The 1983 Australian Football Championships Night Series was the 5th edition of the
AFC Night Series, a
VFL-organised national club
Australian rules football tournament between the leading clubs from the
VFL, the
SANFL
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport.
Originally formed as the ...
, the
WAFL and
State Representative Teams.
A total of 17 teams from across Australia played 16 matches over five months, with matches held during the pre-season and midweek throughout the premiership season.
Qualified Teams
:
1 Includes previous appearances in the
Championship of Australia
The Championship of Australia was an Australian rules football tournament which was contested between football clubs from the Victorian, South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian football leagues. The Championship took place three ti ...
and
NFL Night Series
The NFL Night Series was an Australian rules football tournament which was contested annually from 1976 until 1979. The tournament, played concurrently with the premiership season, was contested at different times by football clubs from the Victo ...
.
:
2 Replaced
Swan Districts who was banned for two years by the AFC for fielding a Reserves-Colts side in their
1982 Quarter-final loss to
Richmond.
Venues
Knockout stage
Qualifying Playoff
Round 1
Quarter–finals
Semi–finals
Australian Football Championships Night Series final
References
{{AFL pre-season seasons
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