| Venue: VFL Park Waverley | Date: Saturday September 12, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 40 points | Umpires: Robinson, Sawers | Crowd: 66,078 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: Bosustow 3, Harmes 3, Johnston 3, Sheldon 2, Buckley 2, Hunter 1, Marcou 1, Glascott 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: English, Doull, Sheldon, Fitzpatrick, Maylin, Glascott, Bosustow, Maclure | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: G.Southby (strained thigh) | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Except for another Bosustow 'moment' (Goal of the Year - for a smother off the boot of Ian Nankervis and a brilliant snap over his shoulder), it was a relatively easy finals victory.
It appears that Carlton rover Rod Ashman's knee injury may be more serious than first anticipated. The talk is that Rod will have an operation after the finals. Big question is will Carlton take a gamble and play him in the Grand Final? Seems doubtful at this stage - Ray Shaw Inside Football
Team
| B: | 27 Des English | 20 Geoff Southby (vc) | 9 Ken Hunter |
| HB: | 37 Wayne Harmes | 15 Val Perovic | 11 Bruce Doull |
| C: | 13 Phil Maylin | 1 Greg Wells | 32 David Glascott |
| HF: | 4 Peter Bosustow | 36 Mark Maclure | 7 Wayne Johnston |
| F: | 43 David McKay | 33 Peter McConville | 16 Jim Buckley |
| Ruck: | 3 Mike Fitzpatrick (c) | 5 Ken Sheldon | 34 Alex Marcou |
| Interchange: | 6 Mario Bortolotto | 10 Rod Waddell | |
| Coach: | David Parkin | ||
Round 22 | The Grand Final