1981 SANFL season
{{Short description|none}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox Australian rules football season
| competition = sanfl
| year = 1981
| imagesize = 150px
| caption = XXXth season
| teams = 10
| premiers ={{SANFL Por}}
| count = 27
| minor premiers = {{SANFL Gle}}
| mpcount = 3
| pre-season cup =
| pscount =
| matches = 116
| attendance = 1087854
| highattend = 52,659 (Grand Final, {{AFL Por}} vs. {{SANFL Gle}})
| top goal scorer = Tim Evans
{{AFL Por}} (98 Goals)
| magarey medal = Michael Aish
{{SANFL Nor}} (41 votes)
| prevseason = 1980
| nextseason = 1982
}}
The 1981 South Australian National Football League season was the 102nd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
Ladder
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|title=1981 SANFL Ladder
|loss_before_draw=true|for_against_style=points|use_point_percentage=y|winpoints=2
|status_text_P=Premiers
|team1=GLE|name_GLE={{SANFL Gle}}
|team2=POR|name_POR={{AFL Por}}
|team3=SAD|name_SAD={{SANFL SthA}}
|team4=NOR|name_NOR={{SANFL Nor}}
|team5=WAD|name_WAD={{SANFL WestA}}
|team6=STU|name_STU={{SANFL Stu}}
|team7=CEN|name_CEN={{SANFL Cen}}
|team8=NAD|name_NAD={{SANFL NthA}}
|team9=WTO|name_WTO={{SANFL WT}}
|team10=WOO|name_WOO={{SANFL Woo}}
|win_GLE=19|loss_GLE=3|draw_GLE=0|pf_GLE=2769|pa_GLE=2029
|win_POR=15|loss_POR=7|draw_POR=0|pf_POR=2414|pa_POR=1983|status_POR=P
|win_SAD=15|loss_SAD=7|draw_SAD=0|pf_SAD=2296|pa_SAD=2002
|win_NOR=13|loss_NOR=8|draw_NOR=1|pf_NOR=2430|pa_NOR=2096
|win_WAD=11|loss_WAD=10|draw_WAD=1|pf_WAD=2526|pa_WAD=2259
|win_STU=11|loss_STU=10|draw_STU=1|pf_STU=2262|pa_STU=2286
|win_CEN=11|loss_CEN=11|draw_CEN=0|pf_CEN=2523|pa_CEN=2233
|win_NAD=7|loss_NAD=15|draw_NAD=0|pf_NAD=2179|pa_NAD=2558
|win_WTO=3|loss_WTO=18|draw_WTO=1|pf_WTO=2020|pa_WTO=2631
|win_WOO=3|loss_WOO=19|draw_WOO=0|pf_WOO=1820|pa_WOO=3162
|col_A=#cfc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A|result5=A
|class_rules=1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402161638/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1981]
}}
Finals series
= Grand Final =
{{Main|1981 SANFL Grand Final}}
{{AFLGameDetailed
|title = 1981 SANFL Grand Final
|date = Saturday, 3 October (2:10pm)
|home team = {{SANFL Gle}}
|home Q1 = 1.0 (6)
|home Q2 = 2.4 (16)
|home Q3 = 2.5 (17)
|home final = 6.8 (44)
|home goals=
|home best =
|home injuries =
|home reports =
|winner = A
|away team = {{SANFL Por}}
|away Q1 = 6.5 (41)
|away Q2 = 8.6 (54)
|away Q3 = 12.11 (81)
|away final = 14.11 (95)
|away goals=
|away best=
|away injuries =
|away reports =
|venue = Football Park
|crowd = 52,659
|report =
|umpires =
|BOG award =
|BOG winner =
|broadcast =
|anthem =
|notes=
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{SANFL seasons}}
Category:South Australian National Football League seasons
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