1983 VFL Season: Hawthorn
These are the details of the premiership results for Hawthorn for the 1983 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Fitzroy in the qualifying final and defeating North Melbourne in the second semi final, Hawthorn defeated Essendon in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1983 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Club:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 128.7)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayres, Gary | #7 | 18 | 1 | R01-05, R12-21, QF, SF, GF |
| Bennett, Andy | #18 | 2 | 1 | R10-11 |
| Brereton, Dermott | #23 | 17 | 22 | R01-04, R07-09, R16-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Buckenara, Gary | #11 | 21 | 43 | R01-07, R10-21, SF, GF |
| Byrne, Michael | #21 | 12 | 8 | R01-04, R06, R09-10, R20-22, QF, GF |
| Considine, Paul | #36 | 3 | 2 | R07, R10, R12 |
| Curran, Peter | #25 | 3 | 3 | R05-06, R11 |
| DiPierdomenico, Robert | #9 | 17 | 7 | R05-08, R13-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Eade, Rodney | #26 | 22 | 1 | R01-04, R06-09, R11-15, R17-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Flintoff, David | #49 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Fowler, Grant | #2 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Greene, Russell | #29 | 25 | 10 | R01-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Howard, Glenn | #31 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Judge, Ken | #1 | 18 | 42 | R01-04, R07, R10-17, R21-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Kennedy, John | #34 | 24 | 13 | R01-11, R13-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Knights, Peter | #24 | 21 | 38 | R05-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Langford, Chris | #28 | 11 | 3 | R10-20 |
| Loveridge, Richard | #22 | 16 | 11 | R01-04, R06-12, R18, R22, QF, SF, GF |
| Matthews, Leigh | #3 | 22 | 79 | R02-05, R07-21, QF, SF, GF |
| McCarthy, Michael | #20 | 16 | 22 | R05, R07-08, R11-19, R22, QF, SF, GF |
| Mew, Chris | #46 | 25 | 3 | R01-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Moncrieff, Michael | #6 | 12 | 42 | R01-06, R08-10, R12-13, R20 |
| Moore, Kelvin | #15 | 20 | 0 | R01-19, R22 |
| O'Halloran, David | #8 | 15 | 1 | R01-04, R07-11, R20-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Paton, Ian | #12 | 23 | 6 | R01-09, R12-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Polkinghorne, David | #10 | 20 | 0 | R05-22, QF, SF |
| Robertson, Colin | #32 | 17 | 3 | R01-06, R15-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Russo, Peter | #4 | 7 | 5 | R01-07 |
| Schwab, Peter | #30 | 25 | 6 | R01-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Shields, Russell | #33 | 16 | 15 | R05-06, R08-16, R18-22 |
| Tuck, Michael | #17 | 20 | 33 | R01-05, R08-17, R21-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Turner, Mark | #44 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Wade, Scott | #13 | 2 | 2 | R01, R06 |
| Wallace, Terry | #16 | 25 | 19 | R01-22, QF, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeans, Allan | 25 | 18 | -0- | 7 | R01-22, QF, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/03/1983 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 19 | Allan Jeans | unknown |
| 04/04/1983 | Round 2 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 25 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 09/04/1983 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 129 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 16/04/1983 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 21 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 23/04/1983 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 22 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 30/04/1983 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 18 | Allan Jeans | Peter Knights |
| 07/05/1983 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 51 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 14/05/1983 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 42 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 21/05/1983 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 8 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 28/05/1983 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 62 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 04/06/1983 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 7 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 11/06/1983 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 33 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 19/06/1983 | Round 13 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 32 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 25/06/1983 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 69 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 02/07/1983 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 29 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 16/07/1983 | Round 16 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 37 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 23/07/1983 | Round 17 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 64 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 30/07/1983 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 7 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 06/08/1983 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 46 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 13/08/1983 | Round 20 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 17 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 20/08/1983 | Round 21 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 115 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 27/08/1983 | Round 22 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 80 | Allan Jeans | Peter Knights |
| 03/09/1983 | Qualifying Final | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 4 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 10/09/1983 | Semi Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 40 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |
| 24/09/1983 | Grand Final | Essendon | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 83 | Allan Jeans | Leigh Matthews |