1983 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1983 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Five System
Match(es): 138

Season Results

Premiers: Hawthorn
Runners-Up: Essendon
Minor Premiers: North Melbourne
Brownlow Medallist(s): Ross Glendinning (North Melbourne)
Coleman Medallist(s): Bernie Quinlan (Fitzroy)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Colin Robertson (Hawthorn)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Terry Daniher (Essendon)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
North Melbourne 1st 16 -0- 6 127.8% Ross Glendinning (24) Phil Krakouer (43)
Hawthorn (P) 2nd 15 -0- 7 128.7% Terry Wallace (15) Leigh Matthews (65)
Fitzroy 3rd 15 -0- 7 126.7% Laurie Serafini (9) Bernie Quinlan (106)
Essendon (R) 4th 15 -0- 7 120.3% Simon Madden (22) Terry Daniher (50)
Carlton 5th 13 -0- 9 105.2% Val Perovic (14) Peter Bosustow (40)
Collingwood 6th 12 -0- 10 103.0% David Cloke (10) Mike Richardson (49)
Footscray 7th 10 -0- 12 86.6% Jim Edmond, Andrew Purser (13) Simon Beasley (69)
Melbourne 8th 9 -0- 13 86.8% Stephen Icke (13) Robert Flower (40)
Geelong 9th 8 -0- 14 87.9% John Mossop (11) Terry Bright (26)
Richmond 10th 7 -0- 15 88.8% Maurice Rioli (23) Kevin Bartlett, Michael Roach (37)
Sydney 11th 7 -0- 15 77.5% David Ackerly (6) Craig Braddy (48)
St Kilda 12th 5 -0- 17 78.6% Robert Elphinstone (11) Mark Jackson (41)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 22
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 2

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/03/1983 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 125 - 135 72,274
SAT 26/03/1983 2:10 PM Geelong v Footscray VFL Park 106 - 75 18,377
SAT 26/03/1983 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 136 - 76 28,498
SAT 26/03/1983 2:10 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 100 - 87 18,496
SAT 26/03/1983 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Junction Oval 112 - 131 15,626
SUN 27/03/1983 2:10 PM Sydney v Essendon SCG 111 - 110 11,916

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/04/1983 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 100 - 119 41,889
SAT 02/04/1983 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 96 - 101 34,751
SAT 02/04/1983 2:10 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 99 - 82 20,414
MON 04/04/1983 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 131 - 70 28,071
MON 04/04/1983 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Sydney Princes Park 70 - 45 16,295
MON 04/04/1983 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy VFL Park 43 - 88 23,788

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/04/1983 2:10 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 111 - 79 20,485
SAT 09/04/1983 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 94 - 46 21,269
SAT 09/04/1983 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood VFL Park 97 - 87 69,596
SAT 09/04/1983 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Junction Oval 97 - 56 21,478
SAT 09/04/1983 2:10 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Moorabbin Oval 42 - 171 19,227
SUN 10/04/1983 2:10 PM Sydney v North Melbourne SCG 45 - 185 11,831

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/04/1983 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 90 - 99 38,544
SAT 16/04/1983 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong VFL Park 79 - 90 20,826
SAT 16/04/1983 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 141 - 117 28,250
SAT 16/04/1983 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Sydney Junction Oval 125 - 52 10,738
SAT 16/04/1983 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 127 - 103 14,970
SAT 16/04/1983 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Princes Park 97 - 118 16,504

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1983 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 65 - 125 25,789
SAT 23/04/1983 2:10 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 73 - 95 28,506
SUN 24/04/1983 2:10 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 160 - 137 11,276
MON 25/04/1983 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 110 - 121 28,591
MON 25/04/1983 2:10 PM Essendon v North Melbourne VFL Park 128 - 123 47,722
MON 25/04/1983 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray MCG 114 - 116 51,651

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1983 2:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 126 - 93 22,590
SAT 30/04/1983 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 85 - 95 25,480
SAT 30/04/1983 2:10 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 181 - 49 26,387
SAT 30/04/1983 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Moorabbin Oval 102 - 143 16,154
SAT 30/04/1983 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 130 - 108 28,315
SAT 30/04/1983 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Richmond VFL Park 88 - 106 33,096

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1983 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda VFL Park 108 - 75 25,192
SAT 07/05/1983 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Junction Oval 76 - 67 18,770
SAT 07/05/1983 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 112 - 137 49,707
SAT 07/05/1983 2:10 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 82 - 88 31,479
SAT 07/05/1983 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Princes Park 91 - 142 13,958
SUN 08/05/1983 2:10 PM Sydney v Carlton SCG 118 - 149 15,432

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1983 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 87 - 126 33,758
SAT 14/05/1983 2:10 PM Geelong v Sydney Kardinia Park 84 - 110 17,650
SAT 14/05/1983 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Moorabbin Oval 89 - 145 19,016
SAT 14/05/1983 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Princes Park 137 - 95 21,835
SAT 14/05/1983 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond VFL Park 107 - 59 58,780
SAT 14/05/1983 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 189 - 74 15,556

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1983 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 149 - 115 19,955
SAT 21/05/1983 2:10 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 84 - 124 21,802
SAT 21/05/1983 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 104 - 96 30,660
SAT 21/05/1983 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Moorabbin Oval 108 - 93 20,686
SAT 21/05/1983 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Footscray VFL Park 99 - 145 22,336
SUN 22/05/1983 2:10 PM Sydney v Collingwood SCG 121 - 100 15,305

