Sydney Football League
First Grade -- Season 1980
Season notes
The Sydney Football League was formed in 1980 with the club directors running the league.
The NSW Australian Football League remained the paramount body for the game in the state (Australian Football World 29 March 1980).
Results
Round 1
29/03/1980 (Sat) East Sydney 20-18-138 North Shore 17-15-117 Venue: Trumper Park
30/03/1980 (Sun) Newtown 16-13-109 Western Suburbs 17-8-110 Venue: Erskineville Oval
30/03/1980 (Sun) St. George 7-15-57 Balmain 14-20-104 Venue: Olds Park
30/03/1980 (Sun) Pennant Hills 22-20-152 Southern Districts 9-6-60 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 2
06/04/1980 (Sun) Western Suburbs 22-33-165 Balmain 8-7-55 Venue: Macquarie University Oval
06/04/1980 (Sun) St. George 12-5-77 Pennant Hills 13-17-95 Venue: Olds Park
06/04/1980 (Sun) Southern Districts 5-7-37 East Sydney 20-18-138 Venue: Rosedale Oval
06/04/1980 (Sun) North Shore 15-22-112 Newtown 13-20-98 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Round 3
13/04/1980 (Sun) East Sydney 25-14-164 Western Suburbs 14-18-102 Venue: Trumper Park
13/04/1980 (Sun) Balmain 24-12-156 Southern Districts 18-18-126 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
13/04/1980 (Sun) Newtown 18-16-124 St. George 9-7-61 Venue: Erskineville Oval
13/04/1980 (Sun) Pennant Hills 12-12-84 North Shore 23-20-158 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 4
19/04/1980 (Sat) North Shore vs. Southern Districts Venue: North Sydney Oval -- North Shore won on forfeit
Southern Districts failed to appear 'due to an error of days on which the match was to have been played' -- Australian Football World 25 April 1980 (page 8)
20/04/1980 (Sun) East Sydney 21-13-139 Newtown 17-9-111 Venue: Trumper Park
20/04/1980 (Sun) Balmain 15-13-103 Pennant Hills 19-27-141 Venue: Erskineville Oval
20/04/1980 (Sun) St. George 9-6-60 Western Suburbs 23-15-153 Venue: Olds Park
Round 5
25/04/1980 (Fri) Pennant Hills 15-7-97 East Sydney 19-13-127 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
26/04/1980 (Sat) Newtown 26-19-175 Balmain 14-6-90 Venue: Erskineville Oval
26/04/1980 (Sat) Southern Districts 11-10-76 St. George 9-16-70 Venue: Rosedale Oval
27/04/1980 (Sun) Western Suburbs 9-13-67 North Shore 13-15-93 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
Round 6
04/05/1980 (Sun) Balmain 19-14-128 North Shore 22-20-152 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
04/05/1980 (Sun) Newtown 13-15-93 Pennant Hills 17-11-113 Venue: Erskineville Oval
04/05/1980 (Sun) Western Suburbs 18-21-129 Southern Districts 13-13-91 Venue: Macquarie University Oval
04/05/1980 (Sun) St. George 7-10-52 East Sydney 30-13-193 Venue: Olds Park
Round 7
11/05/1980 (Sun) Southern Districts 10-9-69 Newtown 25-14-164 Venue: Rosedale Oval
11/05/1980 (Sun) Pennant Hills 16-11-107 Western Suburbs 22-7-139 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
11/05/1980 (Sun) North Shore 34-29-233 St. George 12-16-88 Venue: North Sydney Oval
11/05/1980 (Sun) East Sydney 41-17-263 Balmain 13-4-82 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 8
18/05/1980 (Sun) North Shore 15-12-102 East Sydney 19-14-128 Venue: Trumper Park
