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The 1983 VFL season was the 87th season of the
Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 26 March until 24 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top five clubs. Prior to the season, the South Melbourne Football Club, which had played its home games in Sydney, New South Wales in 1982, formally relocated its operations to Sydney and was renamed the Sydney Swans. The premiership was won by the
Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawt ...
for the fifth time, after it defeated by 83 points in the
1983 VFL Grand Final The 1983 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 24 September 1983. It was the 87th annual Grand Fi ...
.


Night series

defeated 14.16 (100) to 10.6 (66) in the final.


Premiership season


Round 1

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.16 (100) , , 12.15 (87) , Arden Street Oval , 18,496 , 26 March 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.16 (112) , , 20.11 (131) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Jun ...
, 15,626 , 26 March 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.16 (136) , , 11.10 (76) , Princes Park , 28,108 , 26 March 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.11 (125) , , 20.15 (135) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 72,274 , 26 March 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.16 (106) , , 11.9 (75) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 18,377 , 26 March 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.9 (111) , , 15.20 (110) , SCG , 12,001 , 27 March 1983


Round 2

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.12 (96) , , 15.11 (101) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 34,851 , 2 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.10 (100) , , 18.11 (119) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 41,889 , 2 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.15 (99) , , 12.10 (82) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 20,414 , 2 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.16 (70) , , 5.15 (45) , Princes Park , 16,159 , 4 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.11 (131) , , 10.10 (70) , Windy Hill , 27,566 , 4 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.7 (43) , , 12.16 (88) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 23,788 , 4 April 1983


Round 3

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.16 (94) , , 6.10 (46) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a numb ...
, 23,643 , 9 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.15 (111) , , 11.13 (79) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 20,608 , 9 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.6 (42) , , 26.15 (171) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin. The ground was most notable as the home ...
, 19,227 , 9 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.13 (97) , , 7.14 (56) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Jun ...
, 19,823 , 9 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.19 (97) , , 11.21 (87) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 69,596 , 9 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 5.15 (45) , , 27.23 (185) , SCG , 11,831 , 10 April 1983


Round 4

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.19 (127) , , 14.19 (103) , Arden Street Oval , 14,822 , 16 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.23 (125) , , 6.16 (52) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Jun ...
, 10,738 , 16 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.25 (97) , , 17.16 (118) , Princes Park , 16,026 , 16 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.21 (141) , , 17.15 (117) , Windy Hill , 27,888 , 16 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.12 (90) , , 14.15 (99) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 38,544 , 16 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.13 (79) , , 13.12 (90) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 20,826 , 16 April 1983


Round 5

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.19 (73) , , 14.11 (95) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 28,506 , 23 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.11 (65) , , 18.17 (125) , Princes Park , 25,971 , 23 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 24.16 (160) , , 21.11 (137) , SCG , 11,276 , 24 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.14 (110) , , 18.13 (121) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a numb ...
, 27,645 , 25 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.12 (114) , , 18.8 (116) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 51,651 , 25 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.8 (128) , , 17.21 (123) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 47,722 , 25 April 1983


Round 6

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.18 (126) , , 12.21 (93) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 22,590 , 30 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 27.19 (181) , , 7.7 (49) , Windy Hill , 25,151 , 30 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.16 (130) , , 15.18 (108) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 28,016 , 30 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.13 (85) , , 14.11 (95) , Princes Park , 25,480 , 30 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.12 (102) , , 22.11 (143) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin. The ground was most notable as the home ...
, 16,154 , 30 April 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.16 (88) , , 15.16 (106) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 33,096 , 30 April 1983


Round 7

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.13 (91) , , 21.16 (142) , Princes Park , 13,945 , 7 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.10 (76) , , 9.13 (67) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Jun ...
, 18,770 , 7 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.16 (112) , , 21.11 (137) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 49,707 , 7 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 14.4 (88) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 31,479 , 7 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.12 (108) , , 11.9 (75) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 25,192 , 7 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.10 (118) , , 22.17 (149) , SCG , 15,432 , 8 May 1983


Round 8


Round 9

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 18.16 (124) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a numb ...
, 21,802 , 21 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.17 (149) , , 17.13 (115) , Windy Hill , 19,850 , 21 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.14 (104) , , 14.12 (96) , Princes Park , 30,750 , 21 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.12 (108) , , 13.15 (93) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin. The ground was most notable as the home ...
, 20,686 , 21 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.21 (99) , , 22.13 (145) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 22,336 , 21 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.13 (121) , , 14.16 (100) , SCG , 15,305 , 22 May 1983


Round 10

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.10 (106) , , 14.10 (94) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 21,047 , 28 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.26 (128) , , 11.16 (82) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 19,247 , 28 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.19 (109) , , 15.7 (97) , Windy Hill , 20,782 , 28 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.17 (77) , , 13.15 (93) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 32,820 , 28 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 29.19 (193) , , 11.16 (82) , Arden Street Oval , 22,776 , 28 May 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.13 (109) , , 27.9 (171) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 23,988 , 28 May 1983


