1983 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1983.
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[edit] Premiership season
[edit] Round 1
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 14.16 (100) | St Kilda | 12.15 (87) | Arden Street Oval | 18,496 | 26 March 1983 |
| Fitzroy | 16.16 (112) | Hawthorn | 20.11 (131) | Junction Oval | 15,626 | 26 March 1983 |
| Carlton | 20.16 (136) | Richmond | 11.10 (76) | Princes Park | 28,108 | 26 March 1983 |
| Melbourne | 19.11 (125) | Collingwood | 20.15 (135) | MCG | 72,274 | 26 March 1983 |
| Geelong | 15.16 (106) | Footscray | 11.9 (75) | VFL Park | 18,377 | 26 March 1983 |
| Sydney Swans | 17.9 (111) | Essendon | 15.20 (110) | SCG | 12,001 | 27 March 1983 |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 14.12 (96) | Geelong | 15.11 (101) | Victoria Park | 34,851 | 2 April 1983 |
| Richmond | 15.10 (100) | Melbourne | 18.11 (119) | MCG | 41,889 | 2 April 1983 |
| Footscray | 14.15 (99) | Carlton | 12.10 (82) | Western Oval | 20,414 | 2 April 1983 |
| Hawthorn | 9.16 (70) | Sydney Swans | 5.15 (45) | Princes Park | 16,159 | 4 April 1983 |
| Essendon | 20.11 (131) | St Kilda | 10.10 (70) | Windy Hill | 27,566 | 4 April 1983 |
| Fitzroy | 12.16 (88) | North Melbourne | 6.7 (43) | VFL Park | 23,788 | 4 April 1983 |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 13.16 (94) | Richmond | 6.10 (46) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 23,643 | 9 April 1983 |
| Footscray | 16.15 (111) | Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | Western Oval | 20,608 | 9 April 1983 |
| St Kilda | 6.6 (42) | Hawthorn | 26.15 (171) | Moorabbin Oval | 19,227 | 9 April 1983 |
| Fitzroy | 14.13 (97) | Essendon | 7.14 (56) | Junction Oval | 19,823 | 9 April 1983 |
| Carlton | 13.19 (97) | Collingwood | 11.21 (87) | VFL Park | 69,596 | 9 April 1983 |
| Sydney Swans | 5.15 (45) | North Melbourne | 27.23 (185) | SCG | 11,831 | 10 April 1983 |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 18.19 (127) | Richmond | 14.19 (103) | Arden Street Oval | 14,822 | 16 April 1983 |
| Fitzroy | 17.23 (125) | Sydney Swans | 6.16 (52) | Junction Oval | 10,738 | 16 April 1983 |
| Hawthorn | 12.25 (97) | Footscray | 17.16 (118) | Princes Park | 16,026 | 16 April 1983 |
| Essendon | 20.21 (141) | Collingwood | 17.15 (117) | Windy Hill | 27,888 | 16 April 1983 |
| Melbourne | 13.12 (90) | Carlton | 14.15 (99) | MCG | 38,544 | 16 April 1983 |
| Geelong | 13.12 (90) | St Kilda | 11.13 (79) | VFL Park | 20,826 | 16 April 1983 |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 9.19 (73) | Hawthorn | 14.11 (95) | Victoria Park | 28,506 | 23 April 1983 |
| Carlton | 9.11 (65) | Fitzroy | 18.17 (125) | Princes Park | 25,971 | 23 April 1983 |
| Sydney Swans | 24.16 (160) | St Kilda | 21.11 (137) | SCG | 11,276 | 24 April 1983 |
| Geelong | 16.14 (110) | Melbourne | 18.13 (121) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 27,645 | 25 April 1983 |
| Richmond | 17.12 (114) | Footscray | 18.8 (116) | MCG | 51,651 | 25 April 1983 |
| Essendon | 20.8 (128) | North Melbourne | 17.21 (123) | VFL Park | 47,722 | 25 April 1983 |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 18.18 (126) | Sydney Swans | 12.21 (93) | MCG | 22,590 | 30 April 1983 |