18/05/1980 (Sun) Western Suburbs 13-20-98 Newtown 20-21-141 Venue: Macquarie University Oval
18/05/1980 (Sun) Balmain 10-19-79 St. George 22-12-144 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
18/05/1980 (Sun) Pennant Hills 10-18-78 Southern Districts 13-7-85 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 9
24/05/1980 (Sat) Balmain 8-13-61 Western Suburbs 29-14-188 Venue: Erskineville Oval
24/05/1980 (Sat) St. George 14-20-104 Pennant Hills 15-12-102 Venue: Olds Park
24/05/1980 (Sat) East Sydney 36-24-240 Southern Districts 10-9-69 Venue: Trumper Park
25/05/1980 (Sun) Newtown 13-23-101 North Shore 9-16-70 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
Round 10
01/06/1980 (Sun) Western Suburbs 23-16-154 East Sydney 17-16-118 Venue: Macquarie University Oval
01/06/1980 (Sun) Southern Districts 13-13-91 Balmain 13-10-88 Venue: Rosedale Oval
01/06/1980 (Sun) St. George 13-16-94 Newtown 19-16-130 Venue: Olds Park
01/06/1980 (Sun) North Shore 18-24-132 Pennant Hills 15-23-113 Venue: North Sydney Oval
Round 11
14/06/1980 (Sat) North Shore 10-15-75 Southern Districts 5-15-45 Venue: North Sydney Oval
14/06/1980 (Sat) Pennant Hills 16-9-105 Balmain 10-4-64 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
15/06/1980 (Sun) East Sydney 9-21-75 Newtown 13-11-89 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
16/06/1980 (Mon) Western Suburbs 24-18-162 St. George 12-8-80 Venue: Macquarie University Oval
Round 12
21/06/1980 (Sat) North Shore 26-21-177 Balmain 14-11-95 Venue: North Sydney Oval
22/06/1980 (Sun) East Sydney 25-22-172 St. George 9-9-63 Venue: Trumper Park
22/06/1980 (Sun) Southern Districts 7-19-61 Western Suburbs 24-19-163 Venue: Rockdale
22/06/1980 (Sun) Pennant Hills 13-13-91 Newtown 17-16-118 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 13
29/06/1980 (Sun) Newtown 17-16-118 Southern Districts 10-7-67 Venue: Erskineville Oval
29/06/1980 (Sun) Balmain 8-19-67 East Sydney 22-24-156 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
29/06/1980 (Sun) St. George 8-6-54 North Shore 9-18-72 Venue: Olds Park
29/06/1980 (Sun) Western Suburbs 10-14-74 Pennant Hills 14-16-100 Venue: Macquarie University Oval
Round 14
06/07/1980 (Sun) Newtown 21-11-137 Western Suburbs 10-20-80 Venue: Erskineville Oval
06/07/1980 (Sun) North Shore 8-21-69 East Sydney 23-17-155 Venue: North Sydney Oval
06/07/1980 (Sun) St. George 17-20-122 Balmain 11-10-76 Venue: Olds Park
06/07/1980 (Sun) Southern Districts 9-7-61 Pennant Hills 21-23-149 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 15
13/07/1980 (Sun) Western Suburbs 30-25-205 Balmain 5-9-39 Venue: Macquarie University Oval
13/07/1980 (Sun) Newtown 12-15-87 North Shore 18-7-115 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
13/07/1980 (Sun) Southern Districts 9-7-61 East Sydney 21-24-150 Venue: Rosedale Oval
13/07/1980 (Sun) Pennant Hills 27-8-170 St. George 6-16-52 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Round 16
19/07/1980 (Sat) Balmain 16-14-110 Southern Districts 21-15-141 Venue: Trumper Park
19/07/1980 (Sat) St. George 6-10-46 Newtown 21-15-141 Venue: Olds Park
19/07/1980 (Sat) Pennant Hills 11-11-77 North Shore 16-22-118 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
