1983 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1983 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Gary Ayres | Kelvin Moore | David O'Halloran |
| Half-Back: | Rodney Eade | Chris Mew | Russell Greene |
| Centre: | John Kennedy | Terry Wallace | Russell Shields |
| Half-Forward: | Peter Knights | Dermott Brereton | Gary Buckenara |
| Forward: | Ken Judge | Michael McCarthy | Richard Loveridge |
| Follower: | Ian Paton | Michael Tuck | Leigh Matthews |
| Interchange: | David Polkinghorne | Peter Schwab |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 25 out of 25 matches was used.
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 |