1983 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1983 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). 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 the first 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.
Team Details
Competition:
1983 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
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 |