1983 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1983 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1983 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 10-0-12, P%: 86.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Robert | #26 | 4 | 2 | R08-10, R17 |
| Beasley, Simon | #18 | 20 | 69 | R02-14, R16-22 |
| Burton, Chris | #16 | 16 | 2 | R03-17, R20 |
| Christensen, Ross | #41 | 1 | 2 | R01 |
| Cordy, Brian | #49 | 22 | 2 | R01-22 |
| Cordy, Neil | #29 | 21 | 9 | R01-05, R07-22 |
| Davidson, Stan | #9 | 8 | 0 | R06-13 |
| Duperouzel, Bruce | #38 | 14 | 15 | R07-16, R18, R20-22 |
| Edmond, Jim | #20 | 18 | 41 | R01-11, R13, R15-19, R22 |
| Egan, Mick | #10 | 21 | 2 | R01-19, R21-22 |
| Ford, Alister | #6 | 9 | 10 | R08-12, R14-16, R19 |
| Foster, Peter | #32 | 4 | 0 | R02, R08, R14, R20 |
| Gorozidis, Con | #11 | 5 | 10 | R14-15, R20-22 |
| Groenewegen, Robert | #14 | 7 | 4 | R01-06, R13 |
| Hansen, Chris | #17 | 22 | 1 | R01-22 |
| Hawkins, Doug | #7 | 19 | 6 | R01-03, R07-22 |
| Jennings, Geoff | #25 | 5 | 3 | R14-16, R20-21 |
| Kellett, Mark | #3 | 20 | 2 | R01-07, R09-19, R21-22 |
| Kennedy, Rick | #8 | 11 | 5 | R01-07, R11-12, R17-18 |
| Klomp, Robbert | #21 | 8 | 3 | R15-22 |
| Knight, Steven | #12 | 2 | 1 | R04, R15 |
| Love, Terry | #19 | 4 | 3 | R01, R04, R10-11 |
| Lunn, Stephen | #15 | 17 | 5 | R01-03, R05-06, R08-11, R13-14, R16-19, R21-22 |
| MacPherson, Rod | #43 | 7 | 7 | R02-06, R18-19 |
| MacPherson, Stephen | #27 | 4 | 3 | R05-06, R09, R16 |
| McKenna, Michael | #34 | 17 | 7 | R02-08, R12-13, R15-22 |
| McLean, Michael | #51 | 7 | 1 | R12-13, R17, R19-22 |
| Perrin, Brian | #40 | 7 | 0 | R01-06, R19 |
| Purser, Andrew | #1 | 22 | 5 | R01-22 |
| Rickman, Ian | #37 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Royal, Brian | #33 | 21 | 29 | R01-18, R20-22 |
| Semmens, Robert | #31 | 5 | 2 | R01, R19-22 |
| Sewell, Jim | #2 | 22 | 14 | R01-22 |
| Taylor, Andrew | #53 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Taylor, John | #23 | 2 | 2 | R01, R07 |
| Wallis, Steve | #24 | 22 | 7 | R01-22 |
| Walpole, Gary | #42 | 5 | 1 | R07, R17-20 |
| Wheeler, Terry | #35 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
| Williams, Ian | #5 | 17 | 31 | R01-14, R20-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire, Ian | 22 | 10 | -0- | 12 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/03/1983 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 31 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 02/04/1983 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 09/04/1983 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 32 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 16/04/1983 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 21 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 25/04/1983 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 30/04/1983 | Round 6 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 132 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 07/05/1983 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 6 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 14/05/1983 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 115 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 21/05/1983 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 46 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 28/05/1983 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 46 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 05/06/1983 | Round 11 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 19 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 13/06/1983 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 11 | Ian Hampshire | unknown |
| 18/06/1983 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 89 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 25/06/1983 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 14 | Ian Hampshire | unknown |
| 02/07/1983 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 29 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 09/07/1983 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 20 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 23/07/1983 | Round 17 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 18 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 30/07/1983 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 9 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 06/08/1983 | Round 19 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 93 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |
| 13/08/1983 | Round 20 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 26 | Ian Hampshire | unknown |
| 20/08/1983 | Round 21 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 6 | Ian Hampshire | unknown |
| 27/08/1983 | Round 22 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 42 | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond |