1981

RICHMOND SOCCR CLUB

President: Karl Koeble

Secretary: Erich Bohmann

Treasurer: Manfred Kuhn

Ground: Richmond Park, Yarra Boulevard, Burnley

Coach: Alfred Kleinert

Dockerty Cup Preliminary Round Two

Keilor 5 (Brewerton, Campbell, O Latif, T Latif) Richmond 2 (Curcija, Dodin)

Saturday March 7. Harricks Road, Keilor.

Richmond: included Rajko Curcija, Dodin

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round One

Maribyrnong Polonia 2 (A Czapnik 28' P Czapnik 69') Richmond 0

Saturday March 14. Raleigh Reserve, Maribyrnong.

Richmond: included Joe Hegedus, Alex Straubinger, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Two

Richmond 0 Box Hill 1 (Valentine 22')

Sunday March 22. Richmond Park, Burnley. Referee - Colin Johns

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Neil Skinner, Joe Hegedus, Alex Straubinger, Mike Kupinic, Connie Arentz (Karl Werner 88'), Bruce Young, Rajko Curcija, Daryl Beer (Sandor Mermeze 77'), Gilbert Dodin, Alex Marshall.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Three

Knox City 1 (House) Richmond 3 (Marshall x2, Mirmeze)

Saturday March 28. Egan Lee Reserve, Wantirna.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Neil Skinner, Mike Kupunic, Alex Straubinger, Joe Hegedus, Connie Arentz (Darryl Beer), Rajko Curcija, Gilbert Dodin (Robert Koenen), Alex Marshall, Sandor Mirmeze, Bruce Young.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Four

Richmond 1 (Young 40') Albion Rovers 1 (Gillan 85')

Sunday April 5. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Neil Skinner, Mike Kupunic, Alex Straubinger, Joe Hegedus, Glen Huntley, Rajko Curcija, Gilbert Dodin, Sandor Mirmeze, Robert Koenen, Bruce Young.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Five

Keilor 1 (O Latif 61) Richmond 4 (Marshall 64' 71' 82' 89')

Saturday April 11. Harricks Road, Keilor.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Neil Skinner, Joe Hegedus, Alex Straubinger, Mike Kupunic, Glen Huntley, Sandor Merrmeze (Gilbert Dodin), Rajko Curcija, Alex Marshall, Robert Koenen, Bruce Young.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Six

Richmond 0 Moreland 2 (Constantinou x2)

Sunday April 19. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Seven

Prahran Slavia 1 (Auld) Richmond 1 (Marshall)

Saturday April 25. Melbourne Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Neil Skinner, Mike Kupunic, Alex Straubinger, Ernie Groenewald, Glen Huntley, Rajko Curcija, Gilbert Dodin, Darryl Beer, Alex Marshall, Robert Koenen.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Eight

Richmond 0 Western Suburbs 2 (Klarin, Segi)

Sunday May 3. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Neil Skinner, Alex Straubinger, Mike Kupunic, Ernie Groenewald, Glen Huntley, Rajko Curcija, Joe Hegedus (Connie Arentz), Gilbert Dodin, Warren Koenen, Robert Koenen (Darryl Beer).

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Nine

Kew Park Rangers 0 Richmond 0

Saturday May 9. Stradbroke Park, Kew.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Neil Skinner, Mike Kupunic, Alex Straubinger, Ernie Groenewald, Glen Huntley, Joe Hegedus, Gilbert Dodin, Rajko Curcija, Warren Groenewald, Robert Koenen (Darryl Beer).

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Ten 

Richmond 3 (W Groenewald 22' Kupunic 23' Curcija) Altona Gate 0

Sunday May 24. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Neil Skinner, Mike Kupinic, Alex Straubinger, Ernie Groenewald, Connie Arentz, Robert Koenen, Gilbert Dodin, Rajko Curcija, Warren Groenewald (Daryl Beer 33'), Bruce Young. 

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Eleven

Richmond 1 (Kupinic) Morwell Falcons 0

Sunday May 31. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Mike Kupinic, Bruce Young.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Twelve

Richmond 0 Maribyrnong Polonia 2 (Lakic, Marshall)

Sunday June 7. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Neil Skinner, Alex Straubinger, Mike Kupinic, Ernie Groenewald, Glen Huntley, Connie Arentz, Robert Koenen, Rajko Curcija, Warren Groenewald, Bruce Young.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Thirteen

Box Hill 1 (Verechia 11') Richmond 2 (Koenen 64' Beer 72')

Saturday June 13. Wembley Park, Box Hill.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Neil Skinner, Ernie Groenewald, Alex Straubinger, Mike Kupinic, Glen Huntley, Daryl Beer, Rajko Curcija, Warren Groenewald, Joe Hegedus, Robert Koenen.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Fourteen

