1983 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1983 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1983 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 9-0-13, P%: 86.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamblett, Les | #8 | 11 | 12 | R01-08, R10-12 |
| Battiston, Adrian | #16 | 12 | 8 | R01-09, R20-22 |
| Boland, Glenn | #45 | 9 | 0 | R08, R10-11, R15-16, R18-20, R22 |
| Castles, Trevor | #39 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Connolly, Chris | #22 | 21 | 7 | R02-22 |
| Cordner, David | #28 | 6 | 2 | R10, R14, R18, R20-22 |
| Dickson, Dale | #29 | 18 | 5 | R01, R03-04, R06-08, R11-22 |
| Ellingworth, Roger | #14 | 18 | 10 | R01-14, R16, R18-20 |
| Elshaug, Tony | #33 | 14 | 25 | R01-10, R12-14, R17 |
| Fidge, Ted | #36 | 9 | 11 | R13, R15-22 |
| Flower, Robert | #2 | 20 | 40 | R01-14, R17-22 |
| Giles, Peter | #4 | 16 | 9 | R01-05, R07-15, R18-19 |
| Hamilton, Peter | #30 | 2 | 0 | R12-13 |
| Healy, Gerard | #3 | 19 | 37 | R01-19 |
| Hutchison, Greg | #18 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Icke, Stephen | #11 | 21 | 12 | R01-21 |
| Jarrott, Alan | #47 | 18 | 5 | R01-07, R09-19 |
| Johnson, Alan | #9 | 18 | 11 | R04-07, R09-22 |
| McCarthy, Stephen | #24 | 6 | 3 | R02-03, R14-17 |
| McLean, Glenn | #26 | 22 | 6 | R01-22 |
| Moore, Peter | #10 | 16 | 9 | R01-09, R11, R16-17, R19-22 |
| O'Brien, Paul | #40 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| O'Donnell, Kelly | #23 | 21 | 7 | R02-22 |
| O'Sullivan, Michael | #6 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Reynolds, Michael | #46 | 6 | 9 | R15-19, R21 |
| Richards, Russell | #20 | 19 | 1 | R01-09, R12-17, R19-22 |
| Rugolo, Francesco | #43 | 2 | 1 | R21-22 |
| Seddon, Michael | #17 | 12 | 2 | R01-11, R20 |
| Smith, Steven | #35 | 17 | 0 | R02-04, R09-22 |
| Sutcliffe, Scott | #44 | 5 | 1 | R08-11, R18 |
| Templeton, Kelvin | #31 | 13 | 38 | R01, R05-07, R09-17 |
| Tossol, Peter | #21 | 2 | 2 | R09, R22 |
| Williams, David | #12 | 4 | 3 | R01, R20-22 |
| Wilson, Brian | #7 | 21 | 39 | R01-08, R10-22 |
| Wright, Rodney | #19 | 15 | 3 | R01, R05-06, R08, R12-22 |
| Zantuck, Shane | #32 | 21 | 3 | R02-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barassi, Ron | 22 | 9 | -0- | 13 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/03/1983 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 10 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 02/04/1983 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 19 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 09/04/1983 | Round 3 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 32 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 16/04/1983 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 9 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 25/04/1983 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 11 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 30/04/1983 | Round 6 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | MELB by 33 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 07/05/1983 | Round 7 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 33 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 14/05/1983 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 39 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 21/05/1983 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 34 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 28/05/1983 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 62 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 04/06/1983 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 14 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 13/06/1983 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 19 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 18/06/1983 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 14 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 25/06/1983 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 14 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 02/07/1983 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 39 | Ron Barassi | Steven Smith |
| 16/07/1983 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 6 | Ron Barassi | Steven Smith |
| 24/07/1983 | Round 17 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 13 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 30/07/1983 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 17 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 06/08/1983 | Round 19 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 86 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 13/08/1983 | Round 20 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 20/08/1983 | Round 21 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 115 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
| 27/08/1983 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 73 | Ron Barassi | Robert Flower |
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.