20/07/1980 (Sun) East Sydney 15-14-104 Western Suburbs 15-19-109 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
Round 17
27/07/1980 (Sun) North Shore 18-14-122 Western Suburbs 12-16-88 Venue: North Sydney Oval
27/07/1980 (Sun) Southern Districts 15-16-106 St. George 17-11-113 Venue: Rosedale Oval
27/07/1980 (Sun) Newtown 26-20-176 Balmain 6-11-47 Venue: Erskineville Oval
27/07/1980 (Sun) East Sydney 26-19-175 Pennant Hills 14-9-93 Venue: Trumper Park
Round 18
02/08/1980 (Sat) St. George 11-12-78 Western Suburbs 13-11-89 Venue: Olds Park
03/08/1980 (Sun) Newtown 12-10-82 East Sydney 13-15-93 Venue: Erskineville Oval
03/08/1980 (Sun) Balmain 8-14-62 Pennant Hills 27-20-182 Venue: Trumper Park
03/08/1980 (Sun) Southern Districts 7-13-55 North Shore 19-10-124 Venue: Rosedale Oval
Round 19
10/08/1980 (Sun) St. George 9-7-61 East Sydney 28-11-179 Venue: Olds Park
10/08/1980 (Sun) Balmain 10-20-80 North Shore 26-29-185 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
10/08/1980 (Sun) Pennant Hills 16-10-106 Newtown 15-10-100 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
10/08/1980 (Sun) Western Suburbs 31-20-206 Southern Districts 15-11-101 Venue: Macquarie University Oval
Round 20
16/08/1980 (Sat) North Shore 19-16-130 St. George 11-10-76 Venue: North Sydney Oval
17/08/1980 (Sun) Southern Districts 6-8-44 Newtown 16-25-121 Venue: Rosedale Oval
17/08/1980 (Sun) East Sydney 38-28-256 Balmain 2-2-14 Venue: Trumper Park
17/08/1980 (Sun) Pennant Hills 12-10-82 Western Suburbs 18-6-114 Venue: Pennant Hills Oval
Round 21
24/08/1980 (Sun) Western Suburbs 13-23-101 North Shore 14-15-99 Venue: Macquarie University Oval
24/08/1980 (Sun) St. George 26-22-178 Southern Districts 6-7-43 Venue: Olds Park
24/08/1980 (Sun) Balmain 9-7-61 Newtown 38-36-264 Venue: Jubilee Oval, Glebe
24/08/1980 (Sun) East Sydney 27-20-182 Pennant Hills 14-6-90 Venue: Trumper Park
Final ladder
|
1980 |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
For |
Against |
% |
Points |
|
1 |
East Sydney |
21 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
3345 |
1721 |
194.36 |
72 |
|
2 |
North Shore |
21 |
16 |
5 |
0 |
2455 |
1858 |
132.13 |
64 |
|
3 |
Western Suburbs |
21 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
2696 |
2002 |
134.67 |
60 |
|
4 |
Newtown |
21 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
2679 |
1781 |
150.42 |
56 |
|
5 |
Pennant Hills |
21 |
10 |
11 |
0 |
2327 |
2198 |
105.87 |
40 |
|
6 |
St. George |
21 |
5 |
16 |
0 |
1730 |
2629 |
65.80 |
20 |
|
7 |
Southern Districts |
21 |
4 |
17 |
0 |
1489 |
2722 |
54.70 |
16 |
|
8 |
Balmain |
21 |
2 |
19 |
0 |
1661 |
3471 |
47.85 |
8 |
|
|
Total |
168 |
84 |
84 |
0 |
18382 |
18382 |
|
336 |
Finals matches
First Semi-Final
31/08/1980 (Sun) Western Suburbs 10-15-75 Newtown 15-11-101 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Second Semi-Final
07/09/1980 (Sun) East Sydney 19-14-128 North Shore 12-9-81 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Preliminary Final
14/09/1980 (Sun) North Shore 12-8-80 Newtown 9-16-70 Venue: Erskineville Oval
Grand Final
21/09/1980 (Sun) East Sydney 30-24-204 North Shore 12-11-83 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
1980 premiers: East Sydney
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