2 APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, Rod Skellern, Paul Carter, Peter Wilson, Col McAusland, John Bradley, Terry Butler, Zdenko Kafka (John Coyne 60), Tony Morsello, Marshall Soper (Ian Gray 85), Sebastian Giampaolo
Goals : Soper 23, 74
Coach : Willie Wallace

Played (30/08/1981) Sydney Athletic Field
Referee : Dave Nugent, Crowd : 4217
Sydney City
Todd Clarke, Kevin Mullen, Steve O'Connor, Alex Robertson, Jim Cant, John Spanos, Ian Souness, Murray Barnes, Joe Watson, John Kosmina, Ken Boden
Goal : Souness 65
Coach : Eddie Thomson
1 - 1 South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Vince Bannon, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Bertie Lutton, Billy Rogers, John Stevenson, Jim Shirra, Branko Buljevic, Steve Wooddin, Alun Evans, George Campbell (Duncan Cummings 75)
Goal : Wooddin 46
Coach : John Margaritis

Played (30/08/1981) Pratten Park
Referee : Tony Boskovic, Crowd : 5155
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Danny Moulis, Jim Ziras, Ken Wilson, Andy Scott, Mike Cross, Peter Katholos, Jim Redfern, Tom Gavin, Derek Laing, Graham Jennings
Goal : K Wilson 80
Coach : Doug Collins
1 - 1 Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Paul Reaney, Roy Drinkwater, Craig Mason, Neil Endacott, Malcolm McClelland, Joe Senkalski, David Jones, David Kamasz, Bob Mountford (Graham Heys 70), Alfie Stamp
Goal : Stamp 87
Coach : Ray Baartz