Round 11

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.17 (125) , , 20.19 (139) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 25,249 , 4 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.16 (136) , , 16.18 (114) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Jun ...
, 16,153 , 4 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.16 (88) , , 14.11 (95) , Princes Park , 13,465 , 4 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.18 (144) , , 24.16 (160) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin. The ground was most notable as the home ...
, 25,153 , 4 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.11 (101) , , 19.12 (126) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 60,619 , 4 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.19 (121) , , 15.12 (102) , SCG , 10,710 , 5 June 1983


Round 12

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.12 (102) , , 14.7 (91) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 25,382 , 11 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.14 (104) , , 20.15 (135) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin. The ground was most notable as the home ...
, 15,467 , 11 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 25.17 (167) , , 21.8 (134) , Princes Park , 20,559 , 11 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.18 (156) , , 13.5 (83) , Windy Hill , 20,535 , 13 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.15 (141) , , 13.13 (91) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 48,243 , 13 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.15 (87) , , 10.8 (68) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 55,380 , 13 June 1983


Round 13

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.13 (91) , , 21.12 (138) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 30,616 , 18 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.11 (101) , , 13.7 (85) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a numb ...
, 25,808 , 18 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.15 (123) , , 15.19 (109) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 28,468 , 18 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 34.16 (220) , , 10.10 (70) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Jun ...
, 19,770 , 18 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 26.15 (171) , , 12.10 (82) , Princes Park , 23,710 , 18 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.12 (78) , , 15.20 (110) , SCG , 10,084 , 19 June 1983


Round 14

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 7.8 (50) , Arden Street Oval , 7,408 , 25 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.17 (143) , , 9.20 (74) , Princes Park , 8,190 , 25 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.10 (58) , , 9.11 (65) , Windy Hill , 22,925 , 25 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.15 (99) , , 12.13 (85) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 19,306 , 25 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.10 (100) , , 6.9 (45) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 27,778 , 25 June 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.4 (70) , , 10.9 (69) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 17,339 , 25 June 1983


Round 15

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.6 (60) , , 13.11 (89) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 15,750 , 2 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.13 (67) , , 15.16 (106) , Princes Park , 19,300 , 2 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.14 (68) , , 18.12 (120) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a numb ...
, 11,459 , 2 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.8 (104) , , 13.9 (87) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 33,614 , 2 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.18 (114) , , 21.12 (138) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 23,622 , 2 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.9 (147) , , 17.15 (117) , SCG , 10,315 , 3 July 1983


Round 16

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 15.14 (104) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 15,006 , 9 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.14 (128) , , 16.11 (107) , Arden Street Oval , 22,340 , 9 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.11 (89) , , 18.16 (124) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 31,757 , 9 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.9 (129) , , 14.16 (100) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin. The ground was most notable as the home ...
, 17,861 , 16 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.19 (79) , , 10.13 (73) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 34,155 , 16 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.23 (137) , , 14.16 (100) , Princes Park , 28,595 , 16 July 1983


Round 17

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 24.8 (152) , , 14.14 (98) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 41,098 , 23 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 22.14 (146) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 31,084 , 23 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.11 (107) , , 18.17 (125) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 20,708 , 23 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.7 (73) , , 15.18 (108) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a numb ...
, 17,657 , 23 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.18 (138) , , 22.17 (149) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Jun ...
, 15,335 , 23 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.17 (125) , , 16.16 (112) , SCG , 11,094 , 24 July 1983


Round 18

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.14 (50) , , 19.10 (124) , Windy Hill , 18,050 , 30 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.10 (82) , , 9.19 (73) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 20,743 , 30 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.17 (119) , , 11.9 (75) , Princes Park , 17,868 , 30 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.15 (81) , , 14.14 (98) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin. The ground was most notable as the home ...
, 20,218 , 30 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.18 (90) , , 15.7 (97) , Arden Street Oval , 17,720 , 30 July 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.7 (49) , , 16.15 (111) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 14,718 , 30 July 1983


Round 19

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.15 (75) , , 20.21 (141) , SCG , 12,752 , 5 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.29 (161) , , 11.9 (75) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Jun ...
, 13,870 , 6 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.18 (156) , , 16.14 (110) , Windy Hill , 19,315 , 6 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 25.18 (168) , , 8.13 (61) , Princes Park , 19,203 , 6 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.13 (79) , , 13.11 (89) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 81,966 , 6 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.11 (71) , , 25.14 (164) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 12,028 , 6 August 1983


Round 20

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 28.14 (182) , , 18.12 (120) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 18,772 , 13 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.20 (116) , , 11.18 (84) , Arden Street Oval , 11,093 , 13 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.11 (125) , , 14.15 (99) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 14,688 , 13 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.10 (124) , , 21.15 (141) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 38,620 , 13 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.22 (112) , , 20.9 (129) , Princes Park , 28,504 , 13 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.11 (65) , , 21.14 (140) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 21,811 , 13 August 1983