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1983 2:10 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn VFL Park 109 - 171 23,989
SAT 28/05/1983 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 109 - 97 20,793
SAT 28/05/1983 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 193 - 82 23,425
SAT 28/05/1983 2:10 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 128 - 82 19,247
SAT 28/05/1983 2:10 PM Richmond v Sydney MCG 106 - 94 21,047
SAT 28/05/1983 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 77 - 93 32,820

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1983 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 125 - 139 25,249
SAT 04/06/1983 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Princes Park 88 - 95 13,482
SAT 04/06/1983 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon VFL Park 101 - 126 60,619
SAT 04/06/1983 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Moorabbin Oval 144 - 160 25,153
SAT 04/06/1983 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Junction Oval 136 - 114 16,153
SUN 05/06/1983 2:10 PM Sydney v Footscray SCG 121 - 102 10,710

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1983 2:10 PM Essendon v Sydney Windy Hill 156 - 83 20,012
SAT 11/06/1983 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 104 - 135 16,467
SAT 11/06/1983 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Princes Park 167 - 134 20,708
MON 13/06/1983 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne VFL Park 87 - 68 55,380
MON 13/06/1983 2:10 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 102 - 91 25,382
MON 13/06/1983 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 141 - 91 48,243

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1983 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 123 - 109 28,468
SAT 18/06/1983 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 101 - 85 25,808
SAT 18/06/1983 2:10 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 171 - 82 23,701
SAT 18/06/1983 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon VFL Park 91 - 138 30,616
SAT 18/06/1983 2:10 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Junction Oval 220 - 70 19,770
SUN 19/06/1983 2:10 PM Sydney v Hawthorn SCG 78 - 110 10,084

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1983 2:10 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 99 - 85 19,306
SAT 25/06/1983 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong VFL Park 70 - 69 17,339
SAT 25/06/1983 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 100 - 45 27,788
SAT 25/06/1983 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 58 - 65 22,947
SAT 25/06/1983 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Princes Park 143 - 74 8,188
SAT 25/06/1983 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Sydney Arden Street Oval 82 - 50 7,404

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1983 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 67 - 106 19,301
SAT 02/07/1983 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 68 - 120 11,501
SAT 02/07/1983 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 104 - 87 33,611
SAT 02/07/1983 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 114 - 138 23,622
SAT 02/07/1983 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn VFL Park 60 - 89 15,750
SUN 03/07/1983 2:10 PM Sydney v Fitzroy SCG 147 - 117 10,315

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1983 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton VFL Park 89 - 124 31,757
SAT 09/07/1983 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 128 - 107 22,345
SAT 09/07/1983 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 84 - 104 15,006
SAT 16/07/1983 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 79 - 73 34,155
SAT 16/07/1983 2:10 PM St Kilda v Sydney Moorabbin Oval 129 - 100 17,861
SAT 16/07/1983 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Princes Park 137 - 100 28,484

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1983 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 73 - 108 17,657
SAT 23/07/1983 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 107 - 125 20,708
SAT 23/07/1983 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Junction Oval 138 - 149 15,335
SAT 23/07/1983 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood VFL Park 152 - 98 41,098
SAT 23/07/1983 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 82 - 146 31,084
SUN 24/07/1983 2:10 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 125 - 112 11,094

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1983 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Moorabbin Oval 81 - 98 20,218
SAT 30/07/1983 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy VFL Park 49 - 111 14,718
SAT 30/07/1983 2:10 PM Carlton v Sydney Princes Park 119 - 75 17,891
SAT 30/07/1983 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 50 - 124 18,067
SAT 30/07/1983 2:10 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 82 - 73 20,743
SAT 30/07/1983 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 90 - 97 17,720

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 05/08/1983 7:40 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 75 - 141 12,732
SAT 06/08/1983 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Junction Oval 161 - 75 13,870
SAT 06/08/1983 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 168 - 61 19,217
SAT 06/08/1983 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 156 - 110 19,237
SAT 06/08/1983 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 79 - 89 81,966
SAT 06/08/1983 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne VFL Park 71 - 164 12,028

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1983 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 124 - 141 38,620
SAT 13/08/1983 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 116 - 84 11,943
SAT 13/08/1983 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Princes Park 112 - 129 28,476
SAT 13/08/1983 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda VFL Park 65 - 140 21,811
SAT 13/08/1983 2:10 PM Collingwood v Sydney Victoria Park 182 - 120 18,772
SAT 13/08/1983 2:10 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 125 - 99 14,688

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1983 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne VFL Park 172 - 57 21,192
SAT 20/08/1983 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 83 - 165 20,110
SAT 20/08/1983 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 126 - 93 32,610
SAT 20/08/1983 2:10 PM St Kilda v Footscray Moorabbin Oval 94 - 100 15,860
SAT 20/08/1983 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Junction Oval 127 - 63 24,284
SUN 21/08/1983 2:10 PM Sydney v Richmond SCG 73 - 114 11,475

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1983 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 148 - 75 10,609
SAT 27/08/1983 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 77 - 157 12,245
SAT 27/08/1983 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton VFL Park 118 - 67 64,232
SAT 27/08/1983 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 155 - 92 19,016
SAT 27/08/1983 2:10 PM Footscray v Sydney Western Oval 114 - 72 13,389
SAT 27/08/1983 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy MCG 93 - 127 27,310

Finals Week 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1983 2:30 PM Essendon v Carlton VFL Park 114 - 81 65,881

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1983 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy MCG 127 - 123 58,288

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1983 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Essendon MCG 86 - 109 81,090
SAT 10/09/1983 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn VFL Park 48 - 88 41,063

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1983 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Essendon VFL Park 78 - 164 63,785

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1983 2:50 PM Hawthorn v Essendon MCG 140 - 57 110,332