1981 Essendon Bombers Statistics
Team Record: 16-6 - 64 points
Finishing 4th in the VFL
Postseason: 0-1 Finals qualifier
Coach: Kevin Sheedy (16-6)
The Essendon Bombers of the Victorian Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 16 wins and 6 losses for 64 points finishing fourth in the VFL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1. Kevin Sheedy coached the team. The 1981 Essendon Bombers Finals qualifier.
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Player Totals:
| Player | GP | KI | MK | HB | DI | GL | BH | HO | TK | RB | I50 | CL | CG | FF | FA | BR | CP | UP | CM | MI | 1% | BO | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Buhagiar | 22 | 352 | 83 | 198 | 550 | 42 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Madden | 19 | 135 | 89 | 69 | 204 | 36 | 34 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Schultz | 13 | 127 | 23 | 44 | 171 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Foulds | 22 | 372 | 57 | 60 | 432 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Daniher | 21 | 238 | 99 | 103 | 341 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Crow | 22 | 189 | 125 | 83 | 272 | 19 | 23 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Vander Haar | 13 | 146 | 67 | 41 | 187 | 19 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Fowler | 22 | 238 | 33 | 96 | 334 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hawker | 23 | 312 | 59 | 119 | 431 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Watson | 17 | 246 | 52 | 111 | 357 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Andrews | 20 | 192 | 79 | 91 | 283 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neale Daniher | 21 | 287 | 86 | 93 | 380 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merv Neagle | 22 | 336 | 71 | 170 | 506 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 64 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Reid | 18 | 230 | 59 | 79 | 309 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Thomson | 10 | 47 | 13 | 28 | 75 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Burdett | 6 | 38 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Foreman | 8 | 83 | 21 | 32 | 115 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Eustice | 9 | 67 | 18 | 37 | 104 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Heard | 7 | 57 | 15 | 35 | 92 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Carman | 6 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Stoneham | 20 | 248 | 51 | 109 | 357 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Bennett | 12 | 136 | 22 | 57 | 193 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Merrett | 10 | 37 | 25 | 33 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Madden | 17 | 93 | 34 | 44 | 137 | 2 | 6 | 436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Fields | 2 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Taubert | 14 | 80 | 27 | 21 | 101 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Muir | 8 | 44 | 13 | 25 | 69 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Carey | 17 | 138 | 15 | 70 | 208 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Clarke | 20 | 190 | 35 | 75 | 265 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Shaw | 7 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Besanko | 5 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Scanlon | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Morrison | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Dunell | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 460 | 4806 | 1332 | 1990 | 6796 | 337 | 340 | 915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 831 | 882 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