Round 21

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.18 (126) , , 13.15 (93) , Princes Park , 32,610 , 20 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.16 (94) , , 16.4 (100) ,
Moorabbin Oval Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin. The ground was most notable as the home ...
, 15,680 , 20 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.13 (127) , , 7.21 (63) ,
Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Jun ...
, 24,104 , 20 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 25.22 (172) , , 8.9 (57) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 21,192 , 20 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 26.9 (165) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a numb ...
, 20,110 , 20 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.13 (73) , , 15.24 (114) , SCG , 11,475 , 21 August 1983


Round 22

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.11 (77) , , 24.13 (157) ,
Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a numb ...
, 11,214 , 27 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.12 (114) , , 10.12 (72) ,
Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administ ...
, 13,369 , 27 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 24.11 (155) , , 14.8 (92) ,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 19,016 , 27 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.22 (148) , , 10.15 (75) , Arden Street Oval , 10,603 , 27 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.21 (93) , , 19.13 (127) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 27,310 , 27 August 1983 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.10 (118) , , 8.19 (67) ,
VFL Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football Le ...
, 64,232 , 27 August 1983


Ladder


Finals


Elimination Finals

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.12 (114) , , 12.9 (81) ,
Waverley Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football ...
, 65,881 , Saturday, 3 September


Qualifying Final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.13 (127) , , 19.9 (123) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 58,288 , Saturday, 3 September


Semi Finals

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.12 (48) , , 13.10 (88) ,
Waverley Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football ...
, 41,063 , Saturday, 10 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.14 (86) , , 16.13 (109) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 81,090 , Saturday, 10 September


Preliminary Final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.6 (78) , , 25.14 (164) ,
Waverley Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football ...
, 63,785 , Saturday, 17 September


Grand Final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.20 (140) , , 8.9 (57) ,
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, 110,332 , Saturday, 24 September


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 Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...
versus Collingwood at the
MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...
, the attendance figure was 81,966.


Awards

* The
Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the "best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by t ...
was awarded to
Ross Glendinning Ross William Glendinning (born 17 September 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) and for the North Melbourne Football Club and the We ...
of
North Melbourne North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at ...
. * The
Coleman Medal The Coleman Medal is an Australian rules football award given annually to the Australian Football League (AFL) player who kicks the most goals A goal is an objective that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve. Goal may also refer ...
was awarded to
Bernie Quinlan Bernard Francis Quinlan (born 21 July 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). One of a handful of players to have won a Brownl ...
of
Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to: People As a given name *Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name: **FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855) ** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...
. * The VFL Players Association MVP Award, now known as the
Leigh Matthews Trophy The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. It is named in honour of Leigh Matthews, who won the first MVP award in 1982, when the league was st ...
, was awarded to
Terry Daniher Terrence "Terry" John Daniher (born 15 August 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the South Melbourne and Essendon Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Terry was also an assistant coach for the Ess ...
of
Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington * Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport * Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United Ki ...
. * The
Norm Smith Medal The Norm Smith Medal is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best on ground in the Grand Final of the Australian Football League (AFL). Prior to 1990 the competition was known as the Victorian Football ...
was awarded to Colin Robertson of
Hawthorn Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to: Plants * '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae * ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...
. * The "Wooden Spoon" was "awarded" to St Kilda. * The under 19s premiership won by
Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
* The reserves premiership was won by
Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington * Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport * Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United Ki ...
.
Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington * Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport * Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United Ki ...
19.14 (128) defeated Collingwood 15.9 (99) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the seniors Grand Final on 24 September.


Notable events

* In Round 4, St Kilda played Paul Morwood, Jack Lynch and Silvio Foschini without their clearances from the Sydney Swans being finalised. Had they beaten Geelong, they would have forfeited the points under the laws at the time. * North Melbourne's 150-point loss to Fitzroy in Round 13 more than doubled the previous biggest loss by a minor premier of 69 points, which had occurred in 1952 and 1974. * In Fitzroy's Round 17 game with St Kilda, a record quarter aggregate of 19.7 (121) – Fitzroy 12.6 (78), St. Kilda 7.1 (43) – was kicked during the second quarter. * In Round 19, Kevin Bartlett became the first player to play 400 VFL games, after having in Round 11 of 1981 become the first to reach 350 games.


See also

*
McIntyre "Final Five" system The McIntyre System, or systems as there have been five of them, is a playoff system that gives an advantage to teams or competitors qualifying higher. The systems were developed by Ken McIntyre, an Australian lawyer, historian and English lect ...


References


Sources

* Stephen Rodgers: ''Every Game Ever Played'' VFL/AFL Results 1897–1991 3rd Edition 1992. Penguin Books Australia .
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