1983 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1983 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Hawthorn in a semi final, North Melbourne were defeated by Essendon in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1983 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-0-6, P%: 127.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy, Bruce | #12 | 20 | 10 | R01-06, R09-12, R15-22, SF, PF |
| Atkins, Graeme | #36 | 14 | 14 | R01-02, R06-12, R18-19, R22, SF, PF |
| Briedis, Arnold | #6 | 9 | 22 | R01-02, R15-20, PF |
| Bryant, Kevin | #9 | 5 | 2 | R01, R05-06, R08-09 |
| Buckley, Stephen | #42 | 2 | 1 | R13-14 |
| Collins, Jon | #44 | 5 | 4 | R17-21 |
| Cowton, Gary | #1 | 21 | 1 | R01-02, R04-13, R16-22, SF, PF |
| Demetriou, Andrew | #28 | 23 | 14 | R01-17, R19-22, SF, PF |
| Dempsey, Gary | #24 | 23 | 5 | R01-05, R07-22, SF, PF |
| Dench, David | #23 | 20 | 0 | R01, R03-04, R06, R09-22, SF, PF |
| Dugdale, Dean | #10 | 2 | 0 | R13-14 |
| Dugdale, Glenn | #19 | 4 | 0 | R02-04, R06 |
| Fairley, Ian | #37 | 6 | 15 | R07-10, R14, PF |
| Furey, Tony | #21 | 22 | 19 | R01-18, R20-22, SF |
| Glendinning, Ross | #4 | 24 | 20 | R01-22, SF, PF |
| Good, Kerry | #7 | 4 | 10 | R03-06 |
| Greig, Keith | #27 | 23 | 2 | R01-20, R22, SF, PF |
| Henshaw, Ross | #34 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Hodgeman, Kym | #17 | 22 | 41 | R01-05, R07-16, R18-22, SF, PF |
| Holden, Craig | #11 | 12 | 2 | R07-17, PF |
| Holt, John | #2 | 9 | 12 | R10-13, R16-19, R21 |
| Jonas, Peter | #18 | 12 | 16 | R01-07, R10-11, R21-22, SF |
| Kelly, Phil | #14 | 18 | 8 | R01-04, R06-15, R20-22, SF |
| Krakouer, Jim | #3 | 18 | 44 | R01, R03-06, R08-09, R12, R15-22, SF, PF |
| Krakouer, Phil | #8 | 24 | 44 | R01-22, SF, PF |
| Law, John | #13 | 21 | 0 | R01-05, R08, R10-22, SF, PF |
| McCann, Stephen | #16 | 24 | 41 | R01-22, SF, PF |
| McDonald, Donald | #25 | 18 | 28 | R06-18, R20-22, SF, PF |
| McGuire, Kevin | #31 | 5 | 0 | R02-05, R07 |
| Nimmo, Brad | #40 | 7 | 0 | R01-03, R05-07, R14 |
| Ramsay, Roy | #30 | 23 | 0 | R02-22, SF, PF |
| Ryan, Brendan | #26 | 2 | 2 | R14-15 |
| Schimmelbusch, Wayne | #20 | 21 | 40 | R01-09, R11-13, R15-19, R21-22, SF, PF |
| Smith, Doug | #5 | 3 | 1 | R05, R07-08 |
| Smith, Peter | #39 | 11 | 1 | R14-22, SF, PF |
| Tanner, Xavier | #25 | 2 | 5 | R19-20 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cable, Barry | 24 | 16 | -0- | 8 | R01-22, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/03/1983 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 13 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 04/04/1983 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 45 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 10/04/1983 | Round 3 | Sydney | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 140 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 16/04/1983 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 24 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 25/04/1983 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 5 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 30/04/1983 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 22 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 07/05/1983 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 51 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 14/05/1983 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 115 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 21/05/1983 | Round 9 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 40 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 28/05/1983 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 111 | Barry Cable | unknown |
| 04/06/1983 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 14 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 11/06/1983 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 31 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 18/06/1983 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 150 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 25/06/1983 | Round 14 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 32 | Barry Cable | unknown |
| 02/07/1983 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 24 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 09/07/1983 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 21 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 23/07/1983 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 54 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 30/07/1983 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 7 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 06/08/1983 | Round 19 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 93 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 13/08/1983 | Round 20 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 32 | Barry Cable | unknown |
| 20/08/1983 | Round 21 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 33 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 27/08/1983 | Round 22 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 73 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 10/09/1983 | Semi Final | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 40 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| 17/09/1983 | Preliminary Final | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 86 | Barry Cable | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
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.