vfl 1981 round 21

collingwood (16-4) vs hawthorn (12-8)

pies beat hawks by 73. collingwood (17-4) are 1st. hawthorn (12-9) are 7th

Collingwood	149
Hawthorn	76

essendon (15-5) vs south (8-12)

dons beat swans by 111. essendon (16-5) are 3rd. south (8-13) are 9th.

Essendon	179
South Melbourne	68

fitzroy (12-8) vs st kilda (4-16)

lions beat saints by 38. fitzroy (13-8) are 5th. st kilda (4-17) are 10th.

Fitzroy	102
St. Kilda	64

geelong (14-6) vs footscray (2-18)

cats beat dogs by 69. geelong (15-6) are 4th. footscray (2-19) are 11th.

Geelong	128
Footscray	59

melbourne (1-19) vs richmond (12-8)

tigers beat dees by 17. richmond (13-8) are 6th. melbourne (1-20) are last.

Melbourne	99
Richmond	116

north (9-11) vs carlton (15-5)

blues beat roos by 22. carlton (16-5) are 2nd. north (9-12) are 8th.

North Melbourne	62
Carlton	84

ladder

round 22 matches

collingwood v fitzroy

essendon v geelong gor

hawthorn v melbourne

richmond v carlton

st kilda v footscray

south v north

all the games mean something to end with the last one only meaningful as its souths last game before they move to sydney.