| Essendon | 27.19 (181) | Footscray | 7.7 (49) | Windy Hill | 25,151 | 30 April 1983 |
| Collingwood | 19.16 (130) | North Melbourne | 15.18 (108) | Victoria Park | 28,016 | 30 April 1983 |
| Carlton | 12.13 (85) | Geelong | 14.11 (95) | Princes Park | 25,480 | 30 April 1983 |
| St Kilda | 15.12 (102) | Fitzroy | 22.11 (143) | Moorabbin Oval | 16,154 | 30 April 1983 |
| Richmond | 15.16 (106) | Hawthorn | 12.16 (88) | VFL Park | 33,096 | 30 April 1983 |
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 13.13 (91) | North Melbourne | 21.16 (142) | Princes Park | 13,945 | 7 May 1983 |
| Fitzroy | 11.10 (76) | Geelong | 9.13 (67) | Junction Oval | 18,770 | 7 May 1983 |
| Richmond | 16.16 (112) | Essendon | 21.11 (137) | MCG | 49,707 | 7 May 1983 |
| Footscray | 11.16 (82) | Collingwood | 14.4 (88) | Western Oval | 31,479 | 7 May 1983 |
| Melbourne | 16.12 (108) | St Kilda | 11.9 (75) | VFL Park | 25,192 | 7 May 1983 |
| Sydney Swans | 18.10 (118) | Carlton | 22.17 (149) | SCG | 15,432 | 8 May 1983 |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 11.18 (84) | Sydney Swans | 16.14 (110) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 17,000 | 14 May 1983 |
| North Melbourne | 29.15 (189) | Footscray | 11.8 (74) | Arden Street Oval | 16,000 | 14 May 1983 |
| Melbourne | 12.15 (87) | Fitzroy | 18.18 (126) | MCG | 33,758 | 14 May 1983 |
| Hawthorn | 20.17 (137) | Essendon | 14.11 (95) | Princes Park | 21,835 | 14 May 1983 |
| St Kilda | 12.17 (89) | Carlton | 22.13 (145) | Moorabbin Oval | 19,016 | 14 May 1983 |
| Collingwood | 16.11 (107) | Richmond | 8.11 (59) | VFL Park | 58,780 | 14 May 1983 |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 12.12 (84) | North Melbourne | 18.16 (124) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 21,802 | 21 May 1983 |
| Essendon | 22.17 (149) | Melbourne | 17.13 (115) | Windy Hill | 19,850 | 21 May 1983 |
| Carlton | 15.14 (104) | Hawthorn | 14.12 (96) | Princes Park | 30,750 | 21 May 1983 |
| St Kilda | 16.12 (108) | Richmond | 13.15 (93) | Moorabbin Oval | 20,686 | 21 May 1983 |
| Footscray | 22.13 (145) | Fitzroy | 13.21 (99) | VFL Park | 22,336 | 21 May 1983 |
| Sydney Swans | 18.13 (121) | Collingwood | 14.16 (100) | SCG | 15,305 | 22 May 1983 |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 16.10 (106) | Sydney Swans | 14.10 (94) | MCG | 21,047 | 28 May 1983 |
| Footscray | 17.26 (128) | St Kilda | 11.16 (82) | Western Oval | 19,247 | 28 May 1983 |
| Essendon | 15.19 (109) | Geelong | 15.7 (97) | Windy Hill | 20,782 | 28 May 1983 |
| Collingwood | 10.17 (77) | Fitzroy | 13.15 (93) | Victoria Park | 32,820 | 28 May 1983 |
| North Melbourne | 29.19 (193) | Carlton | 11.16 (82) | Arden Street Oval | 22,776 | 28 May 1983 |
| Hawthorn | 27.9 (171) | Melbourne | 16.13 (109) | VFL Park | 23,988 | 28 May 1983 |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 18.17 (125) | North Melbourne | 20.19 (139) | MCG | 25,249 | 4 June 1983 |
| Fitzroy | 20.16 (136) | Richmond | 16.18 (114) | Junction Oval | 16,153 | 4 June 1983 |
| Hawthorn | 12.16 (88) | Geelong | 14.11 (95) | Princes Park | 13,465 | 4 June 1983 |
| St Kilda | 21.18 (144) | Collingwood | 24.16 (160) | Moorabbin Oval | 25,153 | 4 June 1983 |
