1983 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1983 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Carlton in the elimination final, defeating Fitzroy in a semi final and defeating North Melbourne in the preliminary final, Essendon were defeated by Hawthorn in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1983 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 120.3)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews, Ron | #4 | 20 | 3 | R01-08, R10-16, R18-21, SF |
| Beddison, Wayne | #16 | 10 | 18 | R01-05, R09-10, R12-13, R18 |
| Bradbury, Peter | #36 | 12 | 1 | R13-15, R17-19, R21-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Buhagiar, Tony | #20 | 24 | 39 | R03-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Carey, Stephen | #17 | 24 | 2 | R01-12, R14-17, R19-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Clarke, Neil | #8 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| Clayton, Cameron | #12 | 17 | 1 | R01, R03, R07-11, R17-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Copping, Stephen | #24 | 18 | 42 | R01-09, R11-17, R20, GF |
| Daniher, Terry | #5 | 26 | 64 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Davis, Michael | #41 | 2 | 1 | R03, R05 |
| Duckworth, Bill | #22 | 11 | 1 | R01, R16-22, EF, SF, PF |
| Dunell, Frank | #7 | 17 | 6 | R04-13, R16, R18-21, SF, PF |
| Eustice, Mark | #19 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Ezard, Alan | #43 | 8 | 7 | R19-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Foulds, Garry | #10 | 22 | 11 | R03-19, R22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Fowler, Grant | #2 | 7 | 5 | R01, R04-09 |
| Hawker, Glenn | #33 | 25 | 35 | R01-18, R20-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Heard, Shane | #9 | 18 | 6 | R01-03, R06, R10-17, R21-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Kink, Rene | #23 | 9 | 24 | R18-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 26 | 26 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Merrett, Roger | #25 | 21 | 32 | R01-04, R06-11, R14, R17-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Neagle, Merv | #1 | 23 | 4 | R01-04, R06-08, R10-18, R20-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Otway, Wayne | #15 | 14 | 19 | R01-03, R07-16, R18 |
| Reid, Alan | #2 | 1 | 3 | R02 |
| Richardson, Steve | #38 | 1 | 2 | R20 |
| Salmon, Paul | #3 | 9 | 14 | R01-03, R05, R08-09, R12-13, R19 |
| Schultz, Graeme | #14 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Stoneham, Alan | #11 | 10 | 1 | R02, R04, R08-10, R12-16 |
| Thompson, Mark | #26 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Thomson, Michael | #34 | 13 | 9 | R03-15 |
| Vander Haar, Paul | #18 | 15 | 22 | R01, R05-07, R09-11, R14-17, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Walsh, Kevin | #30 | 12 | 3 | R02, R04-07, R15-17, R22, EF, PF, GF |
| Waterson, Chris | #35 | 7 | 4 | R11-14, R17-19 |
| Watson, Tim | #32 | 26 | 27 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| West, Tony | #29 | 5 | 8 | R01, R05-06, R15-16 |
| Weston, Paul | #28 | 25 | 4 | R02-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Williams, Darren | #42 | 10 | 6 | R17-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
| Wood, Bryan | #2 | 6 | 3 | R19-22, EF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheedy, Kevin | 26 | 18 | -0- | 8 | R01-22, EF, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/03/1983 | Round 1 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 1 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 04/04/1983 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 61 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 09/04/1983 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 41 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 16/04/1983 | Round 4 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 25/04/1983 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 30/04/1983 | Round 6 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 132 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 07/05/1983 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 25 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 14/05/1983 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 42 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 21/05/1983 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 34 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 28/05/1983 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 12 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 04/06/1983 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 25 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 11/06/1983 | Round 12 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 73 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 18/06/1983 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 47 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 25/06/1983 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 7 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 02/07/1983 | Round 15 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 17 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 09/07/1983 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 21 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 23/07/1983 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 18 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 30/07/1983 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 74 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 06/08/1983 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 46 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 13/08/1983 | Round 20 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 20/08/1983 | Round 21 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 82 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 27/08/1983 | Round 22 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 51 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 03/09/1983 | Elimination Final | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 33 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 10/09/1983 | Semi Final | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 23 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 17/09/1983 | Preliminary Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 86 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
| 24/09/1983 | Grand Final | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 83 | Kevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.