1983 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1983 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1983 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
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 |
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.