| Essendon | 19.12 (126) | Carlton | 15.11 (101) | VFL Park | 60,619 | 4 June 1983 |
| Sydney Swans | 17.19 (121) | Footscray | 15.12 (102) | SCG | 10,710 | 5 June 1983 |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 15.12 (102) | Geelong | 14.7 (91) | Western Oval | 25,382 | 11 June 1983 |
| St Kilda | 15.14 (104) | North Melbourne | 20.15 (135) | Moorabbin Oval | 15,467 | 11 June 1983 |
| Hawthorn | 25.17 (167) | Fitzroy | 21.8 (134) | Princes Park | 20,559 | 11 June 1983 |
| Essendon | 23.18 (156) | Sydney Swans | 13.5 (83) | Windy Hill | 20,535 | 13 June 1983 |
| Richmond | 21.15 (141) | Carlton | 13.13 (91) | MCG | 48,243 | 13 June 1983 |
| Collingwood | 12.15 (87) | Melbourne | 10.8 (68) | VFL Park | 55,380 | 13 June 1983 |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 18.15 (123) | Richmond | 15.19 (109) | MCG | 28,468 | 18 June 1983 |
| Fitzroy | 34.16 (220) | North Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | Junction Oval | 19,770 | 18 June 1983 |
| Carlton | 26.15 (171) | Footscray | 12.10 (82) | Princes Park | 23,710 | 18 June 1983 |
| Sydney Swans | 11.12 (78) | Hawthorn | 15.20 (110) | SCG | 10,084 | 18 June 1983 |
| Essendon | 21.12 (138) | St Kilda | 13.13 (91) | VFL Park | 30,616 | 18 June 1983 |
| Geelong | 15.11 (101) | Collingwood | 13.7 (85) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 25,808 | 19 June 1983 |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 11.16 (82) | Sydney Swans | 7.8 (50) | Arden Street Oval | 7,408 | 25 June 1983 |
| Hawthorn | 21.17 (143) | St Kilda | 9.20 (74) | Princes Park | 8,190 | 25 June 1983 |
| Essendon | 8.10 (58) | Fitzroy | 9.11 (65) | Windy Hill | 22,925 | 25 June 1983 |
| Melbourne | 14.15 (99) | Footscray | 12.13 (85) | MCG | 19,306 | 25 June 1983 |
| Collingwood | 15.10 (100) | Carlton | 6.9 (45) | Victoria Park | 27,778 | 25 June 1983 |
| Richmond | 11.4 (70) | Geelong | 10.9 (69) | VFL Park | 17,339 | 25 June 1983 |
[edit] Round 15
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 9.14 (68) | St Kilda | 18.12 (120) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 11,459 | 2 July 1983 |
| Collingwood | 16.8 (104) | Essendon | 13.9 (87) | Victoria Park | 33,614 | 2 July 1983 |
| Richmond | 16.18 (114) | North Melbourne | 21.12 (138) | MCG | 23,622 | 2 July 1983 |
| Sydney Swans | 23.9 (147) | Fitzroy | 17.15 (117) | SCG | 10,315 | 2 July 1983 |
| Hawthorn | 13.11 (89) | Footscray | 9.6 (60) | VFL Park | 15,750 | 2 July 1983 |
| Carlton | 9.13 (67) | Melbourne | 15.16 (106) | Princes Park | 19,300 | 3 July 1983 |
[edit] Round 16
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 12.12 (84) | Richmond | 15.14 (104) | Western Oval | 15,006 | 9 July 1983 |
| North Melbourne | 19.14 (128) | Essendon | 16.11 (107) | Arden Street Oval | 22,340 | 9 July 1983 |
| Carlton | 18.16 (124) | Fitzroy | 13.11 (89) | VFL Park | 31,757 | 9 July 1983 |
| St Kilda | 20.9 (129) | Sydney Swans | 14.16 (100) | Moorabbin Oval | 17,861 | 16 July 1983 |
| Melbourne | 10.19 (79) | Geelong | 10.13 (73) | MCG | 34,155 | 16 July 1983 |
| Hawthorn | 19.23 (137) | Collingwood | 14.16 (100) | Princes Park | 28,595 | 16 July 1983 |
[edit] Round 17
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 20.18 (138) | St Kilda | 22.17 (149) | Junction Oval | 15,335 | 23 July 1983 |
| Sydney Swans | 18.17 (125) | Melbourne | 16.16 (112) | SCG | 11,094 | 23 July 1983 |
| Richmond | 11.16 (82) | Hawthorn | 22.14 (146) | MCG | 31,084 | 23 July 1983 |
| Footscray | 16.11 (107) | Essendon | 18.17 (125) | Western Oval | 20,708 | 23 July 1983 |
| Geelong | 11.7 (73) | Carlton | 15.18 (108) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 17,657 | 23 July 1983 |
| North Melbourne | 24.8 (152) | Collingwood | 14.14 (98) | VFL Park | 41,098 | 24 July 1983 |
[edit] Round 18
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 6.14 (50) | Richmond | 19.10 (124) | Windy Hill | 18,050 | 30 July 1983 |
| Collingwood | 12.10 (82) | Footscray | 9.19 (73) | Victoria Park | 20,743 | 30 July 1983 |
| Carlton | 17.17 (119) | Sydney Swans | 11.9 (75) | Princes Park | 17,868 | 30 July 1983 |
| St Kilda | 11.15 (81) | Melbourne | 14.14 (98) | Moorabbin Oval | 20,218 | 30 July 1983 |
| North Melbourne | 12.18 (90) | Hawthorn | 15.7 (97) | Arden Street Oval | 17,720 | 30 July 1983 |
| Fitzroy | 16.15 (111) | Geelong | 7.7 (49) | VFL Park | 14,718 | 30 July 1983 |
[edit] Round 19
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Sydney Swans | 10.15 (75) | Geelong | 20.21 (141) | SCG | 12,752 | 5 August 1983 |
| Fitzroy | 22.29 (161) | Melbourne | 11.9 (75) | Junction Oval | 13,870 | 6 August 1983 |
| Essendon | 23.18 (156) | Hawthorn | 16.14 (110) | Windy Hill | 19,315 | 6 August 1983 |
| Carlton | 25.18 (168) | St Kilda | 8.13 (61) | Princes Park | 19,203 | 6 August 1983 |
| Richmond | 11.13 (79) | Collingwood | 13.11 (89) | MCG | 81,966 | 6 August 1983 |
| North Melbourne | 25.14 (164) | Footscray | 10.11 (71) | VFL Park | 12,028 | 6 August 1983 |
[edit] Round 20
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 28.14 (182) | Sydney Swans | 18.12 (120) | Victoria Park | 18,772 | 13 August 1983 |
| North Melbourne | 16.20 (116) | Geelong | 11.18 (84) | Arden Street Oval | 11,093 | 13 August 1983 |
| Footscray | 19.11 (125) | Fitzroy | 14.15 (99) | Western Oval | 14,688 | 13 August 1983 |
| Melbourne | 19.10 (124) | Essendon | 21.15 (141) | MCG | 38,620 | 13 August 1983 |
| Hawthorn | 15.22 (112) | Carlton | 20.9 (129) | Princes Park | 28,504 | 13 August 1983 |
| St Kilda | 21.14 (140) | Richmond | 9.11 (65) | VFL Park | 21,811 | 13 August 1983 |
[edit] Round 21
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Carlton | 18.18 (126) | North Melbourne | 13.15 (93) | Princes Park | 32,610 | 20 August 1983 |
| Sydney Swans | 10.13 (73) | Richmond | 15.24 (114) | SCG | 11,475 | 20 August 1983 |
| St Kilda | 13.16 (94) | Footscray | 16.4 (100) | Moorabbin Oval | 15,680 | 20 August 1983 |
| Fitzroy | 19.13 (127) | Collingwood | 7.21 (63) | Junction Oval | 24,104 | 20 August 1983 |
| Hawthorn | 25.22 (172) | Melbourne | 8.9 (57) | VFL Park | 21,192 | 20 August 1983 |
| Geelong | 12.11 (83) | Essendon | 26.9 (165) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 20,110 | 21 August 1983 |
[edit] Round 22
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 11.11 (77) | Hawthorn | 24.13 (157) | Kardinia Park (Stadium) | 11,214 | 27 August 1983 |
| Footscray | 17.12 (114) | Sydney Swans | 10.12 (72) | Western Oval | 13,369 | 27 August 1983 |