Richmond 2 (Young 20' Curcija) Knox City 1 (Smith 88')

Sunday June 21. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Neil Skinner, Alex Straubinger (Connie Arentz), Mike Kupinic, Ernie Groenewald, Glen Huntley, Daryl Beer, Robert Koenen, Rajko Curcija, Warren Groenewald, Bruce Young.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Fifteen

Albion Rovers 1 (C Spiteri) Richmond 0

Saturday June 27. Selwyn Park, Sunshine.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Neil Skinner, Ernie Groenewald, Alex Straubinger, Mike Kupunic, Glen Huntley, Darryl Beer, Robert Koenen (Mick Manson), Rajko Curcija, Warren Groenewald, Bruce Young.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Sixteen

Richmond 2 (Beer, Skinner 63') Keilor Austria 1 (O Latif 42')

Sunday July 5. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Neil Skinner, Ernie Groenewald, Alex Straubinger, Mike Kupinic, Glen Huntley, Daryl Beer, Rajko Curcija, Warren Groenewald (Robert Koenen), Helmut Leskovec, Bruce Young.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round  Seventeen

Moreland 2 (Dorward. Hamill) Richmond 0

Saturday July 11. Campbell Reserve, Coburg.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Ernie Groenewald, Mike Kupunic, Alex Straubinger, Neil Skinner, Helmut Leskovec, Darryl Beer, Glen Huntley, Bruce Young, Warren Groenewald (Robert Koenen), Rajko Curcija. 

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Eighteen

Richmond 7 (Beer x3, Curcija x2, Kupinic, W Groenewald) Prahran Slavia 0

Sunday July 19. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Joe Kiss (Herbie Muench), Neil Skinner, Alex Straubinger, Ernie Groenewald, Daryl Beer, Gilbert Dodin, Helmut Leskovec (Glen Huntley), Rajko Curcija, Mike Kupinic, Warren Groenewald, Bruce Young.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Nineteen

Western Suburbs 3 (Moore, Klarin, Kupisz) Richmond 1 (Curcija 45')

Sunday July 26. Ralph Reserve, Sunshine West.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Neil Skinner, Ernie Groenewald, Alex Straubinger, Mike Kupunic, Gilbert Dodin, Darryl Beer, Helmut Leskovec, Rajko Curcija, Warren Groenewald (Glen Huntley), Bruce Young.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Twenty

Richmond 0 Kew Park Rangers 0

Sunday August 2. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Herbie Muench, Neil Skinner, Mike Kupunic, Alex Straubinger, Ernie Groenewald, Glen Huntley, Helmut Leskovec, Gilbert Dodin (Robert Koenen), Darryl Beer (Mick Manson), Warren Groenewald, Bruce Young. 

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Twenty-One

Altona Gate 2 (Micevski, Serovski) Richmond 2 (Young, Muench)

Saturday August 8. Paisley Reserve, Altona North.

Richmond: Herbie Muench, Neil Skinner, Ernie Groenewald (Darryl Beer), Alex Straubinger, Mike Kupunic, Gilbert Dodin (Robert Koenen), Glen Huntley, Rajko Curcija, Warren Groenewald, Helmut Leskovec, Bruce Young.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Twenty-Two

Morwell Falcons 4 (P McElhinney, Coad, Williams, Perkin) Richmond 1 (Curcija)

Saturday August 15. North Crinigan Reserve, Morwell.

Richmond: Herbie Muench (Green), Neil Skinner, Ernie Groenewald, Alex Straubinger, Mike Kupunic, Glen Huntley, Darryl Beer (Joe Hegedus), Helmut Leskovec, Rajko Curcija, Warren Groenewald, Bruce Yound.

Metropolitan League Cup

Knox City 3 Richmond 2 (W Groenewald 3' Kupunic 84')

Saturday August 29. Egan Lee Reserve, Wantirna.

Richmond: Herbie Muench, Neil Skinner (sent-off 22'), Joe Hegedus, Mike Kupunic, Robert Koenen, Gilbert Dodin, Darryl Beer, Ernie Groenewald, Rajko Curcija, Warren Groenewald, Sandor Mirmeze.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One 1981	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Maribyrnong Polonia	22	16	3	3	53	23	35
Albion Rovers	22	13	4	5	45	27	30
Western Suburbs	22	11	4	7	51	36	26
Box Hill	22	11	4	7	41	32	26
Altona Gate	22	7	8	7	24	29	22
Richmond	22	8	5	9	30	28	21
Keilor Austria	22	9	3	10	33	37	21
Kew Park Rangers	22	4	12	6	18	21	20
Morwell Falcons	22	6	6	10	29	32	18
Knox City	22	7	2	13	29	39	16
Prahran Slavia	22	5	6	11	18	37	16
Moreland	22	5	3	14	24	54	13