| Collingwood | 24.11 (155) | St Kilda | 14.8 (92) | Victoria Park | 19,016 | 27 August 1983 |
| North Melbourne | 21.22 (148) | Melbourne | 10.15 (75) | Arden Street Oval | 10,603 | 27 August 1983 |
| Richmond | 12.21 (93) | Fitzroy | 19.13 (127) | MCG | 27,310 | 27 August 1983 |
| Essendon | 18.10 (118) | Carlton | 8.19 (67) | VFL Park | 64,232 | 27 August 1983 |
[edit] Ladder
All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 132. An additional 6 games were played during the finals series.
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Melbourne | 16 | 6 | 0 | 128 | 64 |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 15 | 7 | 0 | 129 | 60 |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 15 | 7 | 0 | 127 | 60 |
| 4 | Essendon | 15 | 7 | 0 | 120 | 60 |
| 5 | Carlton | 13 | 9 | 0 | 105 | 52 |
| 6 | Collingwood | 12 | 10 | 0 | 103 | 48 |
| 7 | Footscray | 10 | 12 | 0 | 87 | 40 |
| 8 | Melbourne | 9 | 13 | 0 | 87 | 36 |
| 9 | Geelong | 8 | 14 | 0 | 88 | 32 |
| 10 | Richmond | 7 | 15 | 0 | 89 | 28 |
| 11 | Sydney | 7 | 15 | 0 | 78 | 28 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 5 | 17 | 0 | 79 | 20 |
[edit] Finals
[edit] Night Series Competition
Carlton 14.16 (100) defeated Richmond 10.6 (66)
[edit] Elimination Finals
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Essendon | 17.12 (114) | Carlton | 12.9 (81) | Waverley Park | 65,881 | Saturday, 3 September |
[edit] Qualifying Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Hawthorn | 19.13 (127) | Fitzroy | 19.9 (123) | MCG | 58,288 | Saturday, 3 September |
[edit] Semi Finals
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| North Melbourne | 6.12 (48) | Hawthorn | 13.10 (88) | Waverley Park | 41,063 | Saturday, 10 September |
| Fitzroy | 12.14 (86) | Essendon | 16.13 (109) | MCG | 81,090 | Saturday, 10 September |
[edit] Preliminary Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| North Melbourne | 12.6 (78) | Essendon | 25.14 (164) | Waverley Park | 63,785 | Saturday, 17 September |
[edit] Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Hawthorn | 20.20 (140) | Essendon | 8.9 (57) | MCG | 110,332 | Saturday, 24 September |
[edit] Attendance
A total of 3,631,042 people attended VFL matches during the 1983 season, an average of about 26,312 per game (including finals matches). A combined total of 420,439 attended finals matches in 1983, an average of 70,073 per finals match. The largest attendance for a home and away game was Richmond versus Collingwood at the MCG, the attendance figure was 81,966.
[edit] Awards
- The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Ross Glendinning of North Melbourne.
- The Coleman Medal was awarded to Bernie Quinlan of Fitzroy.
- The VFL Players Association MVP Award, now known as the Leigh Matthews Trophy, was awarded to Terry Daniher of Essendon.
- The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Colin Robertson of Hawthorn.
- The Wooden Spoon was awarded to St Kilda.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Stephen Rodgers: Every Game Ever Played VFL/AFL Results 1897-1991 3rd Edition 1992. Penguin Books Australia ISBN 0 670 90526 7.
- 1983 Season - AFL